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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part II - Section 3

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & CULTURE

File No. A-12025/5/2024/66-81/66-81

Notification

Ladakh, the 03^rd April, 2025

S.O.33_ In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read with the

Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi Notification No. S.O 5088(E) dated 1st November 2022

and in supersession of all earlier notifications on the subject matter, the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of

Union Territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of

Joint Director in the Ladakh Archives, Archaeology and Museum Department, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement: -

These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration, Joint Director in the Ladakh,

Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museum Recruitment Rules, 2025.

ii.

These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official

Gazette.

लद्दाख, 22 अप्रैल, 2025

LADAKH, TUESDAY, APRIL, 22, 2025

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-22042025-1504

SG-LD-E-22042025-1504

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

2. Number of Posts, Classification, and Level in the Pay Matrix: -

The number of said posts, its classification and Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto,

shall be as specified in columns 2, 3 & 4 of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit, and other qualifications etc: -

The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters

relating to said posts shall be as specified in column (5) to (13) of the Schedule annexed

hereto.

4. Provision for Resident Criteria for appointment by direct recruitment: -

The eligibility for appointment will be subject to residency requirements prescribed in any Act, Rule,

Regulation or Order in force in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Disqualification: -

No person,

a. who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living;

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

eligible for appointment to the said post.

Provided that the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of Ladakh may, if satisfied that such

marriage is permissible under the personal law, applicable to such person(s) and the other party to the

marriage or there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of these rules.

Power to relax: -

Where the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) is of the opinion that, it is necessary or expedient to do

so, he may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with UPSC, relax any of the

provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

Savings: -

Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation in age limit, and other concessions required to be

provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other special categories in accordance with the

Rules, Instructions or Orders issued by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor.

Sd/-

(Vikram Singh Malik) IAS,

Secretary,

Department of Culture,

UT of Ladakh

VIKRAM

SINGH

MALIK

Digitally signed

by VIKRAM SINGH

MALIK

Date: 2025.04.22

16:54:01 +05'30'

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Copy to the: -

Secretary, Union Public Service Commission.

Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Copy also to the: -

All Administrative Secretaries.

Secretary to Lieutenant Governor.

Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department.

Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.

All Heads of the Departments.

Joint Director Youth Services & Sports

Joint Director, Information.

Technical Director, NIC, Leh.

Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums.

10. Pvt. Secretary to Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh for information of the CS.

11. Pvt. Secretaries to Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the Hon’ble

CECs.

12. Order/Stock file.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

SCHEDULE

JOINT DIRECTOR

Name of Post

Joint Director

Number of Post

01 (2025)

*Subject to variation dependent on workload

Classification

General Central Service

(Non-Ministerial) Gazetted

Group A

Level of the Pay Matrix

Level 12 (78800-209200)

Whether Selection Post or

Non-Selection Post.

Not Applicable

Age limit for Direct

Recruits.

Not Applicable

Educational and other

qualifications required for direct

recruits.

Not Applicable

Whether age and educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotes?

Not Applicable

Period of probation, if any.

Not Applicable

Method of Recruitment,

whether by Direct Recruitment

or by Promotion or by

deputation/transfer and

Percentage of the vacancies to

be filled by various methods.

Method

Percentage

Deputation including Short Term

Contract/Promotion

100

In case of

recruitment by

promotion

/deputation /transfer, grades from

which promotion /deputation

/transfer to be made.

Deputation (Including Short Term Contract/Promotion):

Officers under the Central Government or State

Government or Union Territory Administration or

Statutory Bodies or Autonomous Bodies or Public Sector

Undertaking or University or Recognized Research

Intuitions:

a. (i) Holding analogous posts on a regular basis in

the parent cadre/ department;

(ii) Having 05 years of regular service in Level-

11 in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent

cadre / department;

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

And

b. Possessing the following educational qualification and

experience;

(i) Master’s Degree in History from a recognized

University/Institute; and

(ii) Degree/Diploma in Archaeology or Museology or

Archives from a recognized University/ Institution.

(iii) Five years of experience in the field of Archaeology

or Museology or Archives in Central Government or State

Government or Union Territory Administration or

Statutory Bodies or Autonomous Bodies or Public Sector

Undertaking or University or Recognized Research

Intuitions:

Note 1: The departmental Deputy Director in Level-11 with 5

years of regular service in the grade and having the educational

qualification experience prescribed for considering appointment

on deputation basis is considered along with outsiders. If the

departmental candidate is selected for appointment to the post, it

shall be treated as having been filled by promotion.

Note 2:

The period of deputation including the period of deputation in

another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this

appointment in some other organization /department of the

Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years. The

maximum age limit for appointment / deputation shall not be

exceeding 56 years as on the last date of receipt of applications.

Composition of Departmental

Committee:

N.A.

Circumstances in which UPSC

to be Consulted.

Consultation with UPSC is not necessary.

Muhammad Ali Tak

OSD/Under Secretary,

Culture Department,

UT of Ladakh

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

VIKRAM

SINGH MALIK

Digitally signed by

VIKRAM SINGH MALIK

Date: 2025.04.22

16:54:25 +05'30'

MICHAEL

MANNY

DSOUZA

Digitally signed by

MICHAEL MANNY

DSOUZA

Date: 2025.04.22 17:38:40

+05'30'