‘Release RRB Exam Dates’: Students Continue Their Twitter Campaign Urging Indian Railways to Announce RRB NTPC and Group D 2019–20 Examination Dates, Demand Reform in Recruitment Process

It has been more than a year that the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has released the job notification for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) in various zones and production units of Indian Railways. However, the Indian Railways failed to conduct the first phase of the recruitment exam. “Release RRB Exam Dates,” is currently running as one of the top trends on Twitter with the viral hashtag #RRBExamDates. Students have been running this Twitter campaign since the past days, from getting inspired by NEET and JEE Main candidates to voice their disagreements and demands from the recruitment procedure. Through the tweets and posts, they further demand reform in the recruitment process. In this article, we will know more about what the students are urging and why related to the RRB NTPC 2019-20 examination dates.

The Indian Railways released the RRB NTPC notification in March 2019. As per the notice, RRB NTPC exam was supposed to be held in September, 2019. It has been over one and a half years now that the recruitment body is yet to release the RRB NTPC exam dates. Not just that, RRB ALP and Technicians 2018 results were out, but the railways have not yet released the joining date or the appointment letters.

In addition, the notification for RRB Group D was released in February 2019. It has been eighteen months, and there is no visibility of the examination dates. The application process for RRB NTPC and Group D is done, and lakhs of candidates are waiting for, to begin with the remaining recruitment procedures, which is the examination dates. Candidates who have been anxiously waiting for the RRB exam dates flooded Twitter, urging the Indian Railways to bring reform in RRB recruitment process, for better job opportunities.

Check Tweets:

Students Demand RRB Exam Dates

These Are the Demands

RRB NTPC and RRB Group D Exam Dates

Students Demand Reform in Recruitment Process

Timely Exam, Timely Joining

RRB is yet to react on the above Twitter campaign. RRB NTPC recruitment exam will be conducted for positions such as Clerk cum Typist, Accounts Clerk cum Typist, Time Keeper, Trains Clerk, Commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Traffic Assistant, Goods Guard, Commercial Apprentice, Station Master, etc.

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