Reservation while engaging candidates as Act Apprentices on Indian Railways

Some of the railways have sought clarifications with regard to reservation of SC/ST/OBC candidates while implementing the Apprentices Act 1961.
It is clarified that for reservation of training seats for SC/ST/OBC candidates, while implementing the Apprentices Act 1961, the same shall be as under:-
(a) SC Candidates : 15%
(b) ST Candidates : 7½%
(c) OBC Candidates : 27%
Accordingly, Para 7 of Master Circular on Act Apprentices stands modified as per correction slip enclosed
ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP OF MASTER CIRCULAR NO. 08
Para 7 of the Master Circular No. 08 on Apprentices Act 1961 stands modified as under:
“Reservation of training places in every designated trade will be as under:-
(a) SC Candidates : 15%
(b) ST Candidates : 7½%
(c) OBC Candidates : 27%
Note:
(i) When the prescribed number of persons belonging either to the Scheduled Castes or to the Scheduled Tribes are not available, the training places so reserved for them may be filled by persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, to the Scheduled Caste and if the prescribed training places can not be filled even in the above given manner, then the training places so lying unfilled may be filled by persons not belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes. (Apprenticeship Rules 1962)
(ii) Similarly, the seats remaining unfilled by OBC candidates be filled by unreserved category. (Board’s letter No. E(MPP) 2002/6/10 dated 31.12.2002)
(Board’s letter No. E(MPP) 2002/6/10 dated 17.06.2011)