| Category | Seniority Rule | | :--- | :--- | | | Date of joining the IRSME training at RDSO/Lucknow or Zonal Railway after UPSC allocation. | | Promotees | Date of regular promotion to Group ‘A’ by the UPSC (not ad-hoc or provisional promotion). | | Inter-se (DR vs Promotee) | Rotation of quota points (e.g., DR: 1st, 4th, 7th…; Promotee: 2nd, 5th, 8th… in a 10-point cycle) – as per SC ruling in R.K. Sabharwal case applied to railways. | | Same batch (DR) | Rank in UPSC CSE final merit list. | | Same batch (Promotee) | Length of service in Group ‘B’ (IRMS) and seniority in feeder grade. |
To explain the principles, legal basis, and procedure governing the preparation and maintenance of the Seniority List for officers of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), a Group ‘A’ Central Engineering Service under the Ministry of Railways. seniority list of irsme officers of indian railways
However, the following paper outlines the for IRSME officers. TITLE: Briefing Paper on the Seniority List of IRSME Officers of Indian Railways | Category | Seniority Rule | | :---
| Level in 7th CPC | Designation (Typical) | Seniority Ranking | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 12 (JAG) | Assistant Mechanical Engineer (AME) / Dy. CME (JAG) | Junior-most IRSME | | 13 (JAG-SG) | Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Sr. DME) | Middle | | 13A (STS) | Joint Director (RDSO) / Sr. DME (Selection) | Mid-senior | | 14 (HAG) | Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) / Principal CME | Senior | | 15 (HAG+) | General Manager (Zonal Railway) / Member (Rolling Stock), Railway Board | Top 15-20 | | 17 (Apex) | Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) – if from Mechanical stream | Highest | Sabharwal case applied to railways
A typical IRSME zonal or all-India seniority list includes: