For Railways Job Exams, A Big Change Leverages Google Maps

In a primary, the Railways will now use Google Maps to hyperlink the situation of candidates showing for its exams to check centres inside a 300km radius in an effort to reduce their journey time. For many years, candidates showing for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) exams have complained about check centres being far-off from their domicile, leading to not solely long-distance journey but in addition bills on account of lodging and meals which they should bear.

“With this, we are linking the pin codes of each candidate to an exam centre within 300 km of their residences through Google Maps. Also, we are ensuring that the centres have easy access to different modes of transport like buses and trains. If this works, we will be able to solve one of the most frequent and perennial complaints of candidates,” a senior official mentioned.

The course of will probably be rolled out within the Level 6 and Level 4 computer-based exams to be held on July 30. Around 60,000 candidates will probably be showing for the check at roughly 90 centres for 7,026 posts.

“As of now, we have been able to accommodate around 99 percent of candidates who have been provided centres within a 300km range, while 100 percent of female candidates have been accommodated within 400 km,” the official mentioned.

Most of the candidates took to Twitter after the RRB launched the examination metropolis hyperlinks for the final set of exams, elevating considerations about far-off centres allotted to them.

A Twitter person from Kolkata mentioned she had been assigned a centre in Karnataka, whereas a candidate in Bengaluru complained about being allotted a centre in Ranchi, which is about 1,900 km away. Another candidate mentioned her centre was 900 km from her hometown.

The officers mentioned candidates would get centres throughout the vary, however it might be in a neighbouring state with good connectivity.

However, in north-eastern states, the Railways is discovering it troublesome to accommodate candidates throughout the 300-km vary as there are only some check centres, they mentioned.