Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 23 April 2018

#IndianRailways #RailwayRecruitment


Make it : World’s  Fastest  Hiring 



Hindustan Times ( 22 April ) carries following news :










SUMMARY :



How large  ?



*  18.9 million applications for 62,907 jobs ( Group D : Track Maintainer / Gangman /
    Pointsman /  Switchman /  helper / porter )

   
*   4.755 million applications for 26,500 jobs ( Automotive loco pilot )


*  1100 centres / 350 cities / 74 shifts / 25 days ( for Online Exams held in 2014 hiring
    drive )


*   Expected to be spread over ONE YEAR


*   Education Qualification required is 10th Standard pass


*   Of the 30.3 million people who started the Application Process, only 23 million
    Completed


*  Number of students shortlisted for the second stage is usually 15 times the no of
   openings





What is the Process  ?



*  Receive paper applications through post ( along with refundable advance exam fee of
    Rs 100 )


*  Sorting done by computer program that can filter out applications where the
    accompanying photo is of an animal or a building

   
*  Further manual sorting


*  Creating / securing Question Papers ( English / Reasoning / Math / Science / Current
   Affairs )


*  Questions translated in 15 Indian languages ( 7200 questions )


*  Each candidate informed about CITY ( 10-15days in advance )


*  Each applicant is allocated an examination centre ( 2 days before exam )


*  Each question paper is unique / no question paper can resemble another


*  Questions sent directly to the applicant’s computer screen


*  Ensuring that every student in a class room receives a different set of questions


*  Those who clear the second stage are put through a psychological assessment


*  Lists are made ( manually ) of selected candidates , according to QUOTAS under
    various categories ( SC / ST / OBC creamy layer / OBC non-creamy layer / ex-
    servicemen / physically challenged


*  Internal calibrations made within each category


*  Put up “ Objection Tracker “ on Regional Railway Recruitment Board web sites , where
   candidates can view the question paper , their own answers and the correct answers .


   If not satisfied with what is displayed, candidates an object to the fairness of the
   Process






How is this huge process managed ?



* Parts of this process are out-sourced to external recruitment firms through a bidding
   process that  takes months


  To qualify , a company must show a minimum turnover of Rs 15 crore and should
  have conducted an exam involving at least 500,000 candidates


*  Bids are yet to be invited for the current round of recruitment



*  Railway Board has previously collaborated with Tata Consultancy Services , which has
   set up 135,000 computing nodes in exam centres across India and claim to have
   assessed a total of 100 MILLION candidates so far , including 9.2 million assessments
   during the railway’s 2016 drive






Is it possible to complete this entire process within 3 MONTHS  ?



Yes , if Railway Authority asks TCS to develop and launch a portal such as :









For Software Architecture of this portal , read :




24   April  2018



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