IREM Rule No.149: ELECTRICAL SIGNAL MAINTAINER (ESM) – IREM Vol-I, Chapter-I, Section-B, Sub-section-III: Recruitment and Training

(VI)    SIGNAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

(iii)      ELECTRICAL SIGNAL MAINTAINER (ESM)

149.    (1)      The posts in the category of Electrical Signaller Maintainer Grade III in scale Rs.950-1500 will be filled as under:-

(i)  50% by direct recruitment; and  

(ii) 50% by promotion of Departmental staff as under:-

(a) 50% plus shortfall against (b) below from amongst staff having the qualification of Class X Board Examination; and

(b) 50% from amongst existing Group ‘D’ staff in service as on 22.5.2002, not having the qualification of Class X Board Examination. 

[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-99/PM 8/2,   dated 29.04.2005 (RBE No. 70/2005) (ACS No. 172)]

(2) Qualification etc. for direct recruitment are as under:-

(i) Educational:- Matriculation (i.e.10^th class) and

(a) ITI certificate in Electrician/ Electrical Fitter/ Wireman Trade and one year’s experience as casual ESM in the S&T Department; or

(b) Must be a casual ESM/ Electrical Fitter for 3 years in S&T Department; or

(c) a pass in plus two  stage with Physics and Maths in Higher Secondary or equivalent.

[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)I/2015/PM8/1, dated 26.03.2018 (RBE No. 48/2018)]

(ii) Age:- Between 18 and 25 years.

(iii) Training:- Training  one year,

(iv) Stipend:- Rs.950.

Training will be as per Annexure II to Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/80/RR-1/39, dated 31.01.1981.

[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(MPP)98/3/14, dated 15.07.1998 (RBE No. 161/1998) (ACS No.56),

No.E(MPP)98/3/14, 23.09.1998 (RBE No. 224/1998) (ACS No.61)]

(3)  Channel of Promotion/ Higher grades:- The following higher grade posts are available to this category in the normal channel of promotion:-

ELECTRICAL SIGNAL MAINTAINER GR-II (1200-1800)

ELECTRICAL SIGNAL MAINTAINER GRADE-I (1320-2040)

Note:- They are also eligible for being considered for further promotion to Supervisory cadre of Signal Inspectors as per procedure in force for filling the vacancies in the grade.

(4)  33-1/3% of the posts in the grade of Electrical Signal Maintainer Grade-II scale Rs.1200-1800 will be filled by direct recruitment as per qualification etc., given below:-

(i) Educational:-

(a) A pass in 1st year of B. Sc. (Physics); or

(b) A pass in 10+2 stage in Higher Secondary in Science i.e. Maths or Physics or equivalent and as casual ESM for two years in S&T Department.

(ii) Age:- Between 18 and 25 years.

(iii) Training:- 18 months.

(iv) Stipend:- Rs. 3050-75-3125  

[Authority: Railway Board’s letter No.E(MPP)98/3/14, dated 15.07.1998 (RBE No. 161/1998) (ACS No.56), and

23.09.98 (RBE No. 223/1998) (ACS No.61)

No.E(NG)I/2015/PM8/1, dated 26.03.2018 (RBE No. 48/2018)] ]