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Aden Exam Notification

The Railway Board of India has decided to introduce a centralized computer-based objective test for 70% of promotions to Group B posts and 30% of limited departmental competitive examinations across all departments starting in January 2023. The centralized CBT will be conducted by the National Academy of Indian Railways and replace the existing process of individual zonal railways and production units conducting their own exams independently. Modalities for the new CBT process and schedule are provided.

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Aden Exam Notification

The Railway Board of India has decided to introduce a centralized computer-based objective test for 70% of promotions to Group B posts and 30% of limited departmental competitive examinations across all departments starting in January 2023. The centralized CBT will be conducted by the National Academy of Indian Railways and replace the existing process of individual zonal railways and production units conducting their own exams independently. Modalities for the new CBT process and schedule are provided.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP)2022/2/4 New Delhi, dt:28/06/2022

The General Managers,


All Indian Railways and Production Units.

The DG/NAIRVadodara.

(Kind attn.: PCPOs/PFAs/Dy.CPO(G)yDy.CAO(G)

Sub.: Promotions to Group B'posts on Indian Railways-Introduction of


Centralized Computer Based Objective type examination (CBT)in all
departments having Organised Services.
The Selections and Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations (LDCEs) for
promotion to Group 'B' posts are presently conducted by the respective Zonal
Railways/Production Units independently in terms of Recruitment Rules, provisions
contained in the IREM VOI.I and instructions issued by the Board from time to time. As
part of measures taken by the Board for bringing in reforms in the Selection process for
promotion to Group 'B' posts on the Railways, instructions were issued vide Board's
letter no.E(GP)2018/2/31 dated 19.03.2019 for including 100% objective type Multiple
Choice Questions in the written examinations held as part of Selections and objective
type pre-qualifying examination for LDCEs was also introduced

2 Now, furthering these efforts, Board has decided to introduce Centralized Computer
Based Objective Type examination for conducting 70% Selections and 30% LDCEs in
all Department having Organised Services from the vacancy cycle beginning from
w.e.f.1.1.2023.

3. To begin with LDCEs of current vacancy cycle, where Selections have since been
conducted/or are being conducted and where LDCEs are yet to be notified or have been
notified but written examination(Pre-qualifying) has not been held, wil be conducted
through Centralised CBT in all Organised departments as per modalities detailed as
under
i) The CBT shall be conducted by DG/NAIR who shall coordinate with the concerned
Zones/PUs for its smooth conduct. All the Railways should advise the Department-wise,
community-wise vacancies off their LDCE quotient of on-going vacancy cycle to
DGINAIR latest by 11" July. Herein, it is also clarified that the increase in the
percentage of dispensation given to the Zones/PUs for inclusion of JTS/Gr.A vacancies
in the vacancies assessed for Group 'B' selections in terms of instructions contained in
Board's letter no.E(GP)2005/2/61 dated 20.06.2022 is applicable for assessment of
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Group 'B' vacancies to be made for fresh vacancy cycle and the vacancies already
notified are not to be amended.

ii) LDCE will be one stage only and will comprise of only 1 Paper with the following set
up
(a) Single paper of 150 marks comprising 100% Objective type Multiple Choice
Questions with following distribution of marks:

(a)) Technical (Professional) subject 80 marks


40 marks
(a)i) General Knowledge including optional
Questions of 15 marks on Official language
Policy& Rules
(a)(ii) Establishment & Financial Rules 30 marks

(b) Qualifying Marks 90

(c) Duration 3 Hours

(ii) Question Paper will have 175 questions out of which 150 questions are to be
attempted.
(iv) 1 mark will be allotted for every correct answer. There shall be negative marking for
incorrect answers and 1/3 of Marks allotted for each question will be deducted for every
wrong answer.

() Syllabus-Syllabus for LDCEsfor Organised services has already been prescribed by


Board. However, as it is based on old pattern when there were two Papers Paper-
and Paper-ll in the LDCEs, the Centralised CBT shall be held from the said syllabus after
amalgamating the topics prescribed in Paper-l and Paper-ll of respective syllabi.

(vi) Optional Questions on Official Language policy and Official Language Rules in the
LDCEs shall be included in terms of provision contained in Para 204.3 of IREM Vol.I.

(vi) Examination for 30% LDCEs will be held on a single day only. On the same day
exam for the post of APO will be held in the second shift so that candidates who have
appeared in exam for AMM/ACM/AOM in the first shift and also want to appear for APO
can do so in second shift. Similarly, exam for AME and AEE will also be held in diferent
shifts with a gap of3 hours between both the shifts.

(vil) Railway-wise list of candidates along with marks scored by them in the written
examination will be prepared by DG/NAIR assigned the task of conducting the exams
and will be furnished to respective Zones/PUs.
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(ix) Medical & Viva-voce of successful candidates will be conducted by the respective
zones and thereafter final panel will be issued by them according to the vacancies onthe
basis of merit positively within one month from the date of receipt of result from NAIR.

(x)CBT for 30% LDCEs for a particular department for Zones/PUs will be held on the
across Indian Railways. Thereafter no request for a supplementary
exam
same day
shall be entertained in any condition.

4. The tentative schedule for finalizing the various stages in LDCEs of current vacancy

cycle through CBT is given as under:

a) All notifications may be issued, if not issued by- 15th July


b) Cut-off date for submission of options 31st July
15th August
c) Finalization of eligibility list and its notification-
d) Pre Selection training to be completed by 31st August
e) Examination- mid September
& viva including assessment
f) Finalization of the panel (medical
mid October.
ofAPAR)
schedule stipulated for
4.1 As the Railways are well aware, the need for sticking to the
successful conduct of
finalization of various stages of the LDCEs is the e s s e n c e for
the aforementioned
Centralised CBT. Therefore, all the Railways/PUs should stick to
entertained.
schedule and no request for deviation in any case shall be

Selections/LDCEs to be introduced
5. Modalities for introduction of Centralised CBT in
1.1.2023 shall be circulated
from the fresh vacancy cycle beginning from
separately.
above in the extant instructions
6. There is no change other than the changes narrated
of LDCES held for promotion to
issued from time to time in respect of other aspects
Group 'B' posts.

28/0622
(Meenakspi Saluja)
Dy. Director, Gstt. (GP)IIl
Railway Board
Ph. No. 23303322
E.mail ID- meena.1964@gov.in

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