Railway Ministry announces 50% concession in train tickets for students appearing in CSSC & UPSC exams

The Ministry of Railways has decided to grant 50 per cent concession in Second Class train tickets to students for appearing in main written examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Central Staff Selection Commission (CSSC) with effect from 1st April 2007. The concession to students was announced by the Minister of Railways Shri Lalu Prasad in his budget speech for 2007-08 in the Parliament on 26th February 2007. 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 should be eligible for this concession.

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 specially mention on the certificate 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 by.

The confessional tickets shall be issued directly by Station Manager of the concerned station on production of the above mentioned certificate, along with the photocopy of admit card for concerned main written examination.

The concession will be granted in Second Class only not in sleeper class. As per the normal rules, concession will be admissible in basic Mail/Express fares only and all other charges like reservation fee, superfast surcharge etc, as applicable will be realized.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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