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Sir, my name is Anand and I have passed intermediate with 60%. I am doing mechanical engineering. I want to apply for a railway job. Am I eligible for railway job? Please reply me Sir [email protected] is my email id.

Since you are pursuing Mechanical Engineering degree course so the best option for you will be the post of Senior Engineer or Junior Engineer in the Indian Railways and for becoming the same you need to clear RRB entrance examination.

RRB stands for Railway Recruitment Board and it conducts RRB entrance examination for recruitment of staffs at different posts as per the vacancies.

For appearing in RRB entrance examination for becoming Junior Engineer or Senior Engineer you need to have the qualifications given below :-

--> For the post of Junior Engineer :-

* You must have the nationality of India with your age lying within 18 years to 32 years. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved category candidates as per the norms.

* You must have at least completed your diploma in engineering degree from a recognized university.

--> For the post of Senior Engineer :-

* You must have the nationality of India with your age lying within 20 years to 34 years. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved category candidates as per the norms.

* You must have completed your bachelor of engineering degree from a recognized university. Students pursuing their final year of same degree are too eligible.

For further details about the same examination log on to the link www.rrb.gov.nic.in.

Of course you are eligible for railway jobs. There are many posts in railway like ticket collector, assistant engineer, data entry operator, GRPF, Managerial posts etc. You can apply for all of them

Yes,You can apply for railway job after mechanical engineering.There are many jobs available in railway department for those who have completed engineering in Mechanical Branch.

The following are the some good job posts where you can apply:-

->>Assistant Station Master (ASM)

->>Transport Assistant

->>Jr. Executive / IT

->>Sr. System Analyst/ IT

->>Jr. Engineer / IT

->>Electronic Mechanical/ IT

->>Section Engineer

->>Junior Engineer

->>Stenographer/ Junior Stenographer (Hindi/ English)

->>Law Assistant.

Yes, as you are from a mechanical engineering background you are eligible to apply for various jobs in railway.

In order to apply for job in the Indian Railways, you have to appear for the entrance examination of IES (Indian Engineering Services). After clearing the entrance examination, you will be appointed as a section engineer in Indian Railways. The IES examination is conducted by the UPSC. (www.upsc.gov.in).

After mechanical engineering you can apply for the following posts:

> Inspecting Engineers in Mechanical Discipline.

> Inspecting Engineering in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and M&C.

> Assistant in Mechanical Engineer.

> Management Trainee-Mechanical.

> Assistant in Metro Projects.

> Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).

Here is the list of entrance examinations:

> IRTS - Indian Railway Traffic Service.

> IRAS - Indian Railway Accounts Service.

> IRSE - Indian Railway Service of Engineers.

> IRSEE - Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.

> IRSSE - Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.

> IRSS - Indian Railway Store Service.

Which is the best for mechanical engineering

Hello,

Yes, you can apply for Indian Railway with your bachelor degree in mechanical engineering for various posts that and when there are advertised in the official website according to your qualification.
Like for e. g.: Junior engineer etc..

I have completed diploma in mechanical engineering after my tenth. Then I joine BE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING directly in the second year . Now can I apply for STATION MASTER post in railway????