This article will cover ASM Job Description,ASM Career Path, ASM Salary, ASM Vacancies, ASM required qualification and ASM stages of examination.
RRB NTPC Job Profile – Assistant Station Master (ASM)
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RRB NTPC Job Profile – Assistant Station Master (ASM)
1. Job Description: The assistant station master (ASM) is in charge of running of trains at his station of posting. As an ASM you will be operating the signals, ensuring that all tasks are completed as per the rule book.
2. Shift : Yes. An ASM has to work in shifts.
3. No. of ASM at one station: Generally each station has one ASM, though bigger stations may have more than one ASM.
4. Career path: As an ASM you will have the following career path
- Assistant Station Master
- Station Master
- Station Supt.
- Assistant Operations Manager
- Divisional Operations Manager
5. Salary and other perks
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(i)
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Pay Scale
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5200 – 20200
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(ii)
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Grade Pay
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2800
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(iii)
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Initial Pay
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8560
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(iv)
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Total Pay (i) + (ii )
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11360
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6. Vacancies : Vacancies for the post of ASM for respective RRBs is given below:
Gen- 3024, SC- 934, ST-505 OBC-1476
| Name of RRB | PU | UR | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
| WCR | 53 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 97 | |
| Bangalore | SWR | 90 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 165 |
| Bhopal | WCR | 26 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 55 |
| WR | 64 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 125 | |
| Bhubaneswar | ECoR | 58 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 116 |
| Bilaspur | SECR | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| CR | 43 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 85 | |
| Chandigarh | NR | 37 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 86 |
| Chennai | SR | 227 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 393 |
| Guwahati | NFR | 97 | 29 | 14 | 52 | 192 |
| Jammu Srinagar | NR | 31 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 61 |
| Kolkata | ER | 226 | 68 | 34 | 122 | 450 |
| Malda | SER | 66 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 133 |
| Mumbai | CR | 386 | 114 | 57 | 206 | 763 |
| WR | 61 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 124 | |
| SCR | 43 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 89 | |
| Muzaffarpur | ECR | 67 | 19 | 9 | 34 | 129 |
| Patna | ECR | 63 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 124 |
| Ranchi | ECR | 53 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 105 |
| Secunderabad | SCR | 160 | 45 | 36 | 94 | 335 |
| ECoR | 58 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 91 | |
| Siliguri | NFR | 45 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 91 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | SR | 82 | 43 | 24 | 36 | 185 |
| Allahabd | NCR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 3024 | 932 | 505 | 1476 | 5942 |
Qualification : Degree from recognized university or equivalent.
Stages of Examination: Single Stage Computer Based Test, Aptitude test followed by Document Verification.
ASM is the category with higher number of vacancies across all RRBs. You need to have good organisational skills for being eligible for being a good ASM.
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