Hierarchy of Railway Officers
| 
    Level  | 
   
    GP  | 
   
    GRADE  | 
   
    ZONAL RAILWAYS  | 
   
    IRMS Designations  | 
   
    RAILWAY BOARD  | 
  
| 
    10  | 
   
    5400  | 
   
    JTS – Junior Time Scale  | 
   
    AFA –Assistant Financial Advisor  | 
   
        
       Assistant Manager  | 
   
     –  | 
  
| 
    11  | 
   
    6600  | 
   
    STS – Senior Time Scale  | 
   
    Sr.AFA – Senior Assistant Financial Advisor  | 
   
    Senior /Divisional Manager  | 
   
    –  | 
  
| 
    12  | 
   
    7600  | 
   
    JAG – Junior Administrative Grade  | 
   
    Dy.FA&CAO – Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer  | 
   
    Dy. Chief Manager  | 
   
    –  | 
  
| 
   13  | 
  
   8700  | 
  
   SG – Selection Grade  | 
  
   Dy.FA&CAO – Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer  | 
  
   Dy. Chief Manager  | 
  
   Director  | 
 
| 
   14  | 
  
   8900  | 
  
   SAG – Senior Administrative Grade  | 
  
   FA&CAO – Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer  | 
  
   Chief Manager  | 
  
   ED - Executive Director  | 
 
| 
   15  | 
  
   10000  | 
  
   HAG – Higher Administrative Grade  | 
  
   PFA – Principal Financial Advisor (Old - FA&CAO)  | 
  
   Principal Chief Manager  | 
  
   PED – Principal Executive Director (Old - Advisor)  | 
 
| 
   16  | 
  
   -  | 
  
   HAG +  - Higher Administrative Grade Plus  | 
  
   GM  - General Manager                 | 
  
   General Manager  | 
  
   AM – Additional Member  | 
 
| 
   17  | 
  
   -  | 
  
   Secretary to Government of India  | 
  
        -        
  -  | 
  
                 _  | 
  
   MF – Member, Finance  | 
 
| 
   17  | 
  
   -  | 
  
   Principal Secretary to the Government of India  | 
  
           -    
        -  | 
  
       
          _  | 
  
   CRB & CEO - Chairman Railway Board & Chief
  Executive Officer  |