Railway Board grants stream options to CSE recruits from 2022
The Railway Board has announced that officers recruited through the Civil Services Examination in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the Indian Railway Management Services will be given the choice to choose between three streams.
The Railway Board has announced that officers recruited through the Civil Services Examination in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the Indian Railway Management Services will be given the choice to choose between three streams: Traffic, Accounts and Personnel.
After a change in the recruitment pattern of officers of eight Group A services in 2019, two batches were already recruited in 2022 and 2023, third batch is in the recruitment process through the CSE in 2024.
Railway decided to go back to the pre- 2019 exam pattern through a gazette notice released on October 9, 2024 which will be applicable from 2025.
A written communication of the Railway Board to the Director General, Indian Railway Transport Management (IRITM) stated “So far as the three batches of officers recruited/being recruited to the IRMS through the CSE-2022, 2023 & 2024 is concerned, it has been decided that these probationers may be given a choice to opt for either of the three sub-cadres of IRMS, ie, IRMS (Traffic), IRMS (Personnel) or IRMS (Accounts)”
Further it was stated that the DG (IRITM) would serve as the competent authority for assigning the three mentioned sub-cadres on the preferences indicated by the probationers upon joining IRITM.
The letter indicated the change in the exam pattern stating, “Ministry of Railway (Railway Board) has decided that, from the year 2025 onwards, officers will be recruited to the eight sub-cadres of the Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS) both through the Civil Services Exam (CSE) as well as Engineering Services Exam (ESE), as per the amendments to the RRs (Recruitment Rules) of IRMS published in the Gazette of India on date 09.10.2024.”
The Railway Board has announced that officers recruited through the Civil Services Examination in 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the Indian Railway Management Services.
Candidates are advised to regularly check the official website for any updates and information.
A: Officers recruited through the Civil Services Examination in 2022, 2023, and 2024 are eligible to choose.
A: The available streams are Traffic, Accounts, and Personnel.
A: The new recruitment pattern will apply from the 2025 recruitment cycle.
A: The Director General of IRITM will assign the sub-cadres based on the officers' preferences.
A: Officers can check the official Railway Board website for updates and information.
