Aptitude Test in Departmental selections

Railway Board Letter No
E(NG)I/2002/PM1/31 dated 22.8.03
Date
RBE No
144/2003
Circular Subject
Psychological Test in Departmental selections

 

1.          In terms of this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)I/92/PM1/22 dt.26.9.94, the serving staff are required to be subjected to psycho-test at the stage of promotion to the post of Switchman, ASM, Diesel/Elec.Asstts., Goods Driver, Motorman and at the stage of deployment of Drivers on Rajdhani/Shatabhdi Express trains.  In this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)I/98/PM1/4 dt.13.7.99 it was clarified that psycho test wherever prescribed will be of qualifying nature and part of the selection meaning thereby that a person who fails in the psycho test is not eligible to be included in the panel.

 

2.         The scope of Psycho Test and its effect on the eligibility of  staff for empanelment have been considered by a high level Committee.  The recommendations of the Committee  have been considered by the Board and following decisions have been taken:-

 

i)             The Psycho Test should henceforth be called as ‘Aptitude Test”.

ii)            So far as in-service employees are concerned, the Aptitude test will now be applicable at the stage of promotion as ASM, Diesel/Elec. Asstts. And Motorman (EMU/MEMU/DMU) and at the stage of deployment of Drivers on high speed trains running above 110 kmph.  While the Aptitude test need not be given to Drivers of Rajdhani/Shatabhdi Express trains running at lower speeds, the Drivers for deployment on non-Shatabhdi/Rajdhani trains also running over 110 kmph should be subjected to the Aptitude Test.

iii)           The Aptitude test should be given a weightage of 20% in the selection for promotion as ASM, Diesel/Elec.Asstt. and Motorman and should be integrated in the selection proceedings.  In other words, the Aptitude test will no more be of qualifying nature.

 

2.1       It has been decided further that weightage of 20 marks, that is required to be given to Aptitude test in the selection for promotion to the above categories should be given in lieu or by bifurcating the heading/marks under the heading  Personality, address, leadership and academic/technical qualifications.  Accordingly in the case of selection for promotion as ASM and Diesel/Elec.Asstts.  covered by procedure laid down for general (selection) posts, the existing heading “Personality, address, leadership and academic/technical qualifications should be bifurcated as under:-

                                                                        Max.Marks     Qualifying Marks

 

i.)         Academic/technical qualifications                       10                    Nil

ii)         Aptitude Test                                                 20                    Nil

 

In the case of selection for promotion as Motorman the existing heading “Personality, address, leadership and academic/technical qualifications should be deleted and substituted by the following:-

 

Max.Marks     Qualifying Marks

 

                        “Aptitude Test                                    20                          Nil

 

3.         It has also been decided that only the staff who clear the written test held as part of the selection should be subjected to Aptitude Test.

 

4.         The Indian Railway Establishment Manual should also be amended as in the ACS No.149 enclosed.

 

INDIAN RAIWLWAY ESTABLISHMENT MANUAL, VOLUME I, 1989 EDITION

 

Section ‘B’, Chapter II - Promotion of Group ‘C’ staff

Advance Correction Slip No.149

 

1.    Insert the following as Note (v) after the existing Note (iv) below the existing para 219 (g):

 

“(v) in the case of selection for promotion as Motorman, substitute the following for the existing heading ‘Personality, address, leadership and academic/technical qualifications’ in the table below para 219(g):-

 

Max.Marks     Qualifying Marks

                        “Aptitude Test                                               20                    Nil

 

II.         Insert the following as Note (iv) after the existing Note below para 219 (j):

 

(iv) In the case of selection for promotion of the post of Diesel/Elect.Asstts. and ASMs, the heading (2) above shall be bifurcated as under:

 

Max.Marks     Qualifying Marks

 

i.)         Academic/technical qualifications                      10                    Nil

ii)         Aptitude Test                                                 20                    Nil

 

(Authority: Ministry of Railways letter No.E(NG)I/2002/PM1/31 dt.22.8.2003)