Railways to begin recruitment drive on December 15; Covid disclosure must

The first round of the exams will be held from December 15 to December 18. The next phase will be from December 28 till March 2021 tentatively, and the third round will be till the end of June 2021

The Railways on Friday said computer-based tests to fill 140,000 posts with the national transporter will be conducted following all Covid-19 protocols, including minimum travel time to centres for the 24.4 million candidates and mandatory use of face masks.

Candidates will have to sign a declaration saying they are fit to sit for the test. 

“While it is not possible for candidates to provide a negative certificate for Covid, they will have to provide a declaration that they are fit to sit for the exam and are not Covid positive. The pro forma will be provided for the declaration,” Anand S Khati,