The department that provides the most employment in India is the Indian Railways. Lakhs of youth dream of getting a job in the railways. So the Government of India has given information about some of the recent recruitment processes in the railways in Parliament. In these important figures, such information has come out that can surprise you. In which 391 candidates had applied for one post.

In the data presented by the government, in the year 2024, the railways started the recruitment process for 64,197 posts, and 1.87 crore people from all over the country applied for these posts. Looking at these figures, on average, about 291 candidates had applied for the job for one post,

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Railways is the only place in the country where most of the youth dream of getting a job, although the data released by the government clearly shows how difficult and difficult it is to get a job here.

Thousands of applications received by the railways

The Railway Ministry is describing the situation more seriously through more figures, due to which the competition for some posts is so much that even the candidates cannot imagine. Here we are giving the figures of such recruitment, in which the data raises serious questions.

  • About 45.3 lakh candidates have applied for 4,208 posts of RPF constable in the railways, due to which about 1,076 candidates were in line for one post in the recruitment.
  • About 26.99 lakh people filled the application form for 14,298 posts of technicians.
  • 18.4 lakh candidates applied for 18,799 posts of Assistant Loco Pilot i.e. ALP.
  • Even on the popular posts of the NTPC category, there were more than 700 contenders per post.
  • In the year 2024, the Railways started the recruitment process for 64,197 posts, and 1.87 crore people applied for these posts.

Recruitment details of 92,116 posts

The Ministry of Railways has informed that the selection process is currently going on for 92,116 posts. Out of these, the Computer-Based Test (CBT) has been conducted for 55,197 posts. According to the Railways, the examinations were held in more than 150 cities of the country and 15 languages. The results of many posts like ALP, RPF SI, Constable, Junior Engineer and CMA have also been released.

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The Railways has informed that there has been a rapid work in technician recruitment as well, in which more than 9,000 candidates have been selected out of a total of 14,298 posts. The Ministry of Railways says that the remaining vacancies will also be filled in the coming months.