Railway Exams

Medical Stander For Railway Exams ALP, JE and Group D

Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the prescribed Medic Standards for the post(s) for which they are applying:

S. No.Name of the PostDepartmentMedical Standards
1Assistant (Workshop)MechanicalC1
2Assistant BridgeEngineeringB1
3Assistant C&WMechanicalB1
4Assistant Depot (Stores)StoresC1
5Assistant Loco Shed (Diesel)MechanicalB1
6Assistant Loco Shed (Electrical)ElectricalB1
7Assistant Operations (Electrical)ElectricalB2
8Assistant PointsmanTrafficA2
9Assistant Signal & TelecomSignal and Telecommunication (S and T)B1
10Assistant Track MachineEngineeringB1
11Assistant TL & ACElectricalB1
12Assistant TL & AC (Workshop)ElectricalC1
13Assistant TRDElectricalB1
14Assistant WorksEngineeringB1
15Assistant Works (Workshop)EngineeringC1
16Hospital AssistantMedicalC1
17Track Maintainer Grade IVEngineeringB1

Candidates called for DV will have to pass requisite medical fitness test(s) conducted by the Railway Administration to ensure that the candidates are medically fit to carry out the duties connected with the post(s) opted by them. Visual Acuity Standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness of railway staff. The medical standards are outlined below:

Medical StandardGeneral FitnessVisual Acuity
A-2Physically fit in all respectsDistant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 without glasses (no fogging test)Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 without glasses andMust pass tests for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic vision etc.
A-3Physically fit in all respectsDistant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with or without glasses (power of lenses not to exceed 2D).Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses and Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Myopic vision etc
B-1Physically fit in all respectsDistant 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 andMust pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Night Vision, Mesopic vision etc.
B-2Physically fit in all respectsDistant 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 and must pass test for Binocular Vision etc.
C-1Physically fit in all respectsDistant Vision: 6/12, 6/18 with or without glasses.Near Vision: Sn. 0.6, 0.6 with or without glasses when reading or close work is required.
C-2Physically fit in all respectsDistant Vision: 6/12, NIL with or without glasses.Near Vision: Sn. 0.6 combined with or without glasses where reading or close work is required.