Recruitment

 

 

RECRUITMENT

Group	Recruitment Through	Service
Group-A	Through UPSC	IRSE (Civil Engg) IRSME ( Mech Engg) IRSEE  (Elec Engg) IRSSE (S & T) IRSS ( Stores) IRTS (Traffic) (Optg & Comml) IRPS ( Personnel) IRPF ( Security)
Group-B	By promotion of Group-C employees	In all departments of Railways
Group-C	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) ( For Group-C)	Technical Categories ( Technician Gr III, JE & SSE)   Non-Technical Popular Categories (Station Masters, Train Managers/Goods, Ticket Collectors,  Comml Clerks, Office Clerks etc.)   Posts in Production Units
Group-C ( Erstwhile Group-D)	Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC)	Helpers/Assistants Asst Points men Office Assistants etc
Special recruitment in Group-C and erstwhile Group-B categories)	General Manager	Compassionate Grounds appointment, Sports Quota Recruitment Scouts & Guides Quota Recruitment Cultural Quota Recruitment.

 

·        Number of RRBs = 21 under the control of Railway Board to cater the manpower need of Zonal Railway of its jurisdiction.

·        Number of RRCs = Each Zonal Railway has one RRC under the control of GM to cater the needs of Group-D manpower of that Zone.

·        Number Zonal Railways: 17

·        One Metro Railway

·        12 Production Units/Manufacturing Units

 

Procedure:

 

1.     Placing Indents

2.     Centralized Notification

3.     CBT

4.     Aptitude Test for Station Masters & Asst Loco Pilot posts

5.     Physical Efficiency Test for erstwhile Group-D posts

6.     Formation of panel

7.     Issue of Offer of appointment letter

8.     Medical Examination (Physical & Vision Test) (A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C1 and C2 categories)

9.     Initial Training

10.                        Posting Orders.

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Classification of Services

 

                                                  

                      

Classification of Services:

S N	Group	Levels in Pay Matrix
1	Group-A	Level 10 to 17
2	Group-B	Level 8 & 9
3	Group-C	Level 1 to 8

Under mentioned posts come under Group-B,   though they are in Level 10 & 11

Asst Nursing Officer	Level 10
Principal, HMs	Level 10 & Level 11
Any other Group-B posts	Level 10

 

Under mentioned posts come under Group-C,  though they are in Level 8 and above.

Senior Section Officer (Accounts)  SSO	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Inspector of Stores Accounts          ISA	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Traffic Accounts Inspector              TIA	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Senior Nursing Superintendent	Level-8
Chief Nursing Superintendent	Level 10
Primary School Teachers Trained Graduate Teachers Post Graduate Teachers (Basic Grade/Senior Grade/Selection Grade)	Level 8, 9, 10 & 11
Senior Dieticians	Level-8

(Authority: Railway Boards Circular No RBE 16/2023 dated 17.01.2023.)

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Training

 

TRAINING:

Group-A:

 

S N	Service	CTI - Centralized Training institute	City
1	IRSE	Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)	Pune
2	IRSME	Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)	Jamalpur
3	IRSEE	Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering (IREEN)	Nasik Road
4	IRSSE	Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering & Telecommunication (IRISET)	Secunderabad
5	IRTS	Indian Railway Institute of Traffic Management (IRITM)	Lucknow
6	IRAS	Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management	Secunderabad
7	General	National Academy Indian Railways  (NAIR)	Vadodara (Baroda)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group-B:

·        Group-C employees promoted to Group-C post will be given initial training (Orientation Course) in NAIR and departmental training in respective training institutes.

Group-C:

·        Candidates recruited for Group-C posts will be given initial training in Zonal Railway Training Institutes (ZRTI)  & Basic Training Centers (BTCs) in Division & Workshops.

Refresher Course/In service Training:

·        Apart from initial training, refresher courses are organized by concerned CTIs, ZRTIs and BTCs.      

Training Modules ( syllabus):

·        Railway Board prescribes Training Modules for various trainings. The same will be followed by Training Institutes and Training Centers.

Training under Apprentice Act 1961:

·        Railway will give training to candidates in workshops, Depots & Production Units under Apprentice act every year.

Apprentices - 3 Types

·        No. of candidates to be trained each year is decided by Railway Board.

·        Trainees are paid stipend during training.

·        Engagement will be through notification.

·        Age : Not below 15 years and not more than 22/24 years.

·        Reservation and age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates is given.

·        At the end of training an examination is conducted and pass certificate will be issued by National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT).

·        Reservation: 20% of vacancies in Railway Recruitment in Group-D posts.

MCQ Key points:

1.     CTI stands for Centralized Training Institute

2.     ZRTI stands for Zonal Railway Training Institute

3.     BTC stands for Basic Training Centre

4.     Apprentice Act - 1961

5.     NCVT stands for National Council of Vocational Training

6.     20% of vacancies in erstwhile Group D posts - Reserved for Apprentices                                                                       

 

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Lien

 

     Lien

 

•      Meaning: Right of the employee to hold a permanent post.

 

•      Employee will hold the lien while-

 

1.  Performing the duties of that post,

2.  On leave,

3.  On joining time,

4.  Under suspension and

5.  On deputation to Foreign Service.

 

•      At a time employee can hold the lien on one post only.

 

•      In case of surrender of posts, junior most should be reverted to lower grade because he/she will not have a post to hold lien.

 

•      In case the employee is joins other department by applying through proper channel, lien will be retained in parent department for 2 years.

 

•      Lien in the parent organization stand terminated soon after the employee acquires lien on a post in the new organization.

 

•      Lien in parent organization is terminated on joining new organization on immediate absorption basis.

 

•      Lien of the employee can be transferred from one permanent post to another permanent post.

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Transfers

 

TRANSFERS

 

·        Transfers are three kinds:

 

1.     Own request transfer

2.     Mutual exchange Transfer

3.     Administrative grounds transfer

 

·        Own request transfer is also called one side transfer.

 

·        5 years service is required for own request transfer.

 

·        Seniority is assigned at the bottom of all permanent and temporary employees in the new division/Railway.

 

·        Five years condition is not applicable for:

o   Transfer on Spouse ground,

o   Transfer on account of having disabled child,

o   Transfer of Physically Handicapped employee,

o   Transfer of widow appointed on Compassionate Grounds and

o   Transfer on mutual exchange.

 

·        Priority register should be maintained.

 

·        Request for transfer is considered in recruitment grade only.

 

·        Should fulfill all educational and technical qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to that post.

 

·        Request transfer is not admissible in intermediate grade.

 

·        Mutual Exchange transfer is permitted in the same grade.

 

·        In the new unit senior employee will take the seniority position of junior employee and junior employee will retain his seniority position.

 

·        Mutual exchange in recruitment grade is permissible between SC & SC, ST&ST, UR/OBC & OBC/UR with the same required qualification.

 

·        For mutual transfer in recruitment grade is permissible only between Direct Recruits.

 

·        Administrative ground transfer is ordered in the public interest. Employee will not lose his/her seniority in new unit.

MCQ key points

1.     5 years service - required for Own Transfer.  However certain exemptions are there.

2.     Transfers are 3 Kinds. A. Own request B. Mutual exchange C. Administrative grounds

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