Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering

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Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering
Service overview
AbbreviationIRSME
Founded 1888;138 years ago (1888)
CountryIndia
Training Institute Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur
Cadre controlling authorityMember (Traction & Rolling Stock), Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Minister responsible Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communication and IT
Legal personality Governmental; Engineering
Cadre strength about 1700 members
Selection Engineering Services Examination and Special Class Railway Apprentice Examination (UPSC)
Notable Alumni Ashwani Lohani (former CRB), Rajendra K. Pachauri (on behalf of IPCC) (Nobel Peace Prize)
Head of Department
Member Traction and Rolling StockR. Rajagopal,IRSME

The Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) is one of the group 'A' central engineering services of the Indian railways. [1] [2] The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Mechanical Engineering Division of the Indian Railways. Till 2019, IRSME officers were drawn from the Combined Engineering Service Examination (ESE) and Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. All appointments to the Group 'A' services are made by the president of India.

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Recruitment

There are two modes of recruitment to IRSME Group 'A':

Current cadre strength of IRSME officers is around 1700, serving in 68 divisions and 3 Production units across 17 Zonal Railways in India and the Railway Board.

Previous modes of recruitment included Engineering Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Services Commission. In 2020, Railways separated itself from Engineering Services Exam (ESE) and made it Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS).

The other exam was Special Class Railway Apprentice examination, also conducted by UPSC.

In 2022, the Indian Railway Management Services is merged into Civil Services examination.

Training

After selection, the IRSME probationers report to their Centralized Training Institute (CTI): Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur, (IRIMEE) for joining formalities and induction into the cadre as Officer Trainees or Probationary Officers. This is followed by visit to a host of academies and institutions, over a period of next 78 weeks, to give wide-ranging exposure to officer trainees which would be useful in their career as railway officers. Some of these institutions include:

Role and function

The main areas of responsibility

Organisation

The IRSME is headed by a member rolling stock in the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). Member rolling stock is better known by the acronym MRS.

In each of the zones the organisation is headed by a Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer. The PCME reports to the General Manager of the railway. The office of the Member Rolling Stock of the Railway Board guides the PCME on technical matters and policy.

The general managers of the Production Units report to the Railway Board. The production units are:

Organizational structure

7th PC LevelPosition in the Government of IndiaDivisionWorkshopZoneRailway Board
17Apex ScaleNo equivalent post in DivisionNo equivalent post in WorkshopThere is no equivalent post in Zone Chairman & CEO, Railway Board / Member Traction & Rolling Stock
16Higher Administrative Grade +General managerAdditional Member Mechanical
15Higher Administrative GradePrincipal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME) / Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE)Principal executive director
14Senior Administrative GradeDivisional Railway Manager / Additional Divisional Railway ManagerChief Works Manager (CWM)Chief Rolling Stock Engineer (CRSE) / Chief Motive Power Engineer (CMPE) / Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME)Executive director
13Selection GradeSenior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Sr. DME) / Senior Coaching Depot Officer (Sr. CDO)Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Dy. CME)Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Dy. CME)Director
12Junior Administrative GradeSenior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Sr. DME) / Senior Coaching Depot Officer (Sr. CDO)Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Dy. CME)Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Dy. CME)Joint Director
11Senior Time ScaleDivisional Mechanical Engineer (DME) / Coaching Depot Officer (CDO)Works Manager (WM)Senior Mechanical Engineer (SME)JTS and STS officers generally are not posted in Railway Board.
10Junior Time ScaleAssistant Divisional Mechanical Engineer (ADME) / Assistant Coaching Depot Officer (ACDO)Assistant Works Manager (AWM)Assistant Mechanical Engineer (AEME)

Distinguished officers

NameBatchHonorsRemarks
K.L.Bery1941 Padmashri
A.C.Chatterjee1944 Padmashri
P.C.Luther1947 Padmashri
Z.I.Puri1947M. M., Pakistan Railway Board
M.M.Suri1948 Padmashri In action in 1971
M.C.Khanna1950 Vishisht Seva Medal
P.S.Chaudhuri1950 Vishisht Seva Medal
H.N.Gupta19591997 Man of the Year American Biographical Institute
N.C.Sinha1960 Vishisht Seva Medal In action in 1971
Rajendra K. Pachauri 1961 Padma Vibhushan, Nobel Peace Prize (on behalf of IPCC)
Ashwani Lohani 1978Chairman and Managing Director, Air India

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arun Arora is new GM of Eastern railways". The Indian Express. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  2. ↑ "K.S. Jain takes charge as Additional General Manager of South Western Railway". The Hindu. 2024-02-20. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-03-05.
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