Guwahati: A high-power committee comprising of senior officials has been formed to look into the concerns raised by candidates in regard to the results of 1st Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) of NTPC exam without affecting existing shortlisted candidates.
The candidates had raised concerns over the process of shortlisting of candidates for the second stage of the ongoing recruitment examination under RRBs Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 01/2019 (for Non-Technical Popular Categories – Graduate and Under-graduate) – results of which were announced on 14.01.2022. RRBs have postponed the 2nd Stage CBT of NTPC and 1st Stage CBT of Level one.
In response to the concerns that graduate candidates are getting undue benefit of becoming eligible for both Graduate and 10+2 level posts, Railways has elucidated that the integration of recruitments for Graduate and 10+2 level posts have been done to save time, energy and effort which has been proved useful during COVID 19 pandemic. Also, standards of Computer Based Test 1 (CBT 1) have been kept of 10+2 level so as to not to put disadvantage to 10+2 level students and it is only in CBT 2 that standards will be different across levels.
With regards to the delay in recruitment process, Railways has observed that the recruitment process has got delayed due to COVID 19 pandemic since March 2020 and various restrictions imposed on that account by various states. The capacity that can be utilized for CBT has also got impacted because of social distancing norms leading to increase in number of shifts. 1st Stage CBT of CEN 01/2019 involved 133 shifts.
Meanwhile, the Indian Youth Congress has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission saying that police forces in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh violated the human rights of students protesting against the conduct of RRB NTPC examinations.
According to the IYC, students in several regions of India have been protesting since January 25 about concerns relating to the RRB NTPC tests.
IYC further claimed that the police have “cracked down on the students” in response and media coverage on the incident are all over social media.
Over alleged irregularities in the Railways’ Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) and Level 1 exams, violence erupted in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, forcing the national transporter to pause its recruiting process and appoint a committee to investigate the matter.
The national transporter sought to dispel any questions about its process for selecting candidates for notified vacancies in a set of FAQs released on Thursday.