Railway Board and its work distribution

 Railway Board and its work distribution

(Cabinet decision dated 24.12.2019 & MoR’s OO No.64 dated 08.09.2020)

CRB / Member	Work Distribution
CRB & CEO (chairman, Railway Board & Chief Executive Officer)	HR, Safety, Security, Health, Planning, Infrastructure, Vigilance, Efficiency & Research, Public Relations, Heritage, Secretary’s Branches, Transformation Cell & Corporate Coordination
Member, O&BD (Operations & Business Development)	Traffic Transportation, Coaching, Tourism & Catering, Commercial, Non-Fare Revenue, Marketing & Business Development, Information Technology
Member (Infrastructure)	Works, Civil Engineering, Bridges, Signal & Telecommunication, Land & Amenities, Station Development, Railway Electrification
Member, TRS (Traction & Rolling Stock)	Production Units, Mechanical Workshops, Coaches, Locomotives & Train Sets, Environment & House Keeping, Electrical Maintenance of Coaching Stock, Traction Distribution, Power Supply, Renewable Energy, Material Management
Member (Finance)	Accounts, Finance, Budget, Revenue, Statistics & Economics

Stores Contracts - Rate Vs Running Vs Fixed Quantity Contracts

 

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UPS - Unified Pension Scheme and UPS Vs NPS

 

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Appendix2 IREM Exam - CBT pattern - Salient features

 

Appendix2 IREM Exam – CBT Pattern – Salient Feature

Source: Railway Board Letter No. 2025/ACII/20/12/e 3493745 dated 17.06.2025 (RBA 19/2025)

• CBT (Computerised Based Test) mode 

• Conducted twice in a year for a calendar cycle  

• Conducted by ECA - Examination Conducting Agency 

• ECA engagement by RRB (to be decided by E(RRB)

• Conducted through single Nodal Zonal Railway (nominated by the Railway Board) 

• Nodal Zonal Railway - shall be decided by the Railway Board for each Calendar Year. 

• Two Question Papers instead of Three Question Papers

• 100% Objective mandatory papers

• Paper 1 – Elementary Bookkeeping, English Comprehension and Reasoning.  

• Paper 2 - GRP - General Rules & Procedure (consists of Traffic Accounts, General Expenditure, Stores and Workshop, Books and Budget etc)  

• English Comprehension and Reasoning  - Added to the Syllabus first time. 

• The optional paper was deleted.  

• The question paper setter shall be nominated by the PFA as per extant rule and shall ensure that the paper submission is done to the ECA appropriately.  

• The Question paper tracker and result of Exam to be arranged by ECA.

• The Examination Calendar, along with the details of Nodal Zonal Railway, shall be issued separately. 

Appendix4 IREM Exam  

• Single paper (MCQ based) - 100 marks - 40% passing. 

• Other conditions as per Appendix2 Exam pattern only

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