UPSC Exam:SCRA Exam 2013-Conditions of Apprenticeship for Special Class Apprentices Selected through the Examination

UPSC Exam:SCRA Exam 2013 Notification issued- part 13

APPENDIX - III

Conditions of Apprenticeship for Special Class Apprentices Selected through the Examination

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/herself and one surety jointly and severally, to refund, in the event of his/her failing lo complete training as a Special Class Railway Apprentices or to accept the service as an officer on probation in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, if offered to him/her to the satisfaction of the Government, any money paid io him/her and any other money expended by Government on him/her, 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 lime during his/her apprenticeship; any apprentice does not satisfy the superior authorities that he/ she is making good progress, he/she 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.

2. The practical and theoretical training referred to above wiM be given in a Railway Workshop for four years of their apprenticeship. Special Class Railway Apprentice must pass within this period the Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Ranchi). The apprentices will be granted a stipend of Rs. 91OO/- per month during the 1st and 2nd years and Rs 9400/- per month during the 3rd year and first six months of 4th year and Rs 9700 for last six months of 4^th year During the apprenticeship, the candidates will be required to undergo both theoretical and practical training. There will be in all Eight Semester Examinations passing each of which is 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

3. After the completion ol 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 18 months in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.

Note : An apprentice will be considered to have obtained the qualifying standard if he/ she obtains a minimum of 40 per cent marks in the aggregate in all the examinations held during the Eight Semester Examination of his/her training and 60 percent marks in the reports of the Director Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Jamalpur and of the Chief Works Manager. Jamalpur Workshop provided that in each of the Eight Semester Examination he/she has obtained a minimum of 40 per cent marks in the aggregate and minimum of 40 percent marks in all the subjects.

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 Engineers have been given in Appendix-V of the Rules published in Gazette ol India.

6. The period of probation will be 16 months. 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 Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Ranchi) within 4 years of their apprenticeship will be deemed to have been appointed as probationers only from the date when they pass in full in all the Eight Semester.

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 eitherside.