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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-25042025-262681
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 218]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025/VAISAKHA 4, 1947
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(Archaeological Survey of India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th April, 2025
G.S.R. 257(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, Group ‘A' and ‘B' (Archaeological posts),
Recruitment Rules, 2019, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President
hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the posts of Assistant Archaeologist,
Assistant Superintending Archaeologist, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist, Superintending Archaeologist and
Director (Archaeology) in the Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1)These rules may be called the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of
India, (Archaeologist Posts) Group 'A' and 'B' Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publications in the Official Gazette.
2. Application - These rules shall apply to the posts as specified in column(1) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Number of posts, classification and level in pay matrix- The number of the said posts, their classification and
level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule.
4. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications etc.- The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and
other matters relating to the said posts shall be as specified in column (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
5. Disqualification.- No person,-
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said posts:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt
any person from the operation to this rule.
6. Power to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may,
by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission
relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
7. Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be
provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, the Ex-servicemen and other
special categories of persons in accordance with the order issued by the Central Government from time to time in this
regard.
SCHEDULE
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Name of posts. | Number of posts. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. |
+=========================+===========================+=================================+=========================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1. Assistant | 150\* (2025) | General Central Service, | Level-6 in the pay matrix |
| Archaeologist. | \*Subject to variation | Group 'B', Non-Gazetted. | (Rs. 35400-112400). |
| | dependent on workload. | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Whether selection post | Age-limit for direct | Educational and other | Period of probation, |
| or non-selection post. | recruits. | qualifications required for | if any. |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (9) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not exceeding thirty years | Essential qualifications: | Two years. |
| | of age (Relaxable for the | Master degree in Archaeology or | Note: The appointed |
| | Government servants upto | Master degree in Indian History | candidates shall be |
| | five years in accordance | (with Ancient Indian History or | required to successfully|
| | with the instructions or | Medieval Indian History as a | complete in-service |
| | orders issued by the | subject or paper) or Master | training of a duration of|
| | Central Government). | degree in Anthropology (with | six months in Archaeology|
| | Note: The crucial date for| stone-age Archaeology as a | within the period of |
| | determining the age-limit | subject or paper) or Master | probation. |
| | shall be as advertised by | degree in Geology (with | |
| | the Staff Selection | Pleistocene Geology as a subject| |
| | Commission. | or paper) from a recognised | |
| | | University or institute. | |
| | | Note 1: Qualifications are | |
| | | relaxable at the discretion of | |
| | | the Staff Selection Commission | |
| | | or competent authority, for | |
| | | reasons to be recorded in | |
| | | writing, in case of candidates | |
| | | otherwise well qualified. | |
| | | Note 2: The qualifications | |
| | | regarding experience are | |
| | | relaxable at the discretion of | |
| | | the Staff Selection Commission | |
| | | or competent authority, for | |
| | | reasons to be recorded in | |
| | | writing in the case of | |
| | | candidates belonging to the | |
| | | Scheduled Castes or the | |
| | | Scheduled Tribes, if at any | |
| | | stage of selection, the Staff | |
| | | Selection Commission or | |
| | | competent authority is of the | |
| | | opinion that sufficient number | |
| | | of candidates from these | |
| | | communities possessing the | |
| | | requisite experience are not | |
| | | likely to be available to fill up| |
| | | the vacancy reserved for them. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Method of recruitment | In case of recruitment | If a Departmental Promotion | Circumstances in which |
| whether by direct | by promotion or by | Committee exists, what is its | Union Public Service |
| recruitment or by | deputation/ absorption, | composition. | Commission is to be |
| promotion or by | grades from which | | consulted in making |
| deputation/absorption | promotion or deputation/ | (12) | recruitment. |
| and percentage of the | absorption to be made. | | |
| vacancies to be filed | | | (13) |
| by various methods. | (11) | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (10) | Not applicable. | Group 'B' Departmental | Consultation with the |
| | | Confirmation Committee (for | Union Public Service |
| By direct recruitment. | | considering confirmation) | Commission is not |
| Note: Vacancies caused | | consisting of:- | necessary. |
| by the incumbent being | | 1. Additional Director General, | |
| away on deputation or | | Archaeological Survey of India -| |
| long illness or study | | Chairman; | |
| leave or under other | | 2. Joint Director General, | |
| circumstances for a | | Archaeological Survey of India -| |
| duration of one year or | | Member; or | |
| more may be filled on | | 3. Director (Administration) - | |
| deputation basis from | | Member. | |
| officers of the Central | | | |
| Government,- | | | |
| (a) (i) holding | | | |
| analogous posts on a | | | |
| regular basis in the | | | |
| parent cadre or | | | |
| department; or | | | |
| (ii) with six years | | | |
| service after | | | |
| appointment to the posts| | | |
| on a regular basis in | | | |
| level-5 of the pay | | | |
| matrix (Rs. 29200-92300)| | | |
| or equivalent in the | | | |
| parent cadre or | | | |
| department; or | | | |
| (iii) with ten years | | | |
| service after | | | |
| appointment to the posts| | | |
| on a regular basis in | | | |
| level-4 in the pay | | | |
| matrix (Rs. 25500-81100)| | | |
| or equivalent in the | | | |
| parent cadre or | | | |
| department; and | | | |
| (b) possessing the | | | |
| educational | | | |
| qualifications and | | | |
| experience prescribed | | | |
| for direct recruits | | | |
| under column (7). | | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 2. Assistant | 75 *(2025) | General Central Service, | Level-7 in the pay matrix |
| Superintending | \*Subject to variation | Group 'B', Gazetted, Non- | (Rs. 44900-142400). |
| Archaeologist. | dependent on workload. | Ministerial. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (9) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Selection post. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (8) | | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | By promotion, failing which | |
| | | deputation (including short- term| |
| | | contract). | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (11) | (12) | (13) | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Promotion: | Group 'B' Departmental | Consultation with the Union | |
| Assistant Archaeologist | Promotion Committee (for | Public Service Commission is | |
| in Level-6 in the pay | considering promotion) | not necessary. | |
| matrix (Rs. 35400-112400)| consisting of: | | |
| with five years' regular| 1. Additional Director | | |
| service in the grade and| General, Archaeological | | |
| have successfully | Survey of India - | | |
| completed training of | Chairman; | | |
| two to four weeks in | 2. Joint Director General,| | |
| Archaeology as | Archaeological Survey of | | |
| prescribed by the | India - Member; | | |
| competent authority. | 3. Director (Administration)| | |
| Note: Where juniors who | or Deputy Director | | |
| have completed their | (Administration), | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| Archaeological Survey of | | |
| service are being | India - Member. | | |
| considered for | | | |
| promotion, their seniors| | | |
| shall also be considered| | | |
| provided they are not | | | |
| short of the requisite | | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service by more than half| | | |
| of such qualifying or | | | |
| eligibility service or | | | |
| two years, whichever is | | | |
| less, and have | | | |
| successfully completed | | | |
| probation period for | | | |
| promotion to the next | | | |
| higher grade along with | | | |
| their juniors who have | | | |
| already completed | | | |
| service. | | | |
| Deputation(including | | | |
| short-term contract): | | | |
| (a) Officers of the | | | |
| Central Government or | | | |
| State Governments or | | | |
| Union territory | | | |
| Administrations or | | | |
| autonomous bodies or | | | |
| statutory organisations | | | |
| or public sector | | | |
| undertakings or | | | |
| recognised University or| | | |
| institutes,- | | | |
| (a)(i) holding analogous| | | |
| post on a regular basis | | | |
| in the parent cadre or | | | |
| Department; or | | | |
| (ii) with five years' | | | |
| service rendered after | | | |
| appointment to the post | | | |
| on a regular basis in | | | |
| level-6 in the pay | | | |
| matrix (Rs. 35400-112400)| | | |
| or equivalent in the | | | |
| parent cadre or | | | |
| Department; and | | | |
| (b) possessing the | | | |
| following | | | |
| qualifications and | | | |
| experience as under:- | | | |
| (i) Master degree in | | | |
| Archaeology or Master | | | |
| degree in Indian History| | | |
| (with Ancient Indian | | | |
| History or Medieval | | | |
| Indian History as a | | | |
| subject or paper) or | | | |
| Master degree in | | | |
| Anthropology (with | | | |
| stone-age Archaeology | | | |
| as a subject or paper) | | | |
| or Master degree in | | | |
| Geology (with | | | |
| Pleistocene Geology as | | | |
| a subject or paper) | | | |
| from a recognised | | | |
| University or institute;| | | |
| and | | | |
| (ii) two years' | | | |
| experience in | | | |
| Archaeology. | | | |
| Note 1: The | | | |
| departmental officers | | | |
| in the feeder category | | | |
| who are in the direct | | | |
| line of promotion shall | | | |
| not be eligible for | | | |
| consideration for | | | |
| appointment in | | | |
| deputation. Similarly, | | | |
| the deputationists shall| | | |
| not be eligible for | | | |
| consideration for | | | |
| appointment by | | | |
| promotion. | | | |
| Note 2: The period of | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) | | | |
| including period of | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) in | | | |
| another ex-cadre post | | | |
| held immediately | | | |
| preceding this | | | |
| appointment in the same | | | |
| or some other | | | |
| organisation or | | | |
| Department of the | | | |
| Central Government shall| | | |
| ordinarily not to exceed| | | |
| three years. | | | |
| Note 3: The maximum | | | |
| age-limit for | | | |
| appointment by | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) | | | |
| shall not be exceeding | | | |
| fifty-six years as on | | | |
| the closing date of | | | |
| receipt of applications.| | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 3. Deputy | 120\* (2025) | General Central Service, | Level-10 in the pay |
| Superintending | \*Subject to variation | Group 'A', Gazetted, Non- | matrix (Rs. 56100-177500).|
| Archaeologist. | dependent on workload. | Ministerial, | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (9) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Selection. | Not exceeding thirty-five | Essential qualifications: | Not applicable. |
| | years of age. (Relaxable | (a)(i) Master degree in | |
| | for the Government | Archaeology or Master degree in | |
| | servants upto five years | Indian History (with Ancient | |
| | in accordance with the | Indian History or Medieval | |
| | instructions or orders | Indian History as a subject or | |
| | issued by the Central | paper) or Master degree in | |
| | Government). | Anthropology (with stone-age | |
| | Note: The crucial date for| Archaeology as a subject or | |
| | determining the age-limit | paper) or Master degree in | |
| | shall be as advertised by | Geology (with Pleistocene | |
| | the Union Public Service | Geology as a subject or paper) | |
| | Commission. | from a recognised University or | |
| | | institute, and | |
| | | (ii) Doctorate degree in | |
| | | Archaeology or Indian History or| |
| | | Anthropology or Geology from a | |
| | | recognised University or | |
| | | institute; | |
| | | or | |
| | | (b)(i) Master degree in | |
| | | Archaeology or Master degree in | |
| | | Indian History (with Ancient | |
| | | Indian History or Medieval | |
| | | Indian History as a subject or | |
| | | paper) or Master degree in | |
| | | Anthropology (with stone-age | |
| | | Archaeology as a subject or | |
| | | paper) or Master degree in | |
| | | Geology (with Pleistocene | |
| | | Geology as a subject or paper) | |
| | | from a recognised University or | |
| | | institute; | |
| | | (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in | |
| | | Archaeology with a minimum | |
| | | duration of one year from | |
| | | recognised University or | |
| | | institute; and | |
| | | (iii) three years field experience| |
| | | in archaeology (which must | |
| | | include experience in excavation).| |
| | | Note 1: Qualifications are | |
| | | relaxable at the discretion of | |
| | | the Union Public Service | |
| | | Commission, for reasons to be | |
| | | recorded in writing, in case of | |
| | | candidates otherwise well | |
| | | qualified. | |
| | | Note 2: The qualifications | |
| | | regarding experience are | |
| | | relaxable at the discretion of | |
| | | the Union Public Service | |
| | | Commission, for reasons to be | |
| | | recorded in writing, in case of | |
| | | candidates belonging to Scheduled| |
| | | Castes and Scheduled Tribes, if | |
| | | at any stage of selection, the | |
| | | Union Public Service Commission | |
| | | is of the opinion that sufficient| |
| | | number of candidates from these | |
| | | communities possessing the | |
| | | requisite experience are not | |
| | | likely to be available to fill up| |
| | | the posts reserved for them. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (8) | (9) | (10) | (13) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Two years for direct | (i) sixty per cent by direct | Consultation with the |
| | recruits and promotees. | recruitment; and | Union Public Service |
| | Note: For direct recruits,| (ii) forty per cent by | Commission is necessary |
| | there shall be a mandatory| promotion, failing | for promotion and direct|
| | induction training of at | which by deputation | recruitment. |
| | least two weeks duration | (including short- term | |
| | for successful completion | contract). | |
| | of the probation as | | |
| | prescribed by the Central | | |
| | Government. | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (11) | (12) | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Promotion: | Group 'A' Departmental | | |
| Assistant Superintending| Promotion Committee(for | | |
| Archaeologist in level-7| considering promotion) | | |
| in the pay matrix (Rs. | consisting of:- | | |
| 44900-142400) with five | 1. Chairman or Member, | | |
| years' service in the | Union Public Service | | |
| grade and have | Commission - Chairman; | | |
| successfully completed | 2. Additional Secretary | | |
| two to four weeks in | or Joint Secretary, | | |
| service training in | Ministry of Culture - | | |
| various aspect of | Member; | | |
| archaeology. | 3. Additional Director | | |
| Note 1: Eligibility | General, Archaeological | | |
| service for promotion | Survey of India - Member. | | |
| shall continue to be | Group 'A' Departmental | | |
| three years for existing| Confirmation Committee(for| | |
| incumbents holding the | considering confirmation)| | |
| post of Assistant | consisting of:- | | |
| Superintending | 1. Secretary or Additional| | |
| Archaeologist in level-7| Secretary, Ministry of | | |
| in the pay matrix (Rs. | Culture - Chairman; | | |
| 44900-142400) on a | 2. Additional Director | | |
| regular basis on the | General, Archaeological | | |
| date of notification of | Survey of India - Member;| | |
| these rules. | 3. Joint Director General,| | |
| Note 2: Where juniors | Archaeological Survey of | | |
| who have completed their| India - Member. | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service are being | | | |
| considered for | | | |
| promotion, their seniors| | | |
| shall also be considered| | | |
| provided they are not | | | |
| short of the requisite | | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service by more than half| | | |
| of such qualifying or | | | |
| eligibility service or | | | |
| two years, whichever is | | | |
| less, and have | | | |
| successfully completed | | | |
| probation period for | | | |
| promotion to the next | | | |
| higher grade along with | | | |
| their juniors who have | | | |
| already completed | | | |
| service. | | | |
| Deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract): | | | |
| Officers of the Central | | | |
| Government or State | | | |
| Governments or Union | | | |
| territory | | | |
| Administrations or | | | |
| autonomous or statutory | | | |
| organisations or public | | | |
| sector undertaking | | | |
| recognised Universities | | | |
| or institutes: | | | |
| (a)(i) holding analogous| | | |
| posts on a regular basis| | | |
| in the parent cadre or | | | |
| department; or | | | |
| (ii) with two years' | | | |
| service rendered after | | | |
| appointment to the post | | | |
| on a regular basis in | | | |
| level-9 in the pay | | | |
| matrix (Rs.53100-167800)| | | |
| or equivalent in parent | | | |
| cadre or Department; or | | | |
| (iii) with four years' | | | |
| service rendered after | | | |
| appointment to the post | | | |
| on a regular basis in | | | |
| level-8 in the pay | | | |
| matrix (Rs.47600-151100)| | | |
| or equivalent in parent | | | |
| cadre or Department; and| | | |
| (b) possessing the | | | |
| educational | | | |
| qualifications and | | | |
| experience prescribed | | | |
| for direct recruitment | | | |
| under column No. (7). | | | |
| Note 1: The | | | |
| Departmental officers in| | | |
| the feeder category who | | | |
| are in the direct line | | | |
| of promotion will not be| | | |
| eligible for | | | |
| consideration for | | | |
| appointment in | | | |
| deputation. Similarly, | | | |
| the deputationists shall| | | |
| not be eligible for | | | |
| consideration for | | | |
| appointment by | | | |
| promotion. | | | |
| Note 2: The period of | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) | | | |
| including period of | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) in | | | |
| another ex-cadre post | | | |
| held immediately | | | |
| preceding this | | | |
| appointment in the same | | | |
| or some other | | | |
| organisation or | | | |
| Department of the | | | |
| Central Government shall| | | |
| ordinarily not to exceed| | | |
| three years. | | | |
| Note 3: The maximum | | | |
| age-limit for | | | |
| appointment by | | | |
| deputation (including | | | |
| short-term contract) | | | |
| shall not be exceeding | | | |
| fifty-six years as on | | | |
| the closing date of | | | |
| receipt of applications.| | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 4. Superintending | 48\*(2025) | General Central Service, | Level-11 in the pay |
| Archaeologist. | \*Subject to variation | Group 'A', Gazetted, Non- | matrix (Rs. 67700-208700).|
| | dependent on workload. | Ministerial. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (9) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Selection. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (8) | | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Promotion, failing which | |
| | | Deputation (including short- term| |
| | | contract). | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (11) | (12) | (13) | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Promotion: | Group 'A' Departmental | Consultation with the Union | |
| Deputy Superintending | Promotion Committee(for | Public Service Commission is | |
| Archaeologist in level-10| considering promotion) | not necessary. | |
| in the pay matrix (Rs. | consisting of :- | | |
| 56100-177500) with five | 1. Secretary, Ministry of | | |
| years' regular service | Culture - Chairman; | | |
| in the grade and have | 2. Joint Secretary, | | |
| successfully completed | Ministry of Culture - | | |
| two to four weeks | Member; | | |
| training in Archaeology.| 3. Additional Director | | |
| Note: Where juniors who | General (Administration), | | |
| have completed their | Archaeological Survey of | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| India - Member. | | |
| service are being | Note 2: The eligibility | | |
| considered for | list for promotion shall | | |
| promotion, their seniors| be prepared with | | |
| shall also be considered| reference to the date of | | |
| provided they are not | completion by the | | |
| short of the requisite | officers of the prescribed| | |
| qualifying or eligibility| qualifying service in the | | |
| service by more than half| respective grade or pay. | | |
| of such qualifying or | Deputation (including | | |
| eligibility service or | short-term contract): | | |
| two years, whichever is | Officers of the Central | | |
| less, and have | Government or State | | |
| successfully completed | Governments or Union | | |
| probation period for | territory Administrations | | |
| promotion to the next | or autonomous or statutory| | |
| higher grade along with | organisations or public | | |
| their juniors who have | sector undertaking | | |
| already completed | recognised University or | | |
| such qualifying or | institute: | | |
| eligibility service. | (a)(i) holding analogous | | |
| | posts on a regular basis | | |
| | in the parent cadre or | | |
| | department; or | | |
| | (ii) with five years' | | |
| | service rendered after | | |
| | appointment to the post on| | |
| | a regular basis in level-10| | |
| | in the pay matrix (Rs. | | |
| | 56100-177500) or | | |
| | equivalent in the parent | | |
| | cadre or Department; and | | |
| | (b) possessing the | | |
| | following educational | | |
| | qualifications and | | |
| | experience as under : | | |
| | (i)(A) Master degree in | | |
| | Archaeology or Master | | |
| | degree in Indian History | | |
| | (with Ancient Indian | | |
| | History or Medieval Indian| | |
| | History as a subject or | | |
| | paper) or Master degree in| | |
| | Anthropology (with | | |
| | stone-age Archaeology as | | |
| | a subject or paper) or | | |
| | Master degree in Geology | | |
| | (with Pleistocene Geology | | |
| | as a subject or paper) | | |
| | from a recognised | | |
| | University or institute; | | |
| | (B) Doctorate degree in | | |
| | Archaeology or Indian | | |
| | History or Anthropology | | |
| | or Geology from a | | |
| | recognised University or | | |
| | institute. | | |
| | (C) Work experience of | | |
| | five years in Archaeology | | |
| | or Excavation; | | |
| | or | | |
| | (ii)(A) Master degree in | | |
| | Archaeology or Master | | |
| | degree in Indian History | | |
| | (with Ancient Indian | | |
| | History or Medieval Indian| | |
| | History as a subject or | | |
| | paper) or Master degree in| | |
| | Anthropology (with | | |
| | stone-age Archaeology as | | |
| | a subject or paper) or | | |
| | Master degree in Geology | | |
| | (with Pleistocene Geology | | |
| | as a subject or paper) | | |
| | from a recognised | | |
| | University or institute; | | |
| | (B) Post Graduate Diploma | | |
| | in Archaeology with a | | |
| | minimum duration of one | | |
| | year from recognised | | |
| | University or institute; | | |
| | and | | |
| | (C) Work experience of | | |
| | five years in Archaeology | | |
| | or Excavation. | | |
| | Note 1: The | | |
| | Departmental officers in | | |
| | the feeder category who | | |
| | are in the direct line of | | |
| | promotion shall not be | | |
| | eligible for | | |
| | consideration for | | |
| | appointment in | | |
| | deputation. Similarly, | | |
| | the deputationists shall | | |
| | not be eligible for | | |
| | consideration for | | |
| | appointment by promotion. | | |
| | Note 2: The period of | | |
| | deputation (including | | |
| | short-term contract) | | |
| | including period of | | |
| | deputation (including | | |
| | short-term contract) in | | |
| | another ex-cadre post | | |
| | held immediately | | |
| | preceding this | | |
| | appointment in the same | | |
| | or some other | | |
| | organisation or | | |
| | Department of the Central | | |
| | Government shall | | |
| | ordinarily not exceed | | |
| | three years. | | |
| | Note 3: The maximum | | |
| | age-limit for | | |
| | appointment by deputation | | |
| | (including short-term | | |
| | contract) shall not be | | |
| | exceeding fifty-six years | | |
| | as on the closing date of | | |
| | receipt of applications. | | |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| 5. Director | 18 \*(2025) | General Central Service, | Level-12 in the pay |
| (Archaeology) | \*Subject to variation | Group 'A' Gazetted, Non- | matrix (Rs.78800-209200).|
| | dependent on workload). | Ministerial. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (9) |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Selection. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (8) | | | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | By promotion. | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| (11) | (12) | (13) | |
+-------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Promotion: | Group 'A' Departmental | Consultation with the Union | |
| Superintending | Promotion Committee(for | Public Service Commission is | |
| Archaeologist in | considering promotion) | not necessary. | |
| level-11 in the pay | consisting of:- | | |
| matrix (Rs. 67700- | 1. Chairman or Member, | | |
| 208700) with five years'| Union Public Service | | |
| service in the grade and| Commission - Chairman; | | |
| have successfully | 2. Secretary, Ministry of | | |
| completed two to four | Culture - Member; | | |
| weeks training in | 3. Director General, | | |
| Archaeology. | Archaeological Survey of | | |
| Note: Where juniors who | India - Member. | | |
| have completed their | | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service are being | | | |
| considered for | | | |
| promotion, their seniors| | | |
| shall also be considered| | | |
| provided they are not | | | |
| short of the requisite | | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service by more than half| | | |
| of such qualifying or | | | |
| eligibility service or | | | |
| two years, whichever is | | | |
| less, and have | | | |
| successfully completed | | | |
| probation period for | | | |
| promotion to the next | | | |
| higher grade along with | | | |
| their juniors who have | | | |
| already completed such | | | |
| qualifying or eligibility| | | |
| service. | | | |
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[F.No.J-11012/5/2022-Planning]
ANAND MADHUKAR, Addl. Director General (Admn.)
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