One thing you need to understand about the Indian railways is that it is divided into nine major zones. Each of these zones come under the purview of the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways.

A career in Indian railways promises a fixed salary, pension after retirement, the free train passes for their families forever, educational and healthcare facilities for their family and children, and accommodation at railway guesthouses at a very minimal rent.

If you are someone who is looking for a job opportunity in Indian railways, then here is a golden chance for you. Recently, they had issued recruitment positions for 38 posts of Station Master under West Central Railway (WCR). The application dates for it lapsed on July 25, 2021.

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Post-Track Maintainer Grade IV
Salary – Rs. 18,000 (Level 1 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix) plus allowances as admissible.
Total Vacancies (All RRBs) – 40,721
Age Limit – As per the different categories, here are the upper and lower age limit as of July 1st, 2019 for a career in Indian railways.

General Category – Age Limit 18 to 33 (1st July 2001 to 2nd July 1986).
OBC (NCL) – 18 to 36 as of July 1, 2001, to 2nd July 1983).
SC/ST – 18 to 38 (1st July 2001 to 2nd July 1981)

Medical Standards

Medical Standards – B-1
General/Overall Fitness – Physically fit overall
Vision Standards – Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 4D)
Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required
Must pass the test for Binocular Vision, Colour Vision, Night Vision, etc.

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Over 45 students from Odisha will be visiting Maharashtra as part of Yuva Sangam.

Responsibility

IIT Bhubaneswar is entrusted responsibility of the nodal institutes from Odisha to conduct the tour.

Focus

Yuva Sangam focuses on conducting educational cum cultural exposure tours of the youths comprising mainly of students studying in Higher Educational institutions and some off-campus youngsters from across the country to various States/Union Territories of India.

Experience

It will provide the selected youths with an immersive experience of eclectic facets of life, development landmarks, recent achievements and a youth connect in the host State or Union Territory, say sources from IIT Bhubaneswar.

During their visits, the youth will get multi-dimensional exposure under five broad areas – Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development) and Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect), Prodyogik (Technology).

Previous phases

Under the previous four phases of Yuva Sangam, more than 5000 students have visited to different states and UTs, under the coordination of different educational institutes of the country, say sources from IIT Bhubaneswar.

The participants have gained invaluable insights and experiences that have exemplified the essence of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat,’ say sources from IIT Bhubaneswar.

IIT Bhubaneswar will coordinate their travel to Maharashtra in the first week of December 2024, where IIM Mumbai will host the Odisha students for their visit, he said.

Similarly, a contingent of 45 Youths from Maharashtra will visit Odisha, which will be hosted by IIT Bhubaneswar, he said.

Registration and participation

The registration for the same is open till 21st October 2024. Native Students from Odisha could register themselves.

IIT Bhubaneswar expects wholehearted participation of colleges or universities from Odisha to encourage their students for participation in the initiative of Government of India i.e. Yuva Sangam Phase V.

This fact itself charges the Institute not only to be worthy of its inheritance but also to be distinctive and distinguished on its own by scripting a path towards novelties.

The vision of the institute is to be globally well recognized for creating outstanding graduates and new knowledge.

IIT Bhubaneswar aspires to strive for productive partnership between the industry and the Institute.

It also desires to infuse a sense of excitement in students in innovation & invention, design & creation and entrepreneurship.

The main campus of IIT Bhubaneswar is situated at the foot of Barunei Hill. This is famous for its rich history of sustained resistance during 1803 – 1804 against the British occupation of Khurda Garh.

Barunei Hill is also a beautiful tourist spot. With Barunei temple, the Swarna Ganga, many spots related to the stay of Pandavas on the Hills during their agnatabasa, and the all-round greenery, Barunei Hill presents a major site of tourist attraction.

The permanent campus of IITBBS is spread over 936 Acres of land. It is situated at the foot of Barunei Hill, which is famous for its rich history.

The campus provides a unique serene and pollution free academic environment. IIT Bhubaneswar has Academic area, Residential area and area for Training centers and Research Park.

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