Government reverts to old recruitment system for railways, ends Unified IRMS Process
New Delhi: The Union Government has decided to revert to the pre-December 2019 recruitment system for the Indian Railways, scrapping the unified Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) process. Starting this year, railway officers will once again be recruited through two separate exams – the Civil Services Examination (CSE) and the Engineering Services Examination (ESE), both conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The Centre's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) gave its approval to the Railway Ministry’s proposal on Saturday. This marks a major departure from the government’s earlier reform that merged eight railway services into a single entity, the IRMS. The 2019 reform aimed at eliminating departmentalism within Indian Railways and streamlining recruitment by bringing both technical and non-technical officers under one unified exam.
However, over the last two years, the ministry struggled to recruit enough technical personnel through the IRMS process, prompting this reversal. Officials said that the decision reflects the unique requirement of having both technical and non-technical expertise in the railways.
The Railway Ministry has requested the recruitment of 225 engineers through the upcoming Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, with applications to be invited soon. This new approach will allow for specialized recruitment, addressing the specific needs of the railways for both technical and managerial roles.
Earlier, under the IRMS system, candidates from different backgrounds were assessed through a single examination, but the shift back to two separate exams will now enable more focused hiring.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
