Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Appointments of RCCAAS
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Kotagiri Sridhar

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## APPOINTMENTS OF RCCAAS

1130.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  appointment  of  Batch  No.  109  candidates  of  Railway  Course Completed  Act  Apprentices  (RCCAAS)  in  South  Central  Railway,  Andhra Pradesh  area,  passed  in  RRC  CEN  01/2019  with  completion  of  document verification and medical, is still pending due to NCVT's failure to specify an exact day on their National Apprentices Certificate (NAC);
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the reasons for not mentioning of exact date on NAC;
- (d)  the details of all the candidates who possessed NAC Certificate at the time of document verification;
- (e)  whether candidates completed their apprentice in December, 2018 and RDAT/South Central Railway board failed to conduct exam on time due to March - May 2019 elections;
- (f)  if so, the details thereof; and if not the reasons therefore; and
- (g) whether 3000 CCAA candidates across the country are waiting for their appointment; if so, the details along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (g):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1130 BY SHRI  RAM  MOHAN  NAIDU KINJARAPU AND  SHRI  SRIDHAR  KOTAGIRI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2023 REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF RCCAAS.

(a)  to  (g)  Eligibility  conditions  laid  down  in  Centralized  Employment Notification (CEN) RRC-01/2019 are very clear. In terms of para 12.2 of Centralized  Employment  Notification  (CEN)  RRC-01/2019,  a  candidate shall be considered to have completed  the Act  Apprenticeship  training, only if he  has  appeared in the National Council for Vocational  Training (NCVT)    examination  before  the  last  date  of  registration  of  online application   i.e.  on  or      before  12.04.2019.  356  candidates  of  All  India Trade Test (AITT) 109 Batch who applied under  Course Completed Act Apprentice (CCAA) quota and were called for Document Verification (DV) against CEN RRC-01/2019 in South Central Railway (SCR) have not been considered for empanelment since they appeared in the NCVT examination after 12.04.2019.

All India Trade Test (AITT) for apprentices are usually conducted twice a year  in  the  months  of  April/May  and  Oct/Nov  and  are  termed  as examination  sessions.  As  a  matter  of  practice,  the  apprentices  who complete  their  training  on  or  before  15 th of  April  are  considered  for examination in the April session and the examination are held at the end of April or the following month(s) depending on various practical aspects. Similarly, the apprentices who complete their training on or before 15 th of October are considered for examination in the October session and the examination  are  held  in  the  end  of  October  or  the  following  month(s) depending on various practical aspects.

The examination  of  the  trade  apprentices  consists  of  two  components namely  Practical  and  Theory  papers  examinations.  The  establishments engaging apprentices are responsible to conduct the practical examination.  The  theory  papers  are  Trade  theory,  Employability  Skills and  Workshop  Calculation  &  Science,  the  examination  for  which  is conducted by Directorate General of Training (DGT) as an awarding body under  NCVT  (now  NCVET).  The  examinations  for  subject  session  were scheduled  for  theory  subjects  under  batch  109 th   All  India  Trade  Test (AITT) from 29 th May 2019 to 31 st May 2019 and for Practical examinations from 12 th  June 2019 to 14 th  June 2019. The said theory and practical examinations are always conducted in a window of some time duration for practical reasons, hence only the examination session in the form of month and year were printed on certificate/marksheet.

In view of the facts provided above, the question of pendency does not arise.

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