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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24042025-262662
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III-Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 311]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025/VAISAKHA 4, 1947
CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th April, 2025
F. No. 2/2(2)/2011-Estt./CERC.— In exercise of powers conferred under clause (za) of sub-section (2) of
Section 178 read with sub-section (3) of Section 91 of The Electricity Act, 2003, the Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission, with the approval of the Central Government hereby makes the following Regulations, to amend the
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) Regulations, 2007
(hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Regulations"), namely:
1. Short title and commencement:
(i) These Regulations may be called as the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
(ii) These Regulations shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2. Regulation 14 of the principal Regulation shall be substituted by the following namely;-
"The Commission shall announce the number of vacancies to be filled by Deputation on Foreign Service
terms/short-term contract basis or through direct recruitment and invite applications for appointment in the
Commission. In the case of Deputation on foreign service terms, the vacancies shall be circulated to all the
departments, attached offices and subordinate offices of the Central Government and in the case of short-term
contract basis, vacancies shall also be circulated to non-government organizations e.g. Universities,
recognized research institutions, public sector undertakings, etc. The Commission shall also publicise all
vacancies at the national level through print media including Employment News and websites of the
Commission/Ministry giving a minimum period of at least four (04) weeks to the applicants to respond to the
said advertisement."
3. Amendment to Regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations:
(i) The existing clause (a) of Regulation 18 shall be re-numbered as clause (aa) of Regulation 18 and words
"other than the posts of Secretary and Chief" shall be added after the words "Group A posts" to the first
line of the Principal Regulations.
(ii) A new Regulation, namely, Regulation 18(a) shall be added in the Principal Regulations as under:
(a) For selection to all the posts equivalent to Secretary/Chief mentioned in regulation 5, the Selection
Committee shall consist of the following :-
Chairman: Chairperson of the Commission.
Members: Two Members of the Commission.
Member: Additional Secretary or equivalent to be nominated by the Central Government.
Member: One outside expert to be nominated by Chairperson, CERC
Convenor: Secretary of the Commission.
HARPREET SINGH PRUTHI, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./43/2025-26]
Note :-
(a) Principal Regulations were published on 31st July, 2007 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III,
Section-4, No. 156.
(b) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (First
Amendment) Regulations, 2013 were published on 3rd April, 2013 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
III-Section-4, No 94
(c) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (Second
Amendment) Regulations, 2015 were published on 4th December, 2015 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part-III-Section-4, No.384.
(d) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (Third
Amendment) Regulations, 2016 were published on 28th March 2016 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
III-Section-4, No.110.
(e) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (Fourth
Amendment) Regulations, 2019 were published on 14th June 2019 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-
III-Section-4, No.211
(f) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (Fifth
Amendment) Regulations, 2019 were published on 23rd Mar 2021 in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-III-
Section-4, No.112