IRMS Notification 2022 Out, Eligibility, Selection Process

IRMS Notification 2022 Out: The Ministry of Railways will conduct the IRMS exam (Indian Railway Management Service) for which the IRMS Notification 2022 has already been released on 15th February 2022. The grades, designations, the number of sanctioned posts and level in the pay matrix of duty posts included in the Indian Railway Management Service has been discussed in the below article. If you have been waiting for Railway IRMS Exam 2022, you must bookmark this page to get notified of any latest updates for IRMS Recruitment 2022.

IRMS Notification 2022

Indian Railway Management Service has published the official notification for IRMS Recruitment 2022 announcing 5166 vacancies to be recruited for various grades in the Railway department. The candidates must check all the details released through IRMS Notification 2022 for IRMS Exam (Indian Railway Management Service Examination) 2022 by clicking on the below link.

IRMS Recruitment 2022 Notification- Download PDF

IRMS Vacancy Notification Through CSE

UPSC has released a notice on 17th February 2022 announcing to recruit 150 vacancies in the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), Group ‘A’ through the UPSC CSE 2022 (Civil Services Examination- 2022). Click on the below link to check the details for IRMS Recruitment through UPSC CSE Exam.

IRMS Vacancy Notification Through CSE- Click to Check

IRMS Recruitment 2022- Overview

Indian Railway Management Service Examination is conducted by Union Public Service Commission and this year 5166 posts have been introduced through IRMS Recruitment 2022.

IRMS Recruitment 2022
Full Form	Indian Railway Management Service Examination
Conducting Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Examination	UPSC IRMS
Vacancy	5166
Exam Level	State-level
Exam Frequency	Once in a year
Mode of Examination	Offline
Official website	www.indianrailways.gov.in

IRMS Recruitment 2022- Important Dates

Check the UPSC IRMS 2022 important dates from the below-tabulated data.

IRMS Recruitment 2022- Important Dates
Events	Dates
IRMS Official Notification	15th February 2022
Beginning of IRMS Application	To be Announced
End of IRMS Application	To be Announced
Release of IRMS Prelims Admit Card	To be Announced
IRMS Prelims Exam	To be Announced
IRMS Mains Exam	To be Announced
IRMS Interview	To be Announced

IRMS Vacancy 2022

A total of 5166 Vacancies are notified in IRMS Notification 2022. Check the grade-wise and designation-wise vacancies to be filled through IRMS Recruitment 2022 from the below table.

Grades of duty post	Designation @ Railways	No. of vacancies
Apex	—	07
HAG+	General Manager	59
HAG	Principal Chief Manager	139
Senior Administrative Grade	Chief Manager	791
Non-Functional Selection Grade	Deputy Chief Manager	2325 (30%)
Senior Time Scale	Senior Manager or Divisional Manager	1395
Junior Time Scale	Assistant Manager	450
Total Vacancies		5166

IRMS 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Have a look at the eligibility criteria in terms of nationality, age limit, educational qualification required for applying for Indian Railway Management Service Examination 2022.

IRMS Nationality

Nationality is an important factor for the aspirants of IRMS. The applying candidates must be any one of the following.

1. A citizen of India
2. A subject of Bhutan
3. A subject of Nepal
4. A Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before January 01, 1962, with the intention to settle permanently in India.
5. A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic

IRMS Age Limit

1. An applicant shall have achieved in the age of 21 years and need not have achieved in the age of 32 years.
2. The upper age limit agreed beyond is relaxable for the following applicants which are 5 years for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and 3 years for Other Backward Classes.

Category	Relaxation in Years
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ Ex-Servicemen	5 years
Domicile of Jammu and Kashmir	5 years
Candidates who have worked in any government organisation	5 years
Candidates who have worked in the government organisation on a contractual basis for at least 3 years.	Number of Years of Service

IRMS Education Qualification

The candidates must fulfil one of the following academic qualifications to be eligible for the IRMS Exam 2022. The candidates have to produce their final mark sheets during the selection process.

1. A bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Engineering from a recognised institute.
2. Cleared sections A and B from the Institutions of Engineers (India).
3. A degree or diploma in Engineering from a foreign college or university. It must be equivalent to the degree in India.
4. Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India).
5. Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers after 1959 (London).
6. Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III or Sections A and B of Aeronautical Society of India.

IRMS Exam Pattern 2022

There will be 3 stages of IRMS Exam 2022- Prelims, Mains & Interview for which the exam pattern has been discussed in the below section.

IRMS Prelims Exam Pattern

1. IRMS Prelims exam will be conducted in offline mode.
2. There will be two papers in the Prelims exam.
3. There will be 250 MCQ and answers to be filled in OMR Sheet provided.
4. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of ⅓rd mark.

IRMS Prelims Exam Pattern 2022
Papers	No. of Questions	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper 1 (General Studies & Engineering Aptitude)	100	2 hours	200
Paper 2 (Engineering Discipline)	150	3 hours	300
Total	250	5 hours	600 marks

IRMS Main Exam Pattern

1. IRMS Mains will have two papers from the opted Engineering discipline (Civil Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical/ Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering).
2. There will be 8 questions out of which candidates will have to attempt 5 questions.
3. There will be no negative marking in this IRMS Mains exam.
4. Candidates will have to answer in the English language only.

IRMS Mains Exam Pattern 2022
Papers	No. of Questions	Duration	Maximum Marks
Paper 1 (Engineering Discipline)	5 out of 8 Optional	3 hours	300
Paper 2 (Engineering Discipline)	5 out of 8 Optional	3 hours	300
Total	10 Questions	6 hours	600 marks

Note- Up to 5% marks may be deducted in case of illegible handwriting.

IRMS Interview

1. This stage is also known as Personality Test.
2. It will be the final stage of the IRMS recruitment exam.
3. Only the candidates who pass the written exams will be called for the Interview round.
4. The candidates will be marked out of 200 marks.
5. In the IRMS Interview round, the following skills of the candidates will be assessed for Suitability, Mental calibre or Mental alertness, Leadership Qualities, Initiative & Intellectual Curiosity, Mental & Physical energy and Other social traits and interesting current affairs.

Service under IRMS Recruitment 2022 Exam

Following Group ‘A’ services from Civil Services and Engineering Services are proposed to be linked with IRMS. It is a different cadre produced by Indian Railways.

CSE Group ‘A’ Services

1. Indian Railway Traffic Services
2. Indian Railway Accounts Services
3. Indian Railway Personnel Services
4. Indian Railway Protection Force Services

Combined Engineering Services (ESE)

1. Indian Railway Service of Engineer
2. Indian Railway Stores Service which is Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Telecommunication, Electronics Engineering Posts.
3. Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineers
4. Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineer
5. Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineer

IRMS Salary Structure

The grades and level in the pay matrix of duty posts included in the Indian Railway Management Service have been tabulated below as notified in the IRMS Notification 2022.

Grades of duty post	Railway Board	level in pay matrix
Apex	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Member, Director-General	level 17 (Rs. 225000)
HAG+	AdditionalMember	level 16 (Rs.205400- 224400)
HAG	Principal Executive Director	Level-15 (Rs.182200- 224100)
Senior Administrative Grade	Executive Director	level 14 (Rs. 144200-218200)
Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG)	Director	level 13 (Rs. 123100- 215900)
Junior Administrative Grade	Not Applicable	level 12 (Rs. 78800- 209200)
Senior Time Scale	Not Applicable	Level 11 (Rs. 67700- 208700)
Junior Time Scale	Not Applicable	Level 10 (Rs. 56100- 177500)