Eligibility for filling up the post of CCTS against 10% LDCE Quota: Railway Board Order
RBE No. 72/2025
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(NG)/2019/PM1/14
New Delhi, dated 24.07.2025
The Generab Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways and PUs etc.,
(As per standard list)
Sub: Clarification regarding eligibility for filling up the post of CCTS against 10% LDCE Quota.
Instructions were issued vide RBE 85/2023 laying down different percentage shares of Direct Recruitment, Promotion & Limited Departmental Competitive Examination Quota in the post of Commercial Clerk Cum Ticket Supervisor (CCTS) in Pay Level-6. However, the procedure to be followed for filling up of these vacancies through LDCE needed elaboration as multitude of erstwhile categories of Commercial and Ticket Checking cadres, having disparate methods of filling up Pay Level-6 (GP 4200) vacancies in their respective streams are now merged into CCTS in Pay Level-6 post.
2.The matter has since been examined in the Board’s office and it is decided that all staff of Commercial Department (except Ministerial Staff) who are working in Pay Level- 3 to Pay level-5 of the merged seniority groups (CCTC and Sr CCTC) and having a minimum of 2 years regular service in these pay levels put together and are Graduates or equivalent in any field from a recognised University and are not above the age of 40 years, shall be eligible to appear in the LDCE to fill up the CCTS vacancies in Pay Level-6 against 10% LDCE Quota. The minimum length of 2 years service in the lower pay levels put together shall be reckoned at the cut-off date of adjudging eligibility for the such selection.
3.Those staff who had opted for separate seniority groups of erstwhile Commercial and Ticket Checking cadres of Commercial Department at the time of merger of these categories as per 7th CPC recommendations or thereafter and are not having a channel of promotion available in their separate seniority groups for Pay Level-6 shall also be eligible for this 10% LDCE Quota in CCTS posts. However, if such separate seniority groups are available in Pay Level-6 (e.g. Commercial Superintendents (Goods, Parcel & Booking), Reservation Supervisors & Chief Ticket Inspectors etc.) then such staff borne on separate seniority groups will seek further promotion in their separate seniority group only.
4.The extant rules of holding LDCE (Para-219(j) of IREM-I) would however continue to apply along with formation of panel on merits and relaxed standards available to the SC/ST staff in non-safety posts.
Please acknowledge the receipt.
Hindi version will follow
This disposes off Southern Railway’s letter no. P(S)535/III/COMML/POLICY dated as
(Ajay Goyal)
Deputy Director-ITI/E(NG)I
Railway Board
E-mail: ajay.2097123[at]gov.in
Ph. No. 47224/011-23047224
Also Read: Indian Railways on Track: Massive Recruitment, Enhanced Safety, and Modernization
