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The Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) and Level 1 examinations have been outlawed by the Ministry of Railways. As a result, a committee has been constituted to hear the candidates who have passed or failed and will report to the Ministry of Railways. The Railways have made this decision in response to student protests.
After violent protests by candidates over the selection procedure for its recruitment examinations, the Railways have decided to postpone the NTPC and Level-1 examinations. This information was provided today by a railway spokesperson. According to the spokeswoman, the Railways have also formed a committee to investigate the grievances of successful and unsuccessful applicants in various Railway Recruitment Boards' examinations (RRBs). According to the spokeswoman, the committee will submit a report to the Ministry of Railways after hearing both parties' grievances and concerns.
Thousands of students protested in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, as well as abroad after the RRB-NTPC results were released. For the past two days, Bihar has been in turmoil. Trains were stopped on railway tracks, and railway stations were occupied by students. The students demanded that the result be reconsidered by the Railways.
The student protest against the Railway Recruitment Board's Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) examination results for 2021 is growing, as it moved to other regions of Bihar on Tuesday. Protesters held dharnas on railway tracks in a number of locations yesterday, interrupting train traffic in Bihar.
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The RRB-NTPC exam results were revealed on January 14-15, prompting aspirants to stage a protest. There were 1 crore 40 lakh individuals who took these exams, and since the results were released, the subject of student displeasure has been pushed to the background.
Meanwhile, in the face of mounting protests, the Ministry of Railways released a statement on Tuesday warning that the candidates would be barred from applying for railway positions for the rest of their lives. Students who are found guilty of causing damage to railway property or protesting on railway tracks will be barred from working for the railways and would be unable to find work. The railway had issued a notice warning the candidates that anyone engaging in additional illegal activities, such as sabotage during the demonstration, would be permanently barred from being hired. Protesting candidates sat on dharnas on railway tracks in numerous parts of Bihar, prompting this caution.
