Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Examination conducted by RRB
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY RRB

- † 602.   SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) functioning in the country;
- (b) the zone-wise vacant posts at present in the Railways;
- (c) the year-wise number of the examinations conducted by the RRBs during each of the last five years;
- (d) the  number  of  selected  and  recruited  candidates  during  the  said years;
- (e) whether  the  RRB  has  conducted  any  examination  for  the  nontechnical grades and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the candidates appearing in the examinations have expressed any concerns after the declaration of the results;
- (g) if  so,    whether the Government has constituted any committee for addressing the issues raised by the candidates and if so, the details thereof;
- (h) if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  issues  raised  by  the  candidates  are likely  to  be  resolved  and  the  examination  likely  to  be  conducted; and
- (i) the  likely  time  by  which  posting  is  likely  to  be  given  to  the candidates?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (i): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (i) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  602  BY  SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR  AND  SHRI  KRUPAL BALAJI  TUMANE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.12.2023 REGARDING EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY RRB (a) to (d): At  present  there  are  21  Railway  Recruitment  Boards  (RRBs) located  all  over  the  country.  Occurrence  and  filling  up  of  vacancies  are continuous process on Indian Railways considering its size, spatial distribution and criticality of operation. The vacancies are filled up primarily by  placement  of  indents  by  Railways  with  Recruitment  agencies  as  per operational requirements. Two major examinations involving more than 2.37 crore  candidates  have  been  conducted  recently  for  filling  up  1.39  lakh vacancies. 1st Stage Computer Based Test for CEN 01/2019 (NTPC) for more than 1.26 crore candidates was conducted in 7 phases from 28.12.2020 to 31.07.2021 in 133 shifts in 68 days across 211 cities and 726 centers in 15 languages. Similarly CBT for CEN RRC 01/2019 (Level 1) was conducted for more than 1.11 crore candidates in 5 phases from 17.08.2022 to 11.10.2022 in  99 shifts in 33 days across 191 cities and 551 centers in 15 languages. During the period from 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 and current year (i.e. 20232024 upto 30.09.2023), 284060 (Provisional) candidates have been empanelled  against  various  Group  'C'  posts  (including  Level  1).  Seven Centralized  Employment  Notifications  (CENs)  have  been  issued  by  RRBs during  last  five  years  for  which  recruitment  process  has  already  been completed. (e) to (i):

The  final  result  of  Non  Technical  Popular  Categories  (NTPC)Graduate  &  Under  Graduate  level  has  been  declared  without  any  major concern. Process of empanelment has already been completed by Railway Recruitment  Boards.  Offer  of  appointments  are  given  by  Zonal  Railways  / Production  Units  to  all  the  empanelled  candidates  subject  to  candidates satisfying all eligibility criteria, including character and antecedents.

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