CMRL GM Signal, AGM Safety and Manager Recruitment 2026

CMRL GM, AGM and Manager Recruitment 2026: Overview

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), the joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu that builds and runs the Chennai Metro, is filling senior and middle-level engineering and PR posts under notification CMRL-HR-CON-DEP-06-2026. The openings sit in Signal and Telecom, Safety, Electrical Traction, Electrical and Mechanical systems, and Public Relations. You can join either on a contract or on deputation from a government body, so serving railway and state engineering officers as well as experienced PSU and private-sector professionals can apply.

Each post has its own eligibility track for government officers, metro or PSU staff, and private-sector candidates. If you come from the private sector, your company must have handled a large project or a big annual turnover, and you must prove it while applying.

Posts and Disciplines

• General Manager (Signal and Telecom): the top S&T role, for an ECE or EEE engineer with long experience in railway or metro signalling, interlocking and communication networks.
• Additional General Manager (Safety, Operations and Maintenance): for an engineer who has worked in the safety organisation of Indian Railways or a metro.
• Manager (Telecom): for an ECE or EEE engineer with hands-on work on railway or metro telecom systems.
• Manager (Electrical Traction): for an Electrical engineer with experience in 25 kV overhead or 750 V DC third-rail traction systems.
• Manager (Electrical and Mechanical): for an ECE, EEE or Mechanical engineer with experience in building services and E&M systems of large projects.
• Assistant Manager (Public Relations): the only non-engineering post, for a graduate with a postgraduate degree in Public Relations or Communication.

Post-wise Duties

General Manager (Signal and Telecom)

You will lead the installation, testing, commissioning and operation of signalling and telecom systems, covering electronic interlocking, CBTC and automatic signalling, track detection, the optical-fibre backbone, IP exchanges, public address and surveillance. You will also handle tendering and contract management for these systems.

Additional General Manager (Safety, Operations and Maintenance)

You will run metro safety under the statutory rules, including the Metro Railways General Rules. That means carrying out safety audits and inspections, investigating incidents and accidents, organising mock drills and safety training, checking staff fitness and competency, and coordinating with the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety.

Manager (Telecom)

You will design, install, test, commission and maintain metro telecom systems: the OFC backbone, digital and IP exchanges, access control, display boards, wireless transmission, networking, PA and CCTV.

Manager (Electrical Traction)

You will look after the design, erection, testing and maintenance of traction power: overhead equipment or third rail, 110/66/25 kV traction substations, the traction SCADA system, site inspections and Electrical Inspectorate approvals.

Manager (Electrical and Mechanical)

You will handle MEP and E&M works, including LT/HT distribution, lighting, earthing, ventilation and air-conditioning, fire systems, water supply, pumping and effluent treatment. The work also covers design review, vendor selection, QA/QC, BIM models and SCADA/BMS systems.

Assistant Manager (Public Relations)

You will manage press and media relations: issuing press releases, placing advertisements through DIPR, writing articles and newsletters, arranging media interviews, and running CMRL's social media, website and event publicity.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract tenure: Contract appointments start with 2 years and can be extended by mutual consent based on need and performance.
• Deputation tenure: Deputation starts with 3 years and can be extended up to 5 years.
• Move to IDA pay: After 2 satisfactory years on contract, you may be moved to the IDA pay scale on a contract basis. Government or PSU staff who apply through proper channel with at least 2 years in a regular pay scale may get IDA pay directly on selection.
• Deputationist pay option: You can either keep your parent-organisation pay with 10% deputation allowance plus 10% project allowance, or take the equivalent CMRL IDA scale with its allowances.
• Proper channel: Serving government and PSU employees must apply through proper channel to hr@cmrl.in and bring a NOC to the interview.
• Private-sector proof: You must list your designation at each past employer and attach an organisation chart showing your level.
• Higher pay possible: CMRL may offer a higher salary or a higher post for strong experience, interview performance or better qualifications.
• Medical test: CMRL pays for the first medical examination. If you ask for a joining extension, you pay for the second one, and if you fail the medical test, you will not be offered another job.
• Internal candidates: CMRL staff get a residency-period relaxation for promotion-linked posts.
• No TA/DA: You will not be paid travel costs for attending the interview.

Application Submission Notes

You can apply only online on the CMRL careers portal. First register with a valid email ID and verify it from the link CMRL sends you; that email will be used for every later message. Hard copies sent by post will not be accepted. The application fee applies only to contract-type applicants. You pay it by NEFT or UPI to CMRL's Canara Bank current account (A/c 0416214000030, IFSC CNRB0000416) and upload the receipt in the form. For help, call 044-24378000 on working days between 10 am and 6 pm or write to hr@cmrl.in.