The\u00a0Indian Railways\u00a0clarified that it has not nominated any agent, coaching centers, intermediary or any other persons\/institutes for\u00a0recruitment\u00a0of personnel, and said that any persons\/institutes found to be giving false promises must be reported immediately.
\n“Recruitment for all of these posts is being conducted in most fair and transparent manner as per rules. The\u00a0recruitment\u00a0is based on Computer Based Tests (CBTs). These tests are being taken in a secure environment in selected centers spread all over India. The centers have features like CCTV, secured internet connection. There is no way of getting selected by any illegal means,” an official release said.
\nRailways have time and again warned the candidates not to fall prey to fraudulent promises by any imposter, tout or broker through notices in national and regional newspapers.
\nThe\u00a0Indian Railways\u00a0is conducting\u00a0recruitment\u00a0for various posts. This includes about 64 thousand posts of Assistant Loco Pilots and various categories of technicians (i.e. Group’C’ posts) and about 63 thousand posts of Level-1 like Track Maintainers, Assistant Pointsmen (Erstwhile Group-D).
\nThis\u00a0recruitment\u00a0is being conducted through\u00a0Railway Recruitment Boards\u00a0(RRBs). The Railways is also conducting\u00a0recruitment\u00a0for 8619 constables and 1120 sub-inspectors in\u00a0Railway Protection Force\u00a0(RPF). Recruitment for this is being done by Director General of RPF.
\nFor Group’C’ posts, about 47 lakh candidates have applied. For Level-1 posts, about 1.89 crore candidates have applied. For constables and sub-inspectors in RPF about 58 lakh and 14 lakh candidates have applied, respectively.
\nThe Railways’ clarification came after reports of certain unscrupulous private persons who were attempting to cheat several aspiring candidates surfaced. These persons allegedly claimed that there was a quota of Minister of Railways through which candidates could qualify by paying a bribe.
\nAn amount of Rs. 93 lakh was reportedly collected by a group of private persons from candidates in Maharashtra, especially in Vasai. Accordingly, Railways lodged an FIR at Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Marg (MRA) Police Station in Mumbai under sections 419, 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code, after which two persons were arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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