Why Protests Over “English and Hindi Only” Tests Just Shut Down SWR Recruitment in Karnataka
2 min readMar 17, 2026 01:04 PM IST South Western Railways (SWR) abruptly postponed Tuesday morning’s recruitment examination after Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) protested near exam centres across Karnataka, objecting to the tests being conducted only in English and Hindi. SWR had scheduled its promotion examinations for 295 posts, including 194 posts for goods train…
