Appendix IV

Conditions of Apprenticeship for Special Class Apprentices Selected through the Examination  

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The terms and conditions of Apprenticeship will be as set out in the form of agreement prescribed in the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, brief particulars of which are given below :

1. A candidate offered appointment as a Special Class Railway Apprentice shall execute an agreement in the prescribed form binding himself and one surety jointly and severally, to refund, in the event of his failing to complete training as a Special Class Railway Apprentice or to accept the service as an officer on probation in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, if offered to him to the satisfaction of the Government, any money paid to him and any other moneys expended by Government on him, the Government being the exclusive judge of the quantum of such expense.

The apprentices will be liable to undergo practical and theoretical training for 4 years in the first instance under an indenture binding them, to serve on the Indian Railways on the completion of their training, if their services are required. The continuance of apprenticeship from year to year will depend on satisfactory reports being received from the authorities under whom the apprentices may be working. If at any time during his apprenticeship; any apprentice does not satisfy the superior authorities that he is making good progress, he will be liable to be discharged from the apprenticeship.

Note : The Government of India may at their discretion alter or modify the periods and courses of training.

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  2. The practical and theoretical training referred to above will be given in a Railway Workshop for four years of their apprenticeship.  Special Class Railway Apprentices must  pass within this period either Parts 1 and 2 of the council of Engineering Institutions Examination (London) or Section "A" and "B" of the Associates membership of Institution of Engineers (India) Examination or any other examination prescribed by Ministry of Railways.  The apprentices will be granted a stipend of Rs. 4000/- per month during the 1st and 2nd years and Rs. 4200/- per month during the 3rd year and first six months of 4th year and 4400 for last six months of 4th year.  During the Apprenticeship, the candidates will be required to undergo both theoretical and practical training.  There will be in all 6 semester Examinations passing each of which compulsory.  If unsuccessful at any of these examination, they will be depending on their performance, be asked to sit for and pass in supplementary examination or reverted to the next lower batch or removed from apprenticeship.

Note : Except as provided for in paragraph 4 below or in cases of discharge or dismissal due to insubordination, intemperance or other misconduct or breach of agreement a week’s notice of discharge from apprenticeship will be given.

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3. Before the completion of 4th year of training referred to in paragraph 2 above, the apprentices will be listed in order of merit on the results of the examination held and the reports of the apprentices received during the period of apprenticeship. Successful apprentices will be appointed on probation for 3 years in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.

Note : An apprentice will be considered to have obtained the qualifying standard if he obtains a minimum of 50 per cent marks in the aggregate in all the examinations held during the six Semester Examination of his training including the marks of the reports of the Principal, Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Jamalpur and of the Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, provided that in each of the six Semester Examination he has obtained a minimum of 45 per cent marks in the aggregate and a minimum of 40 per cent marks in any one subject.

4. Unsuccessful apprentices will be discharged from their apprenticeship, one month’s notice of discharge being given along with the intimation that the apprentice has been unsuccessful.

5. After successful completion of 4 years apprenticeship, the apprentices will be appointed as probationers in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers subject to the proviso given below in para 6. Particulars as to pay and general conditions of service of officers of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering have been given in Appendix-IV of the Rules published in Gazette of India.

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6. The period of probation will be three years. The appointment and pay as probationers will commence from (a) the date of completion of 4 years of the apprenticeship or (b) the actual date of completion of training whichever is later :

Provided however, that those Special Class Apprentices who could not pass Parts I & II of AMIME (London)/Parts A & B of AMIE (India) Examination within 4 years of their apprenticeship will be deemed to have been appointed as probationers only from the date when they pass in full either of these examinations.

Note : (i) The retention in service of probationers and their grant of annual increments are subject to satisfactory reports on their work being received at the end of each year of probation.

(ii) The services of probationer may be terminated on three months notice on either side.

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Appendix V

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1. Articles permitted inside Examination Hall

Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality H.B. pencil for making responses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or black ink. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the Invigilator.

2. Articles not permitted inside Examination Hall

Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above, e.g., books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets and rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s), etc.

Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted.  Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping can not be assured.  

3. Penalty for Wrong Answer

THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.

(i)  There are four alternatives for the answer to every question.  For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

(ii)  If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answer happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.

(iii)  If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. Unfair means strictly prohibited

No candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.

5. Conduct in Examination Hall

No candidates should misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such misconduct will be severely penalised.

6. Answer Sheet particulars

(i) Write in ink or ball point pen your Centre and subject followed by test booklet series (in bracket), subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the answer sheet at the top. Also encode (in pencil) your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be), subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the answer sheet. The guidelines for writing the above particulars and for encoding the above particulars are given in Annexure. In case the booklet series is not printed on the test booklet or answer sheet is un-numbered, please report immediately to the Invigilator and get the test booklet/answer sheet replaced.

(ii) All corrections and changes in writing the roll number must be initialed by the candidates as well as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor.

(iii) Immediately after commencement of the examination please check that the test booklet supplied to you does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete test booklet of the same series and subject.

7. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information asked for, on the answer sheet/test booklet/sheet for rough work.

8. Do not fold or mutilate or damage or put any extraneous marking in the Answer Sheet. Do not write anything on the reverse of the answer sheet.

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9. Since the answer sheets will be evaluated on computerised machines, candidates should exercise due care in handling and filling up the answer sheets.  They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles.  For writing in boxes, they should use blue or black pen.  Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken into account while evaluating the answer sheets on computerised machines, they should make these entries very carefully and accurately.

10. Method of marking answers

In the "Objective Type" of examination, you do not write the answers. For each question (hereinafter referred to as "Item") several suggested answers (hereinafter referred to as "Responses") are given. You have to choose one response to each item.

To question paper will be in the Form of Test Booklet. The booklet will contain item bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 ............ etc. Under each item, Responses marked (a), (b), (c), (d) will be given. Your task will be to choose the correct response. If you think there is more than one correct response, then choose what you consider the best response.

In any case, for each item you are to select only one response. If you select more than one response, your response will be considered wrong.

In the Answer Sheet, Serial Nos. from 1 to 160 are printed. Against each numbers, there are circles marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). After you have read each item in the Test Booklet and decided which one of the given responses is correct or the best, you have to mark your response by completely blackening with pencil to indicate your response. Ink should not be used for blackening the circle on the Answer Sheet.

For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is (b), then the circle containing the letter (b) is to be completely blackened with pencil as shown below :-

Example : (a) l (c) (d)

To change a wrong marking, erase it completely and re-mark the new choice.

11. Signature on Attendance List

Your are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Test Booklet and Series of Test Booklet issued to you on the Attendance List and to sign in appropriate column against your name. Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by putting his signatures.

12. Please read and abide by the instructions on the cover of Test Booklet. If any candidate indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he will render himself liable for disciplinary action and/or imposition of a penalty as the Commission may deem fit.

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Annexure

How to fill in the Answer Sheet of objective type tests in the Examination Hall