South Central Railway

Hea dquarters office,

Personnel Branch ,
Secunderabad
No. SCR/P-HQ/170(a)/J E/P .Way(LDCE) . Dl. 11.062015 .

SrDPOs/SC, HYB, BZA, GNT, GTL & NED.

Sub Selection to the post of JE/P.Way with GP Rs4200 against 20%

LDCE quota - P.Way Wing - Civil Engg dept.

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Volunteers are called for from the staff of P W ay Wing who fulfil the
condition stipulated below for selection to form a pa nel for filling up of 66
vacancies (UR-51 , SC-10, ST-5) of JE/P .Way in PB RS.9300-34800 with GP
Rs4200 against 20% LDCE quota of Civil Engg . dept.

The selection comprises of Written test (Paper I & II) followed by perusal .
of records

The eligibility conditions are:

1. should be from the category of Tracl<. Maintalnel s of all grades of Civil
Engg dept. working in any cadre such as USFD staff, Black Smith,
Hammerman , Welder, Moulder, Aligner, Paintel', C rpenter, etc . working on
P.Way side.

2. Should have completed 3 years regular railway service in PWay wing. as on

the date of notification

3. Should have the educational qualification of 10+2 pass with at least thl'ee
subjects out of Maths, Physics, ChemistlY and COIllPuter Science
( or)
having Diploma in Civil Engineering IClvil Eng in eering [Transportation] .
(Diplomas should have the recognition I afflliatio /l of ACICTE.)

4. Should be below 45 years age as on the date of notification.

5. Willing employees who fulfil the above eligibilit y conditions may submit
their application in the proforma Annexure 'A ' on or before '15 .7.15 to
their respective controlling officers who Illay fOlwal'd the application duly
verified and certified so as to I'each this ofriC ? on or before 24 .07. 15
together with OAR clearance in favoul' of the volli ntee red employees
6. Syllabus for the above examination Paper I & II is enclosed as Annexure
- '81 & 82'
7. Instl'uctions to the volunteers is enclosed as An nex ure - 'C'

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Immediate action may be taken to clrcul,-=t llj til Ilotlflcation to all

concerned including those who are on leave/sick list

'ltWL "I Ie
(U Sll3 K. Rab)
SP O/Engg .
Encl: As above. fOI' Cilief Personnel Officer

C/- Secy. to PCE} for kind information of PCE .

PS to CTE } for kind informatioll of CTE.
Sr.DENs/Coordn.l SC, HYG , BZA , GNT, GTL & I I=.D.
APO/Engg. of all divisions: for information alld !lece acllO ll.

CPO/Admn. : for kind inf.pl.

GS/SCRES/SC : for kind infpl

GS! SCRMU/SC. : for kind inf.pl.

 Annexure - 'A'

Application to the post of JE/P .Way in PB l~s .9 300-3LI800 witil GP Rs42 00

against 20 % LDCE quota in P.Way wing of Civil Ellgg. clepl.

1. Name In Block letters

2. PF No .

3. Father's Name

4. Oate of Birth

5 Age as on date of notification

6. Oate of ApPointment (Regular)

7. Present Designation & Grade Pay

8. Date of Entry to present Grade Pay

9 . Length of total service in P .Way wing :

Track Maintainer Gr.1 T rack tv1 aintainel' GI'II:

Track Maintainer Gr.1I1 Truck Maintainer Gr.IV

10 . Office/Unit working

11 . Whether SC/ST

12 .AcademiclTech. qualification

(Certified copies in SUppOlt of Edu.Qlfn to be enclosed .)

Signat ure o f th e applicant

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Office
Date:

Forwarded to C pOise Certified that the above pa rticulal's from 1 to 12 Ilav e beell
verified by this office and found to be correct
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(General knowledge, Basic engineering& other railway relevant tOpi CS)

1. General ability and compu ter knowledge

This paper contains questions based as to test the knowled ge f candidates, which they
would acquire by
general observation/reading without a specific study or detailed knowledge of text
books. The paper shou ld also contain questions on topics or national importance,
achievements of Railways as also questions which will test the awaren ss of candidates
to developments which are taking place. Some questions will be on basics of computer
knowledge
2. Soil mechanics
Elements of soil mechanics, Physical properties of soils, C0 illpaction, field methods of
compaction stabilization of soils, Specifications and construction of earth work in
embankment and cuttings, Side and catch water drains.
3. Surveying
Chain and Compass Survey - basic principles, base lines, check lines, tick lines,
perpendicular and oblique offsets, conventional signs, plotting of survey, true and
magnetic bearings, open and closed traverses, recordin~ ( plott in g of traverse, closing
errors.
Plane Table Survey - plane table outfit, methods of r'acliation, intersection and
traversing, contouring with plane table using telescopic alidade, rner-its and demerits<.
Levellin g - Level Lines - Datum, bench marks, simple leveling, Fly leveling, recording the
levels in field book method reducing levels, arithmetical check I_ongitudlnal and croS5­
sectio n contou ring.
Theodolite survey - Types of theodolites, measur e rn en ~ of horizontcd angles, vertical
angles, magnetic bearings and deflection angles prolonging (,Lraight line, traversing by
method of included angles, balancing the survey closing crl"Ors, calculations of latitude
and departure, use of theodolite as a tachomet er.
Curves - Elements of Simple circular curves, setting out Sllilple circular curves, diffe rent
methods.
4. Establishment & finance matters pertaining to P.V\Jay staff
Conduct rules, Discipline& Appeal rules, Pass and Leave rules, Factories act, Payment of
wages act, Workmen compensation act, Hours of work anel period of rest, Retirement
benefits etc
5. Stores matters in P.Way
DMTR, Field book, MAC account ,P.Way stores transacti on -,;, llccountal ;lnd verifica.tion,
Classification of P.Way materials and disposal of srap.
6. Official language policy and rules
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(P .Way Engin eering)

1. Duties of P. Way staff

Duties of Asst. Engine ers, duties SSE/P.Way, JE/P .WJY, Tr,Jc k rn, l intainers I to IV,

Patrolmen and Gate keepe rs

2. P.Way components including track renewal s

Rails, Sleepers, Welds, Fa stenings, Points & uossitl BS Forma tion;-Functions,
mJintenance and track renewals
3. Inspection and monitoring of track
Inspection schedules, OMS, TRC, TGI, Track monitmi l1g und TMS
4. Construction and maintenance of P.Way
Laying of new track, Systems o f maintenanc e ;- OVCJ -ndilling, Systematic through
packing, Pickin g up slacks, Directed Track Maintenallce, Miscellaneous works, Lifting and
lowering of track screening of ballast, maintenance of dl' ains , lubrication of rail joints,
adjustment of creep, maintenance of le ve l u os sing s, lilaintenance of point and
crossings. Special Maintenance Works
Maintenance of curved track and realignment of cur vc" , Cl ,rvature, tr ansitions, super
elevation of curve s, safe speeds cant d efici ency, slK ed on curves with turnouts,
realignment of curves, M e thods .
5. Laying and maintenance of LW R track
Maintenance o f Short Welded r~AILS, long welded rClils Cl nd co ntinuolls vve ldt:d rails ,
maintenance in electrification section, special pre caut io n:" tl1 J i n t enance of track
circuited sections, special precautions.
6. M e c ha n i zed m a i nten a n ceof t r a c kin c Iud i n g s III aII t,' a c k mac h i n e s
Need for mechanization, model of mechanized mainten an ce,
3 tiers system of track maintenance, Working of MMUs,
Small track machines : types, use in maintenanc e, spot aLLc ilti ol1
with off t rack tampers , Troubleshooting and syst em of I-e l)a irs &
maintenance, Pre-requisites to tamping and other machine works
Pre & Post and during attentions for tamping and m ac liirh' working
Design mode tamping: survey and procedure of tampin g
7. Working ofTrollies,Lon-ies,Material trains anel pro l~ clion
Engineering restrictions and indicators, works of sh rt elU I Cl tioll, wOl'k s of long duration,

temporary engineering fixed signals,

Equipment on trolli es and lorries, working of trollie s and lo r ries,

Ballast and material trains, General rul es for w o rk il1 g

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Instructions to the volunteered employees for lile pos t or JE/PWay with GP

Rs.4200 under 20% LDCE.

1. There shall not be supplementary w ritten e xaminalion as it IS on

volunteers are called for.

2. The post of JE/P .Wa y is a selection post and q ua lifying marks IS 60%
and there shall not be any relaxation for employees of reserved
community

3. Volunteered employees of reserved cO lllmullily will be imparted pre­

selection training for 21 days at Training centl·e .

4. List of eligible employees, Training sch ed ule for employees from

reserved community along with date of wl'it h3 11 exam illation will be
advised by 28.08. 15.

5. . Applicants may visit website WWW .SCI If ldi[H1 ra il ways .gov in for
notification, application form Annexure - 'A', syllabus for paper I & II is
enclosed as Annexure - 'B1 & B2 ' and Illslru cl ion s to the ca ndidates
Anne xure- 'C' , eligibility list of employees of rese rveci community for tile
pre-selection training and written tesl.

6. Question paper will be in bilingual and option exisls to 1I1e employees to

answer either in English or in Hindi.

7. The written test shall comprise of objective a mJ 11arralive . 10% of the

marks shall be on Official Language

8. There shall not be any erasing, cutting or overwriling ill the alls\Jvers to
the objective type questions.

9. Panel shall be purely on the basis of merit

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