Training Period in Technician Category – Corrigendum ACS No. 291: Railway Board Order RBE No. 51/2025 dated 06.06.2025
RBE NO.51/2025
ACS NO.291
เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคธเคฐเคเคพเคฐ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
เคฐเฅเคฒ เคฎเคเคคเฅเคฐเคพเคฒเคฏ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(เคฐเฅเคฒเคตเฅ เคฌเฅเคฐเฅเคก) (RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2025/E (Trg.)/43/4
New Delhi, Dated: As signed
The General Managers(P),
All Indian Railways/PUs.
CORRIGENDUM
Sub:- Training Period in Technician Category.
Kindly refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 09.10.2024 (RBE.No.92/2024) wherein following has been replaced:
iv) Matriculation or any other higher qualification and other non relevant ITI courses- 2 years
may be read as
iv) Matriculation or Matriculation alongwith other non relevant ITI courses or any other higher qualification – 2 years
2. The Indian Railway Establishment manual Vol. I (1989 Edition) is accordingly amended as in Advance Correction Slip No. 291(copy enclosed).
3. The Ministry of Railways have decided that the Manual on Management of training may be amended as per attached Advance Correction Slip No 01/2025 (copy enclosed)
Digitally signed by
Jitendra Kumar
Date: 06-06-2025
16:15:10
(Jitendra Kumar)
Dy. Director/Estt. (Training)
Railway Board
Ph. : (011) 23047251
Annexure
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
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Indian Railway Establishment Manual Vol . I (1989 EDITION)
Advance Correction Slip No : 291
Para No. 159 (3) of IREM Vol.I (1989 Edition) stands modified as follows:
โThe period of training for direct recruits will vary depending on the qualifications of recruits. The same will be as under:โ
(i) Course completed Act Apprentices trained in Railway Establishments.โNil
(ii) Course completed Act Apprentices trained in non-Railway Establishments.โ06 months
(iii) ITI passed candidates in the same or the fields or related fields as per DR advertisement norms.โ06 months
NOTE: There may be certain circumstances (exceptional or otherwise) such as Compassionate Ground Appointees (CGA) etc., where the recruits do not possess the minimum qualification of Act Apprenticeship or ITI, in relevant trade; their period of training shall be as under:
(i) Degree/ Diploma holders in field of relevant trade and similar trades on par with DR advertisement normsโ 06 months
(ii) Engineering Degree/ Diploma holders in a field other than that of relevant trade โ12 months
(iii) Matriculation plus ITI qualification in a trade which is one of the engineering trades falling in the relevant trades for a post of Technician Grade-III as per extant RRB notifications, but is not the relevant trade for the post โ 12 months
(iv)Matriculation or Matriculation alongwith other non relevant ITI courses or any other higher qualification – 2 years
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( Authority: Railway Boardโs letter No. 2024 E(Trg.)/43/4 dated 06.06.2025. )
Annexure
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
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Manual on Management of Training
(June 1998)
Advance Correction Slip No : 01/2025
Item No. VII of Appendix II of the Manual on Management of Training (Edition 1998) may be replaced as under:-
โThe period of training for direct recruits will vary depending on the qualifications of recruits. The same will be as under:โ
(i) Course completed Act Apprentices trained in Railway Establishments.โNil
(ii) Course completed Act Apprentices trained in non-Railway Establishments.โ06 months
(iii) ITI passed candidates in the same or the fields or related fields as per DR advertisement norms.โ06 months
NOTE: There may be certain circumstances (exceptional or otherwise) such as Compassionate Ground Appointees (CGA) etc., where the recruits do not possess the minimum qualification of Act Apprenticeship or ITI, in relevant trade; their period of training shall be as under:
(i) Degree/ Diploma holders in field of relevant trade and similar trades on par with DR advertisement normsโ 06 months
(ii) Engineering Degree/ Diploma holders in a field other than that of relevant trade โ12 months
(iii) Matriculation plus ITI qualification in a trade which is one of the engineering trades falling in the relevant trades for a post of Technician Grade-III as per extant RRB notifications, but is not the relevant trade for the post โ 12 months
(iv) Matriculation or Matriculation alongwith other non relevant ITI courses or any other higher qualification – 2 years
*****
(Authority: Railway Boardโs letter No. 2024 E(Trg.)/43/4 dated 06.06.2025 )
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