Selection: RBE No.59/2022 – Promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ and within Group ‘C’ – MCQ

No.E(NG)I/2018/PM1/14, dated 19.05.2022

Sub: Selection for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ and within Group ‘C’ posts – Introduction of 100% Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions – Clarification.

One of the Zonal Railways has raised a query as to the procedure to be adopted for evaluation in Departmental Selections based on multiple choice objective questions, if some of the question(s) in the question paper is/are incorrect.

The matter has been examined by the Board and it is clarified that the provisions contained in Board’s letter No.2010/E(RRB)25/27/Pt., dated 09.06.2011 (copy enclosed) for similar situations in RRB examinations, may be adopted for departmental selection including LDCE/ GDCE etc.

Hindi version will follow.

Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

Ministry of Railway

Railway Board

No.2010/E(RRB)25/27/Pt., dated 09.06.2011

Sub:   Evaluation of OMR Answer Sheets of RRB examination – regarding uniform method.

There have been instances where one (or more) set of Question Paper(s) involves an error in question(s) at the printing stage or a question having wrong answer or otherwise. It has come to notice that different RRBs are adopting different methods for dealing with such cases. With a view to have uniformity by all RRBs in such cases, please note that in future, wherever any question(s) in the question paper(s) is found to be incorrect, the question(s) may be omitted from the scope of evaluation instead of giving grace mark(s) and raw score may be assessed on percentage basis. For example, there are total 100 numbers of questions and one question is wrong, only marking of 99 questions be considered and the marks obtained may be proportionately equated to the marks of 100 questions followed by necessary normalization process.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.59/2022                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.91/2022, RBE No.92/2022