Elr{?rUrrtFrg GOVERNMENT OF INDIA td rtww MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (ffi EtS RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No. | 2? /2013. New Delhi,Dated: o3,1t2413

2/PS-5/PE-3 No. E(P&A)l-201 The GeneralManager, All IndianRailways, IncludingC.L.W,D.L.W,l.C.F& DirectorGeneral/R.D.S.O,

Sub: Amendmenb in the norms of minimum qualifications for recruitmenUpromotionof teachers for classes I to Vlll in Railway Sch6ols(Primaryand TrainedGraduateTeachers)' Ref:

ParaNo. 178of IREM,Vol-l (RevisedEdition 19S9)

t", ;J;;enUpromotion of PrimarySchoolTeachers, The minimumquatifications Graduate-T bfrerswoifing in RailwaySchools Post TrainedGraduateTeachersand which 04.10,1989, havebeenlaiddownin Board'sletterNo. E(P&A)l-87/PS-5/PE€,$ated are in line with those laid down by Kendfua Vidyala$ Sangathanand Delhi for thesecategoriesof teachers. Administration *uid*,,tht el.e*; Notificationdated 2. NationalTeachersEducationCofficij (NTEC) dated 29.07.2011 23.08.2010,which was furtheramen&O niqg.its Gazette''N-otification of teachers for has laid down the minimum qualif,i.g.9tions fu recruitmerlUpr-o,.ryro,lgn (RTE)Act, classesI to Vlll underthe Rightof Chlldrento freEand Compulsory€ducation

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with those laid down by The issue of updatihgthe exisftg qualification$mRt'par 3. of teachersfor classesi' to Vlll has been examinedby NCTEfor recruitmenUpromotion as indicatedin the Ministryof RaiMays,'lt nas been decidedthat the qrialifications of PrimarySchool Annexureto this lett_srwill be app&Ute for recruitmenUpromotion Oak Grove including schools in railway Teachersand TrainedGraduateTeadheroworking will be applicablefor minimumqualifications School,Jharipani.These ieyisednorms':'of and TrainedGraduate of Railway'sPrimarySchoolTeachers futurepromotiodrecruitment Teachersonly"Theqral eetidts prescrib$ are the same for both directrecruitmentas well as promotion.As per the e;isting instructions,preferencemay be given,in case of for higherthanthoseprescribed to candidates directrecruitment iiossessingqualifications the post. for PGT as laid downin 4. Thereis no chanSein the existingminimumqualification dated04.10.1989. Board'sletterNo. E(P&A)f:87/PS-5/PE-9 iiili

The aboveorderswill take effectfromthe dateof issueof this letter.Any selections 5, alreadyinitiatedwould be conductedand finalizedbased on the notificationsalready issued. 6.

The receiptof this lettermay kindlybe acknowledged. As above National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (N.F'I.R) 3'Chelmsford Road, New Delhi.

No.IIl1/Pt.X Copy forwarded to the General Secretariesof affiliated Unions of NFIR for informgtion. C/: Media Centre/NFIR.

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Annexure 1. QUALIFICATIONS FORTEACHEING POSTSIN RAILWAYSCHOOLS A. PrimaryTeachers(Rs. 9300-34800+ 420014600/4800) {Classes| - V} :i.

SeniorSecondary(or its equivalent) withat least50%marksand 2-yearsDiploma

in ElementaryEducation(bywhatevernameknown) OR Senior Secondary(or its equivalent)with at least 45o/omarks and 2-years Diploma in ElementaryEducation(by whatevernameknown),in accordancewith the NCTE(Recognition Normsand Procedure), Regulations, 2002. OR Senior Secondary(or its equivalent)with at least 50% marks and 4-years Bachelorof (B.El.Ed.) Elementary Education OR Senior Secondary(or its equivalent)with at least 50% marks and 2-years Diplomain (SpecialEducation) Education OR Graduation Education(bywhatevernameknown) and two year Diplomain Elementary ii.

AND Pass in the TeacherEligibilityTest (TET),to be conductedby the appropriate

in accordance withthe Guidelines framedby the NCTEfor the purpose. Government B. TrainedGraduateTeachers{Rs. 9300-34800+ 4600/4800t5400} {ClassesVl - Vlll} :i.

Education Graduation(in the teachingsubject)and 2-yearDiplomain Elementary

(by whatevernameknown) OR (in the teachingsubject)withat least50%marksand 1-yearBachelorin Education Graduation (B.Ed.) OR (inthe teachingsubject)withat least45% marksand 1-yearBachelorin Education Graduation issued (B.Ed.),in accordance Regulations Normsand Procedure) withthe NCTE(Recognition fromtimeto time in this regard. OR Senior Secondary(or its equivalent)with at least 50% marks and 4-years Bachelorof (B.El.Ed.) Elementary Education Senior Secondary(or its equivalent)with B.A.Ed.lB.Sc.Ed.

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50% marks and 4-yearsB.A./B.Sc.or

OR (in Graduation the teachingsubject)with at least 50% marks and 1-yearB.Ed. (Special Education)

AND Pass in fha Taor-har Ellaitriti+., T^^r Pass in the Teacher EligibilityTest (TET),to be conductedby the appropriaA Governmentin accordancewithihe Guidelinesframedby the NCTEfor the purpose. ii,

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competenceto teachthrough,r,3*?oirm/mediaas required.

2' Diploma/Degreecourse in Teacher Education:- A Diploma/Degree course in teacher educationrecognizedby the Nationalcouncil for TeacherEducation(NCTE) only shall be considered.However,in case of Diplomain Eduoation(SpecialEducation) and B.Ed.(Special Education), a courserecognizedby the Rehabilitation council of India (Rcl) only shall be considered. 3. Trainingto be undergone:-A person(a) With Graduation(in the teachingsubject)with at least b0% marks and B.Ed.qualification or with at least45o/omarksand 1'yearBachelorin Education(B.Ed.),in accordance with the NCTE(Recognition Normsand Procedure)Regulationsissuedfrom time to time in this regard, shallalso be eligiblefor appointment to ClassI to V up to 1't January ,2012, providedhe/she undergoes,after appointment,an NCTE recognized 6-month Special programme in Elementary Education; (b) With D'Ed. (SpecialEducation)or B.Ed.(SpecialEducation)qualification shaltundergo, afterappointment an NCTErecognized6-monthSpecialProgrammein ElementaryEducation. 4' ReseruationPolicy:' Relaxationup to 5% in the qualifyingmarks shallbe allowedto the candidatesbelongingto reservedcategoriessuchas sG/oBc/pH. S'Teacherappointed before the date of this order:- The following categoriesof t"".n"r, appointedfor classesI to Vlll prior to date of this Order need not acquirethe minimum qualification para specifiedin (1) above; (a)

A teacherappointedon or afterthe 3'dSeptember, 2001i.e.the dateon whichthe NCTE (Determinationof MinimumQualificationsfor Recruitment of Teachersin Schools) Regulations,2001 (as amendedfrom time to time) came into force, in accordancewith that Regulation Providedthat a teacherof classI to V possessingB.Ed.qualification, or a teacher possessing B.Ed.(SpecialEducation) or D.Ed.(SpecialEducation) qualification shallundergo an NCTErecognized6 - monthspecialprogrammeon elementaryeducation. (b) A teacherof'class I to V with B.Ed qualificationwho has completeda 6-month specialBasicTeacherGourse(speciatBTc) approvecuv ine Ncir;-(c)

A teachei-appointedbefore the 3d Septembe r, 20A1.in accordancewith the prevalentRecruitment Rules.

6.(a)Teacherappointed after the date of this order in certain cases:- wherea schoolhas issuedan advertisementto initiatethe processof appointmentof teachersprior to the date of this order, such appointmentsmay be made in accordancewith the existingqualifications prescribedfor the respectiveposts. (b) The minimumqualificationnormsreferredto in this orderapplyto teachersof Languages, Social Studies,Mathematics,Science,etc. In respect of other teachers i.e. Sr. Physical EducationTeacher,Sr. DomesticScienceTeacher,Music Teacher,DanceTeacher,Craft Teacher, Drawing Teacher, Demonstrator,Librarian, Lab. Assistant etc., the minimum qualification normsshallremainunchanged. rF!t !t rfi * tl. *