RRB Southern Region Recruitment 2022 for 3157 Apprentice Technicians [RRB SR]

RRB Southern Region Recruitment 2022 for 3157 Apprentice Technicians [RRB SR]
NOTIFICATIONS for Engagement of Act Apprentices o­n Railway under Apprentices Act, 1961 for the year - 2022-2023 ONLINE applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Apprentices for imparting training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 in the designated trades at
various Divisions/Workshops/Units in the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. Candidates residing in the following locations/areas falling within the Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway alone are eligible to apply. Applications complete in all respects should be submitted only ONLINE till the closing date, by visiting website www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in.
Railway Recruitment Board Southern Railway Recruitment 2022 – Apply Online 3154 Apprentice Posts. Southern Railway has announced a notification for the recruitment of 3157 Apprentice vacancy on. 
S.No. Notifications
1. Carriage & Wagon Workshop/ Perambur
2. Central Workshop/ Ponmalai, Trichy
3. S&T Workshop / Podanur

RRB Southern Region Recruitment 2022 for 3157 Apprentice Technicians [RRB SR]

Office of the Chief Workshop Manager, Personnel Branch, Signal & Telecommunication Workshop, Podanur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641023
No.SGW/P.98/Vol.XXI/ActApprentices Date: 29th -September -2022

Southern Railway Recruitment 2022 – Overview

Southern Railway Apprentice Bharti 2022 Details
Name Of Department Southern Railway
Name Of Post Apprentice
Number Of Post 3154 Post
Salary Level 7 Pay
Category Railway Jobs
Jobs Location India
Language English
Jobs Level Central Government Jobs
Start Date 01/10/2022
Last Date 31/10/2022
Selection Written Exam / Merit List
Notification Status Released
Official Site sr.indianrailways.gov.in

Notification for Engagement of Act Apprentices on Railway under Apprentices Act 1961 for 2022-23

Description of Time Line Dates
Opening Date of Online Application 01.10.2022
Date and Time of Closing of the Online Application 31.10.2022 till 17.00 Hrs

Southern Railway Jobs 2022 – Details Of Vacancies:-


Divisions/ Workshops/ Units Freshers Ex. ITI TOTAL
Carriage Works, Perambur 110 1233 1343
Goldenrock Workshop 00 527 527
Signal & Telecom Workshop, Podanur 20 1264 1284
Total 130 3024 354
ONLINE applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement as Apprentices for imparting training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 in the designated trades at various Divisions/Workshops/Units in the jurisdiction of Southern Railway. Candidates residing in the following locations/areas falling within the Geographical Jurisdiction of Southern Railway alone are eligible to apply.
  1. Whole State of Tamil Nadu
  2. Whole Union Territory of Puducherry
  3. Whole State of Kerala
  4. Whole Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
  5. ONLY the two districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely, SPSR Nellore and Chittoor.
  6. ONLY one district of Karnataka, namely, Dakshina Kannada
Applications complete in all respects should be submitted only ONLINE till the closing date, by visiting website www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in.

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  Freshers Categories-S&T WS/PTJ

Sl.No Trade Total Division/Unit Permitted Disability
1 Fitter 20 S&T Workshop/ Podanur OL,BL,LV,HH
Grand Total 20

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies: Signal & Telecommunication work shop / Podanur, Coimbatore

Sl.No Designated Trade (Ex.ITI) Total Slots
1 Fitter 23
2 Turner 06
3 Machinist 06
4 Welder 10
5 Electrician 04
6 Electronics Mechanics 03
7 COPA 07
Grand Total 59

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Trivandrum Division Vacancies

Sl.No Designated Trade (Ex.ITI) Total Slots
1 Welder (Gas & Electric) 40
2 Electrician 120
3 Fitter 100
4 Carpenter 20
5 Electronics Mechanics 36
6 Plumber 10
7 Painter (General) 20
8 Diesel Mechanic 30
9 Draughtsman (Civil) 10
Grand Total 386

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  Palakkad Division

Sl.No Designated Trade (Ex.ITI) Total Slots
1 Plumber 46
2 Carpenter 42
3 Welder (Gas & Electric) 76
4 Painter 23
5 Electrician 147
6 Fitter(Electrical) 55
7 Fitter(Mech) 60
8 COPA 59
9 Black Smith 31
10 Brick Layer 10
11 Refrigeration and AC Mechanic 14
12 Electronics Mechanics 36
13 ICTSM(Information & communication Technology system maintenance) 7
14 Instrument Mechanic 21
15 SSA (Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant) 40
16 Desktop publishing operator 20
17 Front office Assistant (FOA) 13
Grand Total 700

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  SALEM DIVISION

Sl.No Designated Trade (Ex.ITI) UR OBC SC ST Total Slots
1 Electrician 8 4 2 1 15
2 Turner 8 4 2 1 15
3 Welder (Gas & Electric) 8 4 2 1 15
4 Wireman 6 3 2 1 12
5 Fitter 10 5 3 2 20
6 Diesel Mechanic 6 3 2 1 12
7 Machinist 5 3 1 1 10
8 COPA 5 3 1 1 10
9 Carpenter 5 3 1 1 10
Grand Total 119

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies: I.T.I Candidates for CENTRAL WORKSHOP /PONMALAI   

SI.No. Designated Trade SC ST OBC EWS UR Total
1 Fitter 12 6 22 8 33 81
2 Welder 8 4 15 6 23 56
3 Machinist 3 1 5 2 8 19
4 Electrician 5 3 9 3 14 34
5 DSL Mechanic 7 3 12 4 18 44
6 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic   3   2   6 2 9 22
7 MMV 0 0 1 - 2 3
8 Electronics Mechanic 0 0 1 - 1 2
9 PASSA 4 2 7 3 9 25
10 Painter 5 2 9 3 13 32
11 Trimmer 4 2 6 2 10 24
Total 51 25 93 33 140 342

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  I.T.I Candidates for TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DIVISION   

SI. No Designated Trade SC ST OBC EWS UR Total
1 Fitter 5 2 9 3 14 33
2 Welder - - 1 - 1 2
3 DSL Mechanic 3 2 6 2 8 21
4 Electrician 7 3 12 4 18 44
5 PASSA 3 2 5 2 8 20
6 Electronics Mechanic 4 2 7 3 9 25
Total 22 11 40 14 58 145

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  I.T.I Candidates For MADURAI DIVISION

SI. No. Designated Trade SC ST OBC EWS UR Total
1. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
Mechanic
2 1 3 1 3 10
2. PASSA 5 2 8 3 12 30
Total 7 3 11 4 15 40

   RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  FRESHER Category:

S.No Designated Trade TOT SC ST OBC UR PwBD
a) Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur
1 Fitter 40 06 03 11 18 2
2 Welder 30 04 02 08 15 1
3 Painter 20 03 01 05 10 1
  Total 90 13 06 24 43 4
b) Railway Hospital/Perambur (Medical Laboratory Technician)
1 MLT ( Radiology ) 03 -- -- 01 02 0
2 MLT ( Pathology ) 08 01 01 02 04 0
3 MLT( Cardiology ) 09 01 01 02 05 0
  Total 20 02 02 05 11 0
  Sub-Total (Fresher’s) 110 15 08 29 54 4

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Vacancies:  Ex-ITI Category:

S.No Designated Trade Total SC ST OBC UR PwBD
a) CARRIAGE & WAGON WORKS, PERAMBUR
1 Carpenter 30 4 2 8 15 1
2 Fitter 120 18 9 32 56 5
3 MMV 30 4 2 8 15 1
4 Painter 40 6 3 10 19 2
5 PASAA 20 3 1 5 10 1
6 Machinist 30 4 2 8 15 1
7 Welder (G&E) 90 13 6 24 44 3
  Total 360 52 25 95 174 14
b) ELECTRICAL WORKSHOP/PERAMBUR
1 Electrician 75 11 6 20 35 3
2 Electronic Mechanic 10 1 1 3 5 0
3 PASSA 10 1 1 3 5 0
4 R&AC 15 2 1 4 8 0
5 Wireman 20 3 2 5 10 0
  Total 130 18 11 35 63 3
c) LOCO WORKS/PERAMBUR
Fitter 142 21 11 38 67 5
Painter 18 3 1 5 9 0
PASAA 6 1 0 2 3 0
Welder (G&E) 48 7 4 13 22 2
Total 214 32 16 58 101 7
d) ENGINEERING WORKSHOP/ARAKKONAM
Fitter 25 4 2 7 11 1
Machinist 12 2 1 3 6  
Turner 15 2 1 4 7 1
Welder (G&E) 15 2 1 4 7 1
Total 67 10 5 18 31 3
e) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/AJJ
Advanced Welder 5 1 0 1 3 0
Electrician 23 4 2 7 9 1
Fitter 25 4 2 7 11 1
Welder (G&E) 5 1 0 1 3 0
Total 58 10 4 16 26 2
f) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/AVD
Electrician 38 6 3 10 17 2
Fitter 30 5 3 10 11 1
Total 68 11 6 20 28 3
g) CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/TBM
Carpenter 8 1 1 2 4 0
Electrician 14 2 1 4 6 1
Fitter 13 2 1 4 5 1
Welder (G&E) 12 2 1 4 4 1
Total 47 7 4 14 19 3
h) CHENNAI DIVISION – DSL/TNP
Fitter 27 4 2 7 13 1
Total 27 4 2 7 13 1
i) CHENNAI DIVISION – C&W/Mech
Fitter 190 29 14 51 88 8
Welder (G&E) 40 6 3 11 18 2
Machinist 7 1 1 2 3 0
Total 237 36 18 64 109 10
j)     CHENNAI DIVISION – RS/RPM
Electrician 13 2 1 4 5 1
Fitter 3 1 0 1 1 0
Welder (G&E) 6 1 0 2 3 0
Total 22 4 1 7 9 1
k) RAILWAY HOSPITAL/PERAMBUR
PASAA 3 0 0 1 2 3
Total 3 0 0 1 2 3
Sub Total (Ex-ITI) 1233 184 92 335 575 47
  The number of training Slots shown in this Notification are provisional and the same are liable to increase or decrease depending upon the actual needs of the Administration at the time of finalization of the selection and the Administration reserves the right to modify them. The Slots reserved for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-servicemen are as per the statutory requirement in the respective categories.

RRB Southern Region Apprentice Recruitment 2022 Qualifications Table

Minimum Academic /Technical Qualification as per the Apprentices Act, 1961  
SI. No Trade Academic/Technical Qualification
1 Fitter, Machinist, MMV, Turner, Diesel Mechanic, Carpenter, Painter, Trimmer, Welder(G&E), Wireman, Advance Welder & R&AC Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI
2 Electrician Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks)under 10 +2 System of education with Science as one of the subjects or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI
3 Electronics Mechanic Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education with Science (Physics and Chemistry) and Mathematics or its equivalent and ITI course in the relevant trade in Government recognized ITI
4 PASAA Should have passed 10th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10 +2 System of education & National Trade Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training in "Computer Operator and Programming Assistant"
Medical Laboratory Technician (Radiology, Pathology, Cardiology ) Should have passed 12th Class (with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks) under 10, +2 system of education with Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
  • MLT :- Marks obtained in Higher Secondary (with Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology) will be converted for 200 and merit list will be drawn based on the converted marks duly ensuring Minimum 50% in aggregate marks in Matriculation. 
  • Note: Minimum 50% marks in SSLC not applicable for SC/ST/PwBD candidates. Candidates with higher qualifications viz. Diploma/Degree and Course completed Act Apprentices are not eligible to apply. In respect of ITI quota, they will be trained in which they are in possession of ITI certificate. This notification is purely for giving Apprenticeship Training and not for employment.

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Age Limit (as on the date of notification)

The candidates should have completed 15 Years of age and should NOT have completed 22 /24 Years for Freshers /Ex-ITI. 

The upper age limit is relaxable by 3 Years for the OBC candidates, 5 Years for the SC/ST candidates and 10 Years for the Person with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) 
Cut off date 29.09.2022

RRB SR Recruitment 2022 Processing Fee

  • Processing fee (Non-Refundable) 100/- Fee (Non-Refundable) `100) is to be paid through ONLINE MODE. 
  • No fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates. 
  • No request of refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by the Administration under any circumstances.
  • The period of Apprenticeship Training and stipend Selected candidates will be engaged as apprentices and they will have to undergo apprenticeship training as amended time to time under Apprenticeship Act & rules.

RRB Southern Region Apprenticeship Period

      No Trade Period  of Training Freshers) Period of Training Ex-ITI
      1 Fitter (Freshers) 2 Years ---
      2 Fitter, Carpenter, Electrician, Painter, Turner, Machinist, Wireman, Welder, Electronics Mechanic Plumber, Draughtsman Civil, Instrument Mechanic, Electronics, Refrigeration and AC Mechanic, COPA, Information & communication Technology system maintenance, Black Smith, Brick layer, Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant, Desktop publishing operator,  Front  office  Assistant (FOA) ------ 1 Year
      3 Diesel Mechanic 2 Years
      3 Medical Laboratory Technician (Cardiology ,Radiology & Pathology)   1 Year 3 months
      They will be paid stipend during the training as prescribed.

      Southern Railway Apprentice - Stipend


      S.No Name of the Establishment Post Name & Stipend
      1. Carriage Works, Perambur They will be paid a stipend during the training as prescribed.
      2. Central Workshop, Golden Rock Ex-ITI – Rs.5500/- (Railway Contribution) + Rs. 1500/- (DBT under NAPS)
      3. Signal & Telecommunication Workshop / Podanur
      • Fresher’s – X std – Rs.6000/-
      • Fresher’s – 12th std – Rs.7000/-
      • Ex-ITI – Rs.7000/-
      • In the case of National or State Certificate holder, the period of training already undergone by him or her in a school or other institution recognized by the National council or state council, shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining the minimum payable rate of stipend.
      • Stipend will be credited through bank by two modes.
      • Railway Administration will credit the Railway contribution of stipend before 10th day of every month.
      • Under DBT Scheme RDSDE/Chennai will credit the balance amount of stipend after arranging the payment of Railways (within a week).

RRB SR Apprentice Recruitment 2022 Selection Procedure: 

The following criteria are prescribed for preparation of merit in the selection:
Taking the average of the percentage of marks obtained by the candidates in both Matriculation [with minimum 50% aggregate marks] and ITI examination giving equal weightage to both.

For Freshers:- 
The average of marks obtained by the candidates in Matriculation/10th Std Selection will be on the basis of merit list prepared in respect of all the candidates who apply against the notification. 

The merit list will be prepared on the basis of percentage of marks in matriculation (with minimum 50% aggregate marks) + ITI marks in the trade in which Apprenticeship is to be done. 
The panel will be on the basis of simple average of marks in the matriculation and ITI Standard of 

Physical Fitness for Training:
Selected Candidates shall have to bring Medical Certificate at the time of document verification in the prescribed format as per Apprentices Act, 1961 and Para 4 of Apprenticeship rules, 1992 (as amended from time to time). The Medical Certificate should be signed by Government Authorised Doctor (Gaz.), not below the rank of Asst. Surgeon of Central/State Govt Hospital.

Engagement & Contract: 
The Selected candidates shall be engaged in the unit of their choice subject to the extent of vacancies and they may have to be engaged in other units coming under the jurisdiction if so warranted by the Administrative requirement. 

The selected ITI/Non-ITI (Freshers) candidates have to execute a contract of apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act 1961 and if such candidate is minor, his Guardian can execute the prescribed contract as per the guidelines of Regional Director of Apprenticeship Training concerned. 
In the event of selection the candidates should register his/her details in the Apprenticeship portal /Website http;//apprenticeship.gov.in – Apprenticeship – candidates Registration and report at concerned units with apprenticeship Registration ID 

There is NO GUARENTEE OF EMPLOYMENT and their contract of apprenticeship will be terminated on completion training. 
However 20% of the vacancies in case of Direct Recruitment through RRCs will be filled giving preference to Course completed Act Apprentices.

  • Candidates need not send any application printouts or certificates or copies to Office by post/e- mail/FAX/by hand. The candidature of the candidates will be considered only on the strength of the information furnished in the ONLINE application.
S.No. Notifications Notification PDF Links Application Links
1. Carriage & Wagon Workshop/ Perambur Click here for Notification Click here to Apply
2. Central Workshop/ Ponmalai, Trichy Click here for Notification Click here to Apply
3. S&T Workshop / Podanur Click here for Notification Click here to Apply
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