Sunday 12 October 2014

SCRA 2015 Exam

The Union Public Service Commission has issued a notification for SCRA (Special Class Railway Apprentice) 2015 . The SCRA or Special Class Railway Apprentice, helps candidates qualify for a career with the Indian Railways,specifically with the Department of Mechanical Engineering.The SCRA is a four-year programme conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, under which selected candidates undergo rigorous training in Mechanical Engineering.The Union Public Service Commission has a Memorandum of Understanding with BIT,Mesra,Ranchi to facilitate proper training of candidates.Any candidate who is a graduate or has completed Class XII, with a First or Second Division and with Mathematics, Physics and  chemistry as compulsory subjects, from a recognized Board or University, is eligible to appear for the SCRA 2015 Examination. However,only candidates within the age group of 17-21,  are eligible to appear for the SCRA 2015 Examination.There shall be a considerable relaxation with regard to this however, for candidates belonging to the reserved category.
SCRA 2015 Selection Procedure:
The selection process for SCRA 2015  will consist of a written exam and an interview/personality test.The written examination will comprise three papers, to ascertain ascepts of General Ability,knowledge of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, of candidates. Each paper would be marked out of a total of 200. The pattern of questions would be objective in nature and the medium of examination would be in English.A Duration of 2 hours would be given for the completion of each paper. Candidates however, need to keep in mind that he/she shall be negatively marked for every wrong answer.
The paper on General ability may conclusively test a candidate's Language skills- Basic  Grammar and composition; general awareness of  current affairs;History, geography etc. The paper on physical sciences has been designed to test candidates' knowledge of General Principles & other Basic Concepts In Chemistry,Physics and Measurement, while the test on Mathematics is primarily focused around concepts such as Continuity and Differentiability ,Algebra, Trigonometry, Permutations and Combinations, Differential Equations , Integral Calculus, Quadratic Equations etc. Candidates who successfully clear the written examination, shall be short listed for an Interview and Personality Test.An Equal weightage is given to the Interview and Personality test.
 
SCRA 2015 Application Process:
Candidates wishing to appear for the SCRA 2015 Exam, should fill-in an online Application form,which is made available on the official website of UPSC: After the application form has been duly filled, an application fee needs to be paid in order to complete the registration process.The application fee can be paid by depositing a challan /Registration Form Using SBI net banking or through Visa/Master Cards. Once the application fee has been paid, then candidates are taken to Part-II of the registration process. Part-II of the registration process can be completed by duly filling in the necessary entries and uploading a scanned copy of other essential documents that have been listed such as a passport size photograph and a thumbnail impression or signature.For the sake of future references,candidates should be sure to take a print out of the system generated application.
Important Dates for SCRA 2015:
Notification Date: 11th October 2014
Last Date For Receipt Of Applications : 7th November 2014
SCRA 2015 Exam Date: 18th January 2015

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