REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-Section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 57] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1967/CHAITRA 21, 1889
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th April 1967
G.S.R. 535.—In pursuance of rule 7 of the Indian Forest Service (Recruit- ment) Rules, 1966 the Central Government, in consultation with the State Governments and the Union Public Service Commission, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:—
1. Short title.—These regulations may be called the Indian Forest Service (Appointment by Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1967.
2. Definitions.— (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) 'available vacancies' means the vacancies in the Service which, as determined by the Central Government under the provisions of sub- rule (3) of rule 4 of the Recruitment Rules, are to be filled on the results of an examination;
(b) 'examination' means a competitive examination for recruitment to the Service held under sub-rule (1) of rule 7 of the Recruitment Rules;
(c) 'list' means the list of candidates prepared under regulation 7;
(d) 'Recruitment Rules' means the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966.
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J4O , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [pARr I I-(2) All other words and expressions used but not defined In these regulations, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Recruitment Rules,
3- Holding of examination.—(1) The examination shall be conducted by the Commission in the manner notified by the Central Government from time to time-
(2) The dates on which and the places at which the examination shall be held shall be fixed by the Commission-
4- Conditions of eligibility.—In order to be eligible to compete at the examina- tion, a candidate must satisfy the following conditions, namely:—
(1) Nationality.—He must be a citizen of India or must belong to such cate- gories of persons" as may from time to time be notified in this behalf by the Central Government.
(2) Age.—He must have attained the age of 20, and not attained the age of 24, on the first day of July of the year In which the examination is held:
Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed In respect of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and such other cate- gories of persons as may from time to time be notified in this behalf by the Central Government by general or special orders to the extent and subject to the conditions notified In respect of each category:
Provided further that the upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of a person who was directly recruited to the gazetted cadre of the State Forest Service and had put in less than 4 years service, including 2 years training for diploma course in the Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun, on the 1st July, 1966, to such extent and for such periods aa the Central Government may, by order specify.
(3) Educational qualifications.—He must hold a Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects, namely, Botany. Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology, or a Bachelor s degree in Agriculture, or in Civil or Mechanical or Chemical or Agricultural Engineering of any University incorporated by an Act of the Central or of the State Legislature in India or other educational institu- tions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universi- ties under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), or a foreign University approved-by the Central Government from time to time, or possess a qualification which has been recognised hy the Central Government for the purposes of admission to the examination:
Provided that in exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate not possessing the qualifications prescribed herein as qualified if—
(a) he has passed an examination conducted by any other institution of a standard which, in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his admission to the examination, or
(b) he has taken one or more degrees by passing an examination in any one or more subjects aforesaid from a foreign university which is not ai3proved by the Central Government.
4, Fees.—He must pay the fees prescribed by the Commission.
5 Disqualification for admission.—Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for his candidature hy any means may be held by the Commission to disqualify him for admission to the examination.
6 Decision of the commission to be final.—The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final and no candidate to whom a certificate of admission has not been issued by the Commission shall be admitted to the examination.
7 List of candidates.—The Commission shall forward to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs, a list arranged in order of merit of the candidates who have qualified by such standards as the Commission may deter- mine and of the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes who though not qualified by that standard are declared by the Commission to be suitable for appointment to the Service with due regard to the maintenance
SEC. 3(i)J THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 14Iof efficiency of administration- The list shall also be published for general Information.
3. Appointment of candidates,—Subject to the provisions of regulations 9, 10, 12 and 13, candidates will be considered for appointment to the available vacan- cies in the order in which their names appear in the list.
9. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes.—(1) In pursuance of rule 7 of the Recruitment Rules, 12i per cent and 5 per cent of the available vacancies shall be reserved for candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes respectively.
(2) In filling the vacancies reserved for candidates who are nembers of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes such candidates shall be considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in the list.
(3) If a sufficient number of candidates, who are members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes are not available for filling all the vacancies so reserved, the vacancies not so filled shall be filled by appointing candidates, not belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, in the list, in the order in which tfreir names appear therein and an equivalent number of addi- tional vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes to be filled on the results of the next examina- tion.
(4) If at the next examination a sufficient number of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes is not available for filling all the vacancies reserved for them including those carried forward under sub- regulation (3), the vacancies so remaining unfilled shall be filled by appointing candidates not belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, in the list in the order in which their names appear therein and the number of vacancies so remaining unfilled shall be carried forward to the1 next examination and so on.
(5) No vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall under this regulation be carried forward to any year of the examination,—
(a) to such an extent that the total number of vacancies so carried for- ward together with the vacancies reserved for candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes for that year exceeds 45 per cent of the total vacancies in that year; or
(b) if such vacancies, which are to be carried forward, continuously re-
mained unfilled for a period of two recruitment years.
10. Disqualification for appointment.—(1) (a) No person who has more than one wife living or who having a spouse living, marries in any case m which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life-time of such spouse, shall be eligible for appointment to the Service; and
(b) no woman whose marriage is void by reason of the husband having a wife living at the time of such marriage or who has married a person who has a wife living at the time of such marriage, shall be eligible for appointment to the Service:
Provided that the Central Government may if satisfied that there are special grounds for so ordering, exempt any' person from the operation of this regula- tion.
(2) As laid down in sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Recruitment Rules, it is open to the Central Government not to appoint a woman candidate who is married or to require such woman candidate as is not married to resign from the service in the event of her marriage subsequently.
11. Disciplinary action.—A candidate who in the opinion of the Commission has resorted to impersonation or has submitted fabricated documents or has submitted documents which have been tampered with or has made statements which are incorrect or false or has suppressed material information or has other- wise resorted to any other irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the examination, or has used or has attempted to use unfair means in the
T42 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-.examination hall or has misbehaved In the examination hall, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution,—
(a) be debarred permanently or for a specified period—
(1) by the Commission, from admission to any examination or appearance at any interview held by the Commission for selection of candi- dates; and
' (ii) by the Central Government, from taking up any employment under them; and
(b) be liable to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules, jf he is
already In service under Government.
12. Mental and physical fitness.—No candidate shall be appointed to the Service who, after such medical examination as the Central Government may prescribe, is not found to be in good mental or bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of the duties of the Service,
13. Right to appointment subject to suitability.—The inclusion of a candidate's name in the list confers no right to appointment unless the Central Government is satisfied after such inquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate- is suitable in all respects for appointment to the Service.
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! R. D, THAPAR, Jt. Secy..