Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers

The Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Electrical Engineering Organisation of the Indian Railways.

The Indian railways have technical and non-technical departments for its operation and management which form the base structure on which the railways function. Technical departments include civil, technical and mechanical engineering, signaling and telecom, and several others dealing with similar disciplines, while the non-technical departments include general services such as accounts, personnel management, Railway protection Force (RPF) or security and traffic services, among others. Each department has staff at various levels. The highest are the Group A officers, while the lowest in rank are the Group D staff members.

IRSEE falls under the category of Group A officers. The seniority list can be searched by " Google " > IRSEE seniority i.e.http://www.ireeindia.org/members/seniortiylistofelectricaldeptt.pdf

Recruitment

The recruitment to the cadre is done through the Indian Engineering Services exam

The selection exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India. The UPSC is responsible for recruiting middle and top-level bureaucrats for the Government of India.

Role and function

The officers of this cadre are responsible to maintain the assets of the Electrical Department in Indian railways. Mainly divided in following branches General Service, Traction Operation, Traction distribution, Traction Rolling Stock.

History

The IRSEE was created as an organised service after the nationalisation of the Indian Railways (1947–50). The Electrical Department was designated a minor department and was under the Mechanical Department (the major department) headed by Member (Mechanical) Railway Board. The Advisor (Electrical) reported to the Member (Mechanical) at the Railway Board.

In 1987, after the Fourth Pay Commission, the Railway Board was expanded and a Member (Electrical) created to look after the Electrical Department and the Signal & Telecommunications Department.

Organisation

The IRSEE/IRSSE is headed by a Member (Electrical) in the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). Member (Electrical) is better known by the acronym ML. In each of the zones the organisation is headed by a Chief Electrical Engineer. The CEE reports to the General Manager of the Railway. The office of the Member (Electrical) of the Railway Board guides the CEE on technical matters and policy.

At the divisional level the Sr Divisional Electrilcal Engineers (General, Traction Operation, Traction Distribution, Electrilcal Loco Shed) head the organisation. The Sr DEE reports to the Divisional Railway Manager of the Division. Technical supervision is provided by the zonal Chief Electrical Engineer.

The probationers of IRSEE cadre are trained at IRIEEN (Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering), Nasik, Maharashtra. Names and phone numbers of IRSEE Central Railway Officers are available here IRSEE CR

References

Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways

Indian Railway Organisational Structure

External links

You can find the names of IRSEE Central Railway Electrical Officers at IRSEE CR