Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)

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Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)

Salary range₹56,100 basic (Level 10) + allowances → ₹1,31,100+ (Level 12 and above) Apply throughUnion Public Service Commission, UPSC Online Application Current openings2 on this site

1 Description of the job

IRSME officers maintain locomotives, coaches and wagons and run railway workshops and production units.

Manage loco, coach and wagon maintenance
Run workshops and production units
Plan rolling-stock procurement

2 Skills required

Mechanical engineering Maintenance planning Leadership Safety Problem solving Communication

3 Opportunities available in the market

Group-A mechanical service selected through the UPSC ESE.

Zonal railways and workshops
Production units (e.g. diesel / coach factories)
Railway Board and RDSO

4 Salary range

Fresher (0–2 yrs)₹56,100 basic (Level 10) + allowances

Mid-level (3–8 yrs)₹1,31,100+ (Level 12 and above)

Senior / specialistHigher: General Manager scales

Indicative only. Government and public-sector pay follows the official pay matrix of the recruiting body (basic pay plus allowances), which changes with revisions and state rules. Always confirm pay in the official notification.

5 Official recruitment — how to apply & which states

This is a government post.
It is not advertised on private job portals such as Naukri or Indeed. Vacancies are filled only through the official exams and notifications below. Apply only on these official websites.

Apply through these official bodies

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)Engineering Services Examination (IRSME)upsc.gov.in UPSC Online ApplicationApply onlineupsconline.nic.in Indian RailwaysIndian Railwaysindianrailways.gov.in

Where vacancies are (indicative)

#	State	Main hubs	Share of vacancies
1	Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi	Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi	Larger share
2	Maharashtra Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur	Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur	Larger share
3	Bihar Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur	Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur	Larger share

Recruitment for this role is organised by the recruiting body and is open across India; vacancies depend on the notification and on state / cadre allocation. The ranking shows larger states by population and is only a guide. Always read the official advertisement.

Government job portal: National Career Service (ncs.gov.in) · Employment News

Always read the official advertisement for eligibility, age limit, syllabus, fees and last date.

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