Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk candidates should check the exam label before starting a paper. Use the CCTC previous year paper linked below for practice, then separate mistakes in commercial rules, establishment and general subjects. The paid CCTC test series and website practice library have separate access and contents.
CCTC previous year papers and syllabus revision
Record the Railway, division and exam date for each paper. Compare questions with your notified syllabus; older fare, reservation and refund answers may need checking against subsequent circulars. Review the official syllabus reference on this page before planning timed practice.
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Notification scope / Railway, department, quota and year
South Central Railway, Secunderabad Division тАФ CCTC 16тЕФ% LDCE, notice dated 31 July 2024. This is an archived official preparation reference, not a claim that the 2024 vacancy window is open. Match your current divisional notification before applying.
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Indicative role: passenger ticketing, fare and concession checks, commercial records, passenger assistance and applicable booking/refund duties. / рдЯрд┐рдХрдЯ рдмреБрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ, рдХрд┐рд░рд╛рдпрд╛-рд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдпрдд, рд╡рд╛рдгрд┐рдЬреНрдпрд┐рдХ рдЕрднрд┐рд▓реЗрдЦ рдФрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░реА рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ред
Pay level, basic pay and salary basis
Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk: 7th CPC Pay Level 3. Pay fixation and admissible allowances determine actual salary. This is not the Level 6 Chief Commercial-cum-Ticket Supervisor post.
The cited departmental notice defines eligibility by serving cadre, pay level and service; it does not prescribe a separate uniform educational minimum in its eligibility clause. Do not substitute the educational rule of open-market RRB/GDCE recruitment for this LDCE route. Confirm with the current divisional notification.
Eligible staff, service and age conditions
Eligible Commercial/Operating staff in Levels 1тАУ2, with at least 2 years continuous regular service in the specified levels and Secunderabad lien, as on 31 July 2024. Office staff such as General Assistants/office Junior Clerks and Accounts/RPF staff are excluded. B-2 medical fitness applies with the noticeтАЩs separate PwBD provisions.
Official exam pattern / рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдкрджреНрдзрддрд┐
Archived notice pattern: objective OMR, 110 questions including 10 official-language questions; answer any 100, first 100 attempted evaluated; 120 minutes and one-third negative marking. Written test weight 85, service record 15. Qualifying requirement 50% written and aggregate, with the stated SC/ST relaxation for reserved vacancies.
Official syllabus / рдкрд╛рдареНрдпрдХреНрд░рдо
General English and grammar; basic mathematics; general and Railway knowledge; ticket checking, concessions, UTS/PRS, parcels, goods and catering; ATVM/STBA/YTSK/JTBS; reservation and refund rules; consultative committees; D&A, HOER, leave and pass rules; relevant Railways Act provisions; Rajbhasha. The linked syllabus/question bank is illustrative; update rule-based answers against current circulars.