Functional Branches
The various Group A cadres are as below:
Non Technical Services recruitment though Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC
- IRTS - Indian Railway Traffic Service
- IRPS - Indian Railway Personnel Service
- IRAS - Indian Railway Accounts Service
- RPF - Railway Protection Force
Technical Services recruitment thorough Indian Engineering Examination conducted by UPSC
- IRSE - Indian Railway Service of (Civil) Engineers
- IRSEE - Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
- IRSME - Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
- IRSS - Indian Railway Stores Service
- IRSSE - Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
Medical Services recruitment through Combined medical Examination conducted by UPSC
- IRMS - Indian Railway Medical Service
A vast rail system as India's, the 3rd largest in the world, has been managed at a regional level. Indian Railways has divided itself into 16 zonal railways. Each zone, headed by a General Manager, is semi-autonomous and this creates a matrix organisation where the functional branches are under dual control viz.
- Operational Control at Zonal level
- Functional Policy & Guidance from the Railway Board
Read more about this topic: Indian Railway Organisational Structure
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