Training in Indian Railways 

Group-A:

Group-A officers selected by UPSC are initially trained in Railway Centralized Training Institutes. (CTI)

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)
8	Security	Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy	Lucknow

• During initial Training, Group-A Officers are paid a regular salary.

• At the end of the trainee should pass the training exam.

Group-B:

• Group-C employees promoted to Group-B posts 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:

• Besides initial training, refresher courses are organized by concerned CTIs, ZRTIs, and BTCs.       

Training Modules ( syllabus):

• Railway Board prescribes Training Modules for various trainings. Training Institutes and Training Centers will follow the same. 

 INSERVICE TRAINING

Serving employees who are selected for promotion to higher posts will be given training before posting them to the working post. 

They have to complete in-service training successfully.  

                                   REFRESHER COURSE

Refresher courses are conducted for serving employees to update their working knowledge periodically. 

These courses are conducted in Zonal Training Institutes and BTCs.

Railway Board will prescribe training modules for different posts.

                                              

ACT APPRENTICE

• It is obligatory on the part of Railways to impart training to outside candidates under the  Apprentice Act, 1961.

• These candidates are called Act Apprentices.  

• They will be trained in Railway Production Units, Engineering Workshops, Engineering Depots, and Diesel/Electrical Loco sheds.

• Railway Board will prescribe the number of candidates to be trained in a year. 

• After completion of training, they will be discharged. 

• They do not have any right to recruitment in Railways. 

• They have to appear for RRB/RRC exam like other candidates.

Apprentices - 3 Types

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

• Trainees are paid a stipend during training.

• Engagement will be through notification.

• Age: Not below 15 years and at most 22/24 years.

• Reservation and age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates are given.

• At the end of training an examination is conducted and a pass certificate will be issued by the 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.

7. UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission 

8. Apprentices' Minimum age and Maximum age -  15 years & 22/24 years                                                                      

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Two Packet system of Tendering - Works

TWO PACKET SYSTEM OF TENDERING

• (clause 7 A of GCC - General Conditions of Contract )

  

• Main Object: To assess the tenders technically without being influenced by the financial bids  

 

• Shall be adopted wherein tender documents provide for the same.  

•  In the case of the Two Packet system - The Tenderers shall keep the offer open for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of closing of the Tender. (Single Packet, it was 60 days only) 

How: 

• Tenderers submit their offers/quotations in two sealed envelopes.  

1) First cover - Technical and Commercial offer  - for scrutinizing the capability, possession of appropriate plant & machinery, financial strength, and experience, etc, 

2) Second Cover - Financial offer

• Both individually sealed packets i.e., technical and financial should be sealed in one envelope.

• If the offers of the first packet are found acceptable by the Competent Authority, the second packet shall be opened and the tenders shall be processed for finalization in the normal manner. 

 

• If the first packet is not acceptable for the Tender Committee, the second packet (financial bid) of such tenderer will be returned to the party without open.

 

• However if the Tender committee feels clarifications regarding designs, specifications, etc required based on the first packet, discussions shall be held with each tenderer separately,   after obtaining approval of the competent authority. 

 

When  - Two packet system is adopted 

1. Techno-economic- evaluation: For all works contract tenders requiring Techno-economic evaluation

2. Above Rs. 10 Crores - Mandatory - If the works contracts tender is valued over and above Rs. 10 Crores.  Exceptions are 

1. In cases, where reasons for not following two packet system should be recorded with approval of not below of SAG level Officer and the concurrence of associate finance.

2. For Tenders valued beyond the tender acceptance powers of SAG/DRM/ADRM/CWM, a decision of the Executive not below HAG in consultation with FA&CAO shall be required. 

 

3. Below Rs. 10 Crores - Optional - Decided by the Tender Inviting authority with the concurrence of associated finance but keeping in mind item No.1 supra.

• Not applicable -  to the projects covered by the World Bank loan (for which a separate procedure is prescribed)

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PL Number - Price List Number

 

• PL Number stands for Price List Number 

• Object: To recognize the material distinctly 

• Applicable for All Stock items  (Not for Non-Stock Items)

• Unified PL - Common for all Zonal Railways & Production Units  

• Codification - 3 types. Fully Significant, Semi-Significant, and Non Significant  

• Fully Significant - All digits signify some property of the material - To adopt it, requires a large number of digits which may not be manageable.  

• Semi-Significant - The first group signifies the property of the material and the Second group has no significance - Indian Railways Follows it - 8 Digits

• Non-Significant - All digits have no significance.  

8 Digits - SN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Parts	Part A		Part B		Part C			Part D
Groups	Main Group		Sub Group		Serial Number			Check Digit
Semi-Significant	Significant				Non-Significant
PL Number	2	5	1	6	1	0	4	0

 

MODULAS 11 - To find the Check Digit of PL Number 25161040

Step 1	PL No- First 7 digits	2	5	1	6	1	0	4
Step 2	Write 2 to 8 below each digit (from Right to Left)	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Step 3	Multiply the digits vertically	16	35	6	30	4	0	8
Step 4	Add products horizontally	16+35+6+30+4+0+8 = 99
Step 5	Divided the sum by 11	99/11 = 0
Step 6	The remainder is the check digit	Check Digit is 0

• In case the remainder is two digits, the rightmost digit is the Check Digit.    

• Above example, If the last digit ‘0’ is correct, the computer will accept it, otherwise, it is rejected.  

• Modulus 11 - adopted to check the digit of the PF number - Provident Fund number too.