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Concession to students for attending examination conducted by Central Staff Selection Commissions and Union Public Service Commission

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 26 OF 2007 · 2007-03-08
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Circular numberCOMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 26 OF 2007
File numberNo. TCII/2010/07/Examination.
Date2007-03-08
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicconcessions
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Concession to students for attending examination conducted by Central Staff Selection Commissions and Union Public Service Commission conducted by central Staff Selection Commission or Union Public Service

Text of the circular

Most immediate 
Budget Instructions 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
RAILWAY BOARD) 
 
COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.   26     OF 2007 
 
No. TCII/2010/07/Examination. 
 
     
New Delhi, dated   8.03.2007. 
 
The General Managers (Comml), 
All Indian Railways.  
 
 
Sub: Concession to students for attending examination conducted by 
Central Staff Selection Commissions and Union Public Service 
Commission.  
 
 
As announced by MR on 26.2.2007 in his Budget Speech for 2007-08, 
Ministry of Railways have decided to Grant 50% concession in Second Class to 
students for appearing in Main written examinations conducted by Union Public 
Service Commission and Central Staff Selection Commissions.  The students of 
educational institutions recognized by Ministry of Education, Government of India 
or the Education Department of the concerned state Government and colleges 
affiliated to recognized Universities shall be eligible for this concession. 
 
2. 
The Head Master/Head Mistress/Principal will issue the requisite student’s 
concession certificate to concerned student of his/her School/College, for travel 
from the station serving the school/college to the station serving the place of 
Main written examination and return.  He/She will specifically mentioned on the 
certificate(s) that the concerned student is going for appearing in main written 
examination conducted by Central Staff Selection Commission or Union Public 
Service Commission or is returning after appearing in Main written examinations 
conducted by central Staff Selection Commission or Union Public Service 
Commission, as the case may be. 
 
3. 
The concessional tickets shall be issued directly by Station Manager of the 
concerned station on production of the above mentioned certificate, alongwith the 
photo copy of Admit Card for concerned main written examination. 
 
4. 
This concession will be granted in Second class only and not in sleeper 
class.   
 
5. 
As per the normal rules, concession will be admissible in basic 
Mail/Express fares only and all other charges (i.e. reservation fee, superfast 
surcharge, etc.), as applicable, will be realized in full. 
 
6. 
Concession will be admissible subject to other rules, applicable for 
concession to students, contained in IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, Part I (Vol. II). 
 
7. 
These instructions will come into effect on tickets issued from 01.04.2007. 
 
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8. 
Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned immediately and 
implementation ensured at all ticket booking offices, both reserved and 
unreserved.  Necessary changes should also be ensured well in time in the 
software of PRS, UTS, etc.  Wide publicity through various media may be given 
at regular intervals.  This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of 
Ministry of Railways. 
 
(Hindi version will follow.) 
 
 
    (U. Hazarika) 
 DA: Nil. 
 
 
 
 
       
  Director (Passenger Marketing), 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Railway Board.

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