Functioning of Railway Recruitment Board
Presently, there are 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) across the country for catering to the requirements of various categories of Group ‘C’ posts of Zonal Railway(s) / Production Unit(s).
During the last three years, a total of 62,773 candidates have been empanelled for various categories of Group ‘C’ posts by all the 21 RRBs. Year-wise break-up is as under-
|
Year |
Total candidates empanelled |
|
2014-15 |
15191 |
|
2015-16 |
27995 |
|
2016-17 |
19587 |
|
Total |
62773 |
Indian Railways is an organization having pan India character. The RRBs have been established based on territorial jurisdiction of the Indian railways and not on the basis of State(s), Zone(s) / Region(s). Candidates are free to apply to any RRB throughout the country in response to the advertisements; RRBs do not make any distinction on the basis of State(s), Region(s) / Area(s) / Locality, Caste(s), Gender(s) or Creed(s). No preference / relaxation is given to candidates belonging to any region.
This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2017 (Wednesday).
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