Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) Technician Posts Details- Vacancy, Age Limit, Eligibility & Other details.
KRCL Technician Posts Recruitment: Announcement of a recruitment notification for Technician Posts in Electrical and Signal & Telecom Department of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is released. Only eligible domiciled candidates of the States of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka or KRCL Land loser candidate can apply for the declared posts. The candidates should be medically and mentally fit according to the official rules of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited. More details of the recruitment are given in the article below-
KRCL Technician Posts Recruitment- Overview
| KRCL Notification Number | CO/P-R/02/2018 |
| Date of publication | 23/03/2018 |
| Start Date of Application | 23/03/2018 |
| Closing date of Application | 30/04/2018 up to 22:00 hrs |
| No of Vacancies | 65 Posts |
| Official Website | Konkanrailway.com |
KRCL Technician Posts Designation
KRCL through Employment Notification No. CO/P-R/02/2018 has notified to fill up the Technician Categories Posts under Electrical and Signal & Telecom Department. The designation of the categories of the posts are-
- Electrician -III/Electrical
- Electrical Signal and Telecom Maintainer (ESTM) -III
Scale of pay: Level 02 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix with other allowances as admissible.
KRCL Recruitment 2018- Technician Posts – Vacancies
In total 65 posts are advertised, however, the distribution of the vacancies among different categories of the applicants are tabled below-
| Posts | UR | SC | ST | OBC-NCL | TOTAL |
| Electrician -III/Electrical
| 28 | 4 | 4 | 02 | 38 |
| Electrical Signal and Telecom Maintainer (ESTM) -III
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 04 | 27 |
| Total | 65 |
- Number of posts is provisional and may increase or decrease as per the requirement of KCRL.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for KRCL Technician Posts
The recruitment of the Technical Categories shall be under Electrical & S&T Dept. of KRCL and the post requires the eligibility as per the notification. Eligibility requirements for the technical categories posts are given below-
Age Limit
- Minimum and maximum age limit is – 18 to 30 years. The age shall be reckoned as on 01.07.2018. Age relaxation for reserved & ex-servicemen will be according to the chart given below-
| CATEGORIES | AGE RELAXATION BY YEARS |
| SC/ST | By 5 years |
| OBC-Non-Creamy Layer | By 3 years |
| Ex Servicemen | Up to extent of service rendered in defense plus 3 years provided they have put in minimum of 6th month of service after attestation. |
KRCL Technician Posts – Educational Qualification
Candidates willing to apply should have the educational qualification as on the closing date. Those awaiting results of the final examination of the prescribed educational/technical qualification should not apply as their application shall not be accepted.
| NAME OF POST | QUALIFICATION |
| Electrician -III/Electrical
| Matriculation/SSLC with ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trades of Electrician/Wireman/Mechanic HT, LT Equipment’s and Cable Jointing/Electronics Mechanic (OR) Matriculation/SSLC with CCAA in the trades mentioned above |
| Electrical Signal and Telecom Maintainer (ESTM) -III
| Matriculation/SSLC with ITI from recognised institutions of NCVT/SCVT in the trades of Electrician/Electronics Mechanic/Wireman (OR) Matriculation/SSLC with CCAA in the trades mentioned above. |
Medical Standard for the Posts
The medical standards for different categories which candidates have to qualify for final selection are outlined below
| Medical Category | General Fitness | Visual Acuity |
| B-1 | Physically fit in all respect | Distance Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision Night Vision, Mesopic Vision etc |
How to Apply to KRCL Technician Posts Recruitment?
First of all, the direct link to apply for KRCL recruitment is also shared at the end of the article. As only online application will be accepted for registration, so interested candidates should only visit the official websites of KRCL for application submission or the link mentioned above.
Keep these things ready before registration-
- Scanned JPEG image of coloured Photograph of size up to 80KB .
- Scanned JPEG image of Signature of size up to 50KB
Application Fee
The application fee can be submitted by internet banking or debit/credit cards.
| Categories | Fee |
| SC/ ST/Ex –Servicemen/ Female/ Minorities/ Economically Backward Class | Rs.500/- |
| Others | Rs.250/- |