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how to apply scra entrance exam

Eligibility for UPSC Railway Apprentice Exam:
■Nationality: A candidate must be either •A citizen of India, or
•A citizen of Nepal, or
•A citizen of Bhutan, or
•A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
•A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
•Provided that candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

■Age requirement: 17-21 years as on 1st August
■Educational Qualification: Candidates with Intermediate with Mathematics and at least one subject as Physics or Chemistry are eligible for SCRA entrance exam 2012.

How to Apply for SCRA Exam?
1.Candidates can apply for UPSC SCRA Exam 2012 online using the link www.upsconline.nic.in. Details for filling up the online form are given on the website. Fee for online application is Rs. 25
2.Candidates can also apply for the SCRA Exam offline by purchasing the common application form from the designated Head post Offices/Post Offices specified in the Commission’s Notice.
3.The application form for SCRA 2012 entrance exam along with an information brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledgement card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country specified in the Commission’s Notice against cash payment of Rs. 50. For Girls/ SC/ ST/ PH - No Fee.
4.The candidates should also fill up in the relevant places of the Acknowledgement Card, their Application Form Number (8-digit) and the name of the examination.
5.The applicants are required to affix the postage stamp of Rs. 6/- on the Acknowledgement Card and send the same along with application form to UPSC.
6.Candidates should also write the name of examination – ‘Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination’ & year in which examination is held on the envelope before dispatching it to ‘Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi - 110069’.

Schedule

Important Dates:




Date of Notification

22nd August, 2011




Last Date of Receipt Of Applications

21st November, 2011 (Monday)




Date of Commencement of Exam

29 January 2012


Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern / Syllabus:
The SCRA Entrance Examination 2012 will be conducted according to the following plan: •Part I: Written SCRA entrance test carrying a maximum of 600 marks with the subjects shown below.
•Part II: Personality Test carrying a maximum of 200 marks in respect of only those candidates who are declared qualified on the results of written examination.




Written Examination carrying a maximum of 600 marks in the subjects as shown below:



Paper

Subject

Time Allowed

Maximum Marks



Paper-I


General Ability Test (English, General Knowledge and Psychological Test)

2 hours

200



Paper-II


Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)

200



Paper-III


Mathematics

200


SCRA Exam Centres:
Railway SCRA exam is conducted all over India and the test centres are given as follow:


Agartala

Gangtok

Panji(Goa)

Ahmedabad

Hyderabad

Patna

Aizwal



Imphal

Bangalore

Port Blair

Allahabad

Itanagar

Raipur

Jaipur



Ranchi

Bareilly

Jammu

Sambalpur

Bhopal

Jorhat

Shillong



Chandigarh

Kochi

Shimla

Chennai

Kohima

Srinagar

Cuttack



Kolkata

Thiruvanthapuram

Dehradun

Lucknow

Tirupati

Delhi

Madurai



Udaipur

Dharwar

Mumbai

ishakhapatnam

Dispur

Nagpur