RRB recruitment 2018: 30,000 vacancies to be added by Railways, details here

New Delhi, Aug 3: As part of the RRB Recruitment 2018, the Indian Railways is likely to add over 30,000 ALP, Technician vacancies.

This comes as good news for those candidates who have applied for a job in the Railways. The Railway Recruitment Board will confirm this development through a notification on the official website.

In the CEN 01/2018, the number of vacancies advertised for ALP and Technicians was 26,502. These vacancies are likely to be increased by more than double to 60,000 vacancies. The details for the same will be published on the RRB website and candidates should keep visiting the official website for the same. Ministry of Railways notified that it may increase the number of vacancies for ALP and Technicians.

Earlier, the total number of vacancies was 90,000 including the vacancies advertised in both CEN 01/2018 and CEN 02/2018 and more than 25 million had applied for the jobs.

As per data released by Ministry of Railways, for a single seat, one candidate shall have to compete with 279 other candidates. With the increase in the vacancy, the competition for one seat will decrease significantly.