Those who are looking for Government job should zero in on railways competitive examination. Being the second largest Railway system in the world, Indian Railways
generates lots of jobs every year to the Indian Nationals. In fact railway is largest employer in India. The broadly divided
Zones of Indian Railways and its Divisions have technical and non-technical
departments to which the recruitment is done through Competitive Exams. These
Exams are conducted by Union public service commission (UPSC) and Railway
Recruitment Board (RRB).
The entry is done through three different channels:
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
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Group A officers
are recruited by UPSC through:
- Civil Service Examination
for Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) and the Indian Railways
Accounts Services (IRAS)
- Combined Engineering Service
for Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), Indian Railway Service of
Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), Indian Railway Services of Signal Engineers
(IRSSE) and Indian Railway Store Service (IRSS)
Group B officers are directly promoted from Group C.
Group C officers are recruited through the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). The 19 Railway Recruitment Boards in India (RRBs) have been functioning as prime recruiting agencies for all Zonal Railways, Production Units and other extra Zonal units of the Indian Railways. The Group C posts include assistant station masters, drivers, motormen, guards, signal and mechanical inspectors. Here again, staff are divided into technical and non-technical staff.
Group C officers are recruited through the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB). The 19 Railway Recruitment Boards in India (RRBs) have been functioning as prime recruiting agencies for all Zonal Railways, Production Units and other extra Zonal units of the Indian Railways. The Group C posts include assistant station masters, drivers, motormen, guards, signal and mechanical inspectors. Here again, staff are divided into technical and non-technical staff.
For Group A Services of Indian railways and related details, Readers can
read details from UPSC Exams section.
For the Group A services, the following Examinations are conducted by Railway Recruitment Board:
For the Group A services, the following Examinations are conducted by Railway Recruitment Board:
• Technical Cadre Examination
• Non-technical Cadre Examination
• RPF Sub-Inspectors / Constables
Examination
• Railway recrutment board, Allahabad
Results
• Railway Recruitment Board, Jammu
• Railway Recruitment Board, Gorakhpur
