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EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section I
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th April. 1979 RULES No. ERB-I/79/37/7.—The rules for a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 1979 for additions to the Select List of 1978 for Grade I of the Railway Board Secretariat Service against vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes are published below for general information The number of persons to be selected for inclusion in the Select List will be specified in the Notice issued by the Com- mission.
"Scheduled Castes/Tribes** mean any of the Castes/Tribes mentioned in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950; the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950; the Consti- tution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Otder, 1951; the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951 ; [as amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956; the Bombay Reor- gnnisation Act, 1960; the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966; the Stale of Himachai Pradesh Act, 1970; the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation Act, 1971) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 19761; ^e Con- stitution (lamimi and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956; the Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959 as amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orden (Amendment) Act 1976; the Consti- tution (Dadra and Nagar Havcli) Scheduled Castes Order 1962; the Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962; the Constitution (Pondichery) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964; the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order 1967; the Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968; the Constitution (Goa, D:iman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968; and the Constitution (Nfipaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970
2. The Examination shall be conducted by the Union Public Service Commiiiion in the manner prescribed in the Appendix to these rules.
The dates on which and the places at which the examination
will be held shall be fixed by the Commission.
3. Any permanent officer of the Section Officers' Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service or Grade 'A' of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service or any officer whose name has been included in the Select List for the S.Os. Grade or the Select List for Crude 'A' of the Railwny Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service and who belongs to any Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe and who on 31st Decem- ber, 1978 has rendered not less than 4 years' approved and continuous service in the S.Os' Grade of Railway Board Secre- tariat Service or in Grado 'A' of the Railway Board Secre- tariat Stenographers' Service or in both, as the case may be, shall be eligible to appear at tho examination.
Note : (1) In the case of Grade 'A' Officers of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service, the approved service shall Include half of the approved service rendered in Grade 'B' of lhat service.
(2) Any period of absence on Military duties may be allowed to be counted towards the prescribed length of service in any of the above posts.
(3) Section Officers of the Railway Board Secretariat Ser- vice and Grade 'A' of the Railway Board Secretariat Steno- graphers' Servico who are on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the approval of the competent authority shall be eligible to be admitted at the examination if otherwise eligible :
Provided that it shall not apply 13 an officer who has been appointed to an ex-cadre poit or to another service on transfer and does not have a lien in the Section Officers' Grade or Grade 'A' of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service, as the case may be.
4. The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shnll be final.
5. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless
he holds a certificate of admission from the Commission.
6. A candidate who is or has been declared bv the Com-
mission to be guilty of :—
(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any meani
or
514 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY LPART I—SBQ^ 1](ii) impersonating, or (ill) procuring impersonation by any person, or (iv) submitting fabricated document 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 elimination, or
(vii) using unfair means during the examination, or (viii) writing inelevant matler, including obscene language
or pornographic matter in the script(s); or
(ix) misbehaving in any other manner in the examination
hall, or
(x) harassing or doing bodily harm lo the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of their exami- nations, or
(xi) attempting to commit or as the ense may be abetting to commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses.
may, in addjiton to rendering himself liable lo criminal pro- secution, be liable:—
(a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the exami-
nation for which he is n candidate.
(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified
period—
(i) by the Commission from any examination or selec-
tion held by them ;
fii) by the Central Government from any employment
under them: and
(c) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.
7. The names of the candidates who are considered by the Commission to be suitable for selection on the results of any examination shall be arranged in the order of merit in two separate lists, one being for candidates belonging to the vSCs and the other being for candidates belonging to the STs and in that order as many candidates as are found by the Com- mission to be qualified, shall be recommended for inclusion in the Select List for each of the aforesaid two categories of candidates upto the required number.
Note :—Candidates should clonrly understand that this is u competitive and not a qualifying examination. The number of persons to be included in each Select List on the results of the examination is entirely within the competence of Govern- ment to decide. No candidate will therefore have any claim for inclusion in the Select List on the basis of his performance in this examination, ns a matter of right.
8. The form and mariner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission in their discretion and the Commission will not enter into correspondence with them regarding the result.
9. Success in the examination confers no right to selection unless Government are satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate, having regard to his conduct in service, is eligible and suitable in all respects for selection :
Provided that the decision as to ineiigibjlity for selection in the case of any candidate recommended for selection by the Commission shall be taken in consultation with the Commis- sion.
10. A candidate who after applying for admission to the examination or after appearing at it, resigns his appointment Or otherwise quits the service or severs his connection with it or who.sf services are terminated by his Department or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to another service on 'transfer' ;ind does not have a lien in the Section Officers' Grade of trie Railway Board .Secretariat Service or Stenographer Grade 'V of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service will not be eligible for appointment on the results of this examir ition.
This, however, does not apph to a person who has been appointed on deputation (o an ex-cadre po*rt with the approval of the competent authority.
P. N. MOHIT E, Secretary, Railway Board and ex-offlcio Joint Secretary to Govt, of India
APPENDIX
The examination shall be conducted according to the fol-
lowing plan:— part 1.—Written examination consisting of two papers in the
following subjects, each carrying 200 marks :—
Paper T.—Offlco Procedure and Practice. Paper II.—General Knowledge of the Constiution of India and Machinery of Government Practice and procedure in Parliament
The papers will be of 2-1/2 hours duration each.
Part II.—Evaluation of CRs. and interview of such of tho candidates as may be decided by the Commission In their discretion—200 marks.'
2. Syllabus of the examination will be as shown in the
Schedule.
3. The candidates are allowed the option to answer the paper either in English or in Hindi (Devnagari). Question papers will be set in English and Hindi. Note 1.—The option will be same for all the questions and not for different questions in the same paper. Note 2.—Candidates desirous of exercising the option to ans- wer the paper in Hindi (Devnagari) should indicate their intention to do so in the relevant Column of the application form. Otherwise it would be assum- ed that they would answer all papers in English. The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for alteration in the said column shall be entertained.
Note 3.—Candidates exercising the option to answer the panei in Hindi (Devnagari) may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of the description of the technical terms, if any, in addition to the Hindi version.
4. Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In e"e" flircumstances they will be allowed the help of a scribe to write answers for them.
5. The Commission have the discretion to fiv qualifying marks in any or all the parts of the examination. .Only tnose candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion will be considered for evaluation of CRs. and called for interview.
6. MarLs will not be allotted for more superficial know-
ledge.
7. Deduction upto 5 per cent of the maximum marks in the
written subjects will be made for illegible handwriting.
8. Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all sub- jects of examination.
SCHEDULE Syllabus of the Examination
Where knowledge of the Rules, orders, instructions etc. u required Candidates will be expected to be conversant with Amendments issued upto the date of notification of this Examination.
OFFICE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
This is intended to be an intensive and detailed test m methods and procedure of work in the Ministry of Railway-, (Railway Board). Some guidance on the subject can be obtained from-—
(i) Manual of Office Procedure current at the time of the Notification issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).
(ii) 'Hand Book of Orders regarding use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union' issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
General Knowledge of the ' Constitution of—to**- and Machinery of Government, practice and procedure iri ~~~ Parliament.
Note.—Knowledge of the following will be expected :—
(i) the main principles of the Constitution of India. (ii) Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the
Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and
(iii) the organisation of the machinery of Government of India—designation and allocation of subjects be- tween Ministries, Departments and Attached and Sub- ordinate Offices and their relation inter se.