RBE No.113/2014: GDCE – RRCs to conduct examination

No.E(NG)I-2008/PM1/6, dated 20.10.2014

Sub: Scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDC E) for filling up of 25% – 50% of net direct Recruitment quota vacancies in Group ‘C’ categories – Partial shift in the duty of agency conducting GDC E regarding.
Ref: (i) Railway board’s letter No.E(NG)I-92/PM2/16, dated 20.08.1993 (RBE No.129/1993),
(ii) Railway board’s letter No.E(NG)I-2010/PM1/2, dated 12.09.2014 (RBE No.98/2014)

1. In terms of extent instructions, indents for filling up direct recruitment quota through GDC E are to be placed on RRBs, which in turn conduct GDCE along with direct recruitment with separate merit list for GDCE candidates.
2. In view of the reorganization of RRBs as well as holding of examination cycle becoming more elaborate and time consuming, this Ministry has considered the matter of afresh. Accordingly, in partial modification to the duties and responsibilities of the agency attached with conducting examination of GDCE it has been decided that:

(i) The date for GDCE examination shall, henceforth be fixed by Railway Recruitment Centres (RRCs) of the Railways in consultation with the CPOs and Chairman of respective RRBs.
(ii) Question paper for GDCE shall be provided by the respective RRBs, but evaluation shall be done by RRCs on the basis of answer keys provided by the former. However instead of 3 sets of question papers, only one set of the same will be provided by RRBs to RRCs for GDC E. All other recruitment related activities will be performed by Chairman of respective RRCs.

3. The other conditions applicable to GDCE shall remain unchanged.
4. This issues in consultation with the concerned Directorates of Railway Board.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.113/2014

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.128/2014, RBE No.159/2022,