Syllabus for AOM & ACM

Organizational structure and hierarchy of Operating Department (Division --> Zone --> Railway Board).

Blocks Management and Management during Accident

Functions of Control Organization pertaining to…

Duties & Responsibilities of ….

Freight Train Operations (FTO)

Freight Train Ordering Principles with or without coordination with Crew Lobbies

Special instructions during abnormal conditions of working & during emergencies like Cyclone, Civil Disturbances, and Accidents etc

Daily Performances Reporting from (Stations/Yards/Sheds to --> Area Sub-control --> Divisional Control Office --> Zonal Control Office --> Railway Board)

Basic and important Documents/Registers maintained in Control Office and their basis.

Periodical Performance Reporting and Analysis of Operating Performance along with compilation of Statistical Data.

Power Control Organization (Engine and Crew Scheduling)

Factors affecting Wagon & Engine utilization and methods of improvements

Working pertaining to issue of Caution Orders from Nominated and Notice Stations.

Liaison / Co-ordination with Control Establishments of other Departments like Engineering, Traction Control, Signalling Control, Mechanical etc.

Functioning of Crew & Guard Lobbies.

Integrated Lobbies.

Crew Management: Assessment of Crew Requirement

Running Room and its Management.

Engine Utilization aspects requiring special attention :--

Shunting Operations in Yards or Roadside Stations.

Working of Marshalling Yards & Transhipment Points.

Causes of Yard and Section Congestion and remedial strategies.

All India Marshalling Order and Railway-wise Marshalling Orders - Principles and Procedures.

Rules regarding Carriage of Explosive and other General Goods.

Preferential Traffic Schedule, Priority within same class and ODR.

Indent Allotment and Supply of Freight Stock at Stations

Premium Indents and procedure to place Premium Indents

Allotment of Rakes in case of Quota Restrictions.

Notified Stations.

Wagon Stock Management for Loading and Unloading Operations.

Imposition of Operating Restrictions on Wagon Loading

Acceptance of Wagon Indents

Cancellation and Withdrawal of Indents.

Observance of Civil ban and Carriage of Contraband Goods etc,

Important Documents & Registers maintained in Yards & at Stations.

Familiarity with …..

Wagon Turn Round Time (WTR) & Factors affecting Optimum Utilization of the Wagon Fleet and methods of improvement.

Running of Unit Trains and formation of Captive Rakes

Supervision and control over movement of Special type of Stock, ODC.

Definition, meaning and methods of compilation of the Primary, Fundamental and Derived units.

Engine Tickets and maintenance of Engine Tickets

Analysis of the Operating Statistics.

Important Operating Efficiency Indices, their meaning and uses of ….

Operating Ratio: Different types of Expenditures and Plan Heads, Revenue Earnings and Non-Revenue Earnings.

General Principles and Methodology of Time Tabling of Passenger Trains.

Zero Based Time Tabling.

Platform and Pit Occupancy Planning and Preparing Charts.

Consultative Machinery for revision of Timetable at (Divisional --> Zone --> Railway Board)

Publication of (Working Timetable --> Public Timetable --> Sheet Timetable)

Components of WTT and PTT.

Punctuality of Passenger Carrying Trains.

Factors affecting Punctuality of Passenger carrying Trains and methods of improving the Punctuality, Monitoring of Asset Failures and Planning of blocks for Track,

Signal and OHE maintenance.

Corridor Blocks.

Integrated Maintenance Blocks.

Augmentation of Train Loads for meeting Traffic requirements, Rules of Marshalling and Slip Coaches etc.

Running of Tourists Coaches, Special Carriages and Special Trains.

Planning & Running of Holiday Specials, Mela Specials, Tourist Specials, etc.

Introduction of new Trains, extension of Train runs, introduction of Through and Sectional Coaches.

Preparation of (Engine Links + Driver/Guards Links + Rake Links)

Commuter Service Operations.

Vande Bharat Trains

High Speed Corridors and Trains.

Responsibility and Function of Engine Crew before starting and while on run and during abnormal/unusual situations.

Consignments.

Maximum Moving Dimensions. Wagon Census.

IT Applications:

Relevant Rules and important Policy guidelines.

C&W examination for STR, Intensive, Round Trips, Premium and Close Circuit Rakes.

Sickliness and TXR Repair Depots including POH & ROH Depots and their functions.

Supply of Coaches/Wagons to C&W shops for POH and special repairs

Cycle period of different Stocks

Workshop Feed Management.

Working of Travelling Traffic Cranes for handling heavy Consignments at Intermediate Stations.

Detaching of Sick Wagons at enroute Stations and their repair and clearance.

Interchange transactions - Junction returns of Inter Railway Inter Change Traffic.

Weighment of Rakes,

Electronic In-Motion Weighbridge,

Automatic Pre-Weighing System,

Nominated and Alternative Weighbridges,

Load Adjustment,

Exempted Commodities,

Maintenance of Weighbridges and Role of Weights and Measures Department,

Metrological Department and other Railway Departments, Integration of Weighbridge with FOIS.

MIL RAIL.

Permissible Axle Loads

Heavy Haul and Long-Haul Operations

Factors affecting Axle Load

Rules regarding Heavy Haul and Long-Haul Operations.

'Payload' to 'Tare' Ratio of Wagons.

Factors affecting Payload and Tare Weight.

Concept of Convoy Trains.

Foreign Traffic and its components pattern.

Responsibility and function of Guard before starting and while on run and during abnormal/unusual situations.

Role & Responsibility of Station Staff in Working of Trains.

Various Systems of Working of Trains and Conditions for Granting Line Clear.

Classification of Stations

Standards of Interlocking

Signalling Systems, Equipment & their working.

Station Working Rules and Block Working.

Level Crossings.

Line Capacity,

Method of Calculating Line Capacity, Measures for augmenting it

Token less working

Centralized Traffic Control,

Doubling,

Automatic Block, IBS / IBH,

Advanced Signalling and Interlocking.

Combined Train Report,

Guard's Rough Journal Book,

Vehicle Guidance,

Driver’s Ticket,

Brake Power Certificate etc.

Rules regarding Marshalling of vehicles on Passenger, Mixed and Freight Trains.

Air Brake Systems along with Continuity Test.

Precautions to be taken on Ghat Sections.

Accidents, Types and their Classification, Causes and their Prevention.

Functioning of Railway Safety Organization.

Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety Organization and his Functions.

Rules for reporting Accidents.

Accident Relief Medical Equipment (ARMEs)

Accident Relief Trains (ARTs).

Role & Responsibilities of various Officials and Departments during Accidents.

Responsibility of the Control Organization Station Masters and Traffic Staff on the affected Section.

Accidents Enquiries and DAR action against Staff held responsible for the Accidents, minimum recommended penalties in case of various Accidents.

Review and Analysis of Accidents for taking Corrective Measures.

Disaster Management on Indian Railways,

Disaster Management Act, 2005

Disaster Management Plan

Role of NDMA and NDRF.

Aptitude Testing of Station Masters, Loco Pilots and Motor Men, Components of Aptitude Testing.

Psycho-Technical Analysis in case of Accidents attributed to Human Failures.

SPAD and its Prevention.

Train Operation during Fog, Fog PASS.

Improved Technological Aids to prevent Human Errors like:

Refresher Courses, Safety Camps, Safety Campaigns and Safety Drives.

Planning of PME and Refresher of Safety Category Staff.

Set Up & Functions of Planning Wing on Indian Railways

Corporate Plan and Annual Plan

National Rail Plan

Mission 3000MT

National Logistics Policy

Traffic Survey.

Calculation of Line Capacity.

Traffic Planning and

Augmentation of Line Capacity Works.

Station Redevelopment.

Doubling, Bypass & Flyover Planning Works.

ESP, SIP, DPR, ROR etc

CONTAINER RAIL TERMINALS

GATI SHAKTI TERMINALS.

Minimum Essential Facilities at Goods Sheds and Stations.

Parliamentary Control over Railway Finance, Public Accountability, Cannons of Financial Propriety.

Railway Budget (Budgetary terms --> Types of Budgets --> Budget cycle --> Demand of Grants --> Budgetary and Financial Reviews.

Rules of Allocation --> Classification of expenditure --> Control of expenditure --> Responsibility Accounting --> Performance Budgeting --> Exchequer Control --> Financial Results of Working lines.

Works Programme --> Financial justification of Works --> Surveys --> Preparation of Estimates --> Capital Budget --> Control over Capital Expenditure --> Reappropriation of Funds.

Financial control over Stores Expenditure --> Purchase and Stores Keeping Procedure --> Inventory Control and ABC Analysis.

Financial & Cost Control in Railway Workshops/Sheds units.

Rules and procedure relating to Tenders and contracts for execution of works and Procurement of Stores, M&P Programme and RSP.

Procedure for Possessing and finalizing Audit Objections and Draft Paras.

Delegation of Powers.

Losses, Frauds and Embezzlements.

General Financial Rules

Government e-Market (GeM)

Classification of Railway Revenue (Earnings)

Information Technology in general with specific reference to Railway's IT Applications

Taxation matters with special focus on GST & Income Tax

Organization of CGA and C&AG

Any other topic felt necessary from time to time.

Organization of the Personnel Department in Railways objectives functions and policies of Personnel Department.

Recruitment and Training,

Classification of Services,

Recruitment in Different services,

Railway Recruitment Boards

Railway Recruitment Cells

Compassionate Ground Appointments,

Initial & In Service Training,

Refresher Courses,

Central Training Institutes,

Training Centres in Zones, Divisions & Workshops

Training Modules for different posts,

Training under Apprentices Act,

Online Training,

APAR (Annual Performance Appraisal Report)

General conditions of service in Railways,

Seniority, Lien, Inter Railway & Inter Division transfers,

Deputation, Promotion Policy & methods.

Selection, Suitability, Trade Tests,

Leave Rules

Pass Rules

Joining Time Reservation policy

HOER

Overtime

Payment of wages

Current CPC Pay Rules

Advances in Railways

Manpower planning,

Rightsizing & Benchmarking,

Creation, extension and surrender of posts,

Creation of posts against new assets,

Different types of posts including work charged posts.

The Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules - 1968 and related instructions.

The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules - 1966 and related instructions.

Retirement benefits --> Qualifying service --> Pension --> Family pension --> Commutation gratuity,

New Pension Scheme (NPS)

Staff welfare,

Staff Benefit Fund (SBF)

Railway Institutes --> Railway Schools,

Ex-gratia payment --> Incentive Bonus Scheme --> Staff Grievances Redressal Mechanisms.

Industrial Relations in Railways --> Recognized Trade Unions --> Industrial Disputes

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

The Trade Unions Act, 1926

PNM (Permanent Negotiating Machinery)

PREM (Participation of Railway Employees in Management)

JCM (Joint Consultative Machinery)

Various Associations & Informal Meetings.

The Factories Act, 1948

The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923

Functions of Labour Enforcement Officers, Right to Information Act.

Official Language Polic

Act

Rules

Incentive Schemes