ESIC UDC VS RRB Group D Exam – Complete Comparison

The Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Recruitment 2022 and the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D Exam are the two upcoming golden opportunities for the candidates aspiring for a government job. ESIC has announced 3882 vacancies for the post of Upper Division Clerk (UDC) or Clerk Cashier, Multi-Tasking Staff, and Stenographer. On the other hand, the RRB Group D exam will be held to recruit 1,03,769 candidates for the post of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I posts. A complete comparison of the ESIC UDC vs RRB Group D Exam is given below for your easy understanding.

ESIC UDC vs RRB Group D Exam Overview

	ESIC UDC Exam	RRB Group D Exam
Exam conducted by	Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)	Railway Recruitment Board (RRB)
Post	Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Multi-Tasking Staff, Stenographer	Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I posts
Number of vacancies	3882	103769
Date of exam	Not yet notified	23rd February 2022 onwards
Online Registration/Application	15th January 2022 to 15th February 2022	Completed (12th March 2019 to 12th April 2019)Date of modification of application: 15th December 2021 to 26th December 2021
Job location	Across India	Across India

Important Dates of ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam:-

Events	ESIC UDC Exam Important Dates	RRB Group D Exam Important Dates
Release date of Official Notification for recruitment	28th December 2021	12th March 2019
Start date of Online Application Form	15th January 2022	12th March 2019
Last date of the Online application form	15th February 2022	12th April 2019
RRB Group D Application Status	–	25th July 2019
Modification link for RRB Exam	–	15th December 2021 to 26th December 2021
City Intimation for RRB Exam	–	13th February 2022 onwards
Date of issue of admit cards	Not yet notified	19th February 2022 onwards
Date of Exam	Not yet notified	23rd February 2022 onwards

Eligibility requirements for ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam:

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Exam	ESIC UDC Exam	RRB Group D Exam
Age Limit	(i) Upper Division Clerk (UDC): Minimum age 18 years and Maximum age 27 years (as of 15th February 2022);	Minimum age: 18 years and Maximum age: 33 years (as of 1st July 2019) for Unreserved Category students Age relaxation in upper age limit:- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)-3 years Sc/ST – 5 years
(ii) Multi-tasking staff (MTS): Minimum age 18 years and Maximum age 25 years (as of 15th February 2022);
(iii) Stenographer: Minimum age 18 years and Maximum age 27 years (as of 15th February 2022)
Educational Qualification	(i) Upper Division Clerk(UDC): Graduate from a recognized University and working knowledge of computers, MS Office, database, etc.	Completed High School (Class 10th) from an institution recognized by NCVT/SCVTOrNational Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) provided by NCVT
(ii) Multi-tasking staff (MTS): Matriculation or equivalent pass from a recognized University/Institute/Board.
(iii)Stenographer: Class XII pass (10 2) from a recognized university or Board.

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ESIC UDC vs RRB Group D Vacancy

As per the official notification of the ESIC, there are a total of 3882 vacancies for the posts of Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), and Stenographer. The state-wise list of vacancies for various posts in the ESIC Recruitment are given below for your reference:

Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Vacancies 

State	Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)	Stenographer	Total
Andhra Pradesh	07	26	02	35
Bihar	43	37	16	96
Chhattisgarh	17	21	03	41
Delhi	235	292	30	557
Goa	13	12	01	26
Ahemdabad	136	127	06	269
Jammu Kashmir	08	—	01	09
Haryana (Faridabad/Ambala)	130	77	13	220
Himachal Pradesh	29	15	—	44
Jharkhand	06	26	—	32
Karnataka	199	65	18	282
Kerala	66	60	04	130
Madhya Pradesh	44	56	02	102
Maharashtra	318	258	18	594
Guwahati/Assam	01	17	—	18
Odisha	30	41	03	74
Puducherry	06	07	01	14
Punjab	81	105	02	188
Rajasthan	67	105	15	187
Tamil Nadu	150	219	16	385
Telangana	25	43	04	72
Uttar Pradesh	36	119	05	160
Uttarakhand	09	17	01	27
West Bengal & Sikkim	113	203	04	320
Total Vacancies	1769	1948	165	3882

As per the official notification of the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), there are a total of 103769 vacancies for the posts of Track Maintainer Grade-IV, Helper/Assistant, Assistant Pointsman, Level-I, in various regions across India. Given below is the zone-wise and category-wise list of vacancies for the RRB Group D exam:-

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D Vacancy

Zone	UR	SC	ST	OBC	NEWS	Total Vacancy	Ex-SM	CCAA	PWBD	Back-PwBD
Central Railway	3597	1398	759	2656	935	9345	1870	1870	449	0
East Central Railway	1369	555	325	956	358	3563	713	713	166	0
East Coast Railway	1034	412	198	653	258	2555	510	510	105	0
Eastern Railway, CLW,  & Metro	4926	1461	775	2619	1087	10873	2175	2175	589	05
North Central Railway and DLW	2080	678	317	1175	474	4730	948	948	145	06
North Eastern Railway, MCF and RDSO	1570	615	307	1107	403	4002	802	802	157	0
North Western Railway	2132	814	384	1393	526	5249	1049	1049	324	0
Northeast Frontier Railway	1119	449	226	809	291	2894	575	575	144	0
Northern Railway, DMF and RCF	5144	2017	1031	3644	1317	13153	2630	2630	626	0
South Central Railway	3663	1432	722	2577	934	9328	1867	1867	125	0
South East Central Railway	797	219	115	366	167	1664	333	333	84	0
South Eastern Railway	1933	738	361	1305	482	4914	965	965	215	95
South Western Railway and RWF	2745	1138	557	2006	715	7167	1433	1433	193	06
Southern Railway and ICF	4363	1353	787	2118	958	9579	1914	1914	222	0
West Central Railway	1596	633	308	1080	402	4019	804	804	226	0
Western Railway	4287	1647	812	2914	1074	10734	2146	2146	556	0
Total Vacancies	42355	15559	7984	27378	10381	103769	20734	20734	4326	112

Application fee for the ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam

The candidates who are interested in the vacancies of the ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC), Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), Stenographer or Railway Recruitment Board RRB Group D Exam have to pay an online fee along with the application form as follows:

Exam	ESIC Recruitment 2022 Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD/Female candidates/Ex-Servicemen	250/-
All other categories	500/-

Exam	RRB Group D Exam
For General/Other Backward Caste (OBC) Candidates	500/-Rs. 400/- is refundable (after deducting bank charges) on appearing in Stage-I Computer Based Test (CBT)
For SC/ST/PWD/Ex-Servicemen/Transgender/Economically Backward Classes/Minority Classes	250/-Rs. 250/- is refundable (after deducting bank charges) on appearing in Stage-I Computer Based Test (CBT)

Selection Process of ESIC UDC vs RRB Group D Exam:-

ESIC Selection Process: 

The ESIC selection process for the three posts of UDC, MTS and Stenographer is as follows:-

• Upper Division Clerk (UDC) – The candidates have to undergo a three-stage process for the post of UDC:
  • Prelims Exam;
  • Mains Exam;
  • Skill Test
• Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) – For this post, the candidates have to qualify for the Prelims and Mains Exam. There is no skill test for this post.
• Stenographer – The candidates have to clear the written test and skill test for this post.

The selection process of the ESIC recruitment is summarised as under:-

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Post	Stage-1	Stage-2	Stage-3
Upper Division Clerk (UDC)	Prelims Exam	Mains Exam	Skill test
Multi-tasking Staff (MTS)	Prelims Exam	Mains Exam	–
Stenographer	Written Test	Skill test

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2. RRB Group D Selection Process: The three stages of the RRB Group D selection process are as follows:

• Computer-based test
• Physical efficiency test
• Medical or Document Verification

ESIC UDC vs RRB Group D Exam: Exam Pattern

1. ESCI UDC and MTS Exam Pattern- For the posts of Upper Division Clerk (UDC) and Multi-tasking staff (MTS), the candidates have to qualify for the Prelims Exams. The candidates who score above the cut-off marks will be shortlisted for the Mains Exam. The final selection will be done based on the score in the Mains Exam. For the post of UDC, a skill test is also to be cleared by the candidates. The pattern of exam, duration and subjects are mentioned below in tabular form for your quick reference:

Points	Prelims Exam (Stage-1)	Mains Exam (Stage-2)
Type of questions in the exam	Multiple Choice Questions	Multiple Choice Questions
No. of Questions	100 (Each question carrying 2 marks)	200 (Each question carrying 1 mark)
Total No. of Marks	200	200
Duration	1 hour	2 hour
Negative Marking	1/4th mark for each wrong answer	1/4th mark for each wrong answer

Subjects	Name of subject	No. of Questions	Name of subject	No. of Questions
1	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	General Intelligence and Reasoning	50
2	General Awareness	25	General Awareness	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	25	Quantitative Aptitude	50
4	English Comprehension	25	English Comprehension	50

Stage-3 Computer Skill test for UDC:

The candidates who qualify for the Mains Exam will be shortlisted for the computer skill test for final selection. The duration of the computer skill test is 30 minutes. The details of the computer skill test are as follows:

Description	Marks
MS PowerPoint Prepare 2 slides	10
MS Word- Type matter with formatting	20
MS Excel- Prepare table with formulas	20
Total	50

ESIC Stenographer Exam Pattern – The stenographer exam is a two-stage process, namely a written test and skill test.

Subject	No. of Question	Marks	Duration
English Language and Comprehension	100	100	70 minutes
Reasoning Ability	50	50	35 minutes
General Awareness	50	50	25 minutes
Total	200	200	2 hours

Stage-3 Skill Test: 

The candidates qualifying for the written test shall be eligible for the skill test. This is a typing test where candidates have to type either in English or Hindi, based on the option chosen by them at the time of application.

2. RRB Group D Exam Pattern: The candidates have to undergo the computer-based test conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) for the Group D Leve-I Exam. The next step for the qualifying candidates is the Physical Efficiency Test. Final selection is made after the document verification of the candidates.

Computer Based Test details are as follows:

Name of Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
General Science	25	25
Maths	25	25
General Intelligence & Reasoning	30	30
General Awareness & Current Affairs	20	20
Total	100	100
Duration	90 Minutes

Cut off and result of ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam:

The candidates are who appear for the ESIC Prelims exam are shortlisted for the Mains Exam based on the cut-off determined for the exam. For passing the Prelims exam, the candidates have to score above the cut-off marks. Similarly, the shortlisted candidates who appear for the Mains Exam can proceed to the third and final stage of the skill test if they score above the cut-off marks for the Mains Exam. The final result is declared after the computer-based skill test.

The result of the RRB Group D Exam is also based on the cut-off marks of the Computer Based Test. The candidates who score above the cut-off marks in the computer-based test can proceed to the physical examination test. The final result is declared after the medical and document verification of the candidates.

Job Profile of ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam Level-I:

Vacancy	Job Profile
ESIC UDC or Cashier-Clerk post (Employee’s State Insurance Corporation- Upper Division Clerk)	The ESIC UDC job profile includes performing tasks related to accounting work, drafting letters, online processing of data, maintaining files and records. A cashier clerk is responsible for bank-related work, issuing cheques, maintaining cash books, etc.
RRB Group D Level-I post	The Railway Board recruits personnel for various Level-I posts of assistants in the mechanical, electrical, signal & communication, and engineering department. The jobs include tasks related to the maintenance of the railway’s assets.

Salary of ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Level-I Post: The selected candidates will be eligible to receive salary as per the 7th pay commission for both the ESIC and RRB. 

Vacancy	Salary
ESIC : Upper Division Clerk &             Stenographer             Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)	The selected candidates shall be eligible for Pay Level-4 and shall receive a salary on the pay scale of Rs. 25500-81100/-  Pay level-I, Pay Scale of Rs. 18000-56900/-
RRB Group D Level-I Posts	The selected candidates shall be eligible for pay band 15600-60600. Basic Pay of Rs. 18000/- per month.

The candidates of both the ESIC UDC and RRB Group D Level-I posts shall be eligible for other perks, benefits and allowances such as dearness allowance, house rent allowance, allowance for night duty, transport allowance, etc., as per the specified norms of the appointing authority.

Conclusion:

 The recruitment for various vacancies by the Employee’s State Insurance Corporation and Railway Recruitment Board is a golden chance for aspiring candidates. If you are a graduate and fulfil the age criteria, you can go for the ESIC UDC post. There are also vacancies for the high school and 12th pass candidates in ESIC and RRB recruitment. With the help of the above comparison of ESIC UDC Vs RRB Group D Exam, you can determine the eligibility for your candidature and accordingly decide and prepare for the recruitment of various posts. A government job provides you many benefits such as decent pay, job security, recognition and dignity in society. If you also want to grab any of the above opportunities, then start your preparations and give your career a new direction.   

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