Central Secretariat Official Language Service Group A and Group B Posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05062026-273186 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 398] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026/JYAISTHA 15, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Department of Official Language) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th June, 2026 G.S.R. 445(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Secretariat Official Language Service (Group 'A' and Group 'B' Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2015 namely:- 1. Short title and commencement – (1) These rules may be called the Central Secretariat Official Language Service (Group 'A' and Group 'B' Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Secretariat Official Language Service (Group 'A' and Group 'B' Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in Schedule III, - (a) for serial number 4 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- 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| Description | Value | +=====+===================================+================+ | 1. | Item A | 100 | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2. | Item B | 200 | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------+