Frequently asked Questions -Answered!!!

  1. How do I make use of this website?
  2. Does this website provide information only relevant to the IRSME?
  3. Do I have to be in active service of the Mechanical Department to be able to contribute to this website?
  4. How do I contribute articles/news items for publishing on the website?
  5. What is the format of storing files on the website?
  6. How do I view the documents stored on this website?
  7. How do I discuss ideas with other IRSME members?
  8. How do I use email based discussion group irsmea@googlegroups.com?

  1. How do I make use of this website?

This website is dedicated towards providing information to everyone, particularly those who are associated with the Mechanical Department, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Please browse this website fully to get the desired information.

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  1. Does this website provide information only relevant to the IRSME?

No!

This website aims to cater to the needs of all the personnel of Mechanical Department, including the Group 'B' officers, the Supervisors who form the backbone of the Department.

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  1. Do I have to be in active service of the Mechanical Department to be able to contribute to this website?

No!

All the serving members of the Mechanical Department are welcome to contribute towards various sections in the website. Anyone who has been in the service of the Mechanical Department in the past may also send in their articles/personal news for inclusion in the website.

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  1. How do I contribute articles/news items for publishing on the website?

You can send in your valuable contributions in the form of articles/news items or any other information relevant to various sections of the website by email to the addresses mentioned at Contact Us link on the main page. The webmaster shall then publish the material on the website.

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  1. What is the format of storing files on the website?

This website stores almost all the document in the pdf file format.

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  1. How do I view the documents stored on this website?

The documents stored on this website are in pdf file format. To view these documents, you need to have a suitable pdf reader on your computer. the most popular one being Adobe Acrobat Reader (Available for download from http://www.adobe.com ).

You may click on the file links to open the pdf files within your web browser. If the files do not open within the web browser, there might be some configuration problem. To avoid this, download the pdf file on your PC by right clicking on the link and saving the file onto your PC. When the file has been downloaded completely, run Adobe Acrobat Reader and open the downloaded file from Acrobat Reader just like you open a Word document from within Microsoft Word.

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  1. How do I discuss ideas with other IRSME members?

This website provided two modes of discussions:

You have to be a member of this group in order to participate. Please visit http://irsme.nic.in/mailregister.htm to become a member of this group.

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  1. How do I use email based discussion group irsmea@googlegroups.com?

Please visit here to get detailed guidelines for using the email based IRSMEA discussion group irsmea@googlegroups.com

Revised: 11 September 2005.