Level of SCRA exam

I have applied for the Special Class Railway Apprentice exam and want to know about the difficulty level of this exam so please tell me is this exam tough?

[Kiran Chandar]

Special class railway apprentices' (S.C.R.A.) Examination is conducted by UPSC once a year, generally in the month of August

This examination is conducted for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.

SCRA is quite a tough exam. Not because of the level of difficulty of questions. But, due to very limited seats.

So, a lot of hard work is required to Crack this exam

The examination comprises written test in
Mathematics,
Physics,
Chemistry,
English Language,
General Knowledge, and
Psychological Test (Mental Ability)

The selected candidates are called for an interview followed by a medical examination.

The standard of syllabus is that of Class XII (CBSE equivalent).

Examination Subjects:

The following are the subjects for the written examination:

The question Papers will consist of OBJECTIVE TYPE questions only.
SCRA Exam Syllabus
General Knowledge: - The questions for this subject will be asked on general awareness and current affairs. The standard of answers to questions should be as expected of students of standard 12 or equivalent. Some of the important topics are Man & Environment, Evolution of Life, Plants & Animals, Solar System & the Earth, History, Politics & Society in India, Constitution of India and its feature, Money and Taxation Price.

Psychological test: - The test will judge the basic intelligence and mechanical aptitude of the students.

Physics:- Length measurements using venier , screw gauge and optical lever, Measurements of time and Mass, Newton’s Law of Motion, Moment of a Force, Newton’s LAW OF Gravitation, Principle of Archimedes, Wave Motion , Reflection and Refraction of Light, Electric Charge, Electric Field, Coulomb’s Law, Ohm’s Law, Magnetic effect of Current, Chemical effects of Current, Electromagnetic Induction, Cathode Rays, Discovery of the electron and many more.

Chemistry:- Physical Chemistry- Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Electro-Valent, Covalent, Coordinate Covalent Bonds, Energy Changes in a Chemical Reaction, Chemical Equilibrium and rates of reactions, Solutions, Electro Chemistry, Oxidation, Natural & Artificial Radioactivity.

Inorganic Chemistry:- Hydrogen, Group I elements, Group II elements, Group III elements, Group IV elements, Group V elements, Group VI elements, Group VII elements, Group O and Metallurgical Process.

Organic Chemistry:- Tetrahedral Nature of Carbon, General methods of preparation, properties and reaction of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, Halogen derivatives, Hydroxy Compounds, Ethers, Aldehydes and ketones, Nitro compounds amines, Carboxylic acid, Ester, Polymers and Nonstructural treatment of Carbohydrates, Fats and Lipids, amino acids and proteins.

Mathematics:- Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry (two dimensions), Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus & Different equations, Vectors & its application, Statistics & Probability.