SrEDPM, looking after the IT functions of respective zones, and S&T have a fair share in these posts now. In SECR, newly formed Zone, Lokesh Vishnoi, an IRSSE-1992 was posted as SrEDPM and DyCM(IT) totaling a tenure of 7+ years, and he is praised for establishing the Zone-wide network, with implementing all known MIS at that time, and further, in his next tenure as DyCM(IT), upgrading them to the then latest versions of Oracle DB again. His interview was published on ORACLE's website, and further, he collected multiple awards by the GM/SECR, by IE(India) headed PES/R, and multiple IT awards by leading IT societies of India. DIVISIONS : Each Zone is divided into 3-7 Divisions each with an average track length of about 1000 km and staff strength of about 15000 headed overall by DRM (Divisional Railway Manager). At this Level the Signal and Telecomm Department is Headed by a JAG/SG grade IRSSE officer designated as Sr.DSTE (Senior Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer) who is in turn assisted by SS & JS grade officers designated as DSTE (Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer) and ADSTE (Assistant Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer). An IRSSE officer starts his career as an ADSTE who is the Team leader of about 100-200 staff with jurisdiction of around 200 km and can rise up to the level of General Manager in a Railway Zone or Member (Signal & Telecom) in Railway Board. The post of safety officers also has been made ex-cadre for technical and traffic officers in Indian Railways, and almost every division shall have a post of DSO or ADSO/S&T, with at-least one division in each zone having a SrDSO, belonging to S&T. Namesake The IRSSE is not to be confused with the IRSE or Institution of Railway Signal Engineers. Training The initial and refresher training of all incumbents of IRSSE is done at Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, Secunderabad. References Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways Indian Railways organisational structure Indian Engineering Services External links Indian Railways Information Indian Engineering Services S Railway signalling in India