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.