Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway Recruitment 2025 against Scouts & Guides Quota

Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway: Scouts & Guides Quota Recruitment 2025

Overview

This notification from the Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway, invites online applications from eligible candidates for recruitment against the Scouts & Guides Quota for the year 2025-2026. The recruitment is for three (03) posts in Level-2 (Group ‘C’) and ten (10) posts in Level-1 (Erstwhile Group ‘D’) categories. Candidates without Scouts & Guides Qualifications are not eligible to apply.

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Key Details

Notification No.: RRC/ER/Scouts & Guides Quota/2025-2026 (Open Advertisement)
Recruiting Body: Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway
Address: 56, C. R. Avenue, Kolkata – 700012
Website: www.rrcer.org ¹

Vacancy Details

SL No.	Category	Level in 7th CPC	GP Rs.	No. of post at Eastern Railway	No. of post at CLW	Total No. of vacancies
1.	Level-2 (Gr. ‘C’)	2	1900/-	2	1	03
2.	Level-1 (Erstwhile Gr. ‘D’)	1	1800/-	8	2	10

Eligibility Criteria

3.0 ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Level-2 (Group ‘C’)

Passed 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent Examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate, from Government recognized Board/Council/Institution etc. (50% marks not to be insisted upon in case of SC, ST, ESM and PwBD candidates and candidates having higher qualification from UGC recognized University).¹
OR 10th pass from recognized Board Plus Act Apprenticeship/ITI approved by NCVT (Diploma in Engineering is not considered² as an alternative higher qualification).
Scouting/Guiding Qualification as per Para 5.0.

Level-1 (Erstwhile Group ‘D’)

10th pass from Government recognized Board.
OR 10th pass from Government recognized Board + ITI/Act Apprenticeship approved by NCVT.
Scouting/Guiding Qualification as per Para 5.0.

5.0 SCOUTING/GUIDING QUALIFICATION (FOR LEVEL-2 AND LEVEL-1 BOTH CATEGORIES):³

In addition to Essential Qualifications mentioned at para 3.0, the following qualification of Scouts & Guides will be applicable for both Level-2 and Level-1 posts (7th CPC):⁴

(a) A President Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger OR Himalayan Wood Badge (HWB) holder in any section.⁵
(b) Should have been an activ⁶e member of Scout Organization for the last 5 years.
(c) The “Certificate of Activeness” should be as per Annexure – ‘VIII’.
(d) Should have attended two events at National level OR All Indian Railways’ level AND two events at State Level.

6.0 Reservation:

This quota is open to all candidates and candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ ESM/PwBD categories who apply against notification published for this quota be extended relaxation in age limit as admissible in a general open market recruitment. However, in case of being selected with any relaxation on account of being a candidate from the above categories, he/she will be taken against rese⁷rve roster point.

AGE LIMIT: (THE AGE WILL BE RECKONED AS ON 01.01.2026)

Category of Post	UR	OBC	SC/ST	Serving Railway Employee, Ex-Servicemen, PwBD/Widow/Divorced women/women judicially separated but not remarried/ Course Completed Act Apprentices (CCAA)
Level-2 (Group ‘C’)	18 to 30 years	Relaxation up to 3 years in upper age	Relaxation up to 5 years in upper age	As per following criteria (7.i to 7.v) of notification
Level-1 (Erstwhile Group ‘D’)	18 to 33 years

How to Apply

Online applications are invited from eligible candidates. The link for submitting the application ONLINE will be available on the Official Notice Board of RRC-ER/KOL website: www.rrcer.org.

Selection Process

For Eligibility norms, educational qualification and Scouts & Guides qualification, medical standard, examination fees, other criteria and recruitment process, the interested eligible candidates are instructed to go through the detailed notification for the above Recruitment, which is available on the official website of Railway Recruitment Cell, Eastern Railway/Kolkata, website: www.rrcer.org.

Important Dates

Opening date and time of online Applications: 09.07.2025 at 10.00 hrs.
Closing date and time of online Applications: 08.08.2025 at 18.00 hrs.

Other Important Information

4.0 The candidates may apply for Pay Level-1 (Erstwhile Group ‘D’) or Pay Level-2 (Group-‘C’) (7th CPC) or “Both”. Candidates willing to apply for both the categories should fill online forms separately for each Category.
Examination fee, as applicable, has to be paid separately for both the categories.

Reference and Notification Links

https://www.rrcer.org/ ↩︎

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