| Type of List | Purpose | |--------------|---------| | | Ranks all officers of the IRSS cadre across all zonal railways and production units. | | Zone-wise Seniority List | Ranks officers posted within a specific zonal railway (e.g., Western Railway IRSS list). | | Departmental Seniority List (Promotees) | Lists officers who entered IRSS through promotion from Group ‘B’ (e.g., Junior Signal Engineer) to Group ‘A’. | | Integrated Seniority List | Merges direct recruits and promotees as per the “rotation” principle laid down by the Supreme Court in R.K. Sabharwal vs. Union of India . |
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The IRSS Seniority List, officially termed the Gradation List of Officers of the Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers , is a periodic document published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). It lists all serving IRSS officers in descending order of their rank, from the most senior to the most junior.
For a young IRSS officer in the Junior Scale, the seniority list may seem like a distant administrative document. In reality, it governs every milestone: | Type of List | Purpose | |--------------|---------|
Hence, the Railway Board issues a mandating the review and finalization of the seniority list at least once every year, or before each DPC (Departmental Promotion Committee) meeting.
The relative hierarchy within the IRSS relies on strict administrative principles governed by the . The fundamental rules guiding this matrix include: Direct Recruits (DR) vs. Promotees | | Integrated Seniority List | Merges direct
promoted to Group 'A'. Their "year of allotment" is typically calculated based on a weightage system relative to their service in Group 'B'. Administrative Significance
The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) recently circulated the final integrated seniority list of Group 'B' officers of the Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) January 1, 2026 Indian Railway Latest Updates on IRSS Seniority Final List Issued official final seniority list for Stores Department Group 'B' officers was released on November 12, 2025 Key Seniority Positions (as of Jan 2026) S.L. Khatu : Ranked at S.No. 1. Rajkishore Patel : Ranked at S.No. 2. Hrishikesh M. Salunke : Ranked at S.No. 3. Vijay Gupta : Ranked at S.No. 4.
Reservation does not affect the initial seniority slot given at recruitment. However, promotional seniority may be impacted by catch-up rules (post M. Nagaraj case, 2006).