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Age limitation for scra exam and how many chances are given by government for scra exam

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Age limitation for scra exam and how many chances are given by government for scra exam

Age Limit for Special Railway Class Apprentices (SCRA) Examination:

• Minimum Eligible Age

17 years

• Maximum Age Limit

General Category: 21 years
OBC Category: 24 years
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe: 26 years

As per the guidelines of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), there is no restriction regarding the number of attempts for qualifying Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) Exam. So, as long as the candidate is within the maximum age limit, he may attempt for any number of times as required to qualify the examination.


For further information, refer to the official website of Union Public Service Commission.

What is the syllabus of scra exam & type of question

can i apply scra exm in 2014 my date of birth is 5-02-1995?

SCRA: Special Class Railway Apprentices:SCRA is a very big organization of Indian railway recruitment board.

• This examination is conducted by UPSC, Every year and to apply for this examination you have to complete your 12th examination OR Graduate degree course with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as their degree subjects.
• Final year appearing candidates are also apply for SCRA Examination.
• To apply for this examination, your age should between 17 to 21 Years, Upper age relaxation is applicable for SC/ST/OBC Candidates.

The approximate number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is 42 out of it 4 vacancies are reserved for physically challenged candidates.

There is No Restrictions on Number of attempts for
SCRA Examination.

My dob is 11-4-1993. Am I eligible for SCRA 2014?

Dear Friend

The acronym SCRA stands for the Special Class Railway Apprentice exam.It is conducted once in a year by the Union Public service commission.

The eligibility criteria for the SCRA exam is as below:

1.Educational qualifications:

>>You must be 10+2 passed or appearing from a recognized board with physics,chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Minimum of 60% marks is needed in it.

2.Age limitations:

>>The age limit for the general candidates is 17-21 years .Relaxation of three years to the obc candidates and five years to the SC/ST candidates.

3.You must be an Indian citizen.

Information regarding number of attempts:

>>As per latest UPSC rules and regulations of UPSC there is no restriction on number of attempts .Candidate can attempt all the exams that fall within their age limits.

Exam pattern:

For any more details ,you can visit www.upsc.gov.in

Hope the information helps you .If you have any other query regarding this you can leave your message here.

All the best

aashisranjan784

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Age limitation for scra exam and how many chances are given by government for scra exam

The Gen candidate must be of minimum age 17 yrs and not greater than 21 yrs and other reserved categories have some upper age relaxation like OBC have 3 yrs, SC and ST candidates have 5 yrs upper age relaxation.

And there is no any restriction to attempt test means you can apply many times as you have your age limit.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Age limitation for scra exam and how many chances are given by government for scra exam

Dear Friend,

Your age should be between 17 years to 21 years to be eligible to apply for this examination if you belong to General category. However, there is a relaxation of 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST candidates in the upper age limit.

You need to pass 12th or any other equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects and get minimum aggregate of 60% to be able to write this examination.

There is no limit on no. of attempts as long as you are fulfilling the age criteria.

All the best.
Thank you.

Eligibility to apply for the SCRA exams.


Education required to apply for the SCRA exams is:
12th Class or Intermediate pass with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry in class 12th.
OR

Graduation pass with subjects Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry


Age-
Minimum 17 years
Maximum 21 years
OBC gets 3 years and SC/ST gets 5 years age relaxations


Scheme of SCRA examinations:
General Ability Test (English, General Knowledge and Psychological Test)
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
Mathematics

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Age limitation for scra exam and how many chances are given by government for scra exam

SCRA exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.This exam is taken for recruitment of Intelligent candidates for Railway Technical department.Important details regarding this exam :

• Total Intake per year through this exam is 40.
• After selection you will go for Bachelor engineering course from BIT Mesra.
• During study session you will get stipend of Rs 9000 per month.
• After completing your course you will have to appear and get pass in Engineering council Exam in London.
• After completing your course you will be sended to London for 1 year Training.

Educational qualification required :

• Your minimum educational qualification should be Intermediate pass out with science stream from recognized board/university.
• Your subject combination in Inter should be Physics,Chemistry and mathematics.

Age Required :

• Your minimum age should be 17 years.
• Your age should not be above 21 years.

Important :

• Your Intermediate degree should be First/Second Class Division.
• You can only be able to apply for this exam until you will able to meet age criteria.
• This exam is conducted one tine in a year.

Exam Syllabus and Pattern details

My dob is 29.03.1997 am i eligible for scra examination 2014

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