Rules for the Combined Stenographers (Grade B/Grade I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19092025-266258 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 610] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025/BHADRA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th September, 2025 RULES G.S.R. 687(E). — The rules for the Combined Stenographers' (Grade B'/ Grade- 'I') Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to be held by the Union Public Service Commission, for additions in the Select Lists for the Stenographers' (Grade 'B'/Grade-I) of the Services mentioned below are, with the concurrence of the Ministries concerned, published for general information. Category IV Private Secretary Grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service. Category V Private Secretary Grade of the Stenographers' Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch 'B' Category VI Private Secretary of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers' Service. Category VII Grade 'B'/Private Secretary Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service. Category IX Private Secretary Grade in Employees' State Insurance Corporation 1. The number of persons to be selected for inclusion in the Select List for each grade/service will be specified in the Notice issued by the Commission. Final Selection of the candidates under different categories shall be decided and results will be declared inter alia based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training vide O.M. No. 36012/16/2019-Estt (Res.) dated 12.04.2022 subject to the final outcome of the following court cases:- I. Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 (arising out of SLP (C) NO. 30621/2011) in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and connected matters (Jarnail Singh batch of cases); II. Any other cases in the connected matter. 2. The examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in the manner prescribed in Appendix to these Rules. The dates on which and the places at which the examination will be held shall be fixed by the Commission and informed separately by the Commission. 3. Permanent or regularly appointed temporary Officers of the Grade and Services mentioned in column 1 below who on the crucial date of eligibility (as mentioned below) satisfy the conditions regarding length of service and educational qualification etc. mentioned in column 2 shall be eligible to appear at the examination for the respective categories of service mentioned in column 3. Crucial dates of eligibility 1st July, 2019 for 2019 Examination 1st July, 2020 for 2020 Examination 1st July, 2021 for 2021 Examination Note: 1. Candidate(s) eligible for 2019 Examination are also eligible for 2020 and 2021 Examination and Candidate(s) eligible for 2020 Examination are also eligible for 2021 Examination subject to fulfilment of all other eligibility conditions and provided candidate specifically opts to be so considered. | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | :--------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------- | | Personal Assistant of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service | Possession of bachelors degree from a recognized University on the crucial date and fulfilment of following eligibility conditions:- | Category IV | | | i. Length of Service: He/she should have rendered not less than three years' of approved and continuous service in the grade mentioned in Column 1: | | | | Provided that if he/she had been appointed to the Personal Assistant of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service on the results of the competitive examination including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than three years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than two years approved and continuous service in that grade. | | | | ii. Personal Assistants who are on deputation to ex-cadre posts with the approval of the competent authority shall be eligible to be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible: | | | | Provided that the Personal Assistant who has been appointed to an ex-cadre post or to another service on 'transfer' and does not have a lien in Personal Assistant shall not be eligible to be | | admitted to the examination. However, following relaxations in eligibility conditions are granted to Personal Assistants appointed through Seniority Quota (SQ) / Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) Quota:- a. Relaxation in continuous service in PA Grade uptol year and 6 months in respect of PAs belonging to SQ for SLY- 2016, 2017 and 2018. b. Relaxation in continuous service of 02 months and 02 days shortfall in duration between conduct of LDCE examination and the crucial date of eligibility in respect of PAs belonging to LDCE Quota for the SLY 2016. | Personal Assistant Grade of the Stenographers' Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service Branch 'B' | Not less than 5 years approved service in the Personal Assistant Grade of the Stenographers' Cadre and shall possess a Bachelor Degree of a recognized University. Further, candidates should have completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs. | Category V | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------- | Relaxation of one (01) year in the 5 years approved service is granted to PAs of 2015 batch for appearing in PS LDCE 2021 (as per Ministry Order No. Q/CAD/611/02/2023 dated 06.10.2023) Further, the inclusion of candidates in the select list of respective years will be subject to any judicial directive/judgement having a bearing upon the recruitment/seniority in the Private Secretary Grade of the Stenographers Cadre of IFS Branch 'B'. | Grade C of Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographer's service | Not less than 3 years' approved and continuous service in Grade II/Grade C of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers' Service. | Category VI | | :---------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------- | Provided that if he/she had been appointed to Grade C of the service on the result of a Competitive Examination including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than 3 years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than 2 years approved and continuous service in that grade on the crucial date. | Grade C/Personal Assistants Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographer' Service | For Select List Year 2019 and 2020: (i) Length of Service: Not less than 5 years' approved and continuous service in Grade II/ Grade C /Personal Assistant of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service. | Category VII | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------- | "Provided that if he/she had been appointed to Grade 'C' of Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service on the results of a competitive examination, including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the results of such examination should have been announced not less than five years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than four years approved and continuous service in the grade." However, relaxation to the extent of 2 months to the requisite 5 years gap between the date of result and crucial date of eligibility is granted in respect of Personal Assistants promoted through Stenographer Grade C' Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2014 to make them eligible for appearing in the examination for the year 2019. Further, relaxation of 11 months to the requisite 5 years gap between the date of results and crucial date of eligibility is granted in respect of Personal Assistants promoted through Stenographers Grade 'C' Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2015 to make them eligible for appearing in the examination for the year 2020. (ii) Grade C officers who are on deputation to ex-cadre post shall be eligible to be admitted to the examination if they are otherwise eligible. Provided that it shall not apply to a Grade C officer who has been appointed to an ex-cadre post or to another service on “transfer" and does not have lien to Grade C. For Select List Year 2021: (i) Length of Service: Not less than 3 years' approved and continuous service in Personal Assistants' Grade and shall possess a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University, on the crucial date. Provided that if he/she had been appointed to the Personal Assistant Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service on the results of a competitive examination, including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than three years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than two years approved and continuous in that grade on the crucial date. (ii) Personal Assistants who are on deputation to ex-cadre post with the approval of the competent authority shall be eligible to be admitted to the examination if otherwise eligible: Provided that the Personal Assistant who has been appointed to an ex- cadre post or to another service on 'transfer' and does not have a lien in Personal Assistant grade shall not be eligible to be admitted to the examination. | Personal Assistants in Employees' State Insurance Corporation | Not less than 3 years' approved and continuous service in Personal Assistants Grade in Employees' State Insurance Corporation | Category IX | | :---------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------- | Note 1 - Permanent or regularly appointed officers of the Grades and Services mentioned in Column 1 above who are on deputation to ex-cadre posts for a specified period with the approval of the competent authority will be eligible to be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible and the service rendered by them during the period of deputation will qualify towards the length of service mentioned in column 2. This, however, does not apply to the officers of the Grades and Services mentioned in Column 1 above who have been appointed to ex-cadre posts or to another Service on "transfer" (whether they have a lien or not) in their respective Grades and Services referred to in Column 1(except Category-VII). In respect of Category IV, if an official tenders technical resignation and rejoins his/her substantive post during the lien period, the period spent in another Department which he/she had joined after submitting his/her technical resignation will not count for qualifying service for appearing in PS LDCE. Note 2 - Stenographers of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service who are on deputation to the Indian Foreign Service, Branch 'B' shall not be eligible for admission to the examination for Category V. Note 3- All the candidates expecting completing requisite eligibility given above on crucial date can apply for the examination. 4. After the notification of the rules of the examination in the Gazette of India by the Department of Personnel & Training and publication of Notice of Examination by the Commission, a candidate shall have to fill in the Application Form on-line on the website of the Commission and the hard copy of the same be routed, through proper channel, after due verification/authentication of the information furnished by the candidate in his/her application form from his/her service records by the cadre unit concerned, to the Cadre Controlling Authority of the participating service concerned for determination of the eligibility of the candidate and onward transmission of the application of the eligible candidate to the Commission. The Scrutiny of the application for determining eligibility of a candidate, with reference to the eligibility conditions stipulated in these rules, shall be done by the Cadre Controlling Authority of the participating service concerned. 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 4, the decision of the Commission with regard to acceptance, or otherwise, of the application of a candidate, for admission to the Examination, shall be final. 6. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds certificate of admission from the Commission. 7. A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:- (i) Obtaining support for his candidature by the following means, namely:- a. Offering illegal gratification to; or b. Applying pressure on; or с. Blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or (ii) impersonation, or (iii) procuring impersonation by any person, or (iv) submitting fabricated document or documents which have been tampered with, or (v) uploading irrelevant photos in the application form in place of actual photo/signature. (vi) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or (vii) resorting to the following means in connection with his candidature for the examination, namely:- (a) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means; (b) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination; (c) influence the examiners; or (viii) being in possession of or using unfair means during examination, or (ix) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches or irrelevant matter in the script(s), or (x) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like; or (xi) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the commission for the conduct of their examination, or (xii) being in possession of or using any mobile phone, (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or Bluetooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or (xiii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their Admission Certificates permitting them to take the examination, or (xiv) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :- (a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination held under this Rules for which he/she is a candidate, and/or (b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period- (i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them ; (ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and (c) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules. Provided that no penalty under this rule shall be imposed except after- i. giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as he may wish to make in that behalf; and ii. taking the representation, if any submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him, into consideration. 8. Any person who is found by the Commission to be guilty of colluding with a candidate(s) in committing or abetting the commission of any of the misdeeds listed at the clauses (i) to (xiii) above render himself liable to action in terms of the clause (xiv). 9. (i) After the examination, candidates shall be considered for vacancies for three years i.e. 2019, 2020 and 2021 in Private Secretary Grade subject to their eligibility for the any of the years and will be arranged by the Commission in the order of merit as disclosed by the aggregate marks finally awarded to each candidate subject to qualifying standards for each paper/part of the examination as decided by the Commission. However, the results shall be declared separately to ensure that if vacancies remain unfilled in any of the years (i.e. 2019, 2020 and 2021), the same are carried forward to next vacancy year for Category IV, V and VII. Year wise and Category wise merit lists for inclusion in the respective Select List will be based on the number of vacancies and candidate's merit and choice (preference of year and category, as applicable) as indicated by the candidate and fulfilment of all other eligibility conditions. The Commission reserves the right to fix minimum qualifying standards for any or all stage(s) or paper(s) of the Examination. Where a candidate would have otherwise qualified on the basis of aggregate merit/marks in more than one year of consideration, he will be placed in the appropriate Select List Year on the basis of his/her merit and subject to vacancy position and other eligibility conditions. If a candidate's name is included in the Select List for a particular year, his/her name will not be considered for inclusion in other list(s). Vacancies remaining unfilled in any of the years (2019, 2020 and 2021) due to non-availability of suitable/qualified candidates, will be carried forward to the next Vacancy year for Category IV, V, VII, and IX. This provision will not be applicable for Category VI. In the case of candidates appearing for Category IV, the unfilled vacancies will be carried forward in terms of Proviso to Rule 10(1) of CSSS Rules, 2010. In case of candidates appearing for category V, only vacancies reserved for SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) Category candidates remaining unfilled in the year due to non-availability of selected /qualified candidates will be carried forward to the next examination. (ii) The final selection of the candidates including candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes for inclusion in the Select List for each category will be decided based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training vide OM 36012/16/2019-Estt. (Res.) dated 12.04.2022 subject to the final outcome of the Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 arising out of SLP(C) No. 30621/2011. iii) The final selection of the PwBD candidates for inclusion in the Select List for each category will be decided based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training vide OM 36012/01/2020-Estt. (Res.-II) dated 17.05.2022 (iv) The result is prepared on the basis of the following methods: (A) Rounding Off Marks: Marks obtained by the candidates shall be rounded off up to two decimal digits, at all stage(s) of the examination, by applying the standard rounding off principle, wherever applicable. Accordingly, while applying the Tie Breaking Principles, the rounded off marks up to two decimal digits shall be considered for resolving all tie cases. (B) Tie Breaking Principles: (a) If the marks in the aggregate (Final Marks) are equal, the candidate securing more marks in the written total will be ranked higher; (b) If the marks at (a) above are equal, the candidate securing more marks in "Paper-II : Procedure of Practice in the Govt. of India Secretariat and attached Offices and General Financial and Service Rules duly taking into account the requirement of relevant categories of services" and "Paper-III: Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing" put together will be ranked higher; (c) If the marks at (a) and (b) above are also equal, then the candidate securing more marks in "Paper-III, i.e., Noting & Drafting, Precis Writing" will be ranked higher. (d) If the marks at (a), (b), (c) above are also equal, then the candidate younger in age will be ranked higher; and (e) In cases where a tie persists even after applying the above tie breaking principles, it will be resolved at the discretion of the Commission. Note: - Candidate should clearly understand that this is a competitive and not a qualifying examination. The number of persons to be included in each Select List on the result of the examination is entirely within the competence of Government to decide. No candidate will therefore have any claim for inclusion in the Select List on the basis of his performance in this Examination as a matter of right. 10. The form and manner of communication of the result of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission in their discretion and the Commission will not enter into correspondence with them regarding the result. 11. Success in the examination confers no right to selection unless Government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate, having regard to his conduct in service, is eligible and suitable in all respects for selection: Provided that the decision as to ineligibility for selection in the case of any candidate recommended for selection by the Commission shall be taken in consultation with the Commission. 12. A candidate who after applying for admission to the examination or after appearing at it, resigns his appointment or otherwise quits the service or severs his connection with it or whose services are terminated by his Department or who is appointed to an ex-cadre post or to another Service on ‘transfer' (whether they have a lien or not) in the Personal Assistant of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service/Stenographers' Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service Branch ‘B’/ Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers' Service will not be eligible for appointment on the result of this examination. This, however, does not apply to a person who has been appointed on deputation to an ex-cadre post with the approval of the competent authority. [F. No. 4/1/2024/CS.II(A)] J ASHOK KUMAR, Jt. Secy. APPENDIX The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:- Part I (a) Written examination carrying maximum of 500 marks in the subjects as shown in para 2 below. (b) A qualifying Shorthand test in Hindi or English at 100 w.p.m. Note 1: All the candidates competing for participating Categories will be required to take qualifying shorthand test at the time as may be decided by the Commission. However, evaluation of record of service will be done of only those candidates who qualify both in the written examination as well as in the Shorthand Test. Note 2: Candidates will be required to transcribe their shorthand notes on Computers (PCs) which will be provided at the Examination centre (New Delhi) by the Commission. Part II Evaluation of record of service carrying a maximum of 100 marks of candidates:- (i) who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written examination and the shorthand test as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Note 1: Marks obtained in evaluation of record of service (i.e. APARs of the officers available to the Assessment Board at the time of its meeting) will be counted for ranking. Once the APARs have been evaluated by the Assessment Boards, no request for its reassessment will be entertained under any circumstances including a change in APAR grading, etc. at a subsequent date. Note 2: There shall be a minimum of 40% (forty percent) marks in the evaluation of record of service. Therefore, such candidates who obtain less than 40% (forty percent) marks in the evaluation of record of service will not be considered for ranking. 2. The subjects, in which the candidates competing for different categories of services will be required to take the written examination, will be as follows:-- | Paper No. | Subject | Type of Paper | Max. Marks | Duration | | :-------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------ | :--------- | :------- | | 1 | General Studies & General Knowledge of Constitution of India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedures in Parliament and Knowledge of RTI Act, 2005. | Objective | 150 | 2 Hrs. | | 2 | Procedure and Practice in the Govt. of India Secretariat and attached offices and General Financial and Service Rules duly taking into account the requirement of relevant categories of services. | Objective | 150 | 2 Hrs. | | 3 | Noting and Drafting, Precis writing | Subjective | 200 | 3 Hrs. | | | Evaluation of record of Service | | 100 | | | | Total Marks | | 600 | | 3. Penalty for wrong answers (in Objective Type Papers) THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question. (iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. 4. Syllabi for the Examination will be as shown in the schedule. 5. Candidates are allowed the option to answer the Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing paper either in Hindi (Devanagari) or in English. All the three question papers/test booklets will be set both in Hindi and English. Note 1: Candidates desirous of exercising the option to answer the Noting and Drafting, Precis Writing paper in Hindi (Devanagari) should indicate their intention to do so in relevant column of on-line Application Form; otherwise it would be assumed that they would answer the aforesaid paper in English. The option once exercised shall be treated as final and no request for alteration in the said column shall be entertained. Note 2: Candidates exercising the option to answer the paper in Hindi (Devanagari) may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of the description of the technical terms, if any, in addition to the Hindi version. Note 3: If a medium other than the one indicated by the candidate in the application form is used to write the answer in the examination, the paper of such candidates will not be evaluated. 6. The shorthand test in English/Hindi would comprise dictation test at the speed of 100 words per minute of ten minutes which the candidate will be required to transcribe in 40/55 minutes. 7. (i) Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected – BA) and cerebral palsy will be provided the facility of scribe, if desired by the person. In case of other category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under section 2 (r) of the RPWD Act, 2016, the facility of scribe will be allowed to such candidates on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I. Further, for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing will be provided the facility of scribe subject to production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from the competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma at Annexure – III. (ii) The candidates have discretion of opting for their own scribe or request the Commission for the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission's and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at the time of filling up the application form online as per proforma at Annexure-II (for candidates having 40% disability or more) and Annexure-IV (for candidates having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing). (iii) The qualification of the Commission's scribe as well as own scribe will not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above. (iv) The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected- BA) and cerebral palsy will be allowed Compensatory Time of twenty minutes per hour of the examination. In case of other categories of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, this facility will be provided on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I. Further, for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing will be provided compensatory time subject to production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write from the competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma at Annexure-III. (v) Facility of Scribe and/or Compensatory time to eligible candidates will be provided for written exam only, if desired by them. Note (1): The eligibility conditions of a scribe and the conduct of scribe inside the examination hall and the manner in which and extent to which the scribe can help the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidate in writing the Stenographers' (Gr.B/Gr.I) LDCE shall be governed by the instructions issued by the UPSC in this regard. Violation of all or any of the said instructions shall entail the cancellation of the candidature of the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidate in addition to any other action that the UPSC may take against the scribe. Note (2): The criteria for determining the percentage of visual impairment shall be as follows :- | Better eye Best Corrected | Worse eye Best Corrected | Per Cent Impairment | Disability category | | :----------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------- | :------------------ | :------------------- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 6/6 to 6/18 | 6/6 to 6/18 | 0% | 0 | | | 6/24 to 6/60 | 10% | 0 | | | Less than 6/60 to 3/60 | 20% | I | | | Less than 3/60 No Light Perception | 30% | II (One eyed person) | | 6/24 to 6/60 | 6/24 to 6/60 | 40% | III a (low vision) | | Or Visual field less than 40 up to 20 degree around centre of fixation or heminaopia involving macula | Less than 6/60 to 3/60 | 50% | III b (low vision) | | | Less than 3/60 to No Light Perception | 60% | III c (low vision) | | Less than 6/60 to 3/60 Or Visual field less than 20 up to 10 degree around centre of fixation | Less than 6/60 to 3/60 | 70% | III d (low vision) | | | Less than 3/60 to No Light Perception | 80% | III e (low vision) | | Less than 3/60 to 1/60 Or Visual field less than 10 degree around centre of fixation | Less than 3/60 to No Light Perception | 90% | IV a (Blindness) | | Only HMCF | Only HMCF | 100% | IV b (Blindness) | | :------------------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------ | :--- | :--------------- | | Only Light Perception, No Light perception | Only Light Perception, No Light perception | | | Note (3): The concession admissible to blind candidates shall not be admissible to those suffering from Myopia. 8. Appearance of candidates in all the three papers is a must for qualifying in the examination. The Commission has the discretion to fix minimum qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. 9. Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge. 10. Deduction upto 5% of the maximum marks in the written subject will be made for illegible handwriting. 11. Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in the subjective paper. 12. Candidates should use only international form of Indian numerals (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.) while answering Paper - III. Annexure-I Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write This is to certify that, I have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs. (name of the candidate with benchmark disability), a person with (nature and percentage of disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability), S/o/D/o a resident of (Village/District/State) and to state that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owing to his/her disability. Signature Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care Institution. Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (eg. Visual Impairment- Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability-Orthopaedic specialist/PMR). Annexure-II Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe (To be filled by the candidates online to the Commission) I a candidate with (name of the disability) appearing for the (name of the examination) .bearing Roll No at (name of the centre) in the District (name of the State). My qualification is I do hereby state that (name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe/reader/lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the aforesaid examination. I do hereby undertake that his qualification is..................In case, subsequently it is found that his/her qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post and claims thereto. (Signature of the candidate with Disability) Place : Date : Annexure-III Certificate for person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing This is to certify that, we have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs. (name of the candidate), S/o / D/o a resident of (Vill/PO/PS/District/State), aged...............yrs, a person with (nature of disability/condition), and to state that he/she has limitation which hampers his/her writing capability owing to his/her above condition. He/she requires support of scribe for writing the examination. 2. The above candidate uses aids and assistive device such as prosthetics & orthotics, hearing aid (name to be specified) which is /are essential for the candidate to appear at the examination, with the assistance of scribe. 3. This certificate is issued only for the purpose of appearing in written examinations conducted by recruitment agencies as well as academic institutions and is valid upto (it is valid for maximum period of six months or less as may be certified by the medical authority) Signature of medical authority | (Signature & Name) | (Signature & Name) | (Signature & Name) | (Signature & Name) | (Signature & Name) | | :----------------- | :--------------------------------- | :----------------- | :-------------------------- | :-------------------- | | Orthopaedic/PMR | Clinical psychologist/Neurologist | (if available) | (if Occupational therapist) | Other Expert, as | | Specialist | Rehabilitation Psychologist | | | nominated by the | | | Psychiatrist / Special Educator | | | Chairperson (if any) | | (Signature & Name) | | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Chief Medical Officer / Civil Surgeon / Chief District Medical Officer | | Chairperson | | Name of Government Hospital / Health Care Centre with seal | Place: Date : Annexure-IV Letter of Undertaking by the person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing I a candidate with (nature of disability/condition) appearing for the (name of the examination) bearing Roll No... at (name of the centre) in the District (name of the state). My educational qualification is 2. I do hereby state that (name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe for the undersigned for taking the aforementioned examination. 3. I do hereby undertake that his qualification is In case, subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification. I shall forfeit my right to the post or certificate/diploma/degree and claims relating thereto. (Signature of the candidate) Place : Date: SCHEDULE Syllabi for examination WHERE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES, ORDERS, INSTRUCTIONS ETC. IS REQUIRED, CANDIDATES WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE CONVERSANT WITH AMENDMENTS ISSUED UP TO THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS EXAMINATION. PAPER - I The paper will cover subjects of interest and importance in the present day. Questions will be set to test knowledge of the broad salient features of the Five Year Plans, Indian Economy and major Developmental Schemes as also intelligence awareness of current affairs both national and international. A broad knowledge of the following aspects will also be expected: I. The principles of the Constitution of India II. Rules of procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha III. The organization of the machinery of the Govt. of India, Designation and allocation of subjects between Ministries, Departments and Attached & Subordinate Offices and their relation inter se. IV. RTI Act, 2005. PAPER - II This paper is intended to be intensive and detailed test in methods and procedure of work in the Government of India Secretariat and attached offices. Detailed knowledge of General Financial and Service Rules viz., Conduct Rules, Leave Rules, TA Rules etc. will be tested. A list of Reference Books (which are however not exhaustive) are recommended - (for Category IV and IX) 1. Manual of office procedure (latest edition) 2. Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. 3. Handbook of orders regarding use of Hindi for official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (for Category IV only) 4.Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P.&T's compilation, Chaudhury's compilation, Swamy's compilation). 5. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. 6. The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. 7. The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. 8. Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules. 9. Compilation of the General Financial Rules, (Revised and Enlarged). 10. Delegation of Financial Power Rules. (for Category V) 1. Manual of office procedure (latest edition). 2. Notes on office procedure issued by the I.S.T.M. 3. Handbook of orders regarding use of Hindi for official purpose of the Union issued by the Min. of Home Affairs. 4. Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P. & T's compilation, Chaudhury's compilation, Swamy's compilation). 5. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. 6. The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. 7. Compilation of the General Financial Rules (Revised and enlarged). 8. Delegation of Financial Power Rules. 9. Indian Foreign Service (PLCA) Rules. 10. Financial Powers of Government of India's Representatives abroad. 11. Assisted Medical Attendance Schemes. 12. Indian Foreign Service (Conduct and Discipline) rules. (for Category VI) 1. Manual of office procedure (latest edition). 2. Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. 3. Handbook of orders regarding use of Hindi for official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. 4. Fundamental and Supplementary Rules (A.G.P.&T's compilation, Chaudhury's compilation, Swamy's compilation). 5. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules. 6. The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. 7. The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. 8. Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules. 9. Financial Regulations Part I (Revised Edition). (for Category VII) 1. Manual of Office Procedure issued by the Min. of Railways (Railway Board). 2. Handbook of orders regarding use of Hindi for official purpose of the Union issued by the Min. of Home Affairs. 3. Indian Railway Admn. and Finance (excluding Chapters V, VI, VIII & IX). 4. Indian Railway Financial Code Vol. I (excluding Chapter II and VI). 5. Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I. 6. The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966. 7. The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rule, 1968. PAPER - III Candidates are required to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems and précis from a passage. 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