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^ ^ ^ ^ H t o t n o d of recruitment, probation and promotion.—The method of recruitment, age limit and other matters connected with th;

W U R ^ s h a l l be as specified in columns 5 to 14 of the said Schedule and Appendix I to ITT to these rules.

4. Disqualification :—No person—

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the service :

Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such rmrriage is pirmissible undar the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to th; marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.—Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it miv, bv ord'er, for

reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions or these rules

with respect to any class or category of persons.

6. Savings.—Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions equired to be provided for

the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other special categories of persons iii accordance with the orders issued by the Central

Government from time to time in this regard.

SCHEDULE

Name of post

Assistant

Engineers

Num-

ber of

posts

•3760

(1981)

•subject

to va-

riation

depen-

dent on

work-

load

Classification

Telegraph

Engineering

Service Group

'B' Gazetted

Scale of pay

Rs. 650-30-740-

35-81O-EB--88O

40-1000-EB-40-

1200

Whether

Selection

post or non-

Selection post

Selection

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Not

Applicable

Whether benefit of

added years of Se-

vice admissible un-

der rule 30 of the

CCS.

(Pension)

Rules, 1972

Not applicable

Educational

and

oth;r

qualifica-

tions required for

direct recruits

Not applicable

Whether age and

educational quali-

fications prescri-

bed for direct re-

cruits will apply

in the case of Pro-

motees

Not applicable

Period of

probation,

if any

2 years

Method of reclt. whether

by direct rectt. oi by pro-

motion or by deputation/

transfer and percentage

of the vacancies to be fil-

led by various methods

By promotion

In case of rectt. by promotion/

deputation/transfer,

grades

from which promotion/depu-

tation/transfer to be nude

(i) 6fi-2/3 per cent of the

promotion quota:

By selection on the basis

of Departmental Quali-

fying Examination con-

ducted

accordance

with

provisions

laid

down in Appendix

Appendix II and Appen-

dix ni to these rules,

(ii) 33-1/3 per cent of the

promotion quota:

By selection on the basis

of limited

Departmen-

tal Competitive Exami-

nation

conducted

accordance with provi-

sions

laid

down

Appendix I, Appendix J1

and Appendix III to these

rules

If a DPC exists, what il

its composition

Group 'B' DPC:

(1) Member (TO) P&T

Board—Chairman

(2) Deputy

Director

General (T) P&T

Directorate—Mcmb;r

(3) Director (Staff Tele-

com.) P&T Directo-

rate —-Member

(4) An officer of appro-

priate status bslon-

g^;ng to Scheduled

Castes / Scheduled

Tribes —Member

Circumstances

in which UPSC

is to be consul-

ted in making

rectt.

Consultation

with the Union

Public

Service

Commission

necessary whil™

amending

relaxing

any

the

pro-

visions of these

rules.

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART TJ Tjf

Till

APPENDIX I

Except as oth;rwis; provided in App;nli\ 11 H resp.'Jt <• f

recruitment to tht posts reserved for Ex-Company employees of

ths Telephone District's of Bombay and Calcutta, recruitment to

ths Service shall be by promotion from the officials mentioned

in paragraph 3 by the method of selection as indicated in para-

graph 2.

2. (0 66-2/3 per cent by a duly consitutod Deparlmenta j

Promotion

Committee from the officials who have qualified

in the Departmental Qualifying Examination.

(ii) 33-1/3 per cent through Limited Departmental Compe-

titive Examination on the basis of relative merit.

(iii) Ths intcr-se seniority of the officials who have qualified

in tho Departmental Qualifying Examination and those who have

qualified in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

shall be in the ratio 2 : 1 starting with the officers selected by the

nielhod of selection by the Departmental Promotion Committee

on the basis, of Departmental Qualifying Examination.

3. The following categories of offluials sh.tll be eligible for

consideration for promotion to the service :—

(i) Junior Engineers

(ii) Ex-Company officials with the following designation :

(a) Bombay Telephone District :

Engineering Supervisor

(Power)

Engineering Supervisor

(Cable)

Engineering Supervisor

(Exchange)

(b) Calcutta Telephone District :

Chief Exchange Inspectors

Engineering Supervisors

(Exchange)

Chief Test Clerks

Engineering Supervisor

(Line)

Engineering Supervisor

(Installa-

tion)

Engineering Supervisor

(Cable)

4. There shall be normally one examination, consisting of two

parts calWd Qualifying-cum-Compctitivo Examination for pro-

motion to the service and shall be held at least once in a calendur

year in tho manner and in accordance with the syllabus prescribed

in Appendix III to these rules.

Note :—After the commencement of those rules, the first

two examinations shall only bo compotitve for

which the eligibility shall bo restricted to only those

offlcors who have already qualified jn the Depart-

mental Qualifying Examination held before the

commencement of these rules.

5. The eligibility for appearing in each put oi" the examina-

tion shall be as :—

(a) Departmental Qualifying Examination :

(i) Junior Engineers who have completed five years of

of reaular servioe in the grade on the first of January

of the year in which the examination is held.

(ii) Ex-Company officials who have put in a minimum

of five years of continuous service in their respective

grades on the first of January of tho year in which the

examination is held.

(b) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination :

(i) Junior Engineers who have completed five years of

regular service in (he grade on the first of January

of the year in which the examination is held.

(ii) Ex-Company officials, who have put in a minimum

of five years of continuous service iu their respective

grades on the first of January of the ye^

the examination is held.

6, The eligibility lists of tho candidates who have passed the

Departmental Qualifying Examination for consideration of the

Departmental Promotion Committee, shall be prepared in ac-

cordance with the instructions, as may be issued by tho Govern-

ment from time to time.

APPENDIX II

Appointment to th; service in the Telephone Districts of

Bombay and Calcutta which have been reserved for ex-Company

employees of the Telephone Districts of Bombay and Calcutta

shall be mwdo in the manner indicated below : —

2. The officials belonging to tho following cadres shall be

eligible for consideration for appointment to the reserved posts

in their respective Districts :—

Bombay Telephone Distt ict :

Engineering Supoi visor

(Power)

Engineering Supervisor

(Cable)

Engineering Supervisor

(Exchange)

Calcutta Telephone District :

Chief Exchange Inspectors

Engineering Supervisors

(Exchange)

Chief Test Clerks

Engineering Supervisor

(Line)

Engineering Supervisor

(Installa-

tion)

Engineering Supervisor

(Cable)

3. Appointment to the 66-2/3 per cent of the promotion

quota shall be made by solection on the recommendations of a

duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee from

amongst the employees belonging to the cadres mentioned in

paragraph 2 who qualify in a Departmental Qualifying Exami-

nation.

4. Appointmont to the remaning 33-1/3 psr cent quota shall

be made in order of merit as indicated in tho Selection List

issued in respect of successful candidates from the Limited Dc-

pai tmental Competitive Examination.

5. The rules for conducting the examination and the syllabus

therefor shall be such as in Appendix III to those rules.

6. Such of th: officials who have put in a minimum of five

years' continuous service in their respective grades on the first

of January of tho year in which the examination is held shall be

eligible to appear in the examination.

7. The eligibility lists of the candidates who have passed the

departmental Qualifying Examination for consideration of th"

Departmental Promotion Committee shall be prepared in accord-

ance with the instructions, as may be issued by the Government

from time to time.

APPENDIX III

Standard and Syllabus of Examination

(See para 4 of Appendix-I)

The subjects for the Departmental Qualifying Examination

and the Limited Departmental Qualifying Examinaticn shall be

as follows :—

1. Departmental Qualifying Examination :

(i) One paper in the specialised subjects of :

(a) Telephone or,

(b) Transmission or,

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paper of General Standard in :

{,?) "Transmission" jnd Lines, Cables and TcicgMphs,

(b) "Telephony" and Lines, Cables and Telegraphs

(iii) One paper in Code Rules (with books)

Notes :-

(a) Jf a candidate takes paper (i) (a), he will have to

take paper (ii) (a), if he takes paper (i) (b) then he

will have to take paper (ii) (b), and if he takes paper

(i)(c) then he will have to take paper (ii) (c).

(b) Each paper will carry 100 marks.

(iv) The minimum pass marks for qualifying in the examina-

tion will be 40 per cent m each paper for other commu-

nities candidates and 35 per cent for Scheduled Castes

and Scheduled Tribes candidates.

2. Limited Departmantal Competitive Examination :

(i) (a) Advanced Technical Paper-

General

100 marks

(b) Advanced Technical Paper-

Special

100 marks

Current Affairs

50 marks

(d) Assessment of Confidential

Reports

75 marks

(ii) (a) The minimum pass marks in the examination shall be

50 per cent for general candidates and 45 per cent

for Scheduled Castes and Schfduled Tribes Candidates

and the names of successful candidates shall be included

in the merit list on the basis of selection merit. For

equal marks, the seniority in the Junior Engineers,

cadre shall prevail while making placement in the

overall seniority, along with those selected by the

Departracnl.il Promotion Committee (In case there

are more than one candidate for the last place by

competitive examination, the scuiormost officials

have the place and the rest shall be rejected and no

competitive list will be carried over to the next selec-

tion).

(b) The maximum number of chances which could bo

availed of by a candidate shall be restricted to three.

3. The standard and syllabus of both the examinations shall

be such as the Posts and Telegraphs Board may specify from time

to time.

4. The candidates shall havo the option to take both the

examinations together or to take Departmental Qualifying

Examination initially and the Limited Departmental Competi-

tive Examination in subsequent years. However, for appearing

in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, it shall

be obligatory to qualify in the departmental qualifying examina-

tion. In other words, if a candidate takes both the Examinations

together and fails in the Qualifying part, he will not be considered

for the competitive examination of that year or till he qualifies

in the qualifying examination.

5. The officials who have qualified in the Examinations held

from time to time before the commencement of these rules shall

be deemed to be qualified in the Departmental Qualifying Examl

nation for the purpose of appointment against 66-2/3 per cent

quota as per papra. 1 in Appendix I and for appearing in the

Limited Departmental Competitive Examination against 33-1/3

per cent quota subject to para 2(ii)(b) above.

[No. 232/17/80. STG-II]

M. M. WAGLE,

Member, Posts and Telegraphs Board

and

Ex-officio Additional Secy.

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1981