RRB Job Profile

(1)Job profile of Assistant Station Master (ASM) in railways:

•Profile: ASM is the in charge of running of trains at a station. He operates the signals, ensures that everything goes as per the rules laid out. He will be working in shifts. Big stations may have more than one ASM.

• Career path :

(1)Assistant Station Master 

(2)Station Master 

(3)Station Supt.

(4)Assistant Operations Manager

(5)Divisional Operations Manager

25%  of  the  vacancies in  the  category  of  Station  Masters  (GP 4200) will  be  filled  by induction  of  Traffic  Apprentices  of  which  15%  will  be  from  the  open  market through  the  Railway  Recruitment  Boards  and  10%  from  amongst  the  serving  (non-Ministerial)  graduates  through  limited  Departmental  Competitive  Examinations.     (Ref 1).

• 60%  of vacancies will be filled by  direct  recruitment  through  Railway Recruitment Boards(RRB).

• 15%  by  Limited  Departmental  Competitive  Examination(LDCE)  from  amongst  group  C  &  D  staff  of  Operating  and  Commercial  departments  with  an  upper  age  limit  of  45  years  (50  years  in  the  case  of  SC/ST)  and  qualification  of  Graduation  subject  to  the  condition  that  Group  D  staff  have  rendered  a  minimum  of  5  years  regular  Railway  Service.  Shortfall  in 15% LDCE  quota  may be made  good  by  direct  recruitment.

• 25%  by  general  selection  from  amongst  employees  possessing  the  qualification  of  Matriculation  and  working  as  Shunting  Masters,  Cabinmen I,  Switchmen,  Sr.  Signallers  and  Sr.Train Clerks  and  Leverman  Gr.I,  Pointsman  Gr.I,  Shuntman  Gr.I  Cabinman  Gr.II  and  Train  Clerks  with upper  age  limit  of  45  years  (50  years  in  the case  of  SC/ST).  Shortfall against the  quota  may be made  good  by  direct  recruitment.

Qualification : Degree from recognized University or equivalent. Diploma in Rail Transport & Management, Transport Economics, Multimodal Transport (Containerization) awarded by Institute of Rail Transport, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi will be additional desirable qualification.  (Ref 1)

Selection Process : Written Examination followed by Aptitude Test and Document Verification.

Salary and other perks

• Pay Scale (5200-20200) with initial Basic - 8560 and Grade Pay 2800, 

• other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, HRA)

• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme

(2)Job Profile of Commercial Apprentice (CA) in Indian Railways (RRB)

• Commercial Apprentices are trained as a sort of multi skilled supervisors in the Commercial branch. 

• 25% of the posts in the categories of Commercial Inspectors, Claims Inspectors, Rates Inspectors, Chief Booking/Parcel/Goods Clerks in GP 4200 will be filled by recruitment as Commercial Apprentices. (Ref 1) 

• They will be given 2 year training in different categories of working of Commercial branch - training in duties of Commercial clerks, parcel clerks, goods clerks, catering, commercial inspectors. 

• They may be put to work independently also in these posts during training. 

• Job profile: After 2 years training they will be posted normally as Chief Commercial/Parcel/Goods Clerk even though they can be posted as Commercial inspectors also in principle. 

Career path : Next promotion will be to Parcel/Goods supervisor in GP 4600. Future promotions to managerial (Gazetted) posts are based on departmental examinations. 

(1)Assistant Commercial Manager 

(2)Divisional Commercial Manager 

(3)Senior 

(4)Divisional Commercial Manager

Recruitment (Ref 1) 

• Out of total 25 % of the post in Commercial Inspectors, Claims Inspectors, Rates Inspectors, Chief Booking/Parcel/Goods Clerks in GP 4200 , 10% will be filled through Traffic Apprentices selected through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) from amongst serving staff amongst serving staff who are graduates in Commercial Department (other than Ministerial) upto 40 year of age. 

• 15% plus shortfall , if any, against LDCE quota as above, by direct recruitment through the Railway Recruitment Boards(RRBs). 

Qualification for Direct Recruitment: Degree from recognized university or equivalent. Diploma in Rail Transport and Management from the Institute of Rail Transport will be an additional desirable qualification.

Selection Process : Written Examination and Document Verification.

Salary and other perks:  

• Pay Scale (9300-34800) with initial Basic - 9300 and Grade Pay 4200, 

• other perks as admissible for central Govt. employees (DA, TA, HRA)

• Deductions from salary include 10% of total Pay towards New Pension scheme. 

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