RBE 10-2025 Promotions from Group 'C' to Group 'B' posts through 70% Selection Centralized CBT.

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.10/2025

No. E(GP)2024/2/28 (Ε.Νο.3466256)

New Delhi, dated: 03.02,2025

The General Managers, All Indian Railways & Production Units.

[Kind attn.: PCPOS / PFAs / Dy. CPO(G)s / Dy. CAO(G)s]

Sub.: Promotions from Group 'C' to Group 'B' posts through 70% Selection Centralized CBT.

Ref.: Board's letter of even number dated 08.10.2024.

Starting of Indian Railway Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (IRPGIMSR) at NRCH, New Delhi.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA भारत सरकार

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रेल मंत्रालय

(RAILWAY BOARD रेलवे बोर्ड)

No. 2024/H-1/20/2/Medical College

New Delhi, Dated 22.12.2025

The General Manager, 

Northern Railway, New Delhi.

Sub: Starting of Indian Railway Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (IRPGIMSR) at NRCH, New Delhi.

Approval of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) is hereby accorded to start a Post Graduate Medical Institute by the name of Indian Railway Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (IRPGIMSR), New Delhi at Northern Railway Central Hospital (NRCH), New Delhi in pursuance to permission granted by National Medical Commission (NMC) vide their letter no. N-23011/208/2025-AssessmentCell/MARB (FTS:8344797).

RBE No. 128 - 2025 General Department Competitive Examination (GDCE) for filling up 25% of the Direct Recruitment Quota Vacancies- reg.

RBE No. 128/2025

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I/2025/PM1/3

New Delhi, dated 23.12.2025

The General Manager (P), All Zonal Railways only.

Sub: General Department Competitive Examination (GDCE) for filling up 25% of the Direct Recruitment Quota Vacancies- reg.

Attention is invited to Board's letter no. E(NG)1/2023/PM1/19 dated 08.10.2024 (Master Circular No. 69/2024) on GDCE, wherein consolidated instructions on the subject of conduct of GDCE are issued for ease of understanding and clarity. Attention is also drawn to Railway Board's instructions issued by the letter of even number dated: 26/05/2025 (RBE 47/2025 as amended from time to time) wherein, it was advised to hold examinations in CBT/TBT mode for departmental selections. In this regard, it has been informed to Board that some more clarity is required in the field units regarding holding of GDCE examinations on CBT mode.

RBE No. 116-2025 Enhancement of rates of stipend for Act Apprentices as per Apprenticeship

 

RBE No. 116/2025

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)

2025/E(Trg.)/41/27

New Delhi, Dated: As signed

The General Managers(P),

All Zonal Railways/PUs

Sub:- Gazette Notification No. G.S.R.610(E) dated 03.09.2025 published on 11.09.2025 regarding enhancement of rates of stipend for Act Apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 and amendments in the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992.

Please refer to Board’s letter Nos. E(MPP)/2007/6/3 dated 23.08.2007 (RBE No. 109/2007), dated 09.03.2011(RBE No. 31/2011), E(MPP)/2013/6/7 dated 15.01.2014 (RBE No. 8/2014), E(MPP)/2015/6/2 dated 09.03.2015 (RBE No. 16/2015) and E(MPP)/2018/6/1 dated 21.11.2019 (RBE No. 202/2019).

Payment of allowances to supervisors upgraded through RBE 155/2022-clarification reg.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. PC-VII/2023/1/7/5/8

New Delhi, dated: 06.11.2025

To,

The General Managers, All Indian Railways/PUs/TIs (As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Payment of allowances to supervisors upgraded through RBE 155/2022-clarification reg.

Vide Board's orders bearing RBE 155/2022, supervisors of 46 categories in substantive Pay Level-7 were granted a two stage upgradation wherein 50% of posts in Level-7 were upgraded to Level-8 and the personnel receiving such upgradation would be further upgraded to Level-9 on non-functional basis after 4 years of service in Level-8.

RBE 117/2025 - Mandatory Course completions and Comprehensive Assessment on IGOT Karmayogi portal.

RBE No. 117/2025

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2024/E(Trg)/40/9

New Delhi dtd. As signed.(11-11-2025)

The General Managers.

All Indian Railways.

(as per standard list).

Sub: Mandatory Course completions and Comprehensive Assessment on IGOT Karmayogi portal.

RBE 115-2025 Renewal of Delegation of Powers beyond 31.03.2024 for the purpose of admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation - reg.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 115/2025

New Delhi, dt. 03.11.2025

No. E(P&A)II/2024/HRA-5

The General Managers,

All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.

Sub: Renewal of Delegation of Powers beyond 31.03.2024 for the purpose of admissibility of House Rent Allowance in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of Railway Residential Accommodation - reg.

Ref: Board's letters Nos.

(i) No. E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.05.1988

(ii) No. E(P&A)1-95/HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996

(iii) Νο. Ε(Ρ&Α)Π-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 &16.03.2000

(iv) Νο. Ε(Ρ&Α)Π-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002

(v) Νο. Ε(Ρ&Α)Π-2002/HRA-4, dated 09.05.2003

(vi) No. E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08.12.2010

(vii) No. E(P&A)Π-2017/HRA-3, dated 15.01.2018

(viii) No. E(P&A)II/2012//F.E.2/4 dt. 02.04.2019

Attention is invited to Board's letters quoted above delegating powers to the General Managers and other Heads of Organizations directly controlling allotment of quarters to Railway Servants for sanction of House Rent Allowance in accordance with the prescribed conditions to the categories of Railway Employees specified therein. This delegation of powers was valid up to 31.03.2024.

RBE 111-2025 - Retention of Railway accommodation by Railway officers/staff on deputation to IRCON & RVNL-reg

RBE No.111 /2025

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2023 QR 1-4 (PSUs) Pt.

New Delhi, dated 2-3.10.2025

The General Managers/Director Generals, All Indian Railways/PUs/RDSO, Lucknow,

MD/IRCON and MD/RVNL

(As per Standard Mailing list)

Sub: Retention of Railway accommodation by Railway officers/staff on deputation to IRCON & RVNL-reg.

Attention is invited to Board's letter of even number dated 10.04.2024 whereby Railway officers/staff on deputation to Railway PSUs (KMRCL, RailTel, KRCL, IRCTC, IRCON, RVNL & MRVC) have been permitted to retain their Railway accommodation at previous place of posting up το 31.03.2025.

RBE 112-2025 Consideration of representation against 'Adverse remarks' recorded in the APAR of a non gazetted railway servant-clarification

RBE No. 112/2025

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(रेलवे बोर्ड) (RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I-2023/CR/4

New Delhi, dated 29.10.2025

The General Managers (P)

All Zonal Railways & Production Units, etc.

(As per standard list)

Subject: Consideration of representation against 'Adverse remarks' recorded in the APAR of a non gazetted railway servant-clarification.

Ref: Board's instruction dated 24.09.2024 (RBE 89/2024).

1. Attention is invited to Board's instruction under reference, wherein a list of competent authorities to consider representations against adverse remarks recorded in the APAR of non-gazetted railway employees was provided in Annexure-I.

2. Various Zonal Railways have sought clarification on the applicability of the instructions to all levels of non-gazetted employees. The matter has been re-examined, and the following clarifications/corrigendum are issued:

For employees where, the APAR is written and finalized at only one level (e.g. Personal Secretaries, Confidential Assistants etc.) the competent authority to decide such representation will be the next higher authority to the Authority finalizing the APAR.

For employees where, the APAR is written and finalized at two levels i.e. the Reporting and Reviewing Authorities, the competent authority to decide such representation would be the next higher authority to the Reviewing authority.

For employees where, the APAR is written and finalized at three levels, The competent authority to decide such representations will be the next higher authority to the Authority finalizing the APAR.

3. It may be noted that the APAR finalizing authority will be that authority which is the last authority writing the APAR. For APARs which may be considered for promotion to Group B, filling up of Section II of the APAR is necessary, the finalizing authority shall be the authority writing the final remarks of Section II of the APAR.

4. The earlier instructions issued by Board's earlier letter dated 24.09.2024 (RBE 89/2024) stands modified to the extent of above instructions. Past cases decided otherwise not be reopened.

(अजय गोयल / Ajay Goyal)

उप निदेशक-III स्था. (एन) / Deputy Director-III, Estt. (N)

रेलवे बोर्ड/Railway Board

टेली./Tele No. 47224/01123047224

पांचवातल, कमरानं. 536-E (1), रेलभवन, नईदिल्ली-110001, ई-मेल ajay.2097123@gov.in 5th Floor, Room No.536-E(1), Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, E-mail ajay.2097123@gov.in

 

RBE No. 97-2025 Recruitment of Sportspersons (Weightlifting) against sports quota as per new weight categories - Clarification regarding.

 RBE No. 97/2025 Recruitment of Sportspersons (Weightlifting) against sports quota as per new weight categories - Clarification regarding.

RBE 105-2025 Permission for retention of Railway accommodation at the previous place of posting for Level-16 and Level-17 Railway officers posted at Delhi-reg.

RBE No.105/2025

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2020 RN 2-1

New Delhi, dated 10.10.2025

The General Manager/Director General,

All Indian Railways/PUs/RDSO, Lucknow,

(As per Standard Mailing list)

Sub: Permission for retention of Railway accommodation at the previous place of posting for Level-16 and Level-17 Railway officers posted at Delhi-reg.

Ref : (i) Board's letter of even number dated 27.02.2023,

(ii) Board's letter No. E(G) 2020 RN 3-6 dated 24.05.2022.

Attention is invited to letter under reference (i) above vide which AM level officers (Level-16) posted outside Delhi have been permitted to retain their Railway quarter at the previous place of posting. Further, vide letter under reference (ii) above, Board Members/CRB & CEO who during their immediate preceding posting were permitted to retain Railway quarter at their previous place of posting (just before becoming GM) have been allowed to retain such Railway accommodation.

RBE No. 100-2025 Retention of Railway accommodation on CSS deputation - reg.

RBE No. 100/2025

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2024 RN 2-12

New Delhi, dated 23.09.2025

The General Managers/Director Generals, All Indian Railways/PUs/RDSO, Lucknow,

(As per Standard Mailing list)

Sub: Retention of Railway accommodation on CSS deputation - reg.

In continuation of Board's letter No. E(G) 2008 QR 1-16 dated 12.07.2018 on the above mentioned subject, the Competent Authority (CRB & CEO) in exercise of the powers vested to make reasonable relaxations in public interest for a class/group of employees in all or any of the provisions regarding house allotment/retention, has decided that Railway officers proceeding on CSS deputation may be permitted to retain their existing Railway accommodation on payment of normal rent/license fee for the duration of their deputation in the same city.

2. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority as above.

3. This letter supersedes Board's letter of even No. dated 19.09.2025.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Neilam Yaadav)

Director Estt.(Genl)

Railway Board

No. E(G) 2024 RN 2-12

New Delhi, dated 23.09.2025

1. PFA, all Indian Railways and Production Units.

2. PED (Finance), RDSO, Lucknow.

3. Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No. 224, 

Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

for Member Finance/Railway

Iway Board Contd....2/

 

RBE 108-2025 - Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Rates effective from 01.07.2025. Revised

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)

Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

PC-VII No.- 230

RBE No: 108/2025

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1

New Delhi, dated: 16.10.2025

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees Rates effective from 01.07.2025. Revised

RBE No. 27/2025 Retention of Railway accommodation at previous place of posting by Railway officers/staff on their deputation to NHSRCL:

RBE No. 27/2025

भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड/ RAILWAY BOARD

No. E(G) 2016 RN 2-1

New Delhi, dated 03.04.2025

The General Manager/Director General,

All Indian Railways/PUs/RDSO, Lucknow,

MD/NHSRCL,

(As per Standard Mailing list) ,

Sub: Retention of Railway accommodation at previous place of posting by Railway officers/staff on their deputation to National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL).

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even No. dated 14.11.2022 vide which Railway officers/staff on their deputation to NHSRCL were permitted to retain their Railway accommodation at previous place of posting up to 11.02.2025. Now, on consideration of a request received from NHSRCL and in exercise of the powers vested in it to make reasonable relaxations in public interest for a class/group of employees in all or any of the provisions regarding house allotment/retention, the Full Board have decided to extend the retention facility for a further period of 02 years beyond 11.02.2025 1.e. up to 11.02.2027, subject to the following conditions:-