Is railways included in ESE 2021?
The select UPSC test for the new Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) will be first directed in 2020/2021. IRMS will join all the current Railway Services selected through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) and Indian Engineering Services (ESE/IES) to be directed by UPSC.
What is IRPS exam?
Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) is a Group-A Central Service of the Government of India and the youngest of all the Group ‘A’ Organized Services on Indian Railways. It was constituted in 1976 and the first direct recruitment through the Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC was in 1980.
Is railway removed from ese?
The Government has decided to withdraw the railway posts from Engineering Services Examination (ESE) and Civil Services Examination (CSE) after the introduction of Indian Railway Management Services (IRMS).
How do I become an IRPS officer?
To have a career as an IRPS officer, you must apply for the UPSC CSE exam. You will have to qualify in the preliminary, mains and interview in order to get selected for this post.
How do you become a DRM?
The qualifications for being a DRM:
- He/she is an officer in either of the 8 organized group A services of Indian Railway.
- He/she should be below 52 years of age.
- He/she should have normally put up around 22-25 years of group A service in Indian Railway.
What is the expected exam pattern of IRMS?
The expected exam pattern of IRMS may consist of two stages. Stage one will be common preliminary exam for all the graduates (Engineering or Non Engineering). Second stage will consist of specialized paper related to particular branch of Engineering and general studies exam for those from Non engineering branches.
What is the procedure to join IRMS in railway?
IRMS join all the current Railway Services selected through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) and Indian Engineering Services (ESE/IES) to directed by UPSC. There will be common exam for all IRMS candidates. And this will include pre +mains +interview.
Who will be the head of IRMS?
The IRMS will be headed by Chairman Railway Board (CRB) who will be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with 4 Members and some Independent Members. All new personnel in railways will be recruited through the UPSC civil services exams under five specialities, Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said.
Is there any pre-interview for IRMS?
There will be common exam for all IRMS candidates. And this will include pre +mains +interview.