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An official statement indicated that this major initiative aims to maintain integrity and ensure fairness by achieving a “zero cheating cases” record for the June 2025 RRB exams.
The RRB will deploy mobile jammers across all 7,000 exam centres nationwide. (Representational/File)
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is implementing stricter anti-fraud measures, which include mandatory face recognition and the extensive use of mobile jammers at all its exam centres throughout India, reported Mint.
An official statement highlighted that this significant initiative aims to uphold integrity and ensure fairness by achieving a “zero cheating cases” record for the June 2025 RRB exams.
This goal will be accomplished through an advanced Aadhar e-KYC-based photo validation system, allowing real-time face matching during the registration process on exam day.
Photographs obtained directly from the candidate’s Aadhar e-KYC will be compared with the images captured during the initial application submission and again at the exam centre registration by the relevant authorities, the report added.
This multi-tiered verification process aims to incorporate an additional “post-exam scrutiny” layer, rendering impersonation virtually impossible.
Alongside biometric security, the RRB will deploy mobile jammers at all 7,000 exam centres nationwide.
This measure is designed to completely eliminate any attempts at cheating through electronic devices such as mobile phones, which have posed significant challenges in conducting large-scale examinations.
The jamming strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to creating a fair testing environment where only merit will be considered to select deserving candidates, the report stated.
This initiative, along with other reforms introduced by the centre, will herald a new era in Railway recruitment, characterised by transparency, technology, inclusiveness, and timeliness, as envisioned by the technocrat Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, according to the statement.
These reforms were implemented four months after the Railway Ministry decided to assign the responsibility of conducting exams to the RRB. This decision came after the CBI arrested 26 railway officials in Uttar Pradesh’s Mughal Sarai for allegedly leaking exam papers.
Previously, the zonal and divisional railway offices conducted these exams independently, but reports of corruption and cheating were increasing.
Following a high-level meeting, the Railway Board announced that all future promotion exams would be conducted through a computer-based test (CBT).
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