The commission set up by the Indian Railways to investigate grievances raised by candidates for RRB NTPC and Group D exams is set to present its report to the government on March 4. Within the first two weeks of its establishment, the committee had more than 1 lakh questions.
The main concern of RRB NTPC candidates was that the RRB selected more than 7 lakh roll numbers instead of 7 lakh candidates. This means that one candidate (role number) has been selected for more than one position, reducing the opportunities for others.
For group D candidates, it is mainly about the selection criteria. Previously, Group D was a one-window exam, but now the RRB had decided to hold a second-class exam. The RRB said this was done because the number of candidates was high.
The Railways job candidates, alleging scams in the hiring process, had protested across states. The protest had turned violent in several areas in Bihar. The railways had halted further recruitment rounds because of the protest. RRB said it will ban candidates who damaged property will be barred from participating in a railway recruitment exam.
One of the biggest recruitment exams, RRB NTPC, had received more than 1 crore applications. Thousands of candidates had also registered for the group D exams.
The panel is expected to investigate the concerns and prepare a report. The report is likely to be submitted to the Ministry, after which further action will be taken on the Railway’s recruitment efforts, including both NTPC and Group D.
Committee members include Deepak Peter, Chairman, Chief Director (Industrial Relations), Railway Board; Rajiv Gandhi, Member, Secretary, Branch Executive Director (RRB), Railway Board; Aditya Kumar, Member, Chief Personnel Officer (Administration), Western Railway; Jagdish Alagar, Member RRB/Chennai Chairman; Mukesh Gupta, Member of the Chair of RRB/Bhopal.
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