Indian Railways Recruitment

Railway Board inspects working of Kavach system between two stations

Railway Board Chairman and CEO Anil Kumar Lahoti on Sunday inspected the working of KAVACH-- an indigenous Automatic Train Protection system -- between Lingampalli and Chitgidaa stations in Telangana. Lahoti travelled in one of the locomotives as part of the first-hand demonstration. The locomotives are equipped with KAVACH systems and he observed how the system automatically regulates the speed of the train while passing through the loop lines, how the whistling automatically happens while passing through the level crossing gates and how the system prevents the train from passing the signal at danger (SPAD), a release from South Central Railways (SCR) said here. He also oversaw how the KAVACH systems on the rolling stock helps in avoiding the train collisions either rear collision or head-on collision with the systems automatically applying brakes without the need for human intervention. The Railway Board Chairman also reviewed the working of Centre of Excellence for KAVACH ...

Railway Recruitment Board: Group D answer key released; check details here

Candidates can check the answer key on the official website at rrbcdg.gov.in

Indian Railways plans to recruit 1,48,463 people over next one year

The Railways on Tuesday said it will recruit 1,48,463 people over the next one year as compared to the 43,678 people recruited on an average annually over the last eight years. This move came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instruction to recruit 10 lakh people in various departments and ministries in the next 18 months. According to the latest annual report of the Department of Expenditure on Pay and Allowances, the total number of regular central government civilian employees in position (including in the Union territories) as of March 1, 2020, was 31.91 lakh as against the sanctioned strength of 40.78 lakh and approximately 21.75 per cent of the posts were vacant. The report said almost 92 per cent of the total manpower is covered by five major ministries or departments -- railways, defence (civil), home affairs, posts and revenue. Of the total strength of 31.33 lakh (excluding the Union territories), the percentage share of the railways is 40.55. Government sources said .

Officers of 1983, 1984 batches eligible for Level-16 IRMS posts: Railways

The railways said 1983- and 1984-batch officers of its eight organised services are eligible to apply for Level-16 posts under the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)

Employment and the government

Almost every political party promises jobs during elections. But, governments do not seem to recognise the problem of employment adequately

Railways to begin recruitment drive on December 15; Covid disclosure must

The first round of the exams will be held from December 15 to December 18. The next phase will be from December 28 till March 2021 tentatively, and the third round will be till the end of June 2021

Indian Railways to conduct exams from December 15 to fill 140,000 posts

The national transporter received 24.2 million applications for 140,000 vacancies

Railway recruits to be inducted through UPSC in 5 categories says Chairman

Chairman, Railway Board, who will also be the CEO of the national transporter, will be an officer of Indian Railway Service and not from any other service

Indian Railways completes recruitment exercise for 127,000 vacancies

Two recruitment notifications -- one for Assistant Loco Pilots and technician and the other for Level-I (erstwhile group D) posts -- were released in 2018

Indian Railway recruitment 2019: Apply for 432 trade apprentice posts

Indian Railway recruitment 2019: Applications must be submitted online only on apprenticeship.gov.in website

Railway expands job opportunities, recruitment to push automation

Paradoxically, the lowering of qualifications will help pull in more services in the Railways to the automation mode and create space to finance those