Are there any prescribed books for the examinations and whether any coaching institutions are recognized.

Railway Recruitment Boards have not prescribed any books or guides for the examinations being conducted by them. Similarly no coaching institution is recognized for giving coaching to candidates. Candidates are advised not to be misled by false advertisements/propaganda in this regard.

Is there any restriction for lady candidates applying for the posts advertised by the Railway Recruitment Board, Secunderabad?

No. Lady candidates can apply for all the posts advertised by the Railway Recruitment Board.

After the final panel of the selected candidates is published when will be selected candidate receive the offer of appointment?

The role of the Railway Recruitment Board is to select suitable candidates and recommend their names for appointment to the South Central/East Coast Railways. The Railways will make the offer of appointment after completing the administrative formalities like verification of character and antecedents, medical examination of the candidate and availability of vacancies. Therefore once a final panel is published the candidates should get in touch with the following officials for further information regarding their appointment.

For SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY	For EAST COAST RAILWAY
Senior Personnel officer (R) South Central Railway Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad Tel: +91 40-27786955	Assistant Personnel Officer (R) East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar Tel:

Is a candidate required to deposit or leave his original certificates with the Railway Recruitment Board?

No. The Railway Recruitment Board retains only attested copies of the certificates. The candidates should never leave their original certificates (including community certificates) with the Railway Recruitment Board. In exceptional cases where malpractices or forgeries are suspected, the original certificates can be collected for verification purpose. In such cases, proper acknowledgements should be demanded and obtained.

Should a candidate produce fresh community certificate at the time of verification?

Not required. It is sufficient if the candidate produces the originals of the certificates, copies of which would have been enclosed with the application.

What are the original certificates, which the candidate has to produce at the time of verification

The following original certificates are a must on the date of verification.
1.	SSC/Matric certificate in proof of candidate's date of birth.
2.	Provisional/Final degree. Diploma, ITI/Apprenticeship certificates, Certificates issued by Intermediate Boards, State Boards/CBSE etc in proof of possessing the minimum qualifications alone are accepted MARKS STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3.	Community certificates in the format laid down in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC communities.
4.	Discharge certificate in case of ex-servicemen.

If an application is rejected can the candidate rectify the mistake/lapse on which the application is rejected?

Once an application is rejected no further correspondence is entertained.
In the employment notification calling for applications, detailed instructions are given for filling in the application and the areas in which the candidate his to take care so that his application is not rejected. If, inspite of this, the candidate does fill in the application properly and it is rejected, no further opportunity is given to the candidate.