In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Assistant Grade Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986,

REGD. NO. D, L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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. GA OF I N D IA • E t A O R D I N A RY

[ P A RT I I —S E C\ l ( i )l MINISTRY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February. 2001

G.S.R. 81(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 304 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Section Officer Grade Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986. except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Section Officer in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely .—

1. Short title and commencement .- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology. Section Officer Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the

Official Gazette.

2. Definition .- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Secretary to the Government of

India, Ministry of Information Technology;

(b) " approved service" means five years regular and continuous service in the grades of Assistant, Personal Assistant, Security Supervisor and Store Assistant in the pay scale of Rs. 5500 - 175 - 9000 and Private Secretary with not less than 2 years regular and continuous service in the pay scale of Rs. 6500 - 200 - 10500 on the crucial date;

(c) "available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Section Officer's Grade in the Ministry of Information Technology which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date" means the 1st day of January preceding the date of

notification conveying the decision to hold the examination;

(e) "examination" means the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Section Officer held in the manner specified in the Schedule;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the lsl day of January and ending on the 31st day of December of the same year;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility .- A person appointed on regular basis as Assistant, Personal Assistant, Security Supervisor and Store Assistant in the pay scale of Rs. 5500 - 175 - 9000 and having 5 years regular and continuous service and Private Secretary with not less than 2 years regular and continuous service in the pay scale of Rs. 6500 - 200 - 10500 on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination:

Provided that in the case of a candidate who had been appointed as Assistant, or Personal Assistant on the results of a competitive examination including a Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than five years before the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than four years approved and continued service in that grade, on the crucial date.

4. Holding of the examination .- (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31st March of the recruitment year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the notification.

5. Results .- (1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year.

The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the mferit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

(3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till the next merit list is approved by the appointing authority, whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment .- The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit list shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard.

7. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list, is appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another Department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Section Officer till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force :

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in this behalf from time to time.

8. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct.- A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of-

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or (vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may, in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action, under the appropriate rules.

9. Power to relax .- Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination shall be conducted in the following two parts, namely > -W7 GI/2001— 2 K)

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Parti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 600 marks. The subject of (.lie written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the time limit allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

Time

Maximum

Subject

Paper

1. 2.

3 hours 3 hou's

100 150

3 hours 3.

100

3 hours

150

4.

5

3 hours

100

Noting, Drafting and Precis Writing. Procedure and Practice in the Government of India Secretariat and Attached Offices and Ministry of Information Technology. General Knowledge of the Constitution of India and Machinery of Government Praciice and Procedure in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. General Financial and Civil Service Rules. General Awareness and knowledge about ihe working of Ministry of Information Technology.

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely :-

(j) Noting, Drafting and Precis Writing .- In addition to questions requiring candidates to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems, a passage may also be set for making out a precis or Summary.

(ii) Procedure and Practice in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices .- This is intended to be an intensive and detailed test in methods and procedure of work in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices. The subject will cover (1) Manual of Office Procedure (2) Notes on Office Procedure issued by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (3) Hand book of orders regarding use of Hindi for Official purposes of the Union issued by the Ministry of Personnel and Training, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Pension and (4) Practices and Procedures in Ministry of Information Technology and its attached and subordinate offices.

u (iii) General Knowledge of the Constitution of India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedure in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha .- Knowledge in the following affcas shall be tested :-

(1) The main principles of the Constitution of India; (2) Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha;

(3) The organisation of the machinery of Government of India - designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments, and attached or subordinate offices and their relation inter-se;

(4) Salient features of the Ministry of Information Technology and its attached or subordinate offices.

(iv) General Financial and Civil Service Rules : - The following books are recommended >

(1) Fundamental and Supplementary Rules: (2) Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972; (3) Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964; (4) Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972; (5) Central Civil Services (Classification. Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965;

(6) Compilation of the General Financial (Revised and enlarged) Rules, 1963;and

(7) Compilation of the Delegation of Financial Power Rules, 1978.

(v) General Awareness .- Question shall be aimed at testing the candidate's knowledge of general awareness about the Indian Constitution, Indian Geography, Culture. Economic Scene. General Polity, Scientific research. National and International Current Affairs and Annual Report of Ministry of Information Technology.

3. The candidate are allowed to answer paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (v) or all of the said papers either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. Paper (i) and paper (iv) must be answered in English by all the candidates.

Note 1 - The option for paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (v) or all of the said paper shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - Candidates desirous of exercising the option to answer the aforesaid papers in Hindi (Devnagari) shall indicate their intention to do so in the application form, otherwise it shall be presumed that they would answer all the papers in English.

Note 3 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

4. Credit shall be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

5. It will be open to Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India to prescribe minimum qualifying marks in Part I and in each of the 5 subjects therein and disqualify the candidature of those who secure less than qualifying marks which will not be more than 50 per cent. He may direct the Departmental Promotion Committee to fix minimum qualifying marks in Part II of the examination also in which qualifying marks will not be more than 40 per cent.

Part II

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of :-

(1) The Joint Secretary (Personnel) to the Chairman

Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology.

(2) The Joint Director, Ministry of (3) Information Technology, Member

Government of India.

(3) One Deputy Secretary to the Member

Government of India from a Ministry or Department other than the Ministry of Information Technology.

This part shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The Character Roll Dossiers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous five years and marks will be accordingly allotted by the Departmental Promotion Committee.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February, 2001

G.S.R. 82(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Assistant Grade Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Assistant in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely >—

1. Short title and commencement .- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology, Assistant, Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definition .- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology;

(b) " approved service" means three years regular and continuous service in the grades of Upper Division Clerk or Stenographer in the pay scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000 on the crucial date ;

(c) "available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Assistant's Grade in the Ministry of Information Technology which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date'¹ means the lsl day of January preceding the date of notification conveying the decision to hold the examination.

[9 (e) "examination" means the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Assistant held in the manner specified in the Schedule ;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of December of the same year ;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility - A person appointed on regular basis as Upper Division Clerk or Stenographer, in the pay scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000 and having 3 years regular and continuous service on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination.

Provided that in the case of a candidate who had been appointed as Upper Division Clerk or Stenographer on the results of a competitive examination including a Departmental Competitive Examination such an examination should have been held not less than three years before the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than two years approved and continued service in that grade, on the crucial date.

4. Holding of the examination - (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31st March of the recruitment year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the notification.

5. Results-(1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

(3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority, whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment - The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit list shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard.

7. Liability to pass typewriting test - The candidates, who are appointed to the Assistant's Grade on the basis of this examination, shall be required to pass a test in typewriting, if not already done, at a minimum speed of 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi within a period of two years from the date of their appointment to the said grade. In the event of their failure to pass the test within the said period of two years, they shall not be allowed to draw the second and subsequent increments in the Assistant Grade until they pass such test or are exempted from this requirement under a special or general order.

8. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Whete a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list, is appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another department of the Central Government "with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Assistant till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force :

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in this behalf from time to time.

9. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct - A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of- (i) obtaining support for his candidature by any rpeans; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or

(vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.

10. Power to relax .- Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

Phe examination shall be conducted in the following two parts, namely :-

Parti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 300 marks. The subject of written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the time limit allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely :-

(j) Noting, Drafting and Precis Writing - In addition to questions requiring candidates to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems, a passage may also be set for making out a precis or Summary.

(ii) Procedure and Practice in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices and Ministry of Information Technology - This is intended to be an intensive and detailed test in methods and procedure of work in the Government of India Secretariat and Attached offices and Ministry of Information Technology. The subject will cover (1) Manual of Office Procedure (2) Notes on Office Procedure issued by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (3) Hand book of orders regarding use of Hindi for Official purposes of the Union issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances, Department of Personnel Training and (4) Practices and Procedures in Ministry of Information Technology and its Attached offices.

(iii) General Knowledge of the Constitution of India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedure in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha - This paper is designed to test the candidate's knowledge of the Constitution of India, Machinery of Government and Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

(iv) General Awareness - Question will be aimed at testing the candidate's knowledge of general awareness about the Indian Constitution, Indian Geography, Culture, Economic Scene, General Policy. Scientific research and National and International Current Affairs including knowledge about Ministry of Information Technology and its attached / subordinate offices.

3. The candidate are allowed to answer paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (iv) or all of the said papers either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. Paper (i) must be answered in English by all the candidates.

Note 1 - The option for paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (iv) or all of the said paper shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

3. Credit shall be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

4. The minimum qualifying marks in each of the four subject will be not less than 40 percent and in aggregate it will be not less than 50 percent.

Part II

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of:-

(1)

Chairman The Joint Secretary (Personnel) to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Information Technology.

(2)

Member The Joint Director, Ministry of Information Technology

(3)

Member One Deputy Secretary to the Government of India from the Ministry or Department other than the Ministry of Information Technology.

This part shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The Character Roll Dossiers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous three years and marks will be accordingly allotted by the Departmental Promotion Committee.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the Oth February. 2001

G.S.R. 83(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 304 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Upper Division Clerk Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Upper Division Clerk in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely •—

1. Short title and commencement .- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology, Upper Division Clerk, Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definition - In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology;

(b) " approved service" means three years regular and continuous service in the grades of Lower Division Clerk in the pay scale of Rs 3050-75- 3950-80-4590 on the crucial date ;

(c) "available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Upper Division Clerk's Grade in the Ministry of Information Technology which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date" means the 1st day of January preceding the date of notification conveying the decision to hold the examination;

(e) "examination" means the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Upper Division Clerk held in the manner specified in the Schedule ;

(t) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the 1st day of

January and ending on the 31st day of December of the same year ;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility .- A person appointed on regular basis as Lower Division Clerk, in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 and having three years regular and continuous service on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination:

Provided that in the case of a candidate who had been appointed as Lower Division Clerk on the results of a competitive examination including a Departmental Competitive Examination such an examination should have been held not less than three years before the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than two years approved and continued service in that grade, on the crucial date.

4. Holding of the examination .- (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of atleast thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31st March of the recruitment year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the said notification.

5. Results .- (1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Schedule Castes and the Schedule Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

(3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its31 approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority, whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment .- The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit list shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard.

7. Liability to pass typewriting test - The candidates, who are appointed Upper Division Clerk on the basis of this examination, shall be required to pass a test in typewriting, if not already done, at a minimum speed of 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi within a period of two years from the date of their appointment to the said grade. In the event of their failure to pass the test within the said period of two years, they shall not be allowed to draw the second and subsequent increments in the Upper Division Clerk's Grade until they pass such test or are exempted from this requirement under a special or general order.

8. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list, is appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Upper Division Clerk till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force :

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in his behalf from time to time.

9. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct - A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of-

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or12 THE GAZETTE OF INDTA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with

his candidature for the examination; or (vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission

of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action, under the appropriate rules.

10. Power to relax - Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination shall be conducted in the following two parts, namely :-

P a r ti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 200 marks. The subject of the written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the

time limit allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely > (j) (a) Essay: An essay to be written either in Hindi (Devnagri Script) or in English language on one of the specified lopics. (b) Precis Writing: A passage will be set for preparing summary or precis in English language.

(ii) Noting, Drafting and Office Procedure¹ The paper on noting, drafting and office procedure to be answered in English or Hindi (in Devnagri Script) shall be designed to test the candidate's knowledge of office procedure in the Secretariat and attached offices and generally their ability to write and understand notes and drafts. Candidates are required to be generally familiar wTth the broad features of the Manual of Office Procedure issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances (Department of Personnel and Training). Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, the rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and the handbook of Orders issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Pension and Public Grievance regarding use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union.

(iii) General Awareness - Question will be aimed at testing the candidate's knowledge of general awareness about the Indian Constitution, Indian Geography, Culture, Economic Scene, General Policy, Scientific research and National and International Current Affairs including knowledge about Ministry of Information Technology and its attached / subordinate offices.

3. The candidate are allowed to answer paper (i)(a) or paper (ii) or paper (iii) or all of the said papers either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. Paper (i) must be answered in English by all the candidates.

107 GI/2001— 5¹⁴ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA . EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SE^. 3(i)] Note 1 - The option for paper (i)(a) or paper (u) or paper (in) or all of the said paper shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

4. Credit will be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

5. The minimum qualifying marks in each of the four subject will be not less than 40 percent and in aggregate it will be not less than 50 percent.

Part II

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of:-

Chairman

{{^{{FOOTNOTE (1)}}}} The Joint Director (Personnel), Ministry of Information Technology.

Member

(2) The Deputy Director, Ministry of Information Technology.

Member

(3) One Under Secretary to the Government of India from a Ministry or a Department other than the Ministry of Information Technology.

This part shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The Character Roll Dossiers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous three years and marks will be accordingly allotted by the Departmental Promotion Committee.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February, 2001

G.S.R. 84(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 304 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Lower Division Clerk's Grade Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination tor promotion to th< post of Lower Division Clerk in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely •

1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology, Lower Division Clerk's Grade, Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definition - In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology;

(b) " approved service" means five years regular and continuous service as Group *D' employee on the crucial date;

(c) ''available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Lower Division Clerk's Grade in the Ministry of Information Technology which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date" means the 1st day of January preceding the date of notification conveying the decision to hold the examination;

(e) "examination" means the limited departmental competitive examination for promotion to the post of Lower Division Clerk held in the manner specified in the Schedule ;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of December of the sam? year ;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility - A person appointed on regular basis as Group *D' employee who satisfies the following conditions on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination :

i) should have rendered not less than five years of approved and continuous service as Group 'D' employee in the Ministry of Information Technology;

ii) is not more than 40 years of age; iii) should have passed matriculation or equivalent

examination;

Note : Upper age limit is relaxable in accordance with the orders of Government of India issued from time to time.

4. Holding of the examination - (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed on the date of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of atleast thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31sl March of the Recruitment Year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the said notification.

5. Results .- (1) On the ba^is of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Schedules Castes and the Schedules Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

0) Trie merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies af" filled up or for a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority, whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment - The inclusion of the ndffle of any candidate in the merit list shall iidf eonfiw a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority Only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rule's issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard

7. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In the case of a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list, is appointed to an ex-cadre post Or is transferred to another department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien in the grade mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Lower Division Clerk till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force :

Provided that his claim for proforma pfothotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders arid rules of the Central Government, issued in his behalf from time to time.

8. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct - A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of-

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or

40/ GI/2001—642 _ __ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)l (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or (vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.

9. Power to relax - Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may. by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination shall be conducted in the following two parts, namely :-

Parti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 200 marks. The subject of the written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the time allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

4"?

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely :-

(i) General English and Short Essay

(a) General English- Candidates will be tested in the following :

Drafting, Precis Writing, Applied Grammar, and Elementary tabulation (to test candidate's ability in the art of compiling, arranging and presenting data in a tabular form)

(b) Short Essay- An essay to be written on one of the several specified subjects.

(ii) General knowledge including Geography of India- knowledge of current events and of such matter of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will include questions on Geography of India.

3. The candidate are allowed the option to answer item 1 fb) Short Essay of paper (i) or paper (ii) or both either in Hindi (Devanagari script) or in English.

Note 1 - The option for paper (ii) shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

4. Credit shall be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

5. The minimum qualifying marks in each of the two subject will be not less than 40 percent and in aggregate it will be not less than 50 percent.

Part II

Liability to pass typewriting test - The candidates, who qualify in the written examination, shall be required to pass a test in typewriting, at a minimum speed of 30 words per minute in English or 25 words per minute in Hindi. The typewriting test will consist of a running matter of 10 minutes duration.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February 2001

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Offidal S5£* " "" int° ^ °n the date of ** P""liction in fte

2. Definition - In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

( a) S ^ K K s r *to * •O o v—of M a'

407 GI/2001—750 THE GAZETTE 0 F I N D I A; EJCTRAORPlNARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (e) "examination" means the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Private Secretary held ill the manner specified in the Schedule;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing fttttti the 1st day of

January and ending on the 31st day of December of the same year;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) arid (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility .- A person appointed oil regular basis as Personal Assistant in the pay scale of Rs. 5500 - 175 - 9000 and having five years regular and continuous service on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination:

Provided that in the case of a candidate Vvho had been appointed as Personal Assistant on the results of a competitive examination including a Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than five years before the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than four years approved and continued service in that grade, on the crucial date.

4. Holding of the examination .- (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number Of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31sl March of the recruitment year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the notification.

5. Results .- (1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

5± (3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority, whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment.- The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit lipt shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate, and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time , in this regard.

7. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a Hen on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list, is appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Private Secretary till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force ;

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in this behalf from time to time.

8. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct .- A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of -

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tempered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or (vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or52 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission

of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may, in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action, under the appropriate rules.

9. Power to relax - Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination shall be conducted in the following three parts, namely :-

Parti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 600 marks. The subject of the written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the time limit allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

Part II

A qualifying shorthand test in Hindi or in English at 100 w.p.m. (for those who qualify at written examination).

The shorthand tests in English or Hindi would comprise dictation at a speed of 100 words per minute for ten minutes, which the candidates will be required to transcribe in 50 or 65 minutes respectively.

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely :-

(i) Noting, Drafting and Precis Writing.- In addition to questions requiring candidates to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems, a passage may also be set for making out a precis or Summary.

(ii) Procedure and Practice in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices and Ministry of Information Technology .- This is intended to be an intensive and detailed test in methods and procedure of work in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices and Ministry of Information Technology. The subject will cover (1) Manual of Office Procedure (2) Notes on Office Procedure issued by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (3) Hand book of orders regarding use of Hindi for Official purposes of the Union issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances (Department of Personnel and Training), and (4) Practices and Procedures in Ministry of Information Technology and its attached and subordinate offices.

(iii) General Knowledge of the Constitution of India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedure in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha .- Knowledge in the following areas shall be tested :-

(1) The main principles of the Constitution of India; (2) Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha;

(3) The organisation of the machinery of Government of India - designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments, and attached and subordinate offices and their relation inter-se;

(4) Salient features of the Ministry of Information Technology and its attached and subordinate offices.

(iv) General Financial and Civil Service Rules : - In this paper the questions will be aimed at testing the candidate's basic knowledge of these rules and will be a combination of both objective and descriptive type. The following books are recommended :-

(1) Fundamental and Supplementary Rules; (2) Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972; (3) Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964; (4) Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972;

(5) Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965;

(6) Compilation of the General Financial (Revised and enlarged) Rules 1963;and

(7) Compilation of the Delegation of Financial Power Rules, 1978.

(v) General Awareness .- Question shall be aimed at testing the candidate's knowledge of general awareness about the Indian Constitution, Indian Geography, Culture, Economic Scene, General Policy, Scientific research and National and International Current Affairs including knowledge about Ministry of Information Technology and its Attached and its Subordinate Offices.

3. The candidates are allowed to answer paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (v) or all of the said papers either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. Paper (i) and paper (iv) must be answered in English by all the candidates.

Note 1 - The option for paper (ii) or paper (iii) or paper (v) or all of the said paper shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

4. Credit shall be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

5. The minimum qualifying marks in Part I and in each of the 5 subjects therein will be not less than 40 per cent and in aggregate it will be not less than 50 per cent.

Part III

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of:-

(1)

Chairman

The Joint Secretary (Personnel) to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology.

(2)

Member

The Joint Director, Ministry of. Information Technology53 (3) One Deputy Secretary to the Government Member

of India from a Ministry or Department other than the Ministry of Information Technology.

This part shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The Character Roll Dossiers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous five years and marks will be accordingly allotted by Departmental Promotion Committee.

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th February, 2001

G.S.R. 86(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 3(W of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Electronics (Grade II Stcnogiapher Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1986, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Personal Assistant in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology, Personal Assistant Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definition .- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of In formation Technology;

(b) " approved service" means three years regular and continuous service in the grade of Stenographer in the pay scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000 on the crucial date:

(c) "available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Personal Assistant in the Ministry of Information Technology which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date" means the 1st day of January preceding the date of notification conveying the decision to hold the examination.

(e) "examination" means the limited departmental competitive examination for promotion to the post of Personal Assistant held in the manner specified in the Schedule ;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the lsl day of January and ending on the 31sl day of December of the same year ;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility - A person appointed on regular basis as Stenographer in the pay scale of Rs. 4000 - 100 - 6000 and having three years regular and continuous service on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination:

Provided that in the case of a candidate who had been appointed as Stenographer on the results of a competitive examination including a Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held nol less than three years before the crucial date and he should have rendered not less than two years approved and continued service in that grade, on the crucial date.

4. Holding of the examination .- (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31st March of the recruitment year.

(2) The number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated in the notification.

5. Results .-(1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination, a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Schedules Castes and the Schedules Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

(3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment- The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit list shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard.

7. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included shall in the said list be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list is or has been appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another Department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Personal Assistant till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in force :

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in this behalf from time to time.

8. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct - A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of-

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tempered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or

(vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or (viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or63 (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action, under the appropriate rules.

9. Power to relax - Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination sHiall be conducted in the following three parts, namely :-

Parti

Written examination shall carry a maximum of 150 marks. The subject of the written examination, the maximum marks allotted to each paper and the time limi" allowed shall be as follows, namely :-

Part II

A qualifying shorthand test in Hindi or in English at 100 w.p.m. and 120 w.p.m. (for those who qualify at written examination).

Scheme of shorthand test will be as follows, namely.-(1) The .s^rthand tests in English will comprise of two dictation tests. The first dictation test will be for a maximum of 75 marks. This test will be at 100 words per n mute for ten minutes, which the candidates will required to transcribe in 50 minutes. The second dictation test will be at 120 words per minute for seven minutes which the candidates will be required to transcribe in 45 minutes. The second dictation test will also be for ;\ maximum of 75 marks. Candidates who qualify in either of the two tests, namely, at 100 words per minute or 120 words per minute will be deemed to have qualified in the shorthand test. The final marks in Part II shall be the total of the marks obtained in the two tests.

2. The shorthand tests in Hindi will be similarly conducted, the one at 100 words per minute being for ten minutes and the one at 120 words per minute being for seven minutes which the candidates shall be required^to transcribe in 65 and 60 minutes respectively.

2. Subjectwise syllabus for the examination shall be as follows, namely :-

(i) General English—This paper is designed to test the candidate's knowledge of English Grammar and Composition, and generally the power to understand and ability to write correct English. The paper may include questions on precis writing, drafting, correct use of words, idioms and propositions, direct and indirect speech, etc., and composition writing on a given theme.

(ii) General Awareness and knowledge about the working of Ministry of Information Technology— General Awareness - Question will be aimed at testing the candidate's knowledge of general awareness about the Indian Constitution, Indian Geography, Culture, Economic Scene, General Policy, Scientific research and National and international Current Affairs including knowledge about Ministry of Information Technology and its attached / subordinate offices.

(iii) General Knowledge of Constitution of India and Procedure and Practice in Government of India offices and Ministry of Information Technology—This paper is designed to test the candidate's knowledge of the Constitution pf India and of the Office Procedure and Practice in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices and the Ministry of Information Technology. The candidates are expected to study the Constitution of India, manual of Office Procedure and Notes on Office Procedure issued by the Institute of Secretariat Training and65 Management alongwith special features of the Ministry of Information Technology.

3. The candidate are allowed to answer paper (ii) or paper (iii) of the written test or both of these papers either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. Paper (i) must be answered in English by all the candidates.

Note 1 - The option for paper (ii) or paper (iii) or both shall be for a complete paper and not for different questions in the same paper.

Note 2 - The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for change shall be entertained later on. No credit shall be given for examination taken in a language other than the one opted for by the candidate.

3. Credit will be given for neat and methodical expression of ideas with due economy of words, in the written answers.

4. The minimum qualifying marks in Part I and in each of the three subjects will not be less than 40 per cent and in aggregate it will not be less than 50 per cent.

PART III

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of:-

(1)

Chairman The Joint Secretary (Personnel) to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Information Technology.

(2)

Member The Joint Director, Ministry of Information Technology

(3t

Member One Deputy Secretary to the Government of India from a Ministry or Department other than the Ministry of Information Technology.

This pail shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The Characiu IluiT Dossers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous five \av.-~ ,m4 marks will be accordingly allotted by Departmental Promotion Committee

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NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9fh February, 2001

G.S.R. 87(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article W> of the Constitution and in supci session of the Department of Electronics (Stenographer Giade 111 Departmental Competitne Exammation) Regulations. 1986, except as respects tilings done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes I he following rules for regulating the Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Stenographer in the Ministry of Information Technology, namely

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Information Technology, Stenographer, Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette,

2. Definition .- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) " appointing authority" means the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology;

(b) " approved service" means two years regular and continuous service in the grade of Lower Division Clerk in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 on the crucial date:

(c) "available vacancy" means a vacancy in the post of Stenographer which is required to be filled up on the basis of the results of the examination;

(d) "crucial date" means the 1st day of January preceding the date of notification conveying the decision to hold the examination.

(e) "examination" means the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Stenographer held in the manner specified in the Schedule;

(f) "recruitment year" means the period commencing from the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of December of the same year ;

(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules;

(h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes¹' shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

3. Conditions of eligibility - A person appointed on regular basis as Lower Division Clerk in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-75-3950-80-4590 and having two years regular and continuous service on the crucial date shall be eligible to appear in the examination.

4. Holding of the examination - (1) The appointing authority shall notify the dates and place of the examination and number of available and anticipated vacancies assessed at the time of announcing the examination. The examination shall be conducted after the expiry of a period of atleast thirty days from the date of notification in the manner specified in the Schedule which may be held before the 31st March of the recruitment year.

(2) In the notification to hold the examination, the number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons shall be clearly indicated.

5. Results - ( 1) On the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the examination a merit list containing the names of the successful candidates in order of merit shall be notified, keeping in view the number of vacancies and anticipated vacancies, if any, falling in the recruitment year. The standards of evaluation for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be as per the Government instructions from time to time.

(2) The candidates for appointment against the available vacancies shall be considered in the order in which their names appear in the merit list prepared under sub-rule (1).

(3) The merit list shall remain in operation till the notified vacancies are filled up or upto a period of 18 months from the date of its approval by the appointing authority or till next merit list is approved by the appointing authority whichever is earlier.

6. Appointment .- The inclusion of the name of any candidate in the merit list shall not confer a right to appointment and he shall be appointed by the appointing authority only after satisfying itself that no vigilance or disciplinary case is either pending or contemplated against the candidate and after taking into account his placement in the merit list, the reservation of posts or such other requirements as may be laid down by statutory orders or rules issued by the Central Government, from time to time, in this regard.

7. Removal of name from merit list on resignation, etc. -

(1) In case a candidate after appearing at the examination resigns from the service or whose services are terminated or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to any other service and does not have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, his name shall not be included in the merit list, or if included in the said merit list shall be struck off therefrom.

(2) Where a candidate, whose name is included in the said merit list is or has been appointed to an ex-cadre post or is transferred to another department of the Central Government with the permission of the appointing authority and continue to have a lien on any of the posts mentioned in rule 3, shall not be appointed as Stenographer till he resumes the duties in the Ministry of Information Technology on his initial post during the period the merit list remains in fcrce :

Provided that his claim for proforma promotion may be considered by the appointing authority in accordance with the orders and rules of the Central Government, issued in this behalf from time to time.

8. Penalty for impersonation or other misconduct - A candidate, who is or has been declared by the appointing authority to be guilty of-

(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or (ii) impersonation; or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tempered with; or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or

(vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or

(viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or (ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in clauses (i) to (ix);

may in addition to the criminal proceedings, liable -

(a) to be disqualified by the appointing authority from the examination; or (b) to disciplinary action, under the appropriate rules.

9. Power to relax - Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

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T HE G A Z E T TE OF I N D IA • E X T R A O R D I N A RY

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SCHEDULE

(See rule 4)

The examination shall be conducted in the following two parts, namely >

Parti

Stenography Test:

This test shall consist of dictation either in English or in Hindi at a speed of 80 words per minute for 10 minutes. The candidates who opt to take Stenography test in English will be required to transcribe the dictated passage in 60 minutes and those who opt to take the Stenography test in Hindi will be required to transcribe the dictated passage in 70 minutes. The Stenography test will carry a maximum of 100 marks.

Part II

Evaluation of the records of service of the candidate by a Departmental Promotion Committee consisting of >

(1)

Chairman

The Joint Director (Personnel) to the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology.

(2)

Member

The Deputy Director, Ministry of Information Technology.

(3)

Member

One Under Secretary to the Government of India from a Ministry or Department other man the Ministry of Information Technology.

This part shall carry a maximum of 100 marks. The character Roll Dossiers of the candidates shall be scrutinised for the previous two years and marks will be accordingly allotted by Departmental Promotion Committee.

[F No 1(4)/2000-P. IIIJ

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