New Delhi, April 25: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) has successfully conducted a Pan India Online examination for a staggering number of about 1.14 Crore candidates. The Railway Recruitment Boards have embarked upon the transformational leap of induction of IT-based (Online) solutions in a big way. Since August 2015 all RRB examinations have been conducted through Online (Computer Based Test) Mode and has seen a record number of applications since then.

Recently, RRBs have published 2 (two) new notifications viz. CEN No. 01/2018 issued on 03.02.2018, for recruitment for 26,502 vacancies of Asst. Loco Pilots (ALPs) & Technicians (Level-2) attracting about 47.56 lakhs applications & CEN No. 02/2018, published on 10.02.2018, for recruitment for 62,907 vacancies of Level-1 (erstwhile Group ‘D’) posts attracting a record number of applications which is about 1.90 crores. Scrutiny of applications is underway.

The online Application System has saved the candidates from worries and uncertainties about postal delays or non-delivery of their applications. They are sure of submission of their applications and get SMS and email alerts at various stages of recruitment. Computer Based examination gives the candidates the flexibility of toggling between the languages of questions and revisiting and revising their answers if required. Provision of mock test before actual examination provides them with the opportunity of familiarising themselves with computer-based testing.

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