Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination, 2010

Notification - Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination, 2010 CONDUCTED BY UPSC-UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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No. F. 5/2/2010-EI(B): An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Railway Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 19th December, 2010 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railways Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 28th August, 2010.


Centre of Examination : The Examination will be held at the following centres :
AGARTALA GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD PATNA
AIZWAL IMPHAL PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD ITANAGAR RAIPUR
BANGALORE JAIPUR RANCHI
BAREILLY JAMMU SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL JORHAT SHILLONG
CHANDIGARH KOCHI SHIMLA
CHENNAI KOHIMA SRINAGAR
CUTTACK KOLKATA THIRUVANATHAPURAM
DEHRADUN LUCKNOW TIRUPATI
DELHI MADURAI UDAIPUR
DHARWAR MUMBAI VISHAKHAPATNAM
DISPUR NAGPUR

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the centres of their choice for examination, the Commission may, at their discretion, allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination.

Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted. However, when a candidate desires a change in centre from the one he had indicated in his Application form for the Examination, he must send a letter addressed to the Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, giving full justification as to why he desires a change in centre. Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received in the Commission’s Office after 27th October, 2010 will not be entertained under any circumstances.

2. The approximate number of vacancies, to be filled on the results of the examination is 44.

Note: Two vacancies are reserved for physically challenged candidates belonging to Orthopaedically Handicapped having functional classifications OA, OL.

The number of vacancies mentioned above is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Physically Disabled categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.