Indian Railway Management Exam to be held by UPSC from March 2023

The Indian Railway Management Service Exam (IRMSE) will be held via a specially designed examination by the UPSC from March 2023, as told by the railway minister.

“The IRMSE will be a two-tier examination – a Preliminary Screening Examination, followed by a Main Written Examination and Interview,” a railways official said.

Those candidates who clear the preliminary examination will be allowed to sit for the second stage mains examination. 

The statement mentioned, “The common candidates of Civil Services (Main) examination and IRMS (Main) may opt for any of the optional subjects for both these examinations or choose separate optional subjects for these exams (one for the CSE (Main) and one for the IRMSE (Main) as per the schemes of these two examinations.”  

As per UPSC’s annual plan of examinations for 2023, the Civil Services (P) Examination – 2023 is scheduled to be notified and held on February 1 and May 28, 2023, respectively.