Southern Railway Recruitment 2018: Candidates, who have missed out the opportunity to apply for the 2652 apprentices vacancies notified by Southern Railway, must apply by today evening. As for Wednesday, .i.e. April 11, 2018, is the last day for applying for the post. 

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The Southern Railway has notified a recruitment notification for the Apprentices posts in various trades in the Railway Department. The application forms are available online but the filling of the application form procedure is offline. 

Details of the Notification
Date of Notification and start of application: March 12, 2018.

Last day for application: April 11, 2018, up to 17:15 hrs. 

Number of posts: 2652 vacancies.

Eligibility criteria for Southern Railway Apprentices vacancies 

Age-Limit: Minimum age to apply for the post is 15years (on March 12, 2018) and the maximum age is 24 years (on April 11, 2018). Age Relaxations will be applicable as per the Government Norms. For OBC- 3 years, ST/SC- 5 Years and PWD/Ex-Servicemen- 10 years.

Category wise vacancies 
Fitter - 604 (UR-299, OBC-156, SC-89, ST-43, PWD-10 & ESM-7)
Machinist - 57 (UR-29, OBC-15, SC-9, ST-4,)
Turner- 30 (UR-15, OBC-8, SC-5, ST-2)
Welder (Gas and Electric) - 244 (UR-231, OBC-122, SC-68, ST-35, PWD-7 & ESM-6)
Advance Welder - 24 (UR-12, OBC-6, SC-4, ST-2)
Electrician - 756 (UR-372, OBC-196, SC-112, ST-54, PWD-12 & ESM-10)
Electronics Mechanics - 112  (UR-57, OBC-30, SC-16, ST-9)
Painter - 64  (UR-33, OBC-17, SC-9, ST-5)
Carpenter - 158 (UR-78, OBC-41, SC-23, ST-12, PWD-2 & ESM-2)
Diesel Mechanic - 107  (UR-53, OBC-28, SC-15, ST-8, PWD-2 & ESM-1)
Plumber - 111  (UR-58, OBC-28, SC-16, ST-8, PWD-2 & ESM-1)
Wireman - 68 (UR-35, OBC-18, SC-10, ST-5) 
Refrigeration & AC Mechanic    - 12 (UR-6, OBC-3, SC-2, ST-1)
Electronics/information technology - 29 (UR-15, OBC-5, SC-3, ST-2)    
Instrument Mechanic    - 20 (UR-10, OBC-5, SC-3, ST-2)
Draughtsman (Civil) - 50 (UR-25, OBC-13, SC-8, ST-4)
Fresher MTL (Radiology) - 8 (UR-4, OBC-2, SC-1, ST-1)
Fresher MTL (Pathology)- 8 (UR-4, OBC-2, SC-1, ST-1)
Fresher (Fitter) - 27  (UR-14, OBC-7, SC-4, ST-2)    

Shortlisting of the candidates
The Shortlisting of the candidates will be on the basis of the marks obtained in 10thand ITI. After being shortlisted they wiill have to under go Physical Fitness Test and Medical Fitness Test. There they will have to satisfy certain conditions. 

Conditions to be satisfied during the physical fitness test:

There must be any evidence of any morbid condition of either eye or their lids. 
They will have to satisfy the minimum standard physical fitness as per the Apprentices Rules.

Conditions to be satisfied during Medical Fitness Test
The candidate must be free from the evidence of any contagious or infectious disease. 
He/she should be free from the evidence of tuberculosis in any form (active or healed).
 
How to Apply for Southern Railway Apprentices Recruitment 2018
Visit the Official Website of the Southern Railway – sr.indianrailways.gov.in
Click on the application link available on the site and download it for the offline process. 
Then fill the required information in the form and send them along with attested copies of important documents like Certificate of Date of Birth, Certificate Proof of Qualification, Caste Certificate, Disability Certificate and Registered Copy of Employment Registration Card.
 
Fee: Rs 100 (It should be crossed Indian Postal Order (IPO) drawn not earlier than the date of issue of notification). The IPO should be in the favour of - Workshop Personnel Officer, carriage and wagon works, Southern Railway, Perambur, Chennai - 641023. The IPO should be payable at Chennai. 
ST/SC/PWD/ Woman Category are exempted from the fee. 
 
NOTE: Application for Apprenticeship, Ex-ITI/Fresher, Trade name must be mentioned on the envelope of the application. 
 
The Application Form has to be Sent to the Following Address by Ordinary Post/ Registered Post-
Workshop Personnel Officer
Office of the Chief Workshop Manager
Signal and Telecommunication Workshop, Southern Railway
Podanur, Tamil Nadu – 6410023