The fate of 2.37 crore job aspirants who have applied for 1.6 lakh posts in Indian Railways in 2018 is uncertain as a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court challenging the appointment of TCS iON by the railways for conducting the computer-based test (CBT). In his plea, petitioner Shailendra Sharma had alleged that the ministry of railways and the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) had awarded the contract for conducting the computer-based recruitment test to TCS iON on nomination, instead of through a bidding process.
The Indian Railways had in February, initiated the world’s biggest recruitment drive to fill around 1.6 lakh vacancies for posts like assistant loco pilots, technicians, gangmen, switchmen, trackmen, cabinmen, welders, helpers and porters in Group C and D. The recruitment exams started in August and will continue till October, while the result dates are yet to be announced. However, following the petition, uncertainty will prevail till Indian Railways gets a clean chit from the judiciary.

The fate of 2.37 crore job aspirants who have applied for 1.6 lakh posts in Indian Railways in 2018 is uncertain as a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court challenging the appointment of TCS iON by the railways for conducting the computer-based test (CBT). In his plea, petitioner Shailendra Sharma had alleged that the ministry of railways and the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) had awarded the contract for conducting the computer-based recruitment test to TCS iON on nomination, instead of through a bidding process.
The Indian Railways had in February, initiated the world’s biggest recruitment drive to fill around 1.6 lakh vacancies for posts like assistant loco pilots, technicians, gangmen, switchmen, trackmen, cabinmen, welders, helpers and porters in Group C and D. The recruitment exams started in August and will continue till October, while the result dates are yet to be announced. However, following the petition, uncertainty will prevail till Indian Railways gets a clean chit from the judiciary.