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RRB Centralised Recruitment 2016, Instruction for PWD & Serving Employees

December 31, 2015 , , ,
RRB Centralised Recruitment 2016, Instruction for PWD & Serving Employees

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BORDS
CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE No.03/2015
FOR NON TECHNICAL POPULAR CATEGORIES (GRADUATE) 

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWD)


11.01 The suitability of a post for persons with disability has been indicated against each post, under the column "Suitability for Persons with disability". Persons with disability may apply against the posts in which reservation for them is indicated in the vacancy table. They can also apply against the posts where there is no reservation for PWD but the post(s) has/have been identified as suitable for persons with disabilities, in which case they will have to compete with the non PWD candidates and can avail only age relaxation permissible to PWD candidates.

11 .02 Concessions: (i) Persons with disabilities are exempted from payment of examination fee irrespective of the fact whether the post is reserved or not. (ii) Relaxation of 1 0 years in upper age limit is applicable irrespective of the fact whether the post is reserved or not, provided the post is identified as suitable for PWDs. In addition, candidates belonging to OBC and SC/ST are eligible for normal relaxation of 3 and 5 years respectively. 

11 .03 Definitions of Disabilities: Definitions of categories of disabilities for the purpose of recruitment are given below: (a) Blindness: 'Blindness' refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions, namely: (i) total absence of sight; or (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lens; (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees or worse; (b) Low vision: "Person with low vision" means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device. (c) Hearing impairment: "Hearing Impairment" means lose of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. (d) Loco Motor disability: "Loco Motor Disability" means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy. (e) Cerebral Palsy: "Cerebral Palsy" means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal or
infant period of development. (f) All the cases of orthopaedically handicapped persons would be covered under the category of "Loco Motor disability or cerebral palsy." 

11 .04 Degree of disability for relaxation and competent authority for issue of disability certificate: Only such persons would be eligible for relaxation of conditions in respective community in services I posts who suffer from not less than 40 percent of relevant disability. A person who wants to avail the benefit of relaxation will have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a competent authority as per proforma at Annexure-VI (A), VI (B) & VI (C) {Form II, Ill or IV as applicable as prescribed in Para 4 of "Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Amendment Rules, 2009")} at the time of document verification.

 11 .05 Assistance of scribe : Visually Handicapped candidates I candidates whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy I candidates with one arm I candidates with muscular weakness can avail the assistance of SCRIBE for writing answers on their behalf. For engaging the SCRIBE, candidates will have to indicate the same while filling online form. Engagement of SCRIBE will be subject to the following conditions: (a) The candidates will have to arrange their own SCRIBES on their own cost for the CBT/Examination. {b) Separate call letters will be issued to SCRIBES accompanying the candidates. (c) The candidate shall be responsible for any misconduct on the part of the scribe brought by him/her. (d) Candidates opting for SCRIBE will have to provide additional details as per Annexure-VII during submission of ONLINE application form, so that RRBs can issue call letters for SCRIBE. Call letters of SCRIBE shall be signed by candidate and SCRIBE. Candidates availing the assistance of a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of not less than 20 minutes for every hour of examination. 

11 .06 Typing qualification may be exempted if the candidate is found otherwise qualified and produce a certificate from the Medical Board attached to the Special Employment Exchange or by a Civil Surgeon, where such a Board does not exist, to the effect that they are unable to type.

11 .07 All one eyed candidates and VH candidates whose visual degree of disability is less than 40% shall not be considered as Visually Handicapped persons and the provision for engaging SCRIBE shall not be applicable to them. 

11 .08 All selected candidates will be subjected to medical examination by Railway Medical Authorities at the time of appointment and only those conforming to the medical standards as laid down in the Indian Railway Medical Manual and other extant provisions, as the case may be, will be eligible for appointment.
SERVING EMPLOYEES

Candidates serving in any Central I State Government Department including Railways or Public Sector Undertakings may apply directly to the RRBs, duly informing their Administration. The last date for submission of ONLINE application will not be extended on any account. The shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) from the employer during Document Verification without fail. Otherwise their candidature will be cancelled. 

NOTE : Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the RRB concerned withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their application/candidature will liable to be rejected /cancelled.

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