Railways to take action against agency issuing false recruitment advertisement

Railways has initiated action against a private ncy for issuing a fake vertisement for over 5000 posts in national transporter.

vertisement printed in a prominent newspaper said Railways was seeking applications for 5,285 posts in eight categories.

"It has come to tice of Ministry of Railways that one organization by name of “Avestran Infotech” having website dress "http://www.avestran.in"www.avestran.in has given an vertisement in a prominent newspaper on 8th August 2020 calling for applications against a total number of 5,285 number of post in eight categories on outsourcing basis on Indian Railways on 11 year contract. applicants have been asked to deposit Rs.750/-as online fee and last date for receipt of applications has been mentioned as September 10, 2020.

"It may be informed to all that vertisement for any Railway recruitment is always done by Indian Railways ONLY. private ncy has been authorized to do same. said issuance of said vertisement in question is illegal," ministry said in a statement.

ministry said railways will initiate strict against ncy.  It also clarified that recruitment  of various categories of Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' posts on Indian Railways is presently catered to by 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and 16 Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) only and t by any or ncy.

Vacancies in Indian Railways are filled up by giving wide publicity through Centralized Employment tifications (CENs).  Online applications are called from eligible candidates all over country. CEN is published through Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and an indicative tice is given in national daily and local newspapers. CEN is also displayed on official websites of RRBs/RRCs. website dress of all RRBs/RRCs is mentioned in CEN.  "It is furr clarified that Railways have t authorized any private ncy as yet to do recruitment of staff on its behalf as  alleged by above named ncy.  "Railways has initiated its investigation and is going on to take strictest action as per law against above ncy/persons involved in above matter," it said.