The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is conducting the first stage computer-based online exams for hiring eligible candidates in the Assistant Loco and Technician positions. Since this year’s happens to be the most significant and largest recruitment drive, RRB is hosting the exams in phases which began on August 9 and will continue till August 31. For the same, the board is releasing the admit cards four days before the commencement of the examination. Following up with the series, for the next RRB ALP exam which is scheduled on August 21, 2018, the hall tickets have been released on the official website; indianrailways.gov.in. All the candidates who will appear in Tuesday’s exam can download their call letters using their credentials. Northern Frontier Railway Invites Applicants for Vacancies Under 7th Pay Commission Sports Quota. 

It is important for the candidates to note that the admit card will not be sent through email or even post. They must download and take a print out of the same. Those without the admit card are strictly prohibited from getting an entry in the examination hall. Meanwhile, RRB had also released the admit cards for the August 20 exam, yesterday on their official website. The window for students to download will remain open until the exam day. This year, around 1.5 crore candidates have applied for over 90,000 job openings in the Indian Railways. The examination was initially scheduled in March and April, but due to technical glitches, they to postpone the entrance test.

Candidates get 60 minutes to answer the 75 multiple-choice questions. The paper comes in 15 languages, and for every wrong answer, one-third of the total mark allotted to that question will be deducted. All candidates despite being general or reserve needs to secure a minimum of 42 marks in each of the test batteries to qualify. No relaxation is permitted. After clearing the first stage CBT, the qualified candidates will have to sit for CBT phase 2 followed by an Aptitude Test and Document verification as the final stage for getting recruited. RRB is yet to announce the exam dates for the same.

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