Which is a better way to join the Indian Railways: the UPSC CSE or the UPSC ESE?
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The Indian Railways will now recruit officers through the IRMS exam, and only the prelim stage will be common to the UPSC CSE; the other two stages have separate exam structures. Both ways are good; if you want to join for generalist positions through IRMS, CSE is better, whereas if you want to become a specialist, ESE is better.
1. Salary: Both services are group "A" services with an equal salary structure as per the seventh pay commission.
2. Nature of work: The IRMS's work is to look after management in the railways, whereas ESE includes branch-specific work such as mechanical engineers in the railways, who will work in the Mechanic...more
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