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The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) conducts a computer based test (CBT) for various NTPC – graduate category posts. This is a golden opportunity for those who wish to get into railway sector. Candidates are selected on the basis of the marks scored in first and second stage. In the first stage exam paper, there are 4 sections: General Awareness – 30 marks, Reasoning – 25 marks, Arithmetic Ability – 20 marks and General Science – 25 marks. Second stage paper also has 4 sections: General Awareness, Reasoning, Arithmetic Ability and General Science each section carrying 30 marks.
Let us now look at the key benefits of clearing NTPC exams, which will land you in a job in Railways.
- Benefit of a Government job: Railway job is a 100% Government job. As an Indian Railway employee, you’ll have all the benefits and perks and of course the job security.
- Type of work: In Railways, you’ll have to do different type of work as per your post. Your job can be Enquiry-Cum- Reservation-Clerk (ECRC), Goods Guard Commercial Apprentice (CA), Traffic Apprentice (TA), Junior Accounts Assistant-Cum-Typist (JAA), Assistant Station Master (ASM), Traffic Assistant and Senior Timekeeper or Senior Clerk-Cum-Typist. They are of administrative work or supervision work such as operating the signals, maintaining the accounts of the railway, working as guards and so on. Your work schedule depends on your post and the department.
- Transfers: The transfer policy is different for different posts. Transfers are based on the promotions. Employees are relocated in every 4-5 years. But they can be posted in villages. But if you are an LIC AAO, you’ll be posted mostly in cities.
- Salary: The RRB NTPC salary structure consists of Salary, Net Pay, Pay Band, Grade Pay, In-hand Salary, Gross Salary, Net Salary and Allowances such as DA,HRA, TA etc.
- For Commercial Apprentice/ Traffic Apprentice: Pay Scale is Rs. 9,300 – 34,800 and Grade Pay is Rs. 4,200
- For Enquiry-Cum-Reservation Clerk/ Goods Guard/ Junior Accounts Assistant-cum-Typist/ Senior Clerk-Cum-Typist/ Assistant Station Master/ Traffic Assistant/ Time Keeper: Pay Scale is Rs. 5,200 – 20,200 and Grade Pay is Rs. 2,800.
- Promotions: You can be promoted to the next higher level as per your post. Promotions can be:
- Assistant Station Master → Divisional Operations Manager
- Junior Accounts Assistant → Chief Account Officers/ Financial Adviser
- Goods Guard → Chief Controller
- Commercial Apprentice → Senior Divisional Commercial Manager
- Job advantages: The advantages of being a railway employee itself has many advantages that include:
- Medical care facilities from railway & non-railway hospitals
- Various welfare funds
- Children educational assistance (schools & educational institutes along with their uniforms)
- Productivity linked bonus
- Holiday homes
- Convalescent homes
- Railway subsidized hostels & subsidy
- Hostels for women employees/trainees
- Provident fund
- Insurances – deposit linked insurance, railway employees insurance scheme, group insurance scheme
- Canteens
- Consumer co-operative societies
- Co-operative societies [housing, labour contract]
- Co-operative canteens
- Staff benefit fund
- National adult education program
- Advances to meet with urgencies and natural calamities
- Railway minister’s relief fund
- Railway institutes, clubs and community centres facilities
- Picnic and camping sites
- Tour and camps [employees and their children]
- Handicraft centres
- Employment training schemes for employee’s children
- Mahila samitis in major colonies with various activities
- Typewriting and other vocational training courses
- Book banks, library and reading rooms, book subsidy
- Scouts and guides
- Various measures for blind/physically handicapped persons
- Sports and cultural activities
- Crèche for children of working women
- Children park
- Quarters facilities
- Life time free travelling passes for trains
- Own your home in certain Railways
- Rest rooms for Group D employees
- Retirement benefits like pension
- Death cum retirement gratuity
- Post retirement complimentary passes
- Compensation in case of death/disablement in service
- Leave encashment
- Retired employee re-employment help scheme
- Pension adalats
- VPF deposit money
- Amount under Group Insurance Scheme
- Composite transfer grant
- Settlement/Kit pass
- Incidental charges for loading of Kit
Railway Employees who retire are presented with Gold Plated Silver medal weighing around 20g with Indian Railways logo on it.
So prepare well for the RRB NTPC 1st Stage and 2nd Stage CBT Exams with the help of Successlynk. Check the site for notifications. Get to know the syllabus and understand the exam pattern. Get good books and take study tips from http://blog.successlynk.com/category/exams-preparation/. Go for the different types of online tests of Successlynk such as the practice tests, subject tests, mock tests and the real tests to test your abilities, improvise your preparation based on feedback and be fully equipped with all the tools for the big day. All the best!
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