For the first time, Railway Recruitment Boards are conducting examinations online to fill up more than 3,000 vacancies of engineers.
The all-India examinations for 3,273 vacancies of Senior Section Engineers and Junior Engineers are being held online from August 26 to September 4, railways said in a statement.
The application process for the examinations was also conducted online. Around 18 lakh candidates have applied for the vacant posts.
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The examinations are being conducted in 242 cities across the country including far-off locations in North-East and Jammu and Kashmir.
Railways said the online format is expected to enhance objectivity, transparency and credibility of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examinations significantly.
The online system is user-friendly and fool-proof. The system allows a candidate to navigate from one question to another with utmost ease and can also be read/attempted in the respective regional languages.