Centre considers common exam for SSC, Railways, public sector banks to streamline recruitment

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New Delhi:Amid controversies and protests over paper leaks, delays in public examinations, and recruitments, the Centre is considering a common examination for Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C government posts, which require similar educational qualifications, ThePrint has learnt...

According to sources in the government, currently, a number of bodies such as the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), and the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), among others, conduct a slew of examinations throughout the year..

The government is now considering streamlining these examinations through a coordinated and concerted recruitment process for posts with similar qualifications across these recruitment agencies..

From the governments point of view, the same candidates appearing for the various examinations result in lakhs of contenders for each post, increasing the processing and recruitment time.On average, around four crore candidates across all levels apply for the screening exams conducted by the SSC, while 60 lakh apply for the IBPS exam and nearly 1.4 crore for the RRB test...

The DoPT has now suggested that lateral deputations across departments as well as promotions be done based on the experience of officers and employees, as well as the training they undergo on the governments Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT) programme an online training module for central- and state-level government employees...

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