NEW DELHI: The 22 Railway Recruitment Boards ( RRBs ) will engage exam conducting agencies (ECA) to conduct computer-based tests and all related activities such as processing of results and panels for different categories of jobs including 35,000 non technical popular category ( NTPC ) posts. The agencies will be selected through open bidding process .

Till now railways chose such agencies through nomination basis. But there were complaints of delayed examination process leaving many applicants worried. The central vigilance commission had also advised the railways to select agencies through open tendering process.

Sources said the decision to change the process has been taken to bring greater transparency in the recruitment process. They added there are about 1.26 crore applicants vying for 35,208 vacancies in NTPC posts, which includes undergraduate and graduate posts ranging from typists, clerks, time-keepers, station masters to goods guards.

Some of the RRBs have already invited bids from the interested agencies that have proven track record in carrying out such tests. The selected agency will conduct recruitment tests after scrutinising applications. The railway targets to complete the pending recruitments by the end of 2021 financial year.

