Details of SCRA

Hello sir my self Ranjeet, I want to appear in the SCRA Exam so would you please provide me details of the SCRA Exam?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Special Classes Railway Apprentice (SCRA) exam is conducted by UPSC every year.

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

The question paper will be set in English Language only.

Eligibility:
(I) Nationality

A candidate must be either:—

(a) A citizen of India, and not later than orst january,
(b) A subject of Nepal, or
(c) A subject of Bhutan, or
(d) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limits:

A candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years,
The upper age limit is relax able in certain categories.

Educational Qualifications:
Aspirants must have passed in the first or second division, the Intermediate or an equivalent Examination of a University or Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and atleast one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.

Or
Graduates with Mathematics and atleast one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as their degree subjects may also apply.

Exam date:

Exam will be conducted on second week of January 2016
Last date for receipt of application Online will be first week of November 2015