About UPSC SCRA

I want to appear in the Special Class Railway Apprentice exam. Will you please provide the information about the UPSC SCRA exam pattern and syllabus ?

[Arun Vats]

Special Class Railway Apprentice exam is directed by the Union Public Service Commission.

It is a programme of 4 years for mechanical students, who want to make career in the indian railways.

Exam Pattern :

Selection process for SCRA is in 2 stages

Written examination

Personality test/Interview.

Written examinations contains three papers:
Subject Marks
General Ability Test 200

Mathematics 200

Physical Sciences 200

Total Marks 600

The exam has contain objective type questions only.

Duration of each paper will 2 hours.

The paper will be in English medium.

Syllabus :

Chemistry:
General Principles & Some Basic Concepts In Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics , Organic Compounds Containing Halogen , Processes of Isolation of Metals ,Equilibrium, Periodicity ,Classification Of Elements, Solutions ,Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure, States Of Matter, Hydrocarbons and so on.

English language:
Basic Concepts related to English Grammar & Compositions.

Mathematics:
Continuity and Differentiability ,Algebra, Vector Algebra, Trigonometry, Complex Numbers, Permutations and Combinations, Limit, Differential Equations , Integral Calculus, Quadratic Equations, Sets, Relations & Function and so on.

Physics:
Nuclei ,Physics and Measurement ,Optics , Thermodynamics ,Atoms, Work, Energy and Power , Current Electricity ,Electrostatics, Laws of Motion ,Gravitation, Rotational Motion and so on.

General Knowledge:
The section includes latest news and events, History, Civics, Politics, and Geography, Basic solar, environmental and human beings evolution related questions.