NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has already received a record 1.5 crore applications online for 90,000 vacancies it had announced in group C and D categories, for jobs with salaries ranging between Rs 18,000 and Rs 60,000 per month. The last date of filing the application is March 31.The applicants will now have to take a series of online tests to get the job.The railways ministry had issued a notification for around 63,000 jobs in group D category that includes gangman, and another notification for hiring 26,500 persons as loco pilots and assistant loco pilots. The minimum qualification required for these jobs is high school pass and ITI diploma. “This is the highest number of applications received against any vacancies in Indian Railways.The number could cross even two crore as there’s still a lot of time to file application,” said a senior railways ministry official, who did not wish to be identified. “A lot of applicants are overqualified and even PhD holders are applying for the technician’s job.” Railways is sprucing up its safety infrastructure by hiring more gangmen. Around 1.2 lakh positions related to safety are currently lying vacant.