Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS)

    Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS)

    About

    It is a cadre of the GOI. The officers in this service are the procurement and logistics specialists, contract managers of the IR, providers of logistics for the transportation of material from and within various railways as well as the planners and maintainers of the intelligent warehousing with automated storage and retrieval systems on the Indian Railways.

    Qualifications & Other Criteria

    • A degree from any recognised university.

    • Candidates must be within 21-29 years of age

    • Candidates must be a citizen of India or, if of any other nationality, must be

    of Indian origin

    • The direct recruitment is done through the Indian Engineering Services

    Examination conducted by the UPSC.

    Skills & Attributes Needed

    1. Good at accounting, i.e, ascertaining of debits and credits

    2. Ability to plan properly

    3. Capable of making quick decisions

    4. Organised

    5. Good communication skills

    Institutes

    Railway Staff College, Vadodara functions as the apex training institute for the employees of all departments of the railways.

    Career Options

    Indian Railway Service of Engineers, GOI.

    Salary

    A Senior Engineer gets around Rs.28,638/- whereas a Junior Engineer gets around Rs.22,500/- at the entry level.