Masters

Railway Station Master is considered as one of the reputed officials in a Railway Station. A station master is responsible for every official activity that happens in the railway station he is appointed in. Every official task inside the station premises needs to be supervised, guided and approved by him. He is also responsible for smooth, safe and efficient running of station. In short, he is the all in all responsible official hired by railways for that particular railway station. The eligibility Criteria and other details of Station Master of Indian Railways are given below. To be eligible for the post of the station master, you have to fulfill all the three stages as mentioned below:
Stage 1 (Age): The minimum age of the candidates should not be less than 18 years and the maximum age of the candidate should not be more than 33 years. Stage 2 (Educational Qualification): The candidate must be a graduate from a recognised university in any discipline. Diploma in Rail Transport & Management, Transport Economics, Multi modal Transport (Containerization ) awarded by Institute of Rail Transport, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi can be added under the category of desirable qualification. Stage 3 (Physical): Distant Vision: 6/9, without glasses (No fogging test). Near Vision: should be Sn 0.6, 0.6 without glasses and Must pass the test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, and Myopic vision test. Selection Procedure for Becoming a Railway Station Master : Applying and becoming a Railway Station Master is not that easy job. Indian Railways issue job notifications to fill up Station Masters across the nation as per requirement. Railway Recruitment Board conducts computer based online examination to appoint Station Masters. The written examination comprises of two stages- Preliminary and Final Examination followed by Aptitude Test and Document Verification at last. The syllabus of prelims examination for Station Master Post comprises of four subjects-Arithmetic Ability, General Knowledge, General Intelligence and General English (Optional). The exam conducted is objective type and consists of Multiple Choice Questions. The exam is consisting of total 100 marks and the time allotted is 90 minutes. The candidates who qualify the prelims examination are called to appear for main examination. Once the selection process is over, all the selected candidates will have to undergo necessary training conducted by Railway Board for a specific duration of time.