RRB Recruitment 2018: Railway Increases Job Vacancies For ALPs, Technicians From 26,000 to 60,000; Here’s All You Need to Know

The Railways, through the railway recruitment board, is likely to hire more than 1 lakh personnel at various posts in the current financial year.

New Delhi, Aug 4: The Ministry of Railways has increased the number of vacancies for the posts of assistance loco pilots and technician posts from 26,502 to 60,000. This comes as good news for nearly 48 lakh candidates appearing for the first set of computer-based tests for the vacant posts.

“Government has more than doubled the vacancies for assistant loco pilot and technician posts from 26,502 to 60,000, ensuring more jobs in Railways,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted on Thursday.

The Railways, through the railway recruitment board, is likely to hire more than 1 lakh personnel at various posts in the current financial year. The entrance exams for the same is likely to held soon.

Railways has activated the mock link for the first stage of the computer-based test on July 26 and E-call letters can be downloaded from the recruitment board website four days prior to the exam.

Candidates can login with their credentials on the above-mentioned dates through a link to be provided on the official websites of the RRBs and find out about their exam centre, date and session, and download Travel Authority (for SC/ST candidates only) and E-call letter, a notice from the Railways had said last week.

The exam will last for an hour for general candidates and 80 minutes for candidates who are differently-abled. It will consist of 75 multiple choice questions and there will be a negative marking (1/3rd) for every incorrect answer.