Standards of Medical Examination
Candidates recommended for medical examination will have to pass medical fitness
test(s) conducted by the MEGA Company to ensure that the candidates are
medically fit in all respects to carry out the duties connected with the post.
Visual Acuity standard is one of the important criteria of medical fitness.
Candidates are not eligible for any alternative appointment if they fail in the
medical examination conducted by the MEGA Company before appointment; for
any reason.
The medical standards for different categories are outlined below:
A-1: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant Vision: 6/6, 6/6
without glasses/contact lens. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 without glasses/ contact lens
(must clear fogging test). Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night
Vision must be present. Glasses/contact Lenses and Lasik surgery not allowed.
A-2: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards—Distance vision: 6/9, 6/9
without glasses /contact lens. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6, 0.6 without glasses/ contact
lens. Must pass test for Colour Vision, Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night
Vision. Glasses/contact Lenses and Lasik surgery not allowed.
A-3: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/9 with
or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 with or without glasses. Colour Vision,
Binocular Vision, Field of Vision & Night Vision must be present. Power of glasses
not to exceed +/- 2D. Lasik surgery not allowed.
B-1: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with
or without glasses (power not to exceed +/- 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 with or
without glasses when reading or close work is required. Colour Vision, Binocular
Vision & Night Vision must be present. Power of glasses not to exceed +/- 4D.
Lasik surgery not allowed.
B-2: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant Vision: 6/9, 6/12 with
or without glasses (power not to exceed +/- 4D). Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 with or
without glasses when reading or close work is required. Colour Vision, Binocular
Vision & Night Vision must be present. Power of glasses not to exceed +/- 4D.
C-1: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant 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-2: Physically fit in all respects. Visual Standards – Distant Vision: 6/12, nil with
or without glasses. Near Vision: Sn: 0.6,0.6 combined with or without glasses when
reading or close work is required.
Note: - The above medical standards (criteria) are indicative and not exhaustive,
and apply to all candidates. For detailed information, refer Indian Railway Medical
Manual (IRMM). Candidates may note that for vision correction, lasik surgery or
any form of racial keratomy is not permitted at all except for medical categories of
B-2 and below.
