RRB Exam Centres 2018: The Curious Case Of Candidates Getting Centres Outside States

Indian Railways has released a poster / notification explaining why it is assigning RRB Exam Centres 2018 to candidates outside their state. The poster carries facts and figures on how many candidates have applied for Indian Railways Recruitment exam for ALP and Technicians posts August 2018, how many have got nearby centres and why. Candidates are reminded that the exam dates are already out.

More than 47 lakh candidates have applied for RRB ALP recruitment 2018. 34 lakh candidates have got centres for Railway Recruitment 2018, within 200 kilometres. 99% of persons with disabilities, women candidates also have got exam centre within 200 kilometres. The total number of candidates who have centres within 500 kilometres is 40 lakh. All candidates can download RRB ALP Admit Card 2018 from four days prior to exam.

Extrapolating the data, this means that 7 lakh candidates have got centres for RRB CEN 01/2018 first stage computer based test, more than 500 kilometres from their location.

As per the poster, Railways assert that the exam centres will have security features like CCTV.

Candidates who have applied for RRB Group D 2018 (CEN 02/2018) are still waiting for exam dates and admit card. They are informed that RRB Group D Admit Card 2018 will be released in some time.

Conclusion on why candidates are getting RRB Exam Centre 2018 outside their states.

A really large number of candidates have applied for RRB Recruitment 2018. For ALP and Technician, the number of applicants is 47 lakh. For Group D, the figures are even higher. Believe it or not, the total number of applicants for RRB Recruitment 2018 is 2.37 crores.

It is practically speaking not feasible to accommodate many students in one city as not all cities are equipped to handle so many computer-based test centres.

Until a few years ago, recruitment exams used to be pen and paper. Their centres could be any school or college. But now with computer-based tests, centres have to be identified that can hold these tests.

Moreover, with increasing number of security concerns in recruitments, and Railway Recruitment being so popular, extremely strict measures need to be taken at the centres.

With this in mind, Railway Recruitment Board will initiate strict security measures including installing CCTV cameras at centre.

What should candidates do, who have got exam centre for RRB ALP and Technician 2018 outside state?

The first thing to do is to make travel plans. Candidates have already been informed of their exam date, session, city on 26 July 2018. If you have not yet checked yours, check RRB ALP Exam Date, City, Session 2018 now.

Once you know exam date and city, if that city is not where you are currently, book tickets to reach there at least one or two days before exam.

Candidates are advised to reach exam city at least one or two days before exam so that they can check out the exam centre once. This helps in ensuring that on exam day, you reach there on time.

Are there any chances of Railways Recruitment 2018 Exam Centres changing?

It does not seem very probable. The exam is being conducted on a very large scale. All arrangements are done. With such a short time to go for exam, there are very less chances of exam centre change now.

RRB ALP and Technician 2018 first stage CBT will be held from 9 August 2018 to 31 August 2018. Candidates can download RRB ALP Admit Card 2018 from four days prior to exam. Those who qualify this exam will see themselves as qualified in RRB ALP Result 2018 of first stage CBT and then they can appear in second stage CBT.