Indian Railways to speed up the examination process

The examination process preparation for filling up the 35,208 combined vacancies was at an advanced stage during the pre-COVID scenario. However, the process was interrupted due to the outbreak of COVID - 19 pandemic. Indian Railways is planning to expedite the recruitment process as soon as the situation eases out.

In the present circumstances, new kinds of challenges need to be overcome which were previously unexpected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges are like candidates may have to wear face masks, which again pose challenges of tackling impersonation; mass gathering at exam centers may occur; complete sanitation of all exam centers after each shift of examination; the number of candidates to be booked in an examination center may have to be cut down to enable more social distance between two candidates while enforcing the norms required for fair and smooth conduct of examination of this magnitude.

The Indian Railways is presently formulating a viable strategy to conduct such a massive examination of more than 1.26 crore applicants and scheduling of all the processes etc while observing all norms and guidelines in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, the release added.

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