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NOTIFICATION
i) These rules may be called the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
Recruitment Rules, 2014.
ii) These shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
(e) ‘Duty Post’ means the posts which are included in Schedule-I.
(h) ‘Regular service’ in relation to any grade, means the period of service in a
grade rendered after selection thereto and includes any period –
i. Taken into account for the purpose of seniority in the case of those already in
the grade at the time of commencement of these rules;
ii. During which an officer would have held a post in that grade but for being on
leave or otherwise not being available for holding such post.
(k) The expressions ‘Scheduled Castes’, ‘Scheduled Tribes’ and ‘Other Backward
Classes, Persons with disabilities’ shall have the meaning respectively assigned
to them in the Constitution of India/Acts of Parliament.
(l) ‘Service’ means the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering, which
shall consist of the posts or grades or time scales mentioned in Schedule- I to
these rules.
(m) ‘Appendix-I’ means the Appendix regarding details of period and courses of
training, terms and conditions of Apprenticeship of Special Class Railway
Apprentices annexed to these Rules.
3. Constitution:
The Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Classification, Grades and Pay
Structure:-
(1) on the date of commencement of these rules, the Service shall consist of
persons:-
(a) who have already been appointed on a regular basis to Group ‘A’ Duty Posts of
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME).
(b) appointed to the Service in terms of these rules.
(2) For the persons referred to in sub-rule (1), regular service rendered prior to
the commencement of these rules shall continue to be counted as regular service for
the purpose of seniority, confirmation, promotion, pension (if applicable) etc. under
these rules.
(3) All the Duty Posts in the Service, as specified in Schedule-I, shall be classified
as Group ‘A’ posts.
(1) The names, designation, grades, sanctioned numbers (strength), Pay Band and
Grade Pay (Pay Scale) etc., of the duty posts on the date of commencement of these
rules shall be as specified in Schedule-I.
(1) From the commencement of these rules, the initial appointments to the Service
shall be made in the Junior Time Scale, as specified in Schedule-I.
(2) The method of recruitment and appointment to the Junior Time Scale shall be
50% by direct recruitment through Engineering Services Examination and
Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination (in the ratio 50:50), conducted by
the Commission and 50% by promotion from Group ‘B’ officers of Mechanical
Engineering Department of Indian Railways, in accordance with the provisions
contained in Schedule-II.
(3) The method of recruitment and appointment to the Grades above Junior Time
Scale shall be by promotion.
(4) The field of selection for appointment by promotion to the various Grades of the
Service shall be as specified in Schedule-II.
(6) Where Juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are
being considered for promotion, their seniors would also be considered
provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by
more than half of such qualifying/eligibility Service or two years, whichever is
less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the
next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such
qualifying or eligibility service.
7. Seniority:
(1) The seniority of members of the Service already appointed to any Grade or Duty
Post shall be governed by their relative seniority in the respective Grade or Duty
Post immediately before the date of commencement of these rules;
Provided that if the seniority of any such member had not been determined on
the said date, the same shall be determined by the Controlling Authority on the
basis of the rules as were applicable to such member before the commencement
of these rules.
(2) The seniority of officers appointed to the service in any grade/Duty Post after its
constitution shall be determined in accordance with the general instructions or
orders or guidelines issued by the Government/Controlling Authority in the
matter from time to time.
(3) The fixation of inter-se seniority between the direct recruits and the officers
promoted to Junior Time scale will be done in accordance with the rules
applicable & instructions issued by the Government/Controlling Authority from
time to time in this regard.
(5) In the cases not covered by sub-rules 7(1) and 7(2) above, seniority shall be
determined by the Controlling Authority in consultation with Department of
Personnel & Training and the Union Public Service Commission.
9. Liability for service in any part of India and other Service conditions.
(a) Every person appointed to the service in Junior Time Scale by direct recruitment/by
promotion shall be on probation for a period of three years during which the service
of the officers will be liable to termination on three month’s notice in writing on either
side. Officers on Probation will be required to undergo practical and institutional
training for a period prescribed by the Controlling Authority from time to time. Those
who complete this training successfully and are otherwise considered suitable will be
placed in charge of a working post provided they have passed the prescribed
departmental and other examination as decided by the Controlling Authority from
time to time. Failure to pass any of the examinations may result in the termination of
Service and will in any case involve stoppage of increments.
Provided that the Controlling Authority may extend the period of probation in
accordance with the instructions issued by the Government from time to time.
(b) If for any reason, which in the opinion of the Controlling Authority, are not beyond the
control of the probationers, a probationer wishes to withdraw from training or
probation he/ she shall be liable to refund any money paid to him, including the pay
and allowances, travelling expenses to join appointment and all expenses that shall or
may have been incurred by the Controlling Authority for the probationary training.
(c) On the conclusion of period of probation Controlling Authority may confirm the
probationers against the posts in the Grade of Junior Time Scale as per the prescribed
procedure. If however their work or conduct has in the opinion of Controlling
Authority been unsatisfactory, Controlling Authority may either discharge them from
the Service or may extend their period of probation for such further period as the
Controlling Authority may think fit.
(d) Pay will commence from the date of joining service as a probationer. Service for
increments will also count from the same date. Particulars regarding scales of pay are
contained in Schedule-I of the main rules.
(e) Officers recruited under these rules shall be eligible for leave in accordance with the
leave rules for the time being in force applicable to officers of Indian Railways.
(f) Officers will be employed on the Railway to which they may be posted on first
appointment and will have no claim as a matter of right to transfer to some other
Railway, but the Controlling Authority reserve the right to transfer such officer, in the
exigencies of service to any railway, production unit or project in or out of India.
(g) Probationers will start on the minimum of the Junior Scale and will count their service
for increments from the date of joining. They will, however, be required to pass any
departmental examination or examinations (including examination in Hindi) that may
be prescribed by the Controlling Authority for earning increments during probation.
Note: In the case of a person already in Government service his/ her pay on
appointment as probationer will be fixed in accordance with the rules and regulations
issued by the Government/Controlling Authority from time to time.
(h) In all matter not specifically provided for herein, the probationers will be governed
by the provisions of the Indian Railway Codes as amended from time to time and other
orders in force issued by the Controlling Authority from time to time.
(i) As regards other matters relating to probation, the members of the service will be
governed by the instructions issued by the Controlling Authority in this regard from
time to time.
11. Disqualification:
No person:
a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse
living, or
b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted marriage with any
person, shall be eligible for appointment to the service.
Provided that the Controlling Authority may, if satisfied that such marriage is
permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other
party to the marriage and that there are grounds for so doing, exempt any
person from the operation of this rule.
a) The pay, increments, leave pension and other conditions of service of officers of
the various grades shall be regulated in accordance with the Indian Railway
Estt. Code Vol. I & Vol. II and IREM or other relevant instructions in force from
time to time issued by the Government/Controlling Authority.
14. Saving:
Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes,
Other Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, Ex-Servicemen and other special
categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from
time to time in this regard.
15. Interpretation:
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SCHEDULE – I
(See Rules 2(e), 2(g), 3(3), 4(1), 4(2-a & b) and 6(1))
The Grades, designations, number of sanctioned posts & Pay Band & Grade Pay or Pay scales of duty
posts included in the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
S. Name of the Duty Method of appointment Field of selection and the minimum
N. Post, Grade & Pay qualifying service for promotion.
Band & Grade Pay
or Pay Scale
1. Higher Promotion by selection Officers in the SAG i.e. PB-4 (Rs.37400-67000) +
Administrative Grade GP Rs.10000 with 3 years’ regular service in
Scale Rs.67000- the grade OR officers with 25 years’ regular
(Annual increment service in Group ‘A’ posts in the service out of
@ 3%)-79000 which at least 1 years’ regular service should
be in the SAG.
2. Senior Administrative Promotion by selection Officers of the Service with 8 years of regular
Grade service in JA grade i.e. PB-3 (Rs.15600-39100) +
PB-4 (Rs.37400- GP Rs.7600 (including the service, if any in
67000) + GP Rs.10000 non-functional selection grade) or 17 years
regular service in Group ‘A’ out of which at
least 4 years regular service should be in JA
grade including service if any rendered in the
Non functional Selection Grade (NFSG).
3. Non-Functional Promotion by non-selection. By appointment, on the basis of seniority based
Selection Grade on suitability taking into account the overall
(NFSG) performance, experience and other related
matters as fixed by the Government, from
PB-4 (Rs.37400- officers of JA Grade i.e. PB-3 (Rs.15600-39100)
67000) + GP Rs.8700 +GP Rs.7600 who have entered the 14th year of
Group ‘A’ Service as on 1st January of the year
calculated from the year following the year in
which the member was recruited/ appointed to
Group ‘A’ post.
4. Junior Administrative Promotion by selection Officers with minimum 5 years of regular
Grade service in Senior Time Scale i.e. PB-3
PB-3 (Rs.15600- (Rs.15600-39100) +GP Rs.6600.
39100) +GP Rs.7600
5. Senior Time Scale Promotion by selection Officers with minimum 4 years regular service
PB-3 (Rs.15600- in Junior Time Scale i.e. PB-3 (Rs.15600-39100)
39100) +GP Rs.6600 +GP Rs.5400.
6. Junior Time Scale 50% by direct recruitment As notified by Union Public Service
PB-3 (Rs.15600- through the Engineering Commission from time to time.
39100) +GP Rs.5400 Services Examination/Special
Class Railway Apprentices
Examination (in the ratio 50:50),
conducted by the Union Public
Service Commission, as per
age, educational qualifications
and other conditions as notified
by the Central Govt./UPSC from
time to time.
50% promotion by selection. Group ‘B’ officers of Mechanical Department
viz. Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Assistant
Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Assistant
Works Manager (Pay Band-2:Rs.9300-34800
with Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-) with not less than
3 years regular service in the grade.
SCHEDULE III
(See Rule 2(d), 2(j), 6(5) & Schedule I)
Departmental Promotion Committee for considering the cases of promotion or confirmation in Group
‘A’ duty posts of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers & Screening Committee for Non
Functional Upgradation in PB3 & PB4.
S. The Duty Post Composition of Group ‘A’ Departmental Departmental Composition of Screening
N. for which Promotion Committee to the respective Promotion Committee for the Non-
promotion, Duty Post mentioned in Colum No.2 Committee for functional Upgradation of
confirmation or confirmation Duty Posts in Pay Band-3 &
Non Functional Pay Band-4 in terms of
Upgradation is DOP&T’s OM No.14017/
to be made 64/2008-Estt.(RR)
dt.24.04.2009
1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Higher Chairman, Railway Board Chairman Not applicable Chairman, Railway Board
Administrative Secretary, Department of Member Member Mechanical,
Grade Personnel & Training. Railway Board
Member Mechanical, Railway Member Member Staff, Railway Board
Board
2 Senior Chairman, Railway Board Chairman Not applicable Chairman, Railway Board
Administrative Member Mechanical, Railway Member Member Mechanical,
Grade Board Railway Board
Member Staff, Railway Board Member Member Staff, Railway Board
3 Non- Chairman, Railway Board Chairman Not applicable Chairman, Railway Board
Functional
Member Mechanical, Railway Member Member Mechanical,
Selection
Board Railway Board
Grade
Member Staff, Railway Board Member Member Staff, Railway Board
4 Junior Chairman, Railway Board Chairman Not applicable Chairman, Railway Board
Administrative Member Mechanical, Railway Member Member Mechanical,
Grade Board Railway Board
Member Staff, Railway Board Member Member Staff, Railway Board
5 Senior Time Chief Mechanical Engineer Chairman Not applicable Not applicable
Scale Chief Personnel Officer Member
Head of Department of any other Member
Department from reserved
category
6 Junior Time Chairman or Member, Union Chairman Chief Mechanical Not applicable
Scale Public Service Commission Engineer
Executive Director or Director in Member Chief Personnel
Management Services Officer
Directorate of Railway Board
Executive Director or Director in Member Chief Operating
Management Services Directorate Manager or any other
of Railway Board Principal Head of the
Department
Member Professor, National
Academy of Indian
Railways, Vadodra.
Note1 : The absence of a Member, other than the Chairman or Member of the Commission, shall not invalidate the
proceedings of the DPC, if more than half the Members of the above Committee had attended the meeting.
Note 2 : The Non-functional financial upgradation of Senior Duty Posts in Pay Band 3 and Pay Band 4 shall be in the order
of seniority, subjected to suitability i.e. vigilance clearance and free from disciplinary roceedings or operation of
disciplinary penalty imposed if any.
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APPENDIX - I
Particulars regarding the period and courses of Training and Terms and Conditions of
Apprenticeship of Special Class Railway Apprentices)
The terms and conditions of apprenticeship will be as set out in the form of agreement, brief
particulars of which are given below:
1. A candidate selected for appointment as a Special Class Railway Apprentice shall execute
an agreement binding himself and one surety jointly and severally to refund, in the event of
his/ her failing to complete training and probation to the satisfaction of the Government, any
money paid to him consequent on his/ her appointment as apprentice and probationer
respectively.
The apprentices will be liable to undergo practical and theoretical training for 4
years in the first instance under an indenture binding them to serve on the Indian Railways
on the completion of their training if their Services are required. The continuance of
apprenticeship from year to year will depend on satisfactory reports being received from
the authorities under whom the apprentices may be working/ receiving training. If at any
time during apprenticeship, any apprentice does not satisfy the superior authorities that he/
she is making good progress, he/ she will be liable to be discharged from the
apprenticeship.
Note: The Government of India may at their discretion alter or modify the periods and
courses of training.
(a) If he/ she is not able to obtain his/ her degree from the collaborating institute
within 5 years from the start of his/ her apprenticeship.
(b) If, under the regulations of the collaborating institute, he/ she is dropped from the
degree program, for reasons considered grave enough by Director/ IRIMEE.
5. During the period of probation they will be governed by the conditions as prescribed in
Rule 11 of the main Rule.
7. Particulars as to pay and general conditions of Service prescribed for the Indian Railway
Service of Mechanical Engineers will be found in Schedule-I to these rules.
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