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Consideration of OBC candidates against unreserved vacancy

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Circular Info
Railway Board Letter No: 
2010/E(RRB)/33/2
Date: 
16/06/2011
Circular Subject: 
Consideration of OBC candidates against unreserved vacancy/post- clarification reg.

 

1. Revised format of application form and rejection letter for RRB examinations was issued vide Board’s letter No. E (RRB) /2005/25/14 dated 13.02.2008. Accordingly, application of an OBC candidate is rejected in line with item No. 06 of standardized rejection format which stipulates that “OBC certificate not in the prescribed format or without self declaration of non-creamy layer (For consideration of relaxation for OBC).”

2. It has been noticed that deficient OBC certificate or certificate not in prescribed format is one of the major grounds for rejection of applications by RRBs. The issue of rejection of OBC candidate’s application on such ground was highlighted against centralized notifications issued in 2010, mainly at RRB/ Bilaspur. References have also been received from various RRBs vide letters referred above seeking clarification whether the applications of OBC candidates, whose caste certificates are deficient or not in prescribed format and/ or without self declaration of non-creamy layer status, can be considered against General (Un-reserved) vacancy if they fulfill all the eligibility conditions as General (UR) candidates.

3. The matter has been examined in consultation with the concerned Directorate and it has been decided that candidates applying against reserved vacancies and/or seeking age-relaxation must furnish requisite caste certificate from the competent authority and self declaration of non-creamy layer status in the prescribed format along-with the application form. Otherwise, their claim for reserved status should not be entertained and the candidature/application of such candidates, fulfilling all the eligibility conditions for General (Un-reserved) category, may be considered under General (UR) vacancy only.

4. Accordingly, the above instructions have already been incorporated in the centralized notification issued by nodal RRB/Bhopal on 13.08.2011 for the post of Assistant Loco Pilots. These instructions may hereinafter be incorporated in all the CE_s to be issued in future also.

5. With the issue of these instructions, Board’s letter of even number dated 11.08.2011 stands withdrawn.

 

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