Relaxation in upper age limit of 3 years granted for Assistant Loco Pilot recruitment (CEN 01/2014) due to COVID-19 on the Railways

Relaxation in upper age limit of 3 years granted for Assistant Loco Pilot recruitment (CEN 01/2014) due to COVID-19 on the Railways: Railway Board Order dated 30.01.2024

RBE No. 08/2024

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)-II/2024/RR-1/4

New Delhi, dated 30.01.2024

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units
Chairpersons/Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Chairpersons/Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs)

Sub: Relaxation in upper age limit for direct recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the Railways.

The matter of granting age relaxation in upper age limit for direct recruitment from open market to non-gazetted posts in Railways to give relief to many candidates who may have become over-aged and have missed the opportunity to appear in recruitment in Railways due to Covid pandamic was under examination in this office.

It has now been decided to provide age relaxation of 3 years for the ongoing recruitment exercise for the post of Assistant Loco Pilot published under CEN 01/2014. This relaxation in upper age limit will be over and above the 3 years relaxation already available above the prescribed upper age limit in open market recruitment to non-gazetted posts in Railways vide letter dated 21.02.2018 (RBE 25/2018).

(U.K.Tiwari)
Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways