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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 38]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025/MAGHA 18, 1946
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th February, 2025
F. No. M.II-4/1/2024-Mines.II.--In the Rules of Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, 2025 published in
Part 1, Section 1 of the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 04.09.2024, the following amendments shall be made:
1. In Rule 2:
N.B.(iii): For the posts of Category-I: Geologist Gr 'A' and Category-II: Scientist B (Hydrogeology)Gr 'A'/Assistant
Hydrogeologist Gr 'B', candidates will be recommended by the Commission for one category only based on the
preference given by them, order of merit and number of vacancies.
N.B.(iv): For the posts of Category-I:Chemist Gr ‘A’, and Category-II: Scientist B (Chemical) Gr ‘Aʼ and Assistant
Chemist Gr ‘B', candidates will be recommended by the Commission for one post only based on their eligibility,
preference given by them, order of merit and number of vacancies.
2. In Rule 16:
(16) (i) After the Personality Test/interview, the Commission will prepare separate merit lists for the posts of (a)
Chemist Gr 'A', (b)Scientist B (Chemical) Gr 'A', (c) Assistant Chemist, Gr ‘B', CGWB, (d) Geologist Gr 'A', (e)
Scientist 'B' (Hydrogeology) Gr 'A'/Assistant Hydrogeologist Gr 'B' and (f) Geophysicist Gr 'A'/Scientist 'B'
(Geophysics) Gr 'A'/Assistant Geophysicist, Gr ‘B', CGWB for preparation of the results. The candidates will be
arranged by the Commission in the order of merit as disclosed by the aggregate marks finally awarded to each
candidate. Thereafter, the Commission shall, for the purpose of recommending candidates against unreserved
vacancies in respect of each of the said six groups, fix a qualifying mark (hereinafter referred to as general qualifying
standard) for each of those six groups, with reference to the number of unreserved vacancies to be filled up on the
basis of the Examination. For the purpose of recommending reserved category candidates belonging to the Scheduled
Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark
Disability categories against reserved vacancies, the Commission may relax the general qualifying standard with
reference to number of reserved vacancies to be filled up in each of these categories on the basis of the Examination.
Provided that the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward
Classes, Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability who have not availed themselves of
any of the concessions or relaxations in the eligibility or the selection criteria, at any stage of the Examination and
who after taking into account the general qualifying standards are found fit for recommendations by the Commission
shall not be recommended against the vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other
Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability respectively.
Note: The facility of scribe, along with compensatory time which is available for eligible candidates belonging to
Person with Benchmark Disability category and the disability of such candidates, which he is suffering from in
respect of Medical Fitness, shall not be treated as relaxations/concession.
(ii) While making service allocation in respect of the post(s) of (a) Scientist 'B' (Hydrogeology) Gr 'A'/Assistant
Hydrogeologist Gr 'B'; (b) Geophysicist Gr 'A'/Scientist 'B' (Geophysics) Gr ‘A'/ Assistant Geophysicist Gr 'B',
CGWB, the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, the
EWS and Persons with Benchmark Disability recommended against unreserved vacancies may be adjusted against
reserved vacancies by the Government if by this process they get a service of higher choice in the order of their
preference.
(iii) The Commission may further lower the general qualifying standards to take care of any shortfall of
candidates for appointment against resultant unreserved vacancies and any surplus of candidates against reserved
vacancies arising out of the process as per provisions of this rule.
(iv)(a)(i) Separate merit lists of the recommended candidates will be prepared for the post of Chemist Gr 'A', Scientist
'B' (Chemical) Gr 'A' and Assistant Chemist Gr 'B', CGWB in accordance with the vacancies for each post.
(iv)(a)(ii) A single merit list of the recommended candidates will be prepared for the post of Geologist Gr 'A' in
accordance with the vacancies for the post.
(iv)(a)(iii) A single merit list of the recommended candidates will be prepared for the posts of Scientist 'B'
(Hydrogeology) Gr 'A' and Assistant Hydrogeologist, Gr 'B', CGWB after taking into account the total number of
vacancies for each of these two posts. A reserve list will be maintained for this group of posts.
(iv)(a)(iv) A single merit list of the recommended candidates will be prepared for the posts of Geophysicist Gr 'A',
Scientist 'B' (Geophysics) Gr 'A' and Assistant Geophysicist, Gr 'B', CGWB after taking into account the total
number of vacancies for each of these three posts. A reserve list will be maintained for this group of posts.
(iv)(a)(v) The total number of recommended candidates against the posts mentioned in sub rules [(iv)(a)(iii)] and
[(iv)(a)(iv)] of Rule 16 shall be reduced by the number of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the
Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes the EWS and Persons with Benchmark Disability who acquire the
merit at or above the fixed general qualifying standard without availing themselves of any concession or relaxation in
the eligibility or selection criteria in terms of the proviso to sub-rule (i).
(iv) (b) While exercising the method defined in sub rules [(iv)(a)(iii)] and [(iv)(a)(iv)] of Rule 16, due consideration
may be taken to secure the vacancy(ies) for PwBD candidates expected to be recommended from Reserve List and if
required, the total number of recommended candidates shall be reduced appropriately in addition to reduction as
per sub rule (iv)(a)(v).
(iv) (c) Along with this list of recommended candidates, the Commission shall also maintain a consolidated reserve
list of candidates for the posts mentioned in sub-rules [(iv)(a)(iii)] and [(iv)(a)(iv)] of Rule 16, which will include
candidates from unreserved, reserved and PwBD category ranking in order of merit below the last recommended
candidate under each category. The reserve list so maintained shall be treated as confidential till the process of
recommendation(s) in terms of sub-rule (v) is finally concluded by the Commission. The number of candidates, of
unreserved category in the list will be equal to the number of reserved category candidates and of PwBD Category
who in the first instance were included in the list of recommended candidates as per proviso to sub-rule (i) and
reduction in recommendation against unreserved vacancy(ies), if any, in light of sub-rule (iv)(b).
(iv) (d) The number of reserved category in the Consolidated Reserve List for the posts mentioned in sub-rule
[(iv)(a)(iii)] and [(iv)(a)(iv)] of Rule 16 from each category of Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, Other Backward
Class, Economically Weaker Section and Persons with Benchmark Disability will be equal to the respective number
of candidates reduced in each category while recommending candidates in the first instance.
(v) The candidates recommended in terms of the provisions of sub-rules [(iv)(a)(iii)] and [(iv)(a)(iv)] of Rule 16, shall
be allocated by the Government to the services and where certain vacancies still remain to be filled up, the
Government may forward a requisition to the Commission requiring it to recommend, in order of merit, from the
reserve list, the same number of candidates as requisitioned for the purpose of filling up the unfilled vacancies in each
category.
Note: Reserve list is not a waiting list to cater to vacancies arising out of other reasons such as candidates not turning
up to join, being found medically unfit, left out on account of medical fitness for limited services, resignation or any
other reasons. Commission will not take into account such vacancies for release of Reserve List.
MANEESH KUMAR, Dy. Secy.