Apprentices – Medical Certificate

No.E(MPP)/2009/6/2014, dated 04.12.2018

Sub: System improvement regarding selection of Act Apprentices for training under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(MPP)/2009/6/2014, dated 06.10.2015 (RBE No. 120/2015).

As per Para 4(F) of Railway Board’s letter under reference, physical fitness of Act Apprentices is to be certified by Railway Doctors. It has now been decided to do away with this practice. The candidates may be advised to bring medical certificate at the time of document verification in the prescribed format as per Apprentice Act, 1961 and para 4 of Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 (as amended from time to time).
The medical certificate should be signed by Government authorized doctor (Gaz), not below the rank of Asst. Surgeon of Central/ State Hospital.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 04.12.2018

Forward reference⇒RBE No.