East Central Railway (ECR) Invites Application for 56 Sports Persons Recruitment 2024

East Central Railway Patna Last Date: 26th February, 2024

Vacancy Circular No: ECR/HRD/Rectt/Sports Quota (Open Advt.)/2023-24

East Central Railway (ECR) Sports Persons Recruitment 2024
Advertisement for the post of Sports Persons in East Central Railway (ECR). Candidates are advised to read the details, and eligibility criteria mentioned below for this vacancy. Candidates must check their eligibility i.e. educational qualification, age limit, experience and etc. The eligible candidates can submit their application directly before 26th February 2024. Candidates can check the latest East Central Railway (ECR) Recruitment 2024 Sports Persons Vacancy 2024 details and apply online at the ecr.indianrailways.gov.in Recruitment 2024 page.

East Central Railway (ECR) Recruitment Notification & Recruitment application form is available @ ecr.indianrailways.gov.in. East Central Railway (ECR) selection will be done on the basis of test/interview and shortlisted candidates will be appointed at Bihar. More details of ecr.indianrailways.gov.in recruitment, new vacancy, upcoming notices, syllabus, answer key, merit list, selection list, admit card, result, upcoming notifications and etc. will be uploaded on official website .

Sports Persons

Job Location:
Dak Bunglow Road, Patna, 800001 Bihar
Last Date: 26th February 2024
Employment Type: Full-time

Number of Vacancy: 56 Posts

Educational Qualification:
For the position at Pay Level 4/5: Applicants must hold a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

For the position at Pay Level ⅔: Candidates should have completed the 12th or its equivalent examination. Alternatively, they may have passed matriculation and completed Act Apprenticeship, or matriculation plus ITI approved by NVCT/SCVT.

Those who have passed the 10th standard from a recognized board may also be eligible for Tech III, but the training period for appointees will be 3 years unless they pass/possess ITI in the relevant trade, in which case it will be 6 months.

For the position at Pay Level 1: Candidates are required to have passed class 10th from a recognized board or possess an ITI or equivalent qualification, or hold a National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT.

Pay Scale:
INR
5200-20200
/- Per Month

Age Limit: Maximum 25 Years.

Selection Procedure: For more details, please refer to official notification.

Application Fee: The examination fee is Rs 500 for UR/OBC categories, while candidates belonging to SC/ST/Ex. Servicemen/Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Women, Minorities, and Economic Backward Classes are required to pay Rs 250.

How to Apply:

Applications for this job are to be filled online. Please follow the link is given below to apply (or visit the original job details page): https://ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/. [This Job Source is Employment News 27 January - 2 February 2024, Page No.30]

Important Dates:

Published on: 29th January 2024

Last date for application is: 26th February 2024

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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About East Central Railway

Prior to 1996-97, Indian Railway consisted of nine Zones. On 16.06.96, Ministry of Railways decided to setup six new Zones to be carved out of the existing network of Indian Railway by reorganization of the existing zones. East Central Railway with its Headquarters at Hajipur in Bihar is one of these six new zones.

East Central Railway was inaugurated on 8 September 1996 with headquarters at Hajipur, Bihar. It became operational on 1st October 2002 by carving out areas from Eastern and North Eastern Railway Zone currently consists of the divisions viz. Dhanbad, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya of Eastern Railway and Sonpur and Samastipur of North Eastern Railway.

The last 23 years of its existence has been full of challenges and every obstacle was dealt in a dedicated manner despite constraints of work force and infrastructure. As on 31st March 2025, ECR has a vast network of 9518.196 Track Kilometres and 4399.897 Route Kilometres encompassing the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is fully electrified.


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