Railway Recruitment Control Board - Wikipedia Railway Recruitment Control Board This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 February 2018. Railway Recruitment Control Board रेलवे भर्ती नियंत्रण बोर्ड Type Ministry of Railways Industry Railways Founded April 27, 1998 ; 19 years ago ( 1998 - 04 - 27 ) Headquarters India Area served India Services Indian Railway Staff Recruitment and Selection Owner Government of India ( 100 % ) Parent Ministry of Railways through Railway Board ( India ) Website www.rrcb.gov.in Railway Recruitment Control Board is a government organisation in India. It was set up in 1998 in the Ministry of Railways ( Railway Board ), New Delhi. Contents 1 Objectives 2 Railway Recruitment Boards 2.1 Overview 2.2 History 2.3 Developments 3 ALP & Technician 4 RRB NTPC 5 References 6 External links Objectives Formulation of policy in regard to recruitment procedures. To monitor the activities of all Railway Recruitment Boards ( RRBs ) including expenditure incurred for recruitment. To evaluate the performance of RRB 's and advise them on priorities as required. To organise a management information system for monitoring work done by RRB 's. Railway Recruitment Boards Overview Railway Recruitment Boards are organisations under the Government of India that manage the appointment of new employees to work in Indian railways. There are 21 boards situated in different parts of India : Ahemadabad Ajmer Allahabad Banglore Bhopal Bhubaneswar Bilaspur Chandigarh Chennai Gorakhpur Guwahati Jammu and Kashmir Kolkata Malda Mumbai Muzaffarpur Patna Ranchi Secunderabad Siliguri Thiruvantha - puram History In 1942, a Service Commission with a Chairman and two members was established for recruitment of Subordinate Staff on the then North West Railway was known as Railway Service Commission. Developments In 1945, the Services Commissions were set up at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Lucknow. In 1948, the Indian Railway Enquiry Committee reviewed working of commissions.In 1949, due to financial constraints a ban was imposed on recruitments on Indian Railways thus numbers of commissions was reduced to one centrally located at Bombay.In 1953 - 54 when Economic conditions of Indian Railway improved, four service commission were again set up at Bombay, Madras, Allahabad and Calcutta. In 1956, the Estimates committee generally approved the method of recruitment by the constitution of the Railway Service Commissions. In 1983, to cater to the needs of areas which were being neglected due to locations of the existing commissions, seven more commissions were set up viz, at Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhuvneshwar, Chandigarh, Jammu and Srinagar with sitting at Leh and Trivendrum. In 1984 two more service commissions were set up at Malda and Gorakhpur. In January, 1985 Railway Service Commissions have been renamed as Railway Recruitment Board ( RRB ). At present 19 Railway Recruitment Boards are functioning. ALP & Technician Railway Recruitment Board ( RRB ) conducts computer based examination for recruitment of ALP & Technician posts. RRB has released centralized notification 01 / 2018 for total 26502 vacancies.. RRB ALP & Technician Recruitment 2018 will be held in two stages followed by Aptitude Test ( if applicable ) and Document Verification. First Stage CBT is scheduled to be held in the month of April and May 2018. RRB NTPC Railway Recruitment Board ( RRB ) conducts Non Technical Popular Categories ( NTPC ) exam to recruit Commercial apprentice, Goods guard, Traffic Apprentice, Traffic Assistant, Assistant Station Master etc. all over India. After releasing answer keys ; rrb ntpc declares result after some months. Which can be checked on different 21 official zone websites. References Jump up ^ `` About Railway Recruitment Board Of Indian Railway ''. akashnavi.in. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Railway Recruitment Control Board Central Government Consultants / Recruiters Explore.oneindia.in ''. Indiafocus.in. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Railway Recruitment Board in India ''. Jump up ^ `` rrcb ''. rrcb. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ `` RRB ALP Recruitment 2018 ''. Jump up ^ `` RRB NTPC ''. j24.in. Retrieved 7 December 2016. External links Official website Indian Railways Authority Ministry of Railways Railway Board Related Organisations BWE BSC Braithwaite & Co. 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Question: total number of railway recruitment board in india
Answer: 21 boards