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Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020

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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

( 322)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND REHABILITATION

Revenue Establishment-3 Branch

NOTIFICATION

The 30th May, 2020

THE PUNJAB NAIB-TEHSILDARS DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION REGULATIONS, 2020

No.10/13/06/02-RE-3(6)/6680.-In exercise of the powers conferred by Appendix B rule 6 , of Punjab

Naib Tehsildars (Group B) Service Rules, 2019 (hereinafter called the Rules) the Governor of Punjab is pleased

to make the following Regulations for the Departmental Examination of Naib-Tehsildars :---

Short title, commencement and applicability:-

(a)

These Regulations shall be called the Punjab Naib-Tehsildars Departmental Examination Regulations

2020.

(b)

These shall come into force at once.

(c)

These shall be applicable to Kanungos shall include the District Kanungo and District Revenue

Accountants promoted from Kanungo, Kanungos appointed as Assistant Waterlogging and Senior

Revenue Accountant (SRA) and other categories mentioned in Appendix B of Rule 6.

Place and time of examination:-

The departmental examination for Naib-Tehsildars will be held twice a year, in the months of February

and August, on such dates as may be notified in the official Gazette, ordinarily at Jalandhar, unles the Financial

commissioner, by special order, directs that it be held at some other place,

Schedule, curriculum and assignment of marks for examination in various subjects:-

The examination in various subjects shall be held in accordance with the schedule and the curriculum, and

the marks assigned to each subject shall be as specified in the table below:--

Day

Time Allowed

Paper

Subjects of Examination

Marks

First

10.00 1.00

Punjab Land Revenue Act and Rules

A.M P.M.

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Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 19

of the Punjab Land Records manual

standing orders Nos. 2, 3, 20, 29, 30.

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100

2.00 5.00

Arithmetic upto Matriculation standard

P.M. P.M.

Patwari's Mensuration Manual

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100

Second

10.00 1.00

III

Punjab Tenancy Act and Rules

A.M. P.M.

Appendices VII, VIII, IXXI of the Punjab

Settlement Manual Chapters II, VI,

VII, VIII, XI, XIII, XV and XVI

of the Punjab Land Administration

Manual

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100

2.00 5.00

The Punjab Registration Manual

P.M. P.M.

The Punjab Stamp Manual

The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972:

Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act,

1953 and Pepsu tenancy and Agricultural

Land Act; 1955

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100

Third

10.00 1.00

Criminal Procedure Code omitting

A.M. P.M.

chapters

18, 21, 28, 29, 30, 32 (Except part E ),

34 and 35

Indian Penal Code omitting Chapter 6,

7, 12, 18 and 21

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100

2.00 5.00

Civil Procedure Code omitting sections

P.M. P.M.

88, 93,parts VII, VIII and IX, orders

XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXVI, XL,

XLIV, XLV, XLVI, XLVII and XLIX

Indian Evidence Act

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100

Fourth

10.00 1.00

VII

Urdu :-

A.M. P.M.

(i)Written translation of a passage from

Urdu into Punjabi

(ii) Oral reading of a passage printed or

cyclostyled in Urdu

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2.00 5.00

VIII

Financial Rules

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P.M. P.M.

1. Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume I,

Part I, Chapters I, II, III, V

(5.33 to 5.64),VII,VIII (8.1 to 8.61),

IX, XII, XIV (classification of services

with particular reference of Punjab

Government Employees (Conduct)

rules and of the Punjab C.S.R. Vol. I,

Part II, Punjab Civil Services (Punishment

and Appeal) Rules as contained in

Appendix 23 and 24 respectively of

Punjab C.S.R. Vol. I. Part II and XV.

2. Treasury Rules (Punjab) – Part I

Part II-Chapters I, II III IV, (upto

4.9 and 4.68 to 4.181), VI, VII and

Appendices B and C.

3. Financial Handbook no. 2- Punjab

Financial Rules, Vol. I-Chapters II

to XII and XVII to XIX

4. Punjab Civil Services Rules, Vol. II

(Pension/Provident Fund Rules),

chapter I to V, VII and IX

to XIII (13.1, 13.11,13.14,13.15 only)

5. Civil Service Rules, Vol. III (TA. Rules )-

Chapter I and II (T.A Rules 2.1, 2.4,

2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.23, 2.32, 2.35, 2.57,

2.68 to 2.70, 2.107 and 2.109 only

6. Punjab Financial Rules, Volume II-

Appendices 2, 4, 14, 15, 16 and 18.

7. Account Code,Volume I– Chapters III,

IV, V and VI.

8. Punjab Budget Manual.

9. Introduction of Government Audit and

Accounts (General Chapters Only).

All papers except papers II and VII shall be answered with the help of books to be provided in the Examination

Hall. The questions in papers which are to be answered with the aid of books shall not be such as can be

answered by copying a passage from the book, but shall be designed to test the practical knowledge of the

candidates and shall be confined , as much as possible, to cases arising in ordinary practice, facts of probable

occurrence being stated and the candidates being required to find and apply the law, bearing on them.

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Examiners : - The Director of Land Records shall set one out of papers II & IV and for the other papers

he shall appoint a separate examiner, not below the rank of Extra Assistant Commissioner.

The Commissioner of Jalandhar Division, or such other Commissioner as may be specified by the

Financial commissioner, shall nominate:-

(a)

two separate examiners not below the rank of Extra Assistant Commissioner who shall each set

one of papers I & III ;

(b)

two separate examiners who have retired from the Superior Judicial Service of the Punjab State or

an officer who has retired in the rank of Secretary Or Director, Prosecution and Litigation of

Punjab , who shall set one of the papers out of No. V and VI.

(c)

An officers of the Finance Department not below the rank Chief Account Officers, to set paper

VIII ; and

(d)

An examiner for paper VII. .

The answers shall be examined, and allotment of marks for the answers in each subject shall be

made, by the examiner who set the paper. The examiners shall send their award of marks within 4 weeks of the

date from which the examination closes to the director of Land Records.

Requirements and results:- Unless the candidate obtains not less than 1/3rd of the maximum marks

attainable in the second paper and not less than half of the marks attainable for each of other remaining papers,

he shall be held to have failed in such papers.

Provided the Financial Commissioner may, in case eligible Kanungo candidates who have passed

all the papers stipulated in these regulations are not available, for reasons to be recorded in writing,

exempt a class of candidates from passing not more than one paper stipulated under these regulations,

provided they have passed all the remaining seven papers.

Supervision of the Examination :- (1) The examination will be personally supervised by the Director,

Land Records, Punjab and one Assistant Commissioner or Extra Assistant Commissioner nominated for the

purpose by the Commissioner of the Division where the examination is held.

(2)

The Director of Land Records who shall be the President of the Examination Committee, shall:-

(a)

receive the question papers from the Examiners and cause them to be printed or cyclostyled;

(b)

transmit the answer papers to the examiners within 24 hours of the close of the examination;

(c)

receive and compile the marks awarded; and

(d)

submit within one week of receipt of the last award statement, the report in Form-II to the

Financial commissioner

Persons eligible to appear:- The persons eligible to appear for the examination shall be:-

(a)

District Kanungos, District Revenue Accountants and Kanungos and Senior Revenue Accountants and

Assistant Water-Logging appointed by the promotion from the post of Kanungo and other categories mentioned

in Appendix B of Rule 6.

Provided that such persons shall not be permitted more then five chances, at their convenience, to

appear in the examination;

Provided further that one additional chance may be given by the Financial Commissioner Revenue for

special reasons to be recorded in writing;

Provided further that the Minister Incharge may give one more additional chance in exceptional cases;

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Notice of intention to appear:- All the persons who are eligible to appear at the examination in February

or in August of any year are required to give notice in Form-I before the 1st January or the 1st July respectively

to the Deputy commissioner of the District in which they may be serving, or to the Commissioner otherwise, of

their intention to appear in the examination. The Deputy commissioner shall forward the notices in Form-I

received by him to the Commissioner.

Information as to the number of the Examiners:– After the publication in the Official Gazette of the date

sheet of each examination, the Commissioner of each Division shall send in Form III, particulars of persons

eligible under Regulation 7 to take up the examination, alongwith the certificate of eligibility specified in Form

III, to the Director, Land Records Punjab so as to reach him at least one week before the Commencement of the

examination, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Financial Commissioner by the Commissioner. It shall be

incumbent upon the Director, Land Records, to refuse permission to persons who are prima facie ineligible to

appear in the examination.

10.

Subsidiary Regulations:-

(1)

The examination must be held on the days and at the time notified. The officers supervising the

examination will be responsible for the due observation of all instructions issued regarding the examination.

One of the officers conducting the examination shall remain present in the room during the whole of

each sitting.

(2)

At the time appointed for each sitting, the candidates will be assembled and placed so that no

opportunity shall be offered for communication with one another, and if practicable, at separate table.

The envelope containing the question papers will then be opened by the officer conducting the

examination at the time fixed for the commencement of the examination and the papers shall be distributed

at once.

(3)

Writing paper of uniform size will be provided by the office conducting the examination and

distributed to candidate according to their requirements at each sitting. The candidates should not be

allowed to use their own paper and should any of them have brought paper into the examination room

they should be called upon to give it up at the commencement of the sitting. Each candidate must bring

his own pens and inkstand. A separate slip of the following specimen shall be attached with each answer

book to be delivered to the candidates who shall fill this slip properly:-

Roll No._____________________ Copy Book NO.__________________

Total number of Copy Books used ____________________

(Please write your name and designation on this slip only and nowhere else.)

Subject ____________________________

Paper _____________________________

Date ______________________________

Name(in Block letters)___________________________

Designation and place of posting ______________________

Signature ____________________________

(4)

Except as provided under Regulation 3, no books or writing of any kind may be brought by the

candidates into examination room. Any transgression of this rule, or any copying from the papers of

another candidate, will vitiate the examination of both parties concerned, and will render them liable to

any of the punishments specified in rule 5 of the Punjab civil Services (Punishment and Appeal Rules,

1970).

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(5)

The answer to the questions must be written, leaving one third margin, and on one side of the

paper only, and numbered according to the number of the question.

(6)

The candidates shall, before delivering his answer book to the officer conducting the examination,

page each of the sheets containing his answers. Candidates shall fill up the slip attached to each answer

book as directed therein. Candidates shall not disclose their identity on the answer sheets in any way.

The slips shall be removed and sealed immediately after allotting fictitious Roll Numbers at the end

of the examination. The sealed slips shall be kept in the personal custody of Director, Land Records,

Punjab and shall be opened only at the time of compilation of the result under the personal supervision

of Director, Land Records, Punjab.

(7)

No candidate should be allowed to leave the room during the examination except for necessary

purposes. Proper arrangement should be made to prevent reference to unauthorized books or other

material.

(8)

The Officer conducting the examination, on receiving the answer book of each candidate, will,

before the candidate is permitted to leave the room, satisfy himself:-

(1)

That the name of the candidate and other particulars are written legibly on the slip on each of

his papers and nowhere else;

(2)

That no writing paper has been used except that delivered to the candidate for the purpose:

(3)

That the answers have been properly numbered.

If in the course the examination or subsequently, any circumstances come to the notice of the officer

conducting the examination which throw suspicion upon any of the candidates of any malpractices these

should be noted and a report submitted.

(9)

No Candidate should be allowed more than the prescribed time for each paper.

(10) Instructions to be printed on the envelope containing the question papers:-

Naib Tehsildars examinations:-

(1)

Subject.

(2)

Date on which to be distributed.

(3)

Number of papers.

Instructions:-

This envelope is to be carefully examined on receipt by the officer appointed to conduct the examination,

who, if it appears to him to have been tampered with, will immediately make a note of the circumstances,

together with any facts coming within his own knowledge which may explain the circumstances.

This envelope is to be opened by the officer on conducting the examination after all the candidates have

assembled in the place where the examination is to be held at the time fixed for the subject thereupon

noted and at once distributed.

11.

The result of the examination shall be compiled by the Revenue Secretary to the Financial

Commissioner and shall be published in the official gazette with the approval of Financial Commissioner Revenue.

Sd/-

(K.B.S SIDHU)

Special Chief Secretary-cum-

Financial Commissioner Revenue.

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Form 1

(Referred in Regulation 8)

(Proforma for appearing in the Departmental Examination of Naib-Tehsildars to be held in February/

August ___________)

(To be filled in by the candidates)

District

Name of official.

Father's name.

Designation of the present appointment.

Rule under which eligible to appear.

Date of first and subsequent appointment on the present post.

Number of chances already availed (give details).

Subjects already passed.

[quote number and date of the notification(s) vide which passed]

Subjects in which intends to appear.

10.

Whether extra chance has been granted.

11.

Medium in which the applicant will record his answers.

Signature of candidate.

Designation ____________

Date __________________

CERTIFICATE

It is certified that Shri _________________ son of Shri__________________is eligible under Regulation

______________________ of the Punjab Naib-Tehsildars Departmental Examination Regulations, 1984 to take

up the departmental examination of Naib-Tehsildars being held on __________________________

Deputy Commissioner

__________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

FORM II

Tabulated report of the examinees for the examination of Naib-Tehsildars held on____________

Sr. District Name and

Father's

No. of

Remaining

No.

Designation name

chances

papers yet

of the

availed

to be

candidate

Marks obtained

including passed

present

Chance

__________________________________________________

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Paper Paper Paper

Paper

Paper Paper Paper

Paper

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FORM III

(Referred in Regulation 9)

Particulars of eligible candidates who intend to appear in the departmental examination of Naib-Tehsildars being

held on _______________

(To be sent by the Commissioner concerned to the Director, Land Records, with a copy to Financial Commissioner,

Revenue)

Serial

District Name of

Father's

Designation

Number

Relevant

Subjects

Medium

Remarks

No.

the official

name

and place

of chances Rule of

in which

of posting

availed

Punjab

intends

the

(Including

Naib-

to appear

candidate

the

Tehsildar

will record

present

Rules,

his

chance)

1984

answers

under

which

eligible

CERTIFICATE

The particulars of the above officials have been checked and it is certified that they are eligible to appear in this

examination

Commissioner,

_________Division___________

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