74% candidates appear for online railway exam for 60,000 jobs
A record 74% candidates were present in the first shift of the railways' mega online exam for more than 60,000 jobs that began today, Indian Railways said. Around 1.19 lakh candidates out of 1.61 lakh gave the exam at 416 centers across 160 cities of the country. The attendance is a record for all RRB exams since 2015, both offline and online tests.
Around 48 lakh candidates will give exam for 66,502 vacancies
Nearly 48 lakh candidates will take the exam for 66,502 vacancies of assistant loco-pilots (ALP) and technicians. The exams will be conducted in a phased manner. The next set of exams is tomorrow, followed by August 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 29, 30 and 31.
