Recruitment: RBE No.82/2025 – Filling up of Vacancies

No.E(NG)I/2025/TR/17, dated 14.08.2025

Sub: Filling up of Vacancies is allowed only by adhering to the laid down procedures and specific Recruitment Rules even under delegated powers in Rule-124 of R-I reiteration of instructions thereof.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter E(NG)I-95/TR/16, dated 20.12.1995 (RBE No.140/1995) and E(NG)I/2006/TR/18, dated 25.09.2007 (RBE No.121/2007).

An instance has come to the notice that in one of the Railways direct recruitment vacancies in Accounts Department were filled up without the agency of Railway Recruitment Board from amongst existing serving staff of disparate categories using the delegated powers under Rule 124 of the Indian Railways Establishment Code, Volume-I (R-I).

In this regard, attention is invited to the instructions contained in Para 171 of IREM-I wherein detailed procedure is laid down to be adopted for filling up of vacancies of Accounts Department on promotion as well as recruitment and instructions issued vide RBE No.121/2007, prohibiting change of select categories of Commercial and Accounts Departments.

Attention is also drawn to the fact that the powers to frame rules under Rule-124 in R-I with respect to Group-C & D posts are subject to the condition that such rules are not inconsistent with the rules made by the President or the Ministry of Railways.

Therefore, it is hereby reiterated that the vacancies must be filled as per the Recruitment Rules and procedures laid down by the Railway Board for this purpose.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.82/2025

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.