EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION No: CMRL/HR/REG/03/2026 dated 01-07-2026

Page 1 of 7 CHENNAI METRO RAIL LIMITED ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Certified (A Joint Venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Tamil Nadu) METROS ANNA SALAI, NANDANAM, CHENNAI - 600 035. EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION No: CMRL/HR/REG/03/2026 dated 01-07-2026 Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a Joint Venture of Government of India and Government of Tamil Nadu, is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the Metro Rail Project in the city of Chennai. CMRL invites applications from qualified and experienced personnel for the appointment of under mentioned posts on regular basis. S. No Name of the Post No. of Posts Scale of Pay (IDA Pattern)* Max Age (Yrs) Required Qualification General Manager (Operations) Rs.120000 - 280000 B. E / B. Tech or any Graduate Deputy General Manager (Rolling Stock) Rs.80000 - 220000 B.E / B. Tech (Electrical/ECE) Deputy General Manager (Automatic Fare Collection) Rs.80000 - 220000 BE / B. Tech in (ECE/EEE/IT/CSE) or combination of any of these disciplines Manager (Automatic Fare Collection) Rs.70000 - 200000 *Apart from the Basic Pay, DA (IDA pattern), HRA (30% of Basic Pay), Cafeteria Allowance (31.5% of Basic Pay) and other benefits will also be paid. Reservation of posts will be followed as per the Government of Tamil Nadu Guidelines. 1) Required Qualification and Experience: a) For General Manager (Operations) - (01 post) Must be a B. E / B. Tech or any Graduate from a Govt recognized Institute /University, approved by AICTE / UGC. Applicant from Govt Organization The candidate should be an officer working in Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) in Railways / Equivalent in GoI or an officer working as Chief Engineer in State Govt organizations. Applicant from Metros / PSUs Organization The candidate should possess a minimum 20 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 3 years as AGM in the IDA pay scale of Rs. 100000 - 260000 or equivalent pay.

Page 2 of 7 Applicant from Private Sector The candidate should possess a minimum 20 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 03 years in top management positions (equivalent to AGM in PSU) and reporting directly to a Director or Board. Should have worked in companies where the project size of not less than Rs.500 Crore or a company with an annual turnover of not less than Rs.100 Crore in the last 3 years for which the documentary proof of project size / turnover to be uploaded online while applying. Experience The candidate should have experience in Operations & Maintenance in Railways / Metro or experience in related field. Experience in UTO will be preferred. b) Deputy General Manager (Rolling Stock) - (02 Posts). Must be a B.E / B. Tech (Electrical/ECE) graduate from a recognized Institute/University approved by AICTE / UGC. Applicant from Govt Organization The candidate should be an officer having 03 yrs of service in Senior Time Scale (STS) in Railways / Equivalent in GoI or officer working as Executive Engineer (EE) in State Govt organizations with minimum 13yrs of post qualification executive experience. Applicant from Metros / PSUs Organization The candidate should possess a minimum 13 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years as Manager in the IDA pay scale of Rs. 70000 - 200000 or equivalent pay. Applicant from Private Sector The candidate should possess a minimum 13 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years in middle management positions (equivalent to Manager in PSU) and reporting to senior management. Should have worked in companies where the project size of not less than Rs.500 Crore or a company with an annual turnover of not less than Rs.100 Crore in the last 3 years for which the documentary proof of project size / turnover to be uploaded online while applying. Experience The candidate should have experience in Operations / Maintenance of Electric Rolling stock in Metro / Railways and / or Tendering for Procurement of Rolling Stock as per International competitive bidding process, Design and Review of Rolling Stock Design, Testing, Commissioning and maintenance of Rolling Stock/EMU, Planning, Monitoring and Commissioning of Depot machines and Management of CMC contract. Candidate should be conversant with the process of obtaining statutory clearance from RDSO, CMRS and GoI and Contract Management.

Page 3 of 7 c) Deputy General Manager (Automatic Fare Collection) - (01 Post). Must be a BE / B.Tech in (ECE/EEE/IT/CSE) or combination of any of these disciplines from a recognized Institute / University approved by AICTE/UGC. Applicant from Govt Organization The candidate should be an officer having 03 yrs of service in Senior Time Scale (STS) in Railways / Equivalent in GoI or officer working as Executive Engineer (EE) in State Govt organizations with minimum 13yrs of post qualification executive experience. Applicant from Metros / PSUs Organization The candidate should possess a minimum 13 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years as Manager in the IDA pay scale of Rs. 70000 - 200000 or equivalent pay. Applicant from Private Sector The candidate should possess a minimum 13 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years in middle management positions (equivalent to Manager in PSU) and reporting to senior management. Should have worked in companies where the project size of not less than Rs.500 Crore or a company with an annual turnover of not less than Rs.100 Crore in the last 3 years for which the documentary proof of project size/ turnover to be uploaded online while applying. Experience The candidate should have experience in Planning, Design, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of AFC infrastructures such as AFC Gate and its related ticketing systems & required IT infrastructure, Networking, Switches, LAN/WAN servers & related Software, Software integration with third party software, Network Security, Cyber Security, ERP implementation etc. d) For Manager (Automatic Fare Collection) - (01 Post). Must be a BE/ B.Tech in (ECE/EEE/IT/CSE) or combination of any of these disciplines from a recognized Institute / University approved by AICTE/UGC. Applicant from Govt Organization The candidate should be an officer working in Senior Time Scale (STS) in Railways/Equivalent in GoI or officer working as Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) in State Govt organizations with minimum 07yrs of post qualification executive experience. Applicant from Metros / PSUs Organization The candidate should possess a minimum 07 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years as Deputy Manager in the IDA pay scale of Rs. 60000 - 180000 or equivalent pay. Applicant from Private Sector The candidate should possess a minimum 07 years of post qualification executive experience and should have worked at least 04 years in Middle management positions (equivalent to Deputy Manager in PSU) and reporting to senior management. Should have worked in companies where the project size of not less than Rs.200 Crore or a company with an annual turnover of not less than Rs.50 Crore in the last 3 years for which the documentary proof of project size/ turnover to be uploaded online while applying.

Page 4 of 7 Experience The candidate should have experience in Planning, Design, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of AFC infrastructures such as AFC Gate and its related ticketing systems & required IT infrastructure, Networking, Switches, LAN / WAN servers & related Software, Software integration with third party software, Network Security, Cyber Security, ERP implementation etc. 2) Selection process: The selection methodology comprises of two - stage process, interview followed by a medical examination. The selection process will judge the candidate on different facets like knowledge, skills, comprehension, attitude, aptitude, and physical fitness. Medical Examination: Expenses for the first-time medical examination of the candidate will be borne by CMRL. However, in case a candidate seeks extension for joining, then the second time medical examination expenditure will be borne by the candidate. To & fro travel expenses for the medical test shall be borne by the candidate. The candidate who fails the prescribed medical test will not be given any alternative employment and the decision of CMRL is final on this issue. 3) Character & Antecedents: The success in the above stated selection process does not confer any right to appointment unless CMRL is satisfied after such an inquiry, as may be considered necessary, that the candidate's character and antecedents is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service. 4) Pay & Emoluments The pay & emoluments for direct recruits shall be as per pay scales under the IDA (Industrial DA) as applicable from time to time and other benefits which include Perks, HRA, Medical benefit, EPF, Gratuity and insurance etc as per rules of HR Manual, CMRL. 5) Probation Period The Selected candidates, on appointment will be on probation for a period of one year for the post of GM and two years for the posts of Manager & DGM. The confirmation shall be solely based on performance and successful completion of probation period. The service of the employee during probation period can be terminated by CMRL, if the performance of the candidate is found to be unsatisfactory, in accordance with the terms and conditions of offer of appointment. 6) Concessions & Relaxations: a. Save or otherwise stated in the Job Notification / Advertisement, no person shall be eligible for appointment to any service by direct recruitment, unless he has completed 18 years of age on the date of Notification in which the vacancy is notified. b. The maximum age limit prescribed shall be increased by five years in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) or Scheduled Tribes and two years in respect of candidates belonging to Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (other than Muslim) or Backward Classes (Muslim).

Page 5 of 7 c. A Differently Abled Person shall be eligible for an age concession up to ten years over and above the age limits prescribed for the notified post by direct recruitment only, provided the applicant is otherwise fully suitable and the disability is not such as would render him incapable of efficiently discharging the duties w.r.t post for which the candidate is selected. d. The upper age for Ex-Servicemen will be prescribed age limit plus the length of service in armed forces plus 03 years. Reservation of posts is applicable for Ex-Serviceman as per Government of Tamil Nadu guidelines. In all cases of age relaxation, maximum age limit taking into benefit of cumulative age relaxation shall not exceed 58 years as on date of notification. 7) General Conditions: a. Only Indian Nationals need to apply. b. Age, qualification & experience stipulated for the above posts should be as on 01-07-2026. Age may be relaxed for deserving & experienced candidates. c. Reservation of posts will be maintained as per the orders of the Government of Tamil Nadu. e. Apart from the Basic Pay, DA (IDA pattern), HRA (30% of Basic Pay), Cafeteria Allowance (31.5% of Basic Pay) and other benefits/ admissible allowances applicable shall be paid as per the extant rules of CMRL HR policy. f. Merely meeting the above qualifications and experience shall not entitle a candidate to be selected for interview. Only short-listed candidates will be notified for interview. CMRL reserves the right to shortlist the candidates. Acceptance or rejection of the application of the candidates will be at the sole discretion of Management. g. Depending upon the response, the management reserves the right to increase or relax the eligibility standards / criteria for the notified posts. h. CMRL reserves the right to withdraw the advertised posts at any time without assigning any reason and also reserves the right to fill either in the same position or at a lower position or not to fill the posts and CMRL decision in this regard shall be final. i. Depending on the requirements, the CMRL reserves the right to cancel / curtail / increase the number of vacancies without any further notice and without assigning any reason thereof. j. No TA / DA will be paid by CMRL to the candidates for attending the interview. k. Persons already working in Government / PSU organization should apply through proper channel to hr@cmrl.in and produce NOC at the time of interview. l. Candidates attempting to influence or interfere with the selection process will be rejected summarily and be declared disqualified for future CMRL recruitments. m. Provisionally selected candidates need to submit the original certificates / other related documents during the certificate verification process. The provisionally selected candidates will be intimated to appear for original certificates verification and medical examination.

Page 6 of 7 8) How to Apply through Online & other instructions: a) Before applying, candidates are advised to read the advertisement carefully and ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria. Their eligibility is provisional and the same will be verified only in case they are shortlisted for selection. Eligible and interested candidates are required to apply only online on CMRL Website under careers section vide URL https://careers.chennaimetrorail.org/ b) Step by step procedure to apply online: Step 1 - Candidate must register in CMRL Career portal by using a valid email id. The email id registered in the portal will only be used for any further correspondence from CMRL. Step 2 - A registration link will be sent to the candidate's registered email id. Therefore, candidates are required to click the verify button to authenticate their email id. Upon verifying, the user will be redirected to the CMRL career page to log in and apply. Step 3 - Candidates are required to fill all details in each section and make sure to upload the requisite documents as per the notification, wherever applicable, in order to authenticate the details mentioned in the application form. c) List of self-attested documents to be uploaded online. Sl. No List of Self- Attested documents to be uploaded Format & size Upload the recent passport size photograph in the online application form JPEG/PNG (Max2MB) Age Proof - Copy of Birth Certificate / 10th Std. Certificate PDF Copy of Community Certificate Educational Qualifications (from 10th Std, 12th Std, Diploma Certificate, Graduation degree Certificate, Post Graduation degree certificate) Experience Certificates (Present & Previous employments) NOC / Through Proper Channel letter (Applicable for Govt/PSU) Application fee - NEFT/UPI Payment details Copy of the detailed Resume / Bio data / CV Proof for Ex-Servicemen details (as applicable) Proof of Disability Certificate (as applicable) Duly attested copies of last 5 years ACRs Vigilance clearance & Integrity certificate Proforma of the Certificate to be obtained by the HR/Personnel from the current organization Project size / Turnover of the company (Applicable for candidates applying from private sector only) Any Other relevant certificates (if any) d) Only those candidates who provide relevant experience details in CMRL online application form under Professional experience (Area of work) section will be considered for scrutiny. Incomplete online application or without relevant supporting enclosures (self-attested copies of degree / mark sheet / experience certificate of the latest position should indicate a detail / nature / function / job presently being handled etc. will be out rightly rejected.