For the first time, the Railways will leverage ‘Google maps’ to ensure that almost all the candidates are allotted an examination centre within 300 kilometres of their home for the upcoming exam scheduled on July 30. The decision came after several candidates raised concerns about the Railways fixing centres for RRB-NTPC exams far away from their location.
In the upcoming exam, about 60,000 candidates will give the computer-based exam for 7,026 posts at the allotted centre. In total, there are 90 centres across India.
“In previous exams, centres allotted could be as far as up to 1,000 km. This time, we are aiming that 99% of the candidates are allotted a centre which is within 300 km from his/her home. Longer distances were especially a big issue for differently-abled and women candidates,” a Railways official told The Hindu.
