Notification of the Rules for the Combined Section Officers (Grade B) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2023

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 538] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023/ BHADRA 30, 194 5 CG-DL-E-21092023-248875 1 2 3 4 6/6 से 6/18 6/6 से 6/18 0% 0 6/24 से 6/60 10% 0 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVA NCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st September, 2023 RULES G.S.R. 680(E). —The rules for the Combined Section Officers’ (Grade ‘B’) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the year 2023 to be co nducted by the Union Public Service Commission, for making additions in the Select Lists for the Section Officers’ (Grade ‘B’’) of the Services mentioned below are, published herewith the concurrence of the Ministries concerned, for general information. Category I Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service. Category II Section Officer Grade of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ Category III Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service Category VI II Section Officers’ Grade of the Intelligence Bureau. Category X Section Officers in Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service Category XI Assistant Director/Section Officers/Manager Gr.I in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation 1. The number of per sons 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 declared inter alia based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training vide O.M. No. 36012/2016/2019 -Estt (Res.) dated 12.04.2022 subject to final outcome of the Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 arising out of SLP (C) NO. 30621/2011. In respect of Category – III (i.e the Section Officers’ Grade of RBSS), the seniority list of Assistant Section Officers’ grade is under challenge, the result of Category -III (i.e the Section Officers Grade of RBSS) for the year 2023 would be provisional subject to the outcome of the pendi ng court cases (O.A.s No. 114/2022 and 215/2022), before the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, and revision of seniority list of Assistant Section Officers (ASOs’) Grade of RBSS, if any. 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 separ ately 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, 2023 for 2023 Examination Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service and Personal Assistants’ Grade (Stenographers Grade C) of the Central Secretariat Not less than 5 years’ approved Service and shall also have earned at least four Annual Performance Appraisal Reports in the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service or Personal Assistants’ grade of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service. Personal Assistants of CSSS shall possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University or equivalent. Category I Stenographers’ Service However, in pursuance of DoPT’s Order No. 21/04/2023 -CS.I(P) dated 13.09.2023, the approved service of the DR ASO of CGLE 2017 shall be reckoned from 1.7.2018 and they will be eligible for appearing in the SO LDCE 2023 with minimum 3 APARs in relaxation of the existing conditions of the Rule 2(c) of CSS Rules, 2009 and Rule 4 of CSS Section Officers’ (LDCE), Regulations, 2010 as a one time measure. Assistant Grade of the General Cadre, Personal Assistant Grade of the Stenographers’ Cadre and Cypher Assistant Grade of the Cypher sub -cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ Not less than 5 years approved service and shall also have earned at least 4 Annual Pe rformance Appraisal Reports in the Assistant Grade of the General Cadre/Cypher Assistant Grade of the Cypher Cadre/Personal Assistant Grade of the Stenographers’ Cadre. Further, candidates should possess a Bachelors degree from a recognized University and should have completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs. Category II Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of Railway Board Secretariat Service and Grade C/ Personal Assistants’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service. Not less than 5 years’ approved and continuous Service in the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service or in Grade II / Grade C/Personal Assistants’ Grade of the Railway Board Secr etariat Stenographers’ Service or in both as the case may be. Category III Assistant Grade of IB/ Stenographers’ Service Grade II of IB i) Permanent and regularly appointed Assistant Section Officers: or ii) Stenographers Grade -II (Personal Assistants) of the intelligence Bureau possessing a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university, with not less than five years’ approved service and shall also have earned at least four Annual Performance Appraisal Reports. Category VIII Assistant Section Office r in AFHQ Civil Service Not less than 5 years’ approved and continuous service in the Assistant Section Officer grade of the Armed Forces Headquarters Service. Category X Employees in the grade of Social Security Officer/Manager Grade - II/Superintendent The employees in the grade of Social Security Officer/Manager Grade -II/Superintendent with two years regular service in pay band -2, Rs. 9300 -34800 with grade pay of Rs. 4600/ - . Category XI Provided that in the case of a candidate (except a candidate app earing for Category I, Category II and category XI who had been appointed to the Grades mentioned in column 1 above on the result of a Competitive Examination, including a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, such an examination should have been held not less than 5 years before the crucial date and he/she should have rendered not less than 4 years approved and continuous service in that grade on the crucial date. Note 1 - Permanent or regularly appointed officers of the Grades and Services mentio ned 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 o f 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 “tra nsfer” (whether they have a lien or not) in their respective Grades and Services referred to in Column 1. Note 2 - Assistant Section Officers of the Central Secretariat Service and Stenographers of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service who have o pted for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ and have been appointed to any Grade of that Service in pursuance of such option shall not be eligible for admission to the examination for Category I . Note 3 - Assistant Section Officers of the Central Secretariat Service and 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 II. 4. After the notific ation 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, the candidates will have to fill in the application form on -line on the UPSC web -site and ha rd copies of the same are to be routed through proper channel, to the Cadre Controlling Authorities of participating Services for verification/authentication and onward transmission to the Commission. The scrutiny of applications for deciding the eligibili ty of candidates with reference to the stipulated eligibility conditions will be done by the CCAs concerned. 5. The decision of the Commission with regard to the acceptance of the application of a candidate and his/her eligibility or otherwise for a dmission to the Examination shall be final. 6. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he holds certificate of admission from the Commission. 7. A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of: - i. Obtaini ng support for his candidature by the following means, namely: - a. Offering illegal gratification to; or b. Applying pressure on; or c. Blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination; or ii. impersonation, or iii. procurin g 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 suppr essing 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 i ncluding 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 posses sion 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 eithe r 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. attempti ng 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 Exa mination 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 employ ment 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 beh alf ; 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 comm ission 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 the year 2023 subject to their eligibility for the year 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. Category wise merit lists for inclusion in the Select List will be based on the number of vacancies and candidate’s merit 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. Vacancies remaining unfilled in the year 2023 due to non -availability of suitable/qualified candidates will be carried forward to the next Vacancy year for Category I, III, VIII, and XI. In case of candidates appearing for Category II, only vacancies reserved for SC/ST 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. Note: - Candidate should clearly understand that this is a competitive and not a qualifying examination. The number of persons to be in cluded 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 matt er 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 are 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 admis sion 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 ‘t ransfer’ (whether they have a lien or not) in the Assistant Section Officers’ Grades of the Central Secretariat Service/Railway Board Secretariat Service/AFHQ Civil Service/I.B./ or any post in the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ will not be eligible fo r 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.06/03/2023 -CS.I(P)] RAJAT 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. Part II Evaluation of record of service carrying a maximum of 100 marks of candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion (for categories I, II, III,VIII, X and XI); Note 1 : Marks obtained in evaluation of record of service (i.e. APARs of the officers av ailable 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 gra ding, 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 Mark s 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 th e 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 t hey 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. (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. However, the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected – BA) and cerebral palsy will be eligible for the facility of scribe, if desired by the person. In case of other category of Persons with Benchmark Disabili ties as defined under section 2 (r) of the RPWD Act, 2016, such candidates will be eligible for the facility of scribe 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 eligible for the facility of scribe subject to production of a certificate to t he 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 fill ing 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 blin dness, locomotor disability (both arms affected - BA) and cerebral palsy will be eligible for Compensatory Time of twenty minutes per hour of the examination. In case of other categories of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, such candidates will be eligibl e for this facility 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 Annex ure-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 difficu lty in writing will be eligible for 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 Annexur e-III. (v) Facility of Scribe and/or Compensatory time to eligible candidates will be provided, 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 eligible candidates (as defined above) in writing the SOs (Gr.B) 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 ca ncellation 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 fol lows : — 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 Or Visual field less than 40 up to 20 degree around centre of fixation or heminaopia involving macula 6/24 to 6/60 40% III a (low vision) Less than 6/60 to 3/60 50% III b (low vision) Less than 3/60 to No Light Perception 60% III c (low vi sion) 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 t han 10 degree around centre of fixation Less than 3/60 to No Light Perception 90% IV a (Blindness) Only HMCF Only Light Perception, No Light perception Only HMCF Only Light Perception, No Light perception 100% IV b (Blindness) Note (3) : The concession admissible to blind candidates shall not be admissible to those suffering from Myopia. 7. 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 an y or all the subjects of the examination. 8. Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge. 9. Deduction upto 5% of the maximum marks in the written subject will be made for illegible handwriting. 10. Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in the subjective paper. 11. 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 limit ation 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 disabilit y. 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 disa bility -Orthopedic 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 fo r 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 th e 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 acade mic 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) Orthopedic/PMR Specialist Clinical phychologist/ Rehabilitation Psychologist / Psychiatrist / Special Educator Neurologist (if available) Occupational therapist (if available) Other Expert, as nominated by the Chairperson (if any) (Signatu re & 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 wit h …………………………………. (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 educa tional 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 qu alification is ………………………………. In case, subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification. I shall forefeit my right to the post or certificate/diploma/degree and claims relating thereto. (Signature of the candidate) Place : Date : SCHEDULE Syllabi for examination WHERE KHOWLEDGE 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 E XAMINATION. 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 intellig ence 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 Sa bha 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 lis t of Reference Books (which are however not exhaustive) are recommended : - (for Category I, VIII, XI) 1. Manual of office procedure (latest edition) 2. Notes on office procedure issued by the Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. 3. Handbo ok of orders regarding use of Hindi for official purpose of the Union issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (for Category I & 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. 11. Intelligence Bureau Standing Orders (for Category VIII only). (for Category II) 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 Service s (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. Financia l Powers of Government of India’s Representatives abroad. 11. Assisted Medical Attendance Schemes. 12. Indian Foreign Service (Conduct and Discipline) rules. (for Category III) 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 a nd VI). 5. Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. I. 6. The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966. 7. The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rule, 1968. (for Category X) 1. Manual of office procedure (latest edition). 2. Notes on office procedur e 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, Chaud hury’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). PAPER – III Candidates are required to prepare notes and drafts on specific problems and précis from a passage. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, N ew Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.