<p class="title">Over 3.5 lakh candidates appeared in the Railways' largest recruitment drive for around 60,000 posts of assistant loco pilots and technicians that started on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today (Thursday), 4.83 lakh candidates - approximately 1.60 lakh per shift (exams were conducted in three shifts) - were scheduled. Out of this, around 3.59 candidates appeared for the exam. This attendance is a record for all Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examinations conducted so far," the statement read.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 47.55 lakh candidates have applied for these posts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Question papers are provided to the candidates in 15 languages. This is a big step in the interest of candidates belonging to different vernacular backgrounds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The exams will be conducted in a phased manner till August 31. The next set of exams will be conducted on August 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 29, 30 and 31.</p>
<p class="title">Over 3.5 lakh candidates appeared in the Railways' largest recruitment drive for around 60,000 posts of assistant loco pilots and technicians that started on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today (Thursday), 4.83 lakh candidates - approximately 1.60 lakh per shift (exams were conducted in three shifts) - were scheduled. Out of this, around 3.59 candidates appeared for the exam. This attendance is a record for all Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examinations conducted so far," the statement read.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 47.55 lakh candidates have applied for these posts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Question papers are provided to the candidates in 15 languages. This is a big step in the interest of candidates belonging to different vernacular backgrounds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The exams will be conducted in a phased manner till August 31. The next set of exams will be conducted on August 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 29, 30 and 31.</p>
