IREM Rule No.101: IREM Vol-I, Chapter-I, Section-A: Training of Officers, Part-I: Probationers
101. General:-
The Probationers recruited to the 9 organized Railway services, viz.
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers, (IRSE),
(ii) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME),
(iii) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE),
(iv) Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS),
(v) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE),
(vi) Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS),
(vii) Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS),
(viii) Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS),
(ix) Indian Railway Medical Service, and to the Department of Railway Protection Force shall undergo sandwich type of training on line and at the various Railway Institutes and Institute of repute outside the Railways (as applicable) for the first two years, except in the case of probationers of Medical Service where the period of training shall be 3 months only as under:-
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3 (three) days |
Central Hospital of the zone for 3 days under Chief Hospital Supdt./ Central Hospital. |
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45 (forty five) days |
In the Headquarters Hospital or in a large Divisional Hospital in Clinical Ward/ OT duties. The probationer, officers must be encouraged to deal with the cases individually under the supervision of a Senior Medical Officer. The trainee must also attend to regular O.P.D. sessions to gain competence in dealing with cases of a large variety. Administrative training should also be imparted properly. |
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10 (ten) days |
On completion of the period of training in a hospital as above, the trainees shall be deputed to work in a Health Unit, outside the headquarters (Zonal or divisional) and should participate in all the curative, preventive and promotional aspects of health care. As far as possible during this period, the probationary officers shall work on their own under the advice and guidance as required from the Medical Officer incharge of the Health Unit. Administrative training also to be imparted by Incharge. Training should be imparted properly under proper guidance. |
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2 (two) days |
Final assessment CAOs office. Suitability should be assessed before being put on a working post and if need be the period of training can be further extended. During these two days, the probationary officers shall be subjected to a detailed assessment of their adequacy to hold independent charge. |
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One month |
At the Railway Staff College, Vadodara for orientation course whenever the same is arranged. |
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[Authority: Ministry of Railways letter No.91/E(GR)II/7/19, dated 18.12.1991 (ACS No. 4)] |
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The Probationers of all the services other than Indian Railway Medical Service shall undergo 8 weeks Foundational Course at Railway Staff College, Vadodara, at the first available opportunity after joining the Railways, in which they will be introduced to various facts of Railway working. The Foundational Course will be common to probationers of all services. After attending the Foundational Course, the probationers shall undergo field training in sheds, Depots, Yards, Workshops, Divisional Office, Head-quarters Office, Production Units, etc. and specialize training in other Railway Training Institutions und Institutes of repute outside the Railways (as applicable).
After adequate field training, probationers of all services excepting Indian Railway Medical Service shall undergo 6 weeks Induction Course at Railway Staff College, Vadodara. This induction course shall be different for probationers of different services. In the Induction Course they shall be given detailed knowledge regarding the working of their own Department, interaction with allied Department and financial rules, procedures etc. While probationers of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS), Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) and Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) shall undergo Induction Course during two years probationary training, the probationers of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE), Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineering (IRSEE) shall undergo Induction Course from working post in the 3rd year of their probation.