IREC Rule No.205: Method Of Recruitment

205.  Method Of Recruitment:-

Recruitment to Group ‘A’ Service in the various departments of Railways shall be made through;

(a)   Competitive Examination held by the Union Public Service Commission;

(b)   Promotion of officers in Group ‘B’ Service including officiating Group ‘B’ Railway officers of the service or department;

(c)  By appointment of candidates initially recruited as Special Class Apprentices on the results of the examination conducted by U.P.S.C. in accordance with the rules for recruitment to Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.

(d)   By transfer of an officer in service of the Government provided the recruitment rules include a provision to this effect;

(e)   By occasional admission of other qualified persons in consultation with the U.P.S.C.