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Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
NCS Code: NA | GV020
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers are primarily responsible for the design, manufacture, deployment and maintenance of the rolling stock of Indian Railways. Rolling stock refers to all the engines and carriages that are used on a railway.
Personal Competencies
You like to build things
You are good at Maths
You like to lead
You enjoy repairing all kinds of mechanical objects
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in any stream
2. Pursue a Bachelor's in Engineering, Commerce, or Chartered Accountancy
OR
Complete Bachelor's and follow it up with a Master’s in the same or allied field
3. Qualify Indian Railways Management Service exam held by UPSC
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
The course is offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering *This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. IIT Bombay 2. College of Engineering, Pune 3. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 4. Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi 5. IIT Madras 6. LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad 7. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai 8. IIT Delhi
Private Institutes *(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1. MIT Manipal 2. Vellore Institute of Technology 3. SRM University Chennai 4. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore 5. RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 6.PSG Tech Coimbatore 7. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore 8. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
The approx. fee for an Engineering course ranges between INR 68,000-2,00,000*
*(The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI. • Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit.
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). •Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc. • All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Indian Railways, Government Agencies and Ministerial Departments
Work Environment: You will work in an office set-up. You are likely to handle a team. Local travel is a part of the job profile. You are likely to work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Anupam Sharma, is the General Manager of East Central Railway (ECR). Sharma, an officer of the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), had joined the Indian Railways as a Special Class Apprentice in 1982. He has a Master’s in Financial Management from Mumbai University, a post graduate diploma in Public Management and Policy (PGD-PMP) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has attended leadership courses at Bocconi University at Milan, Italy and Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh, USA.*
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
NCS Code: NA | GV0201. Complete 10+2 in any stream
2. Pursue a Bachelor's in Engineering, Commerce, or Chartered Accountancy
OR
Complete Bachelor's and follow it up with a Master’s in the same or allied field
3. Qualify Indian Railways Management Service exam held by UPSC
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
The course is offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering
*This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IIT Bombay
2. College of Engineering, Pune
3. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
4. Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
5. IIT Madras
6. LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
7. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
8. IIT Delhi
Private Institutes
*(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. MIT Manipal
2. Vellore Institute of Technology
3. SRM University Chennai
4. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore
5. RV College of Engineering, Bangalore
6.PSG Tech Coimbatore
7. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
8. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
The approx. fee for an Engineering course ranges between INR 68,000-2,00,000*
*(The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.
• Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit.
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
•Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work: Indian Railways, Government Agencies and Ministerial Departments
Work Environment: You will work in an office set-up. You are likely to handle a team. Local travel is a part of the job profile. You are likely to work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Assistant Mechanical Engineer → Divisional Mechanical Engineer → Senior Mechanical Engineer → Divisional Railway Manager → Chief Mechanical Engineer (Planning) → Chief Mechanical Engineer → General Manager → Additional Member (Mechanical Engineering) → Member (Mechanical) → Chairman (Railway Board)
The salary of a Class A Central Civil Service Officer ranges between INR 56,100- 2,25,000* per month
Source: https://upsconline.nic.in/daf/daf2_csm_2022/eGazette_CSM_Engl.pdf
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Anupam Sharma, is the General Manager of East Central Railway (ECR). Sharma, an officer of the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), had joined the Indian Railways as a Special Class Apprentice in 1982. He has a Master’s in Financial Management from Mumbai University, a post graduate diploma in Public Management and Policy (PGD-PMP) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has attended leadership courses at Bocconi University at Milan, Italy and Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh, USA.*
Source: http://bit.ly/3WN3qqo
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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