Recruitment: RBE No.123/2007 – Electrical Engineering Department
No.E(NG)-II/2007/RR-1/32, dated 27.09.2007
Sub: Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering Department was under examination of this Ministry.
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. Preference is given for specialized courses like Electronics and Communication 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 Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering Directorate of this Ministry, it has now been decided by the Board that henceforth direct recruitment qualification for the following posts in Electrical Engineering department on the Railways will be as under:-
| S. No. | Post | Existing Qualification | Revised Qualification |
| 1 | Junior Engineer-II (Rs.5000-8000) (Electrical Department) | Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering. | Diploma in Electrical/ Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics / Electrical Power Systems/ Electronics and Communication/ Electronics and Video Engineering/ Instrumentation and Control/ Industrial Electronics/ Mechanical/ Production/ Production Technology/ Industrial 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 Electrical Engineering alone. All candidates selected will, however, be borne on a common cadre. |
| 2 | Section Engineer (Rs.6500-10500) (Electrical Department) | Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics Engineering | Degree in Electrical/ Electronics and Telecommunications / Electronics/ Electrical Power Systems/ Electronics and Communication/ Electronics and Video Engineering/ Instrumentation and Control/ Industrial Electronics/ Mechanical/ Production/ Production Technology/ Industrial 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 Electrical Engineering 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.123/2007
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.