RRB Group D, Group C recruitment 2019: Know the difference between RRB and RRC
RRB Group D recruitment 2019: The RRB refers to Railways Recruitment Boards and RRCs are the Railways Recruitment Cells. While there are 21 RRBs, there are only 16 RRCs and here is all you need to know about the two.
RRB Group D recruitment 2019: Railways recruitments take place through both RRB and RRC. (File Photo)
RRB Group D recruitment 2019: The latest recruitment notification by the Indian Railways has been announced and this year, it will be managed by the RRC and not the RRB. This has left many confused. After all, what is the difference between the two? If you have also wondered that, then here are your answers.
The RRB refers to Railways Recruitment Boards and RRCs are the Railways Recruitment Cells. While there are 21 RRBs, there are only 16 RRCs. RRBs are named after cities and RRCs are divided into zones encompassing multiple cities. Since the Indian Railways is the biggest recruiters in the country, both manage the task of hiring candidates at group C and group D level into the Indian Railways.
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Major vacancies such as loco pilot, technical, JE are handled by RRB and group D and some group C level recruitments are managed by RRCs. The recruitment drive under the RRCs is generally at lower pay grade as compared to those of RRBs.
Moreover, the Railway Recruitment Board has also released a notification informing candidates who come under EWS category on how to avail the reservation.
Meanwhile, this year the Railways have also introduced EWS quota for the first time for the recruitment drive. To avail the same, candidates need to applying against vacancies for EWS must produce valid income and asset certificate issued by the competent authority. These documents will be checked during the document verification round. The certificate should be for the financial year 2017-18.
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the notification for group D posts this month. A total of 1,03,769 vacancies will be filled through this recruitment exercise. The online applications for the same have started on March 12 and will conclude on April 12, 2019. Candidates can pay fee online till April 23, 2019.
Candidates will have to appear for computer-based test (CBT) level 1 and 2 after which physical measurement test (PET), medical test and document verification will be conducted. The first exam is scheduled to be conducted in September-October, 2019.
