New Delhi, July 11 -- Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have conducted Computer Based Tests (CBTs) for over 1.86 crore candidates since November 2024 across seven different notifications covering 55,197 vacancies, paving the way for more than 50,000 appointments in the financial year 2025-26.

More than 9000 appointments have already been issued by RRBs in first quarter of this financial year.

Conducting CBTs for RRB exams is a huge exercise requiring lot of planning and co-ordination. RRBs have recently taken the initiative to allot exam centres closer to candidates' places of residence, with special preference given to female and PwBD candidates.

This requires enlisting more exam centers and garnering more human resources to conduct t...