India's publicly owned railway network says it has received 28 million online applications for its biggest ever recruitment drive, which ends on Saturday.
The Times of India reported that railway officials expect the number of applicants for the 90,000 positions to climb even higher as the deadline approaches.
The jobs advertised include 26,502 train driver and technician posts, and 62,907 vacancies for less-skilled positions including trackmen, welders and porters.
The world's eighth largest employer, Indian Railways has some 1.4 million staff and has begun a massive modernization program costing some €105 billion ($130 billion).
Modi was elected in 2014 on a promise to reignite growth in the world's seventh largest economy and create 100 million jobs.
Indian Railways operates 121,407 kilometers (75,439 miles) of track and carries more than 23 million passengers daily, who connect through 7,172 stations.
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