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Life during probation period - Part III

       The next exciting journey in the probation period starts with field training which is equivalent to Bharat darshan. As we have our first class passes with us, so were divided into groups of 4 to 5 each chosen by ourselves for the same service that is IRSME. My group consisted of 4 officers, Jaswant from Bhubaneshwar, Anmol from Chattisgarh, and Rupesh from Maharashtra. We started our Training at Raipur Diesel Shed. We have covered around 15 states and two UTs in total. We went to Bangalore for Rail wheel factory, Banaras for DLW, Patiala for DMW, Lucknow for RDSO, Delhi for Coaching Depot, Mumbai for Coaching Depot, Mysore, Chennai for ICF including Pondicherry, Patna for coaching depot, Hyderabad for training at IRISET institute of IRST officers, Pune for training at IRSEN institute of IRSE officers, Ajmer for Coach repair workshop, Kolkata for coaching depot, Panchgani for Ethics training,  Bhopal for Coach Factory MLR. After zone allotment, we also visited our particular zones. Since I was lucky to be allotted home zone that is West Central Railway in which my home Bhopal is one of the divisions, therefore I visited Bhopal and Habibganj coaching depot, Kota workshop, Itarsi diesel shed and Katni ROH depot. Many probationers also visited Srinagar, some went up to Bhutan as it was near Jamalpur, Bihar by taking leave, Sikkim, Shillong, Kerala, etc. A maximum of 20 states and 3 UTs were covered by one of the groups. 

Apart from the above, there are weekly exams in Training institute, IRIMEE, Jamalpur, and NAIR, Vadodara. There is also a final exam in NAIR and IRIMEE. All exams are mandatory to be passed. Exams are pretty easy to get cleared. Overall exams are just to refresh the knowledge that one learns during training and classes conducted by faculties and comes in handy after posting. 

There are always rest houses of Railway for stay. All rest houses have facilities for food. Food is decent and costs around 80 rupees per thali. Well, officers often try the cuisine of the city and eat outside.

Officers who are married are allowed to take their wives with them during training. This is quite an advantage as their wives get to do Bharat Darshan along with them. Overall It's one of the best experiences one can have as an officer. 

Hope you all enjoyed reading about the life during the probation period of Railway officers. See you soon on life after Probation or the life during real railway work.

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