IREM Rule No.109: IREM Vol-I, Chapter-I, Section-B, Sub-section-II: Procedure

109. Method of making appointments:-

(a) Direct recruitment to fill Group ‘C’ posts on the Indian Railways will be made through Railway Recruitment Boards formerly Railway Service Commissions set up at various places in the country as per relevant orders of the Railway Board or by Railway Administrations where specially authorized by the Railway Board. The Railways or the areas for which Recruitment Boards make recruitment are also as specified in the relevant orders of the Board.
(b) Recruitment may also be made by the Zonal Railways and Production Units etc. without going through the agency of the Railway Recruitment Board of sons/ daughters/ wives/ wards etc. of railway servants who die while in service or retire after medical incapacitation in accordance with the general orders which may be issued by the Ministry of Railways from time to time. Similarly appointments may also be made of outstanding sportsmen and of persons having qualifications in the field of culture and Scouting/ Guiding against the respective annual quotas prescribed for these purposes and on the conditions laid down from time to time in the general orders issued by the Ministry of Railways.

[Authority: ACS No.133 forwarded in Railway Board’s letter No.(NG)II/82/RR-1/32, dated 24.02.1983 and
Railway Board’s letters No.E(NG)III/77/RR-1/50, dated 07.04.1980 and
E(NG)II/88/RR-2/1, dated 05.06.1989 (RBE No.146/1989)]