Norms for recruitment of sportspersons in Indian Railways in Cricket game discipline: Railway Board

Norms for recruitment of sportspersons in Indian Railways in Cricket game discipline: Railway Board RBE No. 81/2024 Clarification / Corrigendum No. 132 dated 21.08.2024

RBE No.81/2024
Clarification / Corrigendum No. 132
EF.- 24658303

Government of India (भारत सरकार)
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
(Railway Board) (रेलवे बोर्ड)

No.2022/E(Sports)/4(1)/07/Ckt. Part 1

New Delhi, dated 21.08.2024

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways (ZRs) and Production & Other Units.

Sub: Norms for recruitment of sportspersons in Indian Railways in Cricket game discipline.
Ref: (i) Board’s letter No. 2010/E (Sports)/4(1)/1 (policy) dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189/2010) and clarifications/ corrigendum issued thereto.
(ii) Board’s letter No. 2018/E(Sports)/4(1)/14, dated 13.08.2019.
(iii) Board’s letter No. 2022/E(Sports)/4(1)/14/Gr.b, dated 04.01.2023.

The revised sports norms for recruitment of sportspersons in Indian Railways in Pay Level-1 were issued vide this office’s letter mentioned under reference (iii). Some of the Zonal Railways have approached this office for review/clarification in regard to the norms for recruitment in Cricket game discipline in different pay levels.

2. In view of above, the recruitment norms for cricket game discipline have been reviewed in this office and in supersession of earlier instructions in this regard, it has been decided to revise the norms for recruitment of sportspersons in Indian Railways in the game discipline of Cricket (Men & Women) as under:

Pay Level	Minimum Sports Norms
GP-4200 (Level-6)	Representation in Main Indian Seniors Team in 2 Test Matches/Limited Overs One Day International Matches / Twenty-20 Matches.
GP-2800/2400 (Level-5/4)	Representation of India-A and India U-19 Team in 2 Test Matches / 2 Limited Overs One Day International Matches / 2 Twenty-20 Overs Matches.
GP-2000/1900 (Level-3/2)	(i) Quarter finalist in ‘Senior/ U-23/ U-19 All India Inter State Group Championships (Except plate group) OR (ii) Participation in Senior/U-23/ U-19 All India Inter-zonal Championship. OR (iii) Participation in Senior/U-23/ U-19 Challenger Trophy.
GP-1800 (Level-1)	Pre- Quarter finalist in Senior/ U-23/ U-19 All India Inter State Championships (Except plate group).

3. These instructions will be applicable for recruitment of Men/Women players in cricket game discipline against sports quota in Indian Railways for the year 2024-25 onwards. If any ZR/PU has already notified the recruitment for the year 2024-25 in cricket game discipline on previous norms, it is advised to revise the notification as per above instructions.

4. This issues with the approval of DG(HR).

(Ravinder Kumar)
Deputy Director / Estt. (Sports)

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