Summary
Officials said while the results of 7,124 candidates in Level 6 were declared in September, their medical evaluation and document verification were underway
Empanelment is to be done by RRBs level wise from the highest to the lowest level so that one candidate is empanelled against one post only. Those declared medically unfit for the highest level have to be considered for lower levels if coming in merit
Railways has for the first time set a timetable to announce not only the results of its recruitment tests but also a timeline to provide jobs by March 2023 to 35,281 candidates selected in this year's non-technical popular category exams.
The move is a welcome relief for more than one lakh aspirants, who took the tests in phases and are awaiting results. The RRB NTPC exam 2022 was conducted for various zonal railways and production units of the Indian Railways for nearly four years to fill 35,281 vacancies.
Officials said while the results of 7,124 candidates in Level 6 were declared in September, their medical evaluation and document verification were underway. Seventeen of the 21 RRBs have already announced their final results, while the rest will declare theirs soon.
According to the timetable prepared by the Railways, the results of Level 5 will be out by the third week of November. By the second week of December, their document verification and medical will be completed. By the third week of January, they will be empanelled for jobs.
For those appearing for Level 4 jobs, the results will be out by the second week of January, after which their document verification and medical evaluation will be completed by the first week of February. By the fourth of the same month, those selected will be empanelled.
For Level 3 jobs, the empanelment will be completed by the first week of March 2023, while for Level 2 jobs, the entire process will be completed by the fourth week of March 2023.
These will include jobs such as station masters, goods guards, commercial apprentices, ticket clerks, junior account assistants, senior clerk cum typists, and timekeepers among others.
"Empanelment is to be done by RRBs level wise from the highest to the lowest level so that one candidate is empanelled against one post only. Those declared medically unfit for the highest level have to be considered for lower levels if coming in merit," the officials said.
The RRB NTPC recruitment process includes two stages of computer-based tests, typing skill test, document verification, and a medical examination. The RRB NTPC exam notification was released on February 28, 2019.
Last updated on 18 Nov 2022
