An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Mechanical Departmen2. The subjects of the Written Examination under Part I, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject/paper shall be as follows :t of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 20th January, 2013 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 13th October, 2012.
Section – I
The Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan.
Part I Written Examination carrying a maximum of 600 marks in the subjects as shown below.
Part II Personality Test carrying a maximum of 200 marks in respect of only those candidates who are declared qualified on the results of Written Examination.
2. The subjects of the Written Examination under Part I, the time allowed and the maximum marks allotted to each subject/paper shall be as follows :
| Paper | Subject | Maximum Marks |
| Paper-I | General Ability Test (English, General Knowledge and Psychological Test) | 200 |
| Paper-II | Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) | 200 |
| Paper-III | Mathematics | 200 |
| Total marks | 600 |
3. The papers in all the subjects will consist of Objective (multiple choice answer) Type questions only. The Question Papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.
4. In the question papers, wherever required, SI units will be used.
5. Question Papers will be approximately of the Intermediate standard.
6. Candidates must write the answers in their own hand. In no circumstances, will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them.
7. The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
8. Candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
The questions will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding and command of the language.
The questions will be designed to test a candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. The standard of answers to questions should be as expected of students of standard 12 or equivalent.
