Differences between
Civil
Services exam (IAS, IPS, IRAS etc)
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Appendix3
IREM exam (SSO, TIA, ISA )
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1. conducted by UPSC - Union Public Service Commission
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1. Conducted by Railway Board
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2. From Notification (07.02.2018) to Results (14.05.2019) (Includes Prelims, Mains and Interview) --
Time taken - 15 months
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2. From Notification (31.07.2018) to Results (Approx. September, 2019)
-- One stage only i.e., Descriptive examination. Time taken - 17 months
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3. No of candidates - Approx 8 lakh
candidates in Prelims.
10500 candidates in Mains and 2000 candidates in Interview. Finally selected candidates 850
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3. No of candidates - Approx 2300
candidates. Finally
qualified candidates 400
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4. Stages: 3 Stages : Prelims,
Mains and Interview
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4. Stages: Only One stage - Descriptive
type Examination
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5. Mains Examination: 74
days for evaluation and tabulation of 10500 candidates
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5. Mains Examination: Approx
250 days for evaluation and tabulation of 2300 candidates
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6. Finally - 8 lakhs candidates (applied) to 850 candidates (qualified) in 15 months
in 3 stages of Selection i.e., Prelims, mains and Interview
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6. Finally
- 2300 candidates (applied) to 400
candidates (qualified) in 17 months in 1 stage i.e., Descriptive examination
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Note:
Not judging the efficiency of
Railway organization. Expecting to give
reasonable priority for speedy evaluation and in turn reduce the process time
between the date of notification to the date of results, in view of lot of
vacancies in Supervisory cadre in Accounts Dept in Indian Railways and importance
of career progression of the staff.