Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Boards
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Boards
Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 07/2024
| Post Name | Librarian |
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| Age Limit | 18 – 33 Years (As on 01/01/2025) |
| Minimum Educational/Professional Qualifications | Bachelor of Library Science (4 years course). OR Graduation with professional qualification of Diploma in Librarianship. |
| Total Vacancies (All RRBs) | 10 Posts |
| RRB & Location | Vacancy & Category |
|---|---|
| RRB/AHMEDABAD – National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara | 01 UR |
| RRB/BILASPUR – South East Central Railway (SECR), Indian Railway | 02 UR |
| RRB/CHENNAI – Southern Railway (SR), Indian Railway | 01 OBCNCL |
| RRB/GORAKHPUR – North Eastern Railway (NER), Indian Railway | 04 posts (01 UR, 02 OBC-NCL & 01 EWS) |
| RRB/KOLKATA – Eastern Railway (ER), Indian Railway | 01 UR |
| RRB/PRAYAGRAJ – Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) | 01 UR |
| Total | 10 Posts |
| Pay Level | Level 06 as per 7th CPC |
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| Application Fee | – Rs. 500/- for UR/OBC/EWS candidates – Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PH/All Female candidates |
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| Important Dates | – Online Apply Start Date: 07 January 2025 – Last Date to Apply: 06 February 2025 – Last Date to Pay Fee: 06 February 2025 |
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| Sl No. | Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| I | Universe of knowledge, Structure and Attributes, Modes of formation of subjects, Different types of subjects, Universe of subjects as mapped in different schemes of Classification. | 12 to 14 |
| II | Bibliographic description, Catalog purpose, structure and types, Physical forms including OPAC filling rules, Normative principles of cataloging, Overview of principles of practice in document description, Current trends in standardization, Description and exchange, Standard course of cataloging. | 12 to 14 |
| III | Method of knowledge organization, General knowledge of world and India, General theory of Library classification, Normative principles of classification and their applications, Species of Library classification, Standard schemes of classification and their features, CC, EDC, UDC, Notation: [need, functions, characteristics], Design and development of schemes library classification, Standard subdivision index, Trends in Library classification. | 12 to 14 |
| IV | Subject Classification, Educational psychology, Principles of subject classification. | 8 to 12 |
| Total | 50 | 50 |
