LMRC
Lucknow Metro Railway Corporation is a rapid transit system serving the city of Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Construction of the line begun on 27 September 2014 with the 8.5 km stretch from Transport Nagar to Charbagh Railway Station which began its commercial operation on 5 September 2017, making it the fastest built metro rail system in the country. Full operation on Red Line stretch from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport metro station to Munshi Pulia metro station began operation on 9 March 2019.
The Lucknow metro cover a distance of 22.87 km with 22 stations. It is the seventh longest operational metro network in India after the Delhi Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Chennai Metro, Namma Metro, Noida Metro and Kolkata Metro.
Job Profile & Vacancies for LMRC
There are a variety of posts in LMRC. The job roles and duties of candidates are different according to their posts and departments. There is a extract of many job roles and responsibilities for candidates working at LMRC.
- Candidate requires good to be at focus.
- There may be different shifts of work.
- The candidate has to take care of almost all the tasks being done at the station and they have to make sure that the things are working smoothly.
- The candidate should maintain good communication skills in order to communicate during the requirement.
- Responsible to ensure smooth and timely arrival and departure of trains.
- Ensures that passengers do not have to face any problem.
- Supervises the activities in a railway station.
There are a total of 386 vacancies for multiple posts in LMRC, out of which, 199 vacancies for candidates of General category, 83 vacancies for candidates of SC category, 5 vacancies for candidates of ST category and 99 vacancies for candidates of OBC category.
Here is a post – wise and category – wise breakdown of these vacancies is as follows.
Post Name | Trade Name | General | SC | ST | OBC | TOTAL |
Station Controller cum Train Operator SC/ TO | - | 50 | 22 | 2 | 27 | 101 |
Customer Relation Assistant CRA | - | 25 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
Junior Engineer | Civil | 13 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Electrical | 16 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 35 |
S & T | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Office Assistant | HR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Account Assistant AA | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Public Relation Assistant PRA | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Maintainer | Civil | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
Electrical | 33 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 65 |
S & T | 15 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Assistant Manager | Civil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Electrical | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
S & T | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Architect | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Operations | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
IT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Secretary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Public Relations | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL | 199 | 83 | 5 | 99 | 386 |
Eligibility Criteria for LMRC
There are a set of expected eligibility criteria that you should qualify to apply for LMRC Recruitment 2019.
- Age Limit
- Minimum Age Limit: 21 years
- Maximum Age Limit: 28 years
Age Relaxation
- SC/ ST : 5 years
- OBC : 3 years
- Physically Handicapped : 10 years
- Physically Handicapped + OBC : 13 years
- Physically Handicapped + SC/ST : 15 years
- Educational Qualification
- General/ OBC candidates must have secured 60% marks in their academic and professional qualification.
- SC/ ST candidates must have secured 50% marks in their academic and professional qualification.
- Below table presenting required educational qualification that a candidate must possess according to the desired post.
Post Name | Trade Name | Educational Qualification |
Station Controller cum Train Operator SC/ TO | - | Polytechnic Engineering Diploma in Electrical / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunication. |
Customer Relation Assistant CRA | - | Bachelor Degree in Any Stream in Any Recognized University in India . |
Junior Engineer | Civil | Engineering Polytechnic Diploma in Civil Trade |
Electrical | Engineering Polytechnic Diploma in Electrical Trade |
S & T | Engineering Polytechnic Diploma in Electronics or Electronics Communication Trade / Stream |
Office Assistant | HR | Bachelor Degree in Any Stream in Any Recognized University in India. |
Account Assistant AA | - | Bachelor Degree in Commerce (B.Com) in Any Recognized University in India. |
Public Relation Assistant PRA | - | Bachelor Degree in Mass Comm. or Journalism in Any Recognized University in India. |
Maintainer | Civil | Class 10 (High School) with ITI Certificate in Fitter |
Electrical | Class 10 (High School) with ITI Certificate in Electrician |
S & T | Class 10 (High School) with ITI Certificate in Electronics / Mechanic |
Assistant Manager | Civil | 4 Year Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering |
Electrical | 4 Year Engineering Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering |
S & T | 4 Year Engineering Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Communication Engineering |
Architect | 4 Year Engineering Architecture Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering |
Operations | 4 Year Engineering Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering |
IT | 4 Year Engineering Degree in Computer Science OR Master Degree in Computer Science |
Finance | Master of Business Administration MBA in Finance OR CA / ICWA Degree |
HR | Master of Business Administration MBA in HR |
Secretary | Company Secretaries Degree |
Public Relations | Master Degree in Mass Communication / Journalism |
LMRC Syllabus & Exam Pattern
LMRC conducts exam for multiple posts in 4 phases: Computer Based Test (CBT), Psychometric Aptitude Test, Medical Examination and Document Verification.
CBT is an Objective Based Online Mode Exam. In this exam, questions are in form of MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions). It is divided into 5 sections, of 100 marks containing 100 questions to be completed in duration of 2 hours as a whole.
After qualifying CBT, candidates will be called for Psychometric Aptitude Test, Medical Examination and Document Verification.
Document Verification will be the final step of selection.
LMRC Computer Based Test (CBT)
Computer Based Test (CBT) is an Objective Based Online Mode Exam. In this exam, questions are in form of MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions). It is divided into 5 sections, General English, General Awareness, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Knowledge of discipline/ trade of 100 marks containing 100 questions to be completed in duration of 2 hours as a whole.
SECTION | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Exam Duration |
General English | 100 | 100 | 2 Hours |
General Awareness |
Logical Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Knowledge of the discipline/ trade |
LMRC Psychometric Aptitude Test
If you qualify the Written Test for Station Controller cum Train Operator and Customer Relations Assistant then you will have to go through Psychometric Aptitude Test.
LMRC Medical Examination
After qualifying the Written Exam (& Psychometric Aptitude Test for Station Controller cum Train Operator and Customer Relations Assistant), you will be eligible for Medical Test. Medical Test will be conducted as per the Medical Standards of Indian Railway Medical Manual.
LMRC Document Verification
After you qualify the Medical Test, there will be verification of your documents. Upon successful completion of this verification process, you will be selected for the respective posts.
LMRC Exam Dates
LMRC has yet not released exam dates for the Recruitment 2019. For all those candidates, who want to apply for LMRC here is the exam date schedule of Recruitment 2018 for reference.
ACTIVITY | DATES |
Online Application Starts From | 23 February, 2018 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 27 March, 2018 |
Last Date for Registration | 27 March, 2018 |
Last Day to Pay Online | 27 March, 2018 |
Admit Card Availability | April, 2018 |
Station Controller Exam Date | 16 April, 2019 |
Other Post Exam Date | 6th to 13th May, 2019 |