RRC Chennai PT

Can you tell me if Physical Efficiency Test or PET is an important part of selection procedure followed by Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) Chennai in form of various stages of recruitment procedure?

[Shaleen]

Yes, Physical Efficiency Test or PT is an important part of selection procedure followed by Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) Chennai in form of various stages of recruitment procedure.

Selection Procedure followed by RRC is explained below in form of various stages of Recruitment Procedure:

1. Written Examination
2. Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination

Written Examination:
1. Questions would be Objective Type (150 multiple choice questions).
2. Questions would be on General Knowledge/Awareness/Mathematics/Reasoning etc (of 10th class standard)
3. There will be negative marking of 1/3 marks for marks allotted to that question.
4. Questions would be in Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malyalam, Telugu and Kannada.
5. Duration of exam would be of 2 hrs.

Physical Efficiency Test:
1. Candidates who have qualified in Written Examination will be called for PET in 1:3 ratio.
2, Male candidates should be able to run for a distance of 1500 meters in six minutes in one chance.
3. Female candidates should be able to run for a distance of 400 meters in three minutes in one chance.

Medical Examination and Document Verification:
1. Candidates who qualify also in PET and who are medically fit would be called for Verification of Original Certificates.
2. Final recruitment panel will be strictly based on merit position obtained in written examination.