Forwarding of applications for posts advertised by Central/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Central Autonomous Bodies

 As per IREC Vol 1 Para 1406 A

Forwarding of applications for posts advertised by Central/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Central Autonomous Bodies :— Applications of Railway servants in response to press advertisement for posts in Central Public Enterprises/ Autonomous Bodies may be forwarded with a clear understanding with the Railway servants that in the event of their selection for the post applied for they will sever their connections with the Railways before joining the Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies. 

Permission for applying for posts advertised by International Organisations/ Foreign Governments

 As per IREC Vol 1 Para 1407

Permission for applying for posts advertised by International Organisations/ Foreign Governments: — 

Railway servants may apply in response to open or public advertisement of vacancies by the International Organisation and Foreign Government's with the prior permission of the cadre controlling authority concerned. In rare cases, when the time available for submitting the application is short, a Railway servant may send his application to the concerned agency in advance with a copy to his cadre controlling authority and this may be confirmed or withdrawn subsequently depending on the decision of the authority. The cadre controlling authorities would consider each case only from the point of view of whether the Railways servant could be spared or not, no other general considerations should be applied in taking a decision in the case. 

Forwarding of application for other posts of railway servants when conduct is under investigation

As per IREC Vol 1 Para 1412 

(i) Applications of Govt. servants for other posts should not be forwarded when disciplinary proceedings against them are contemplated whether for major or minor penalty. In other words, when the conduct of a Govt. servant is under investigation and the investigation has reached a stage at which a prima facie case can be made-out but formal charge sheet is yet to be issued, the application of such a Govt. servant should not be forwarded. Thus where the disciplinary proceedings are actually pending, the question of forwarding application does not arise. 

General Rule of 'No Objection Certificate' for registration of name with the Employment Exchange

As per IREC Vol 1 Para 1409, Permanent railway employees and railway employees with more than 3 years service are allowed to register their names with the Employment Exchange for a higher post under the Govt/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous bodies on production of a 'No Objection Certificate' from their employers. . 'No Objection Certificate' in such cases may be granted subject to the following conditions :—

Opportunity to forward applications from serving Railway employees for posts outside the Railways

As per IREC Vol 1 Para 1401 Railway employees may be given 4 opportunities in a year to apply in response to notices of Government Departments/ Public Sector Undertakings/ autonomous bodies wholly or substantially financed and controlled by Central or State Government except where holding of any such applications  is considered justified in the public interest by the competent authority. Applications in response to UPSC advertisement will not be counted against the four opportunities mentioned above.