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INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LTD.
(A Govt. of India Enterprise – Mini Ratna)
“CIN- L74899DL1999GOI101707” ई-िेल/E-mail : [email protected] वेबसाइट /Website : www.irctc.com
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Notice for engagement of Apprentice Trainees in Computer Operator and

Programming Assistant (COPA)

No. 2022/IRCTC/EZ/HRD/Apprentices Date : 29.12.2022

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC - A Govt of India Enterprise-Mini
Ratna), East Zone, Kolkata invite applications for engagement as Apprentice Trainees (ITI holders)
under Apprenticeship Act-1961 in Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA)
trade/discipline for a period of one year as a measures of skill building initiative for the nation as
detailed below :
Name and Mode of Place of
Essential Qualification Age limit
Number of Post Application Posting
Computer Apply through Should have possessed Should have Posting
Operator and the portal: following qualifications as completed 15 years will be in
Programming https://www.a on 01.04.2022 and should not Kolkata
Assistant only.
pprenticeshipi Educational Qualification have completed 25
(COPA) ndia.gov. in : Passed Matriculation years as on
(Anywhere
Examination with minimum 01.04.2022. in
25 vacancies
50% marks in aggregate (Relaxation to Kolkata)
Reservation as from recognized Board SC/ST-5 yrs.,
per Govt. of
Technical Qualifications : OBC-3 yrs.,
India guidelines
ITI certificate affiliated to Ex-Serviceman-10
to be followed/
NCVT/SCVT is compulsory yrs., Differently
applicable abled-10 yrs)
in COPA trade
Salient features :
 Selection will be based on the merit list prepared on the basis of percentage of marks
obtained in matriculation examination. ITI certificate affiliated to NCVT/SCVT is
compulsory in COPA trade. There will be no written test or viva. Applicants are advised
to fill up marks and to attach supportive documents for all the educational/Technical
qualifications especially for their matriculation & ITI (COPA) course.
 Final selection of applicants would be subject to verification of original testimonials.
 Applications incomplete in any form will summarily be rejected.
 Candidates engaged as Apprentices will be released after one year of Apprenticeship
training. Candidates will have no right to claim for regular employment in IRCTC in any
form.
Important Dates :
Commencement of Online application by Candidates 29.12.2022
Last date of applying online application 12.01.2023
Essential Qualifications :-

The Applicants should have already passed the prescribed qualification on 01.04.2022 as under :-
Educational Qualifications : Candidate must have passed Matriculation Examination with
minimum 50% marks in aggregate from recognized Board.
Technical Qualifications : ITI certificate affiliated to NCVT/SCVT is compulsory in COPA trade

Trades under which apprentices are to be engaged : Computer Operator and Programming
Assistant (COPA).

Reservation :
i. There will be a reservation to the extent of 4% for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and 10%
for Ex-Servicemen. Person with Disability (PwD) who wants to avail the benefit of
reservation must produce a disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority (i.e.
Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Government including on specialist in
the particular field for assessing disability).
ii. The Applicants who want to avail the benefit of reservation of Ex-servicemen and Armed
Forces Personnel and in case of children of Ex-servicemen and children of Armed Forces
personnel, they must submit Discharge certificate or Armed Forces Serving Certificate
respectively (as the case may be) of his/her parents at the time of verification.
iii. For SC slots, when the prescribed number of persons belonging to the SC is not available, it
will be filled by ST Applicants. If ST Applicants are not available, they will be filled by SC
Applicants. If the prescribed training slots for SC/ST Applicants cannot be filled even in the
above given manner, then the training slots so lying unfilled will be filled by the persons not
belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes i.e. Unreserved Applicants.
Similarly, the seats remaining unfilled by OBC applicants will be filled by Applicants of
reserved category.
iv. The Applicants, who want to avail the benefit of reservation of SC/ST, must submit his/her
Caste certificate in the prescribed format at the time of verification.
v. OBC Applicants are required to submit OBC Caste Certificate with Non-Creamy layer
certificate valid for the year 2022-2023. Certificates should indicate Caste, Date of Issue etc.
and bear the Seal of the Issuing Authority.
Note : PwD – Persons with Disability, the percentage of disability should not be less than 40%.

Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) :

Candidates who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SC/ST/OBC-NCL and whose
family has gross annual income below Rs. 8.00 Lakhs (Rupees Eight Lakhs Only) are to be identified
as EWS for benefit of reservation for EWS. The income shall also include income from all sources
i.e. salary, agriculture, business and profession etc. for the financial year prior to the year of
Application.
The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an income and asset
certificate issued by Competent Authority. The income asset certificate issued by any one of the
following authorities only be accepted as candidate’s claim as belonging to EWS :-
 a. District Magistrate/Addl District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/1 st class
Stipendiary magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Taluka Magistrate/Executive
Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
b. Chief Presidency Magistrate/Addl Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
c. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
d. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally reside.
The candidates applying against the vacancies reserved for EWS must possess Income and asset
Certificate as on closing date of registration of application for this notification.

Mode of Selection:
i. Selection will be based on the merit list prepared on the basis of percentage of marks
obtained in matriculation examination. In case of grading system of marking than average of
highest and lowest marks will be taken.
ii. In case of two applicants are having the same marks the applicants having older age shall be
preferred. In case the dates of birth are also same, then the applicants who passed
matriculation exam earlier shall be considered first. There will be no written test or viva.
iii. Final selection of applicants would be subject to verification of original testimonials.
iv. Candidates in the Stand-by list will be offered to join only on receipt of details of absentees
and rejected candidates from the Merit list.
v. The offers will be issued strictly in the order of Merit.
vi. The tentative schedule will be advised through e-mail only. Applicants are advised to be in
readiness at short notice to report to concerned office for Document/Certificate Verification.

Training Period & Stipend:

Training Period :- One Year

Stipend :
Selected candidates engaged as Apprentices will be paid a stipend during the training at the
following prescribed rate as per extant rules :-
Sl. Prescribed minimum
Category
No. amount of stipend
1 School pass-outs (class 5th – class 9th) Rs. 5,000/- per month
2 School pass-outs (class 10th) Rs. 6,000/- per month
3 School pass-outs (class 12th) Rs. 7,000/- per month
4 National or State Certificate holder Rs. 7,000/- per month
Technician (vocational) apprentice or Vocational
5 Certificate holder or Sandwich Course (Students from Rs. 7,000/- per month
Diploma Institutions)
Technician apprentice or diploma holder in any stream or
6 Rs. 8,000/- per month
Sandwich Course (Students from Degree Institutions)
Graduates apprentices or degree apprentices or degree in
7 Rs. 9,000/- per month
any stream
General Instructions:
1. Applicants should ensure their name, father’s name, date of birth should exactly match as
recorded in Matriculation or equivalent certificate. Any deviation found during Document
Verification will lead to cancellation of candidature and also debarment.
2. Applicants have to produce details of registration made on
https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in portal.
3. Applicants are required to report for Document/Certificate Verification with their Originals.
4. Applicants are required to submit their EWS Certificate, if he/she is claiming against EWS
Quota.

Documents to be Submitted:
Applicants are required to submit the legible self-attested scanned copy of following documents :
i. 10th Standard Mark Sheet and ITI standard mark sheet.
ii. Certificate for proof of date of birth (Standard 10 or its equivalent certificate or mark sheet
indicating date of birth or School Leaving Certificate indicating date of birth).
iii. Consolidated ITI mark sheet of all semesters of the trade in which applied/Provisional
National Trade Certificate indicating marks.
iv. National Trade Certificate issued by NCVT/SCVT or Provisional National Trade Certificate
issued by NCVT/SCVT.
v. Caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC Applicants.
vi. Disability certificate, in case of PwBD Applicants.
vii. Discharge Certificate/Serving Certificate, in case of applicants applied against Ex-
Servicemen quota.
viii. Applicants are required to submit hard copy of their colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x 4.5)
taken not later than three months from the date of application, along with a soft copy in
JPG/JPEG format, 100 DPI, size of the file should be between 20 kb – 70kb) with clear front
view of the Applicants without cap and sunglasses. Applicants may note that IRCTC may, at
any stage, reject the applications for submitting old/unclear photograph or for any significant
variations between photograph submitted in the application form and the actual physical
appearance of the applicants. Applicants are advised to keep two additional copies of the
same photograph ready with them and carry the same at the time of Document/Certificate
Verification.
Note :- Candidates are advised to submit original documents along with 2 self-attested photocopies
on the day of Document verification

Important Instructions:
i. The decision of IRCTC in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the
applications and mode of selection etc. shall be final.
ii. No correspondence for engagement will be entertained.
iii. Canvasing in any form will disqualify the candidature and no correspondence will be
entertained in the matter.
iv. Candidature of the Applicants shall be cancelled if he/she fails to produce the required
original testimonials for verification or any other discrepancy noticed.
 v. No daily allowance/conveyance allowance or travelling allowance will be paid to the
applicants called for document verification
vi. After selection for engagement, request of applicants to change the trade will not be
entertained.
vii. Applicants will be trained only for the Trade in which they have been selected.
viii. Applicants selected for training will not be allowed to with draw from training except for
reasons, which are beyond their control.

Important Advisory:
Applicants will be selected purely as per merit. IRCTC has not appointed any agents for action on its
behalf. Applicants are warned not to fall under the lure against any such claims being made by
Persons/Agencies.

Impersonation/Suppression of Facts – Warning :

Any applicants found using unfair means of any kind in the document verification, sending someone
else in his/her place to appear in the document verification and attempt to impersonate will be
disqualified.
Applicants found submitting forged/fake certificates/documents of any kind for securing eligibility
and/or obtaining privileges shall lead to rejection of their candidature.
Applicants shall not bring in or attempt to bring in any political or other influence to further his/her
interest in respect of the engagement. Candidature of such applicants are liable to be rejected.

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