The Southern Railway department has announced the recruitment notification for filling up more than 3500 Apprentice vacancies. Interested candidates can go through the detailed information about Southern Railway Recruitment in this post and fill their application forms before the last date.
- Candidates whose age is not more than 24 years can apply for Southern Railway Apprentice job post.
- As the application process has begun, candidates must fill their Southern Railway Application Form before 31st December 2019.
- This is a golden opportunity for candidates willing to work in the railway department.
- Candidates willing to apply for other Apprentice posts in the railway department, then candidates can fill the form for South Central Railway Recruitment before 8th December 2019.
- In this post, candidates can find in-depth information about eligibility criteria, the number of vacancies, how to fill the application form and more.
Southern Railway Recruitment 2019 Highlights
Organization Name |
Southern Railway |
Post Name |
Apprentice |
Total Vacancies |
3529 |
Starting Date |
1st November 2019 |
Closing Date |
31st December 2019 |
Application Mode |
Online |
Selection Process |
Merit in Education |
Job Location |
Across India |
Official Site |
sr.indianrailways.gov.in |
Southern Railway Notification 2020
Candidates willing to apply for Southern Railway Recruitment must go through the detailed notification and then continue with the application process. Ensure to read the notification completely as it provides complete details about the recruitment. Check the notification and download the PDF from the below link.
Post |
Notification Link |
Notification for Carriage Works, Perambur |
Check PDF |
Notification for Central Workshop, Golden Rock |
Check PDF |
Notification for Signal & Telecommunication Workshop/ Podanur |
Check PDF |
Southern Railway Apprentice Vacancy 2020
Here are the post-wise vacancies tabulated. Candidates can check the number of vacancies from the below table
Post |
Number of Vacancies |
Carriage Works, Perambur |
1208 |
Central Workshop, Golden Rock |
723 |
Signal & Telecommunication Workshop/ Podanur |
1654 |
Total |
3585 |
Check the trade-wise vacancy list from the below table for Southern Railway Recruitment 2020.
Name of the Unit |
No of Posts |
Carriage & Wagon Works, Perambur |
464 |
Railway Hospital/Perambur |
23 |
Electrical Workshop/Perambur |
130 |
Loco Works/Perambur |
214 |
Engineering Workshop/Arakkonam |
67 |
Chennai Division |
310 |
Central Workshop/ Ponmalai |
308 |
Tiruchirappalli Division |
259 |
Madurai Division |
100 |
S&T Workshop/Podanur |
27 |
Palghat Division |
682 |
Signal & Telecommunication work shop / Podanur, Coimbatore |
52 |
Trivandrum Division |
683 |
Salem Division |
210 |
Total |
3529 |
Southern Railway Recruitment Eligibility Criteria 2020
Candidates who are applying for Apprentice post must ensure that they satisfy the eligibility criteria and then apply for their desired post.
Educational Qualification:
- Candidates must have passed 10th or 12th with minimum of 50% marks from any Recognized Institute or University in India OR
- passed the ITI course in relevant trades from a recognized institution. OR
- passed +2 with Physics, Chemistry & Biology (For MLT Only)
Age Limit:
- Minimum Age Limit- 15 years
- Maximum Age Limit for Freshers/ Ex-ITI- 22 years
- Maximum Age Limit for MLT- 24 Years
- Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.
How to Apply for Southern Railway Recruitment 2019?
Candidates can follow the below-listed instructions to apply for their desired post on or before December 31st, 2019.
- Candidates can click on the above direct link or visit the official website
- On the homepage, click on the News & Updates tab
- In the dropdown, click on Careers link
- In the new page, all the Recruitments will be shown
- Click on the link "Combined Notification for the Engagement of Act Apprentices in Southern Railway"
- Read the Notification and click on Apply Online
- Fill the application form with all required details correctly
- Pay the prescribed application fee through online mode.
Apprentice Application Fee 2020
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD/Women category need not pay any fee
- All other category candidates need to pay Rs 100/- through online mode.