RRB NTPC is India's Biggest Recruitment Exam: Railway Board Member

RRB NTPC is India's Biggest Recruitment Exam: Railway Board Member

A massive online recruitment exam is under way in the Railways for the Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC). This is what Member (Staff) of the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Pradeep Kumar, told Express when asked about the staff shortage across cadres.

“The biggest ever exam in India is under way with 92 lakh applicants vying for 18,252 posts. The exam, which commenced in 300 cities across the country on March 28, will go on till May 3,” Kumar said. He was on a two-day visit to the city.

It is being held in three shifts every day. On an average, the exam is being held for 1,000 shifts across the country. This is the third such railway exam being held in the online format to ensure transparency, he said.

Assistant Station Masters (ASMs) and goods train guards will be among the cadres hired through this process, Kumar said.

A top railway official from Hubballi said, “The requirement for South Western Railway over the next 1.5 years is 305 ASMs and 180 goods train guards and we had sent a request in this connection to the Board.”

It’s Time for Gangwomen

There has been a huge influx of young women entering the post of gangwomen, which requires carrying heavy items over long distances along railway tracks.

When asked if anything was being contemplated to lighten their burden, Pradeep Kumar said, “The employees have been allotted the role of gangwomen and it cannot be changed for the next five years. As far as possible, we are trying to be accommodative towards women and are trying to make adjustments wherever possible.”

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Courtesy: New Indian Express