Railway Group D: Minimum Educational Qualification for recruitment from open Market in Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)II/2024/RR-1/41

The General Manager (P)

All Zonal Railways/Production Units

RBE No. 01/2025

New Delhi, dated 02.01.2025

Sub: Minimum Educational Qualification for recruitment from open

Market in Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC.

Ref: (i) Board's letter No. E(NG)II/2017/RR-1/12(3192238) dated

27.07.2017 (RBE 73/2017) and 28.02.2018 (RBE 31/2018)

(ii) E(NG)II/2000/RR-1/17 (3012944) dated 11.12.2017 (RBE 192/2017)

(iii) E(NG)II/2017/RR-1/12 dated 14.06.2019

Please refer to Board's letter No. E(NG)II/2017/RR-1/12 dated

14.06.2019 regarding minimum educational qualification for recruitments in Level-1 of

the pay matrix. The issue has been reviewed and in supercession of the earlier

instructions as under reference, it has been decided by the Board that the minimum

educational qualification for all future open market recruitments in Level-1 posts (

including the upcoming CEN level 1 recruitment) will be '10th pass or ITI or

equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT'.

Copy to: Chairperson/All Railway Recruitment Boards.

(U.K Tiwari)

Director, Estt.(N)

Railway Board

Rail Bhawan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001