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d) ‘High Court’ means the Patna High Court.
e) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by these rules.
f)
‘Recognized University’ means any University incorporated by Iaw in
India or any other University/Institution which is declared by the Chief
Justice to be a recognized University for the purposes of these rules.
g) ‘Year’ means a calendar year.
h) words and phrases not defined herein shall take their meaning from the
Patna High Court Officers and Staff (Recruitment, Appointment,
Promotion and Other Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 2021.
CADRE
3. CADRE OF SERVICE.—The I.T. Technical Cadre shall form an independent
and separate cadre. The strength of the cadre and the number of posts therein shall be as
specified in Schedule-I appended to these rules, which may be altered from time to time.
4. QUALIFICATIONS AND RECRUITMENT :-
a. The minimum requisite qualifications for the purposes of direct
recruitment to the posts in the cadre shall be from an institution duly
recognized by the Central Government, State Government or such
regulatory body as may have been vested with powers for this purpose,
and as specified in Schedule-II appended to these rules, which may be
altered from time to time.
b. The mode of appointment and requisite experience for the posts in the
cadre shall be as specified in Schedule-III appended to these rules, which
may be altered from time to time.
5. AGE & RESERVATION.—The criteria for age and reservation in matters of
appointment shall be in accordance with The Patna High Court Officers and Staff
(Recruitment, Appointment, Promotion and Other Conditions of Service and Conduct)
Rules, 2021.
PROCEDURE FOR RECRUITMENT
6.
DETERMINATION OF VACANCIES.—The appointing authority shall, as on
the 1st day of January of each year, determine the number of vacancies to be filled during the
course of the year of recruitment, as also the number of vacancies to be reserved for
candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other categories under
rule 5 above.
7.
METHOD OF SELECTION :-
a. The appointing authority may make the selection under these rules, or may
appoint a selection committee to do so.
b. The appointing authority or the selection committee, as the case may be,
may specify the syllabus for the written examination and the procedure to
be followed for the selection.
c. The merit of a candidate shall be determined on the basis of a written/online
examination as well as an interview. A maximum of 15% of the total marks
of the written/online examination may be awarded in the interview.
d. If two or more candidates secure equal marks in the aggregate, the
candidate securing highest marks in the written examination will be placed
highest in the merit list. If the marks secured in the written examination are
also equal, the candidate senior in age will be placed highest.
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e. The panel prepared upon selection shall be valid for one year from the date
of declaration of results or until the next selection, whichever is earlier.
8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION.—The scheme of Examination for direct
recruitment shall be divided into two parts, namely, Part-I (Written / Online Examination)
and Part-II (Interview).
APPOINTMENT, PROBATION, CONFIRMATION AND SENIORITY
9. APPOINTMENT AND PROBATION :-
a. Appointments shall be made in accordance with the merit list prepared at
the time of selection.
b. In the direct recruitment process, preference shall be given to candidates
with work experience in the High Court.
c. A candidate upon his appointment shall be placed on probation for a period
of one year.
d. The appointing authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend
the period of probation by a further period not exceeding one year.
e. The Senior Programmer, Programmers and Assistant Programmers
appointed and serving against sanctioned posts at the time of
enforcement of these rules shall be deemed to have been appointed as
direct recruitment on the corresponding posts under Schedule-II and they
shall be part of the I.T. Technical Cadre.
10. CONFIRMATION.—A probationer may be confirmed at the end of the period
of probation or extended period of probation if -
a. his service and conduct are satisfactory;
b. he is a person of integrity; and
c. he is otherwise considered fit for confirmation.
11. SENIORITY :-
a. Seniority shall be determined from the date of substantive appointment.
b. Where members of the service are appointed on the same date, seniority
shall be determined according to the merit list prepared at the time of the
appointment.
c. Inter-se seniority shall be decided in accordance with the provisions of The
Patna High Court Officers and Staff (Recruitment, Appointment,
Promotion and Other Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 2021.
d. These rules will not affect seniority of members of the service as it existed
prior to the date of enforcement of these rules.
12. PAY, ALLOWANCES AND FACILITIES :-
a. The pay-level in each post on the date of commencement of these rules
shall be as given in Schedule-I.
b. The members of the service shall be entitled to such allowances and
facilities as are admissible to members of other services in the High Court
in the same pay-level.
13. HIGHER PAY-LEVEL.—In view of the limited posts in the service and in order
to avoid stagnation, the next higher pay-level as applicable shall be granted to the members
of the cadre upon completion of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years of service.
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14. RESIDUARY POWERS.—The Appointing Authority may issue orders in
regard to any of the matters incidental or ancillary to these rules from time to time.
SCHEDULE – I
[See Rule 3]
S.No.
Name of the Post
Strength
Class
Level Pay
1
Registrar IT-cum-CPC
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 13
2
Joint Registrar (IT)
(Administration)
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 13
3
Joint Registrar (IT)
(Technical)
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 13
4
Deputy Registrar (IT)
3
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 12
5
Senior Programmer
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 11
6
Senior Network
Administrator
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 11
7
Senior Hardware
Administrator
1
Class I
(Gazetted)
Level 11
8
Programmer
2
Class II
(Gazetted)
Level 8
9
Network Administrator
1
Class II
(Gazetted)
Level 8
10
Hardware Administrator
1
Class II
(Gazetted)
Level 8
11
Assistant Programmer
10
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 7
12
Network Systems
Engineer
4
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 7
13
Hardware Systems
Engineer
4
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 7
14
Network Service
Technician
5
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 5
15
Hardware Service
Technician
5
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 5
16
Technical Assistant
40
Class III
(Non-Gazetted)
Level 5
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SCHEDULE – II
[See Rule 4(a)]
S.No.
Name of the Post
Minimum Qualifications For
Direct Recruitment
1
Senior Programmer
M.C.A./B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
2
Programmer
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
3
Network Administrator
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
4
Hardware Administrator
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
5
Assistant Programmer
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
6
Network Systems Engineer
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
7
Hardware Systems
Engineer
M.C.A. / B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science &
Engineering
8
Network Service Technician
B.C.A. / I.T.I. / Diploma holder from a
Polytechnic in Computer Science & Engineering /
Electronics & Telecommunication/ Electronics &
Communication
9
Hardware Service Technician
B.C.A. / I.T.I. / Diploma holder from a
Polytechnic in Computer Science & Engineering /
Electronics & Telecommunication/ Electronics &
Communication
10
Technical Assistant
B.C.A. / I.T.I. / Diploma holder from a
Polytechnic in Computer Science & Engineering /
Electronics & Telecommunication/ Electronics &
Communication
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SCHEDULE – III
[See Rule 4(b)]
S.No.
Name of the Post
Mode of
Appointment
Eligible Persons
1
Registrar IT-cum-CPC
On Deputation
An Officer of the Bihar Superior
Judicial Service in the rank of District
and Sessions Judge
OR an Additional District and Sessions
Judge as may be authorised by the
Chief Justice
2
Joint Registrar (IT)
(Administration)
On Deputation
An Officer of Bihar Superior Judicial
Service in the rank of Additional
District and Sessions Judge.
2
Joint Registrar (IT)
(Technical)
By Promotion
By selection of Deputy Registrar (IT)
on Merit-cum- Seniority basis with at
least 7 years of satisfactory service in
such capacity.
3
Deputy Registrar (IT)
By Promotion
By selection of Senior Programmer /
Senior Network Administrator / Senior
Hardware Administrator on Merit-
cum- Seniority basis with at least 5
years of satisfactory service in such
capacity.
4
Senior Programmer
By Promotion/ By
Direct Recruitment
By selection of Programmer on Merit-
cum-Seniority basis with at least 5
years of satisfactory service in such
capacity.
OR if such Programmer be not
available, by direct recruitment of
persons with minimum experience of 5
years in the relevant field.
5
Senior Network
Administrator
By Promotion
By selection of Network Administrator
on Merit-cum- Seniority basis with at
least 5 years of satisfactory service
in such capacity.
6
Senior Hardware
Administrator
By Promotion
By
selection
of
Hardware
Administrator on Merit-cum- Seniority
with at least 5 years of satisfactory
service in such capacity.
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S.No.
Name of the Post
Mode of
Appointment
Eligible Persons
7
Programmer
By Promotion/
By Direct Recruitment
By selection of Assistant Programmer
on Merit-cum- Seniority basis with at
least 5 years of satisfactory service in
such capacity.
OR if such Assistant Programmer be
not available, by direct recruitment of
persons with a minimum experience of
3 years in the relevant field.
8
Network
Administrator
By Promotion/ By
Direct Recruitment
By selection of Network Systems
Engineer on Merit- cum-Seniority basis
with at least 5 years of satisfactory
service in such capacity.
OR if such Network Systems Engineer
be not available, by direct recruitment
of persons with a minimum relevant
experience of 3 years.
9
Hardware
Administrator
By Promotion/ By
Direct Recruitment
By selection of Hardware Systems
Engineer on Merit- cum-Seniority basis
with at least 5 years of satisfactory
service in such capacity.
OR
if
such
Hardware
Systems
Engineer be not available, by direct
recruitment of persons with a minimum
relevant experience of 3 years.
10
Assistant Programmer [A] By Direct
Recruitment
[B] By Promotion / By
Direct Recruitment
[A] 75% of the posts by direct
recruitment of persons with a minimum
relevant experience of 1 year
[B] 25% of the posts by promotion of
Technical Assistant with minimum 5
years of service in the cadre on the
basis of Merit-cum- Seniority
OR if such Technical Assistant be not
available, by direct recruitment.
11
Network Systems
Engineer
[A] By Direct
Recruitment
[B] By Promotion / By
Direct Recruitment
[A] 75% of the posts by direct
recruitment of persons with a minimum
relevant experience of 1 year.
[B] 25% of the posts by promotion of
Technical Assistant with minimum 5
years of service in the cadre on the
basis of Merit-cum- Seniority
OR if such Technical Assistant be not
available, by direct recruitment.
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S.No.
Name of the Post
Mode of
Appointment
Eligible Persons
12
Hardware Systems
Engineer
[A] By Direct
Recruitment
[B] By Promotion / By
Direct Recruitment
[A] 75%
of
the
posts
by
direct
recruitment of persons with a minimum
relevant experience of 1 year.
[B] 25% of the posts by promotion of
Technical Assistant with minimum 5
years of service in the cadre on the basis
of Merit-cum- Seniority
OR if such Technical Assistant be not
available, by direct recruitment.
13
Network Service
Technician
By Direct Recruitment
By direct recruitment of persons with a
minimum relevant experience of 1 year.
14
Hardware Service
Technician
By Direct Recruitment
By direct recruitment of persons with a
minimum relevant experience of 1 year.
15
Technical Assistant
By Direct Recruitment
By direct recruitment of persons with a
minimum relevant experience of 1 year.
Note: Wherever vacant posts are required to be filled up by way of direct
recruitment and promotion in a specified proportion, the number of appointments to be
made by way of direct recruitment shall first be ascertained. Any resulting fractional number
shall be added to the number of appointments to be made by way of promotion. The
specified proportion shall accordingly stand modified to that extent.
By order of Hon’ble the Chief Justice,
NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY,
Registrar General.
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