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Indian Railway online tests saves four lakh trees, 319 crore
paper sheets
Indian Railways has replaced bulky, multi-lingual question
booklets with online tests for its recruitment process, resulting in a green
initiative that has helped saved four lakh trees and 319 crore paper sheets.
The Indian Railways has replaced bulky, multi-lingual question
booklets with online tests for its recruitment process, resulting in a green
initiative that has helped saved four lakh trees and 319 crore paper sheets.
The three-phase online examination covering preliminary, written
and aptitude and typing skill test is a first of its kind for the state-run
transporter.
Aiming at eliminating the scope for malpractices in its
recruitment process, Railways had conducted the world’s largest online
examination at 351 centres for 92 lakh candidates to fill up over 14,000
vacancies in various
categories as part of the ambitious recruitment reforms.
Out of the 92 lakh candidates, 2.73 lakh qualified the
preliminary exam and were called for online written test for Assistant Station
Masters and clerical jobs on January 17-19 this year.
Now about 45,000 candidates, qualified for the third and final
test, appeared for psychological and typing skill test on June 29 and 30, said a
senior Railway Ministry official.
Because of the digital transformation, both these tests could be
completed in a day each whereas in conventional mode these would have taken
about two months time.
The online test has resulted in substantial saving of time and
resources while at the same time bringing transparency in the recruitment
process.
Earlier, recruitment examinations used to be conducted manually,
but the railways had to abandon the manual system and opt for online mode after
a few alleged incidents of question paper leak.Describing it as the “largest
online examination in the world”, the official said that in order to ensure
complete transparency, the railways have introduced the system of showing answer
papers online to examinees one week after the examination.
About 14,000 selected candidates would be called for documents
verification in September and finally they would be joining duties before Diwali
this year.
Courtesy : RRB