Recruitment: RBE No.122/2007 – JE & SSE Mechanical Engineering Department
No.E(NG)-II/2007/RR-1/3, dated 27.09.2007
Sub: Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in Mechanical Engineering Department on the Railways.
Ref: Letter No.E(NG)-I/2000/RR-1/47 dt. 03.08.2001 (RBE No.152/2001).
The issue of review of prescribed educational qualification for direct recruitment to supervisory post of Junior Engineer, Grade-II (Rs.5000-8000) and Section Engineer (Rs.6500-10500) in Mechanical Engineering Department has been under examination of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).
This review was necessitated owing to demand raised in meeting with Chairmen, Railway Recruitment Boards held in June, 2007 wherein several Railway Recruitment Boards stated that pure Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering as a subject is rarely chosen by students in a Degree or Diploma course now a days. These days preference is given by students for specialized courses like Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, etc. As only, Degree/ Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering are accepted as qualification for the post of Section Engineer and Junior Engineer, Grade-II, respectively in Mechanical Engineering Department on the Railways, it results in rejection of large number of applications and Railways do not get appropriate number of candidates from open market.
In consultation with Mechanical Engineering Directorate of this Ministry, it has now been decided by the Board that henceforth direct recruitment qualification for the following posts in Mechanical Engineering department on the Railways will be as under:-
| S. No. | Post | Existing Qualification | Revised Qualification |
| 1 | Junior Engineer-II (Rs.5000-8000) (Mechanical Department) | Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering. | Diploma in Manufacturing/ Mechatronics/ Industrial/ Mechanical/ Tools and Machining/ Tools and Disc. Making/ Automobile/ Production Metallurgy/ Foundry Technology/ a Electronics/ Electrical Engineering. Note:- Indenting Railway shall have the discretion to specify the number of candidates required from each discipline, subject to a rider that at least 50% of the intake shall be from Mechanical Engg. alone. All candidates selected will, however, be borne on a common cadre. |
| 2 | Junior Engineer-II (Rs.5000-8000) (C&W) | Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering. Desirable: Diploma in Rail Transport and Management from the Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi will be an additional qualification. | Diploma in Manufacturing Mechatronics/ Industrial/ Mechanical/ Tools and Machining Tools and Disc. Making/ Automobile/ Production/ Metallurgy/ Foundry Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical Engineering. Desirable: Diploma in Rail Transport and Management from the Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi will be an additional qualification. Indenting Railway shall have the discretion to specify the number of candidates required from each discipline, subject to a rider that at least 50% of the intake shall be from Mechanical Engg. alone. All candidates selected will, however, be borne on a common cadre. |
| 3 | Section Engineer (Rs.6500-10500) (Mechanical Deptt.) | Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering | Degree in Manufacturing/ Mechatronics/ Industrial/ Mechanical/ Tools & Machining/ Tools & Disc. Making/ Automobile/ Production/ Metallurgy/ Foundry Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical Engineering. Note: Indenting Railway shall have the discretion to specify the number of candidates required from each discipline, subject to a rider that at least 50% of the intake shall be from Mechanical Engg. alone. All candidates selected will, however, be borne on a common cadre. |
| 4 | Section Engineer (Rs.6500-10500) (C&W) | Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. | Degree in Manufacturing / Mechatronics / Industrial/ Mechanical/ Tools and Machining/ Tools and Disc. Making/ Automobile/ Production/ Metallurgy/ Foundry Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical Engineering. Note: Indenting Railway shall have the discretion to specify the number of candidates required from each discipline, subject to a rider that at least 50% of the intake shall be from Mechanical Engg. alone. All candidates selected will, however, be borne on a common cadre. |
These instructions will be effective from the date of its issue and ongoing recruitments for the above said categories where notification has been published will be governed by past instructions on the subject.
Advance Correction Slip (ACS) to the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Volume-I (1989-Edition) will follow.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.122/2007
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.