RRB To Conduct Departmental Promotional Exam For 13 Lakhs Employees: Know Details Here

Updated on Mar 07, 2025 18:27

RRB's strict security protocols, including rigorous agency and center selection, ensure successful examinations. Agencies are chosen via open tender with mandatory certifications. Exam centers undergo audits, have CCTV surveillance, and are in isolated areas.

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Kolkata: The Indian Ministry of Railways will now conduct all departmental promotional examinations for its 13 Lakh employees through the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), utilizing a Computer-Based Test system.

This decision, made at a recent high-level Railway Board meeting, leverages a secure, indigenously developed CBT system perfected over seven years to prevent malpractice. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, after thorough review, approved the implementation.

"All 18 railway zones will adhere to a strict examination calendar," confirmed a senior railway official, highlighting the RRB's track record of fair and transparent exams.

Since 2015, the RRB's CBT system has successfully examined over 70 million candidates without any reported incidents of fraud, including paper leaks, impersonation, or unauthorized access. "This historic decision ensures fairness and transparency in departmental promotions," the official stated. Key security includes strict selection, advanced tech, multi-layer checks, CCTV.

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What Are the Details of the Strict Security Protocols of RRB That Support the System for Promotional Exams?

The CBT system is supported by strict security protocols:

Agency Selection: Examination-conducting agencies are chosen through an open tender process (QCBS) and must possess certifications like ISO, CERT-IN, and CMMI.
Center Auditing: Exam centers undergo rigorous audits and are equipped with continuous CCTV surveillance.
Isolation: Centers are selected in isolated areas, away from commercial and residential zones, to minimize external interference.
Technical Security: Examination computers feature advanced security measures, including USB and internet restrictions, proprietary operating systems, and keystroke logging.
Encryption: Question papers are encrypted with 256-bit security and decrypted only at login, with unique question sequences for each candidate.
Invigilation and Verification: Multiple layers of invigilation, including metal detector screenings, biometric attendance, Aadhaar-based authentication, and handwriting verification, will be implemented.
Monitoring: Three layers of monitoring-Exam Conducting Agency (ECA), Railway Officers and Supervisors, and Railway Vigilance Teams-will oversee the examination process.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ans: To ensure transparency, fairness, and efficiency in the promotion process, leveraging the RRB's proven track record of conducting secure and reliable computer-based tests (CBTs) for large-scale recruitments. This eliminates potential biases and streamlines the examination process across all railway zones.

Ans: Approximately 13 lakh railway employees across all zones who are eligible for departmental promotions will be affected. They will now take their promotional exams through the RRB's CBT system.

Ans: All railway zones will create a calendar for the examinations, and they will be conducted strictly according to this calendar, ensuring a systematic approach.

Ans: Railway Vigilance Teams will work in tandem with the Exam Conducting Agency and Railway Officers and Supervisors to ensure smooth and fair conduct of the examinations.