Maintenance of Post Based Reservation Rosters in Direct Recruitment and promotion categories in PSUs/Autonomous Bodies: Railway Board Order dated 12.11.2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
No. 2025-E(SCT)I/99/1/PSU
New Delhi, dated 12.11.2025
The Chairman & Managing Directors:
1. CCIL, New Delhi.
2. IRCTC, New Delhi.
3. IRCON, New Delhi.
4. IRFC, New Delhi.
5. RITES Ltd., Gurgaon.
6. RVNL, New Delhi.
7. RCIL, New Delhi.
8. KRCL, Mumbai.
9. MRVC, Mumbai.
10. BCL, Kolkata.
Managing Directors:
1. DFCCIL, New Delhi.
2. KMRCL, Kolkata.
3. RLDA, Delhi.
4. NHSRCL, New Delhi.
5. CRIS, New Delhi.
Sub:-Maintenance of Post Based Reservation Rosters in Direct Recruitment and promotion categories in PSUs/Autonomous Bodies etc. – reg.
Ref:-Board’s letter of even no. dated 07.10.2025.
Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even no. dated 07.10.2025 vide which a copy of the minutes of the meeting held on 16th September, 2025 in Board’s office with the officials of PSUs/Autonomous Bodies, has been circulated. The same may please be connected.
2. The. guidelines/instructions regarding preparation and maintenance of Post Based Reservation Rosters in recruitment and promotions in Group C and D categories, as per the guidelines of DoP&T has been circulated alongwith Modal rosters for 200 point rosters as well as L shaped small cadres (upto 14 points) vide Board’s office vide letter No. 95- E(SCT)I/49/5(1) dated 21.08.97 and 95-E(SCT)I/49/5(2) dated 21.08.97, respectively. Thereafter, vide letter No. 2005-E(SCT)1/25/14 dated 16.11.2005 (RBE No. 194/2005) the same was circulated in promotions from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ and within Group ‘B categories.
3. In reference to DOP&T’s guidelines contained in DoP&T’s OM no. 36039/1/2019- Estt.(Res.) dated 19.01.2019 and 31.01.2019 for introduction of reservation for EWS in recruitment, revised circular for maintenance of Reservation Rosters incorporating EWS reservation in recruitment category has been circulated vide Railway Board’s letter No. 2024- E(SCT)I/49/20 dated 06.03.2025, RBE No. 17/2025, (Corrigendum dated 15.04.2025).
4. The above Board’s circulars are also applicable in case of PSUs/Autonomous bodies and need to be followed uniformly. However, as per the information furnished by the PSUs/Autonomous bodies it has come to notice that there is no uniformity in the PSUs/Autonomous bodies regarding maintenance of Reservation Rosters, as some of the units are not following the model reservation rosters issued by the Board vide above mentioned circulars. Therefore, such PSUs/Autonomous Bodies are advised to recast and maintain the post-based reservation rosters uniformly as per the Board’s circulars and guidelines quoted above on prospective basis i.e. past cases need not to be reopened.
Copies of all relevant aforementioned circulars issued by Board are again annexed herewith for ready reference and necessary compliance.
DA:- As above.
(Brijesh Kumar)
Deputy Director, Estt.(SCT)I
Railway Board
Mail Id: brijesh.10982[at]gov.in
Tele No. 011-23047225
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