RRC SR Cultural Quota Recruitment 2026
Railway Recruitment Cell, Southern Railway (RRC Chennai) - Southern Railway
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Vacancies
2
Salary
Level 2 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix
Job Type
Permanent
Full time
Apply By
02 Nov 2026
About This Job
Apply for Cultural Quota posts in RRC SR. 12th or technical qualification plus cultural certificate needed. Last date: 2 Nov 2026. Apply online at rrcmas.in.
RRC SR Cultural Quota Recruitment 2026: Overview
Railway Recruitment Cell, Southern Railway (RRC Chennai) is recruiting through its Cultural Quota for the railway establishment. This is a direct recruitment drive for people with recognised training in an Indian classical dance form or Mridangam, with appointments linked to the railway categories described in the notice. Your cultural discipline is central to this recruitment, alongside the conditions for the railway post.
Posts and Disciplines
- Classical Dance: this discipline covers Indian classical dance forms recognised under the notice. It forms a separate cultural stream within the same Southern Railway recruitment.
- Mridangam: this stream is for the percussion discipline specified in the notice. Both streams share the same application window and general recruitment conditions.
Service Conditions and Caveats
- Open competition: no post is exclusively reserved for OBC or SC/ST applicants. Community-based concessions still apply where the notice permits them, so your category claim must follow the prescribed conditions.
- Provisional candidature: acceptance of your application does not by itself confirm that you meet every condition. RRC can reject an application or cancel an appointment if the information supporting it proves incorrect.
- Practical arrangements: you must bring your own musical instrument for the demonstration. The railway will not supply instruments.
- Travel: the notice provides a second-class free railway pass for SC/ST applicants travelling to the written-test venue. Other applicants arrange their own travel, and no travel allowance, daily allowance or accommodation is provided.
- Contact details: keep the same personal email address and mobile number active throughout recruitment. RRC does not accept requests to change them and asks you to check its website because messages may not reach you.
- Changes to recruitment: the railway may correct errors or cancel part or all of the drive. Requests to postpone a scheduled test or demonstration will not be accepted.
- Fair selection: Southern Railway has not appointed agents or training agencies for recruitment. Your application remains subject to action for false information, impersonation or attempts to influence the process.
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Qualification
12th or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate for NTPC categories; the 50% condition does not apply to SC/ST, ex-servicemen, PwD or applicants with a higher qualification. For technician categories: matriculation plus NCVT/SCVT-approved completed Act...
Preferred Qualification
Certificates of relevant experience and performances on AIR or Doordarshan; certificates of prizes in national-level competitions held by the relevant academy or a government-recognised body.
Required Skills
Ability to demonstrate talent in the relevant cultural discipline.
Age Limit
18 - 30 years (as on 01 Jan 2027)
Age Relaxation:
- SC/ST: 5 years
- OBC Non-Creamy Layer: 3 years
- Jammu and Kashmir domicile during 01/01/1980 to 31/12/1989: 5 years
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Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General | ₹500.00 |
| SC | ₹250.00 |
| ST | ₹250.00 |
| PwD | ₹250.00 |
* Fee payment may be subject to additional bank charges
Salary & Compensation
Pay Scale
Level 2 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix
Selection Process
- 1 Written Exam
- 2 Skill Test
- 3 Document Verification
- 4 Medical Exam
Exam Pattern
You will take an objective written test or Computer Based Test (CBT) for 50 marks in 60 minutes. Choose Hindi or English in your application.
- Subjects: General Knowledge, Arithmetic and Cultural Subjects may be included.
- Negative marking: each wrong answer loses 1/3 of the marks assigned to that question.
- Qualifying marks: UR 40%, OBC 30%, SC 30% and ST 25%.
- Practical talent demonstration: 35 marks.
- Talent evidence through testimonials, certificates and awards: 15 marks.
- Total assessment: 100 marks.
How to Apply
Application Mode: Online
Click the "Apply Now" button to visit the official application portal.
Required Documents:
- Self-attested educational qualification certificates or mark sheets
- Self-attested cultural/professional qualification certificate
- Date-of-birth proof: Class 10 certificate, mark sheet or school-leaving certificate
- Prescribed community certificate, where applicable
- Certificates supporting age relaxation or fee concessions, where applicable
- Minority self-declaration and affidavit at verification, where applicable
- Prescribed income certificate for economically backward class concession, where applicable
- Recent colour JPG/JPEG photograph, 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm, 100 DPI, 50-100 KB
- Running-hand signature in English or Hindi, JPG/JPEG, 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm, 100 DPI, 20-30 KB
- Attested English or Hindi translations of certificates in other languages
- Employer NOC at document verification for serving government or PSU applicants
Frequently Asked Questions
You can apply until 2 November 2026 at 23:59.
You need the applicable 12th or matriculation-plus-technical qualification, together with a government-recognised degree, diploma or certificate in Indian classical dance or Mridangam. The notice gives category-specific marks exemptions.
Use the Cultural Quota online application page linked by RRC Chennai. Complete the form, upload the specified evidence and pay through its online gateway.
You face a written test or CBT, practical demonstration and document verification. Recommended applicants must also meet the medical fitness requirements for their railway post.
The fee is Rs. 500, or Rs. 250 for the concession groups listed in the notice. Refunds depend on eligibility and attendance at the written test/CBT, with bank charges deducted.
Important Dates
Notification
03 Oct 2026
Application Start
03 Oct 2026
Last Date to Apply
02 Nov 2026
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