Indian Railways Ticket Collector Jobs 2024: Getting a government job is the dream of many people. One of the most attractive government jobs is the job of Ticket Collector in Indian Railways, which also has a good salary. If you are hoping to get a job in Indian Railways, then here we are going to tell you some things related to it. Let us know how to become a ticket collector in Indian Railways.
Job Profile and Salary
The job of a Ticket Collector (TC) is to look after a railway coach and check whether all the passengers have valid tickets or not. If someone is found traveling without a valid ticket, the ticket collector has been given the right to impose a fine on that passenger. His job is also to check railway platform tickets. Apart from this, he also handles other work related to the railway office.
Let us tell you, after becoming a Ticket Collector (TC) in Indian Railways, the salary usually ranges from Rs 21,000 to Rs 81,700 per month.
Educational qualification
Candidates applying for the post of Ticket Collector (TC) must have passed class 12th from any recognized board. Talking about the age limit for this post, the age limit of the candidate should be minimum 18 years and maximum age should be 30 years. However, for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Scheduled Castes (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST), the upper age limit is relaxed by three and five years respectively.
application fees
Indian Railways from time to time invites applications for the recruitment of Ticket Collector. In which it is necessary to pay the application fee to fill the application form. Let us tell you, for this post, general candidates will have to pay Rs 500 as application fee. Women candidates and SC/ST candidates will have to pay Rs 250 and a full refund will be given later.
This is the selection process
The selection process for the post of Ticket Collector in Indian Railways involves three rounds. which is like this.
Computer Based Test (CBT)
Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
Medical test and documents verification
These are career growth options
Railways initially appoints candidates as Ticket Examiner (TE) and then based on their performance they are promoted to the post of Chief Ticket Examiner (CTI).