Railway exam: World's largest online recruitment drive sees 74% attendance
About 4.7 million people had applied for about 60,000 posts that
railways had come out with
Current
Affairs News: The world's largest online recruitment drive has kicked off today.
During the first session, it saw the highest ever attendance of 73.8 per cent
in the history of railway exams.
"Attendance,
in the very first shift, is highly impressive- 73.8 per cent, a record for all Railway
Recruitment Board exams so far- both for offline based exams as well as
pan India computer-based tests since 2015," said a railway official.
Out of total
1,61,332 candidates scheduled in first shift in 416 centres in 160 cities across
the country, about 1,19,110 candidates attended the exams. The exams will
extend for 10 days starting from August 9 to 31, where candidates have been
given various time slots.
About 4.7
million people had applied for about 60,000 posts that railways had come out
with. Around 150,000 computers will be used for the exams that will be
conducted in 15 languages. To avoid any fraudulent activities railways have
installed close circuit cameras and mobile jammers in exam centres. Earlier,
about 26,502 vacancies were announced for the post of Assistant Loco Pilots
(ALP) and technicians, for which tests are being conducted now. Meanwhile, the
notification for the dates of exams for Group D exams is yet to be announced,
where Railways will be offering 62,907 jobs.
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