RRB NTPC 2016: Assistant Station Master (ASM) Job Description, Salary and Career
RRB NTPC has issued a notification welcoming applications for the post of Assistant Station Master (ASM). Many aspirants who desire to work as Assistant Station Master (ASM) are applying for the NTPC examination to be conducted by RRB. In order to get appointed in the ASM post candidates need to qualify in RRB Non-technical examination. The examination is an online exam on aptitude. Today we have come up with eh job profile of ASM post and the pay scale and career in the post. Take a look!
Assistant Station Master (ASM) Job Description
The role of Assistant Station Master (ASM) is to ensure the systematic running of trains in the particular area. The railway authorities will provide a handbook to the ASM who will need to coordinate the signal operation mechanisms at all times. The work will be in shifts and so ASM has to organize the work schedule as per the shifts. One ASM will be assigned to each station. And if the station is big and there are number of tracks more than one ASM will be assigned.
Assistant Station Master (ASM) Pay Scale
The pay scale of the Assistant Station Master (ASM) will be good. The initial pay scale of ASM will be around Rs.8,560/- and the actual pay scale of AMS will be Rs.5,200/- to 20,200/-. There will be a grade pay of Rs. 2,800/-. ASM will receive a total pay of Rs. 11,360/- along with House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance.
Assistant Station Master (ASM) Career and growth
Railway jobs are much secured and whatever the post it is in railways, the graph always showcases growth only. Assistant Station Master (ASM) is a very good post to get started in Railways. The way you work in the designation and offer your services will decide your career growth. Your experience and the dedication you show in the post will let you reach new positions in the future. The upper-level posts you are ladder to are:
- Station master
- Station superintendent
- Assistant operations manager
- Divisional operations manager
Assistant Station Master (ASM) RRB NTPC Vacancies
Every year RRB recruits merit candidates to fill in various vacancies in railways by conducting exams. This year too it has come up with an advertisement seeking applications from interested and eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Station Master (ASM). As per the notification, there are 5942 vacancies in various railways zones of the country. RRB will conduct the exam and will recruit candidates for overall all the zones.
Candidates have been applying for the post and preparing for the Non-Technical examination to be held by RRB. The 5942 vacancies are divided between all the railway zones of the country. The zones that are recruiting Assistant Station Master (ASM) are as follows:
- WCR – West Central Railway
- SWR – South Western Railway
- WR – Western Railway
- ECoR – East Coast Railway
- SECR – South East Central Railway
- CR – Central Railway
- NR – Northern Railway
- SR – Southern Railway
- NFR – North East Frontier Railway
- ER – Eastern Railway
- SER – South Eastern Railway
- NCR – North Central Railway
So, if you are interested in starting your carrier as Assistant Station Master (ASM) in railways then make sure to apply on or before the last date. Hope the information we have to provide helped you. Stay tuned to our page for more such latest updates.
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