(a) whether it is a fact that the recruitment process to fill up the vacancies in Indian Railways is taking a period of two to three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Railways to reduce the time in completing the recruitment process?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) & (b) As the recruitment process involves multiple stages viz. written examinations, Aptitude Test, Skill Test, Document Verification, Medical Examination etc, it takes time to complete the process, and in some cases because of above reasons it may take two or three years.
(c): System of conducting examination online have been initiated through a series of Pilot projects for reducing the time gap.
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