Union Public Service Commission was formed on October 1, 1926 as a Government Organisation. The commission is located at Dholpur House, Shah Jahan Road, New delhi. The commission is responsible for conducting competitive examinations for making appointment to the various Civil Services of India. The first public service commission was set up by the then British Indian Government. The demand for the public service commission was raised by Indian Politicians. Initialy, the commission was aimed to function as a advisory body but later it was set up as a federal Public Service Commission.

Job Profile:

Union Public Service Commission is looking forward to conduct a Written Examination followed by a Interview Test/ Group Discussion for Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination (SCRA), 2012. The recruitment will be made to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways. Candidates must ensure their eligibility for the post before applying for it.

Eligibility:

The minimum age limit set for the post is 17 years as on 1 January 2011.
The maximum age limit set for the post is 21 years as on 1 January 2011.

Interested candidates are required to be within the prescribed age limit or else their applications will not be considered by the commission. The upper age limit is relaxable for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories. Other certain categories candidates will also be provided relaxation in the upper age limit as per the rules of Government of India.

Physical Standard:

Candidates are required to be medically or physically fit as per the rules or regulations given in the job advertisment.

Educational Qualification:

Candidates must have passed the Intermediate or an equivalent examination from a recognized university or board approved by the Government of India. Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination with Mathematics and atleast one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination. Also, the candidates should have passed the Intermediate or equivalent examination with atleast 60% marks in aggregate. The fulfillment of this educational qualification criteria is must for each and every interested candidates. Candidates belonging to reserved categories may require to have pass the prescribed minimum educational qualification with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.

No. of posts: Several positions are available.

Pay Scale: Selected candidates will be given the prescribed amount of salary.

Application Fee:

Submission of prescribed amount of application fee is must for General and OBC candidates. No fee is required to be paid by the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PH/Female candidates as they are exempted from the payment of application fee. Eligible candidates (General and OBC categories candidates) are required to submit an application fee of Rs. 100 only in any branch of State Bank of India. The payment of application fee must be made by cash or by using the net banking facilities of State Bank of India or by credit or debit card.

How to apply: All interested and eligible candidates are required to apply online only at the official website of Union Public Service Commission. The registration link for online application will be made available at the website upto 21 November 2011 only. Candidates can get more information regarding the procedure to apply online and eligibility conditions at the website only.

Contact Details:

Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi - 110069.

Last date for Online application: 21 November 2011

For more information visit http://upsconline.nic.in