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The Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi has made the Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents) Forensic Science Laboratory Recruitment Rules, 2025, to regulate the method of recruitment for the post of Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents).

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The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Home-FSL Department, issued Notification F. No. 2(120)/FSL/ESTT/RR/SSA(DOCUMENTS)/2024 /449 on August 29, 2025, publishing the Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents) Forensic Science Laboratory Recruitment Rules, 2025. These rules, effective upon publication in the Delhi Gazette, are made by the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi under the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification no. F-27/59-him (i) dated 13th July, 1959. The new rules supersede the previous Govt's Notification no. F.19/49/96/Home-III/509-520 dated 4th August 2008. The rules specify the method of recruitment for the post of Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents) in the Forensic Science Laboratory. There are 07 posts, subject to variation, classified as General Central Service, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial Group 'B', with a Pay Level 6 (Rs. 35400-112400) in the Pay Matrix. Recruitment is 100% by promotion, with a probation period of 2 years. Eligible candidates for promotion are Junior Scientific Assistants (Documents) in Level-5 (Rs. 29200-92300) with 06 years of regular service and successful completion of 2-4 weeks training, with a waiver for existing incumbents. The rules also include disqualification clauses related to marriage and provisions for relaxation and saving clauses for reservations for Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen, and other special categories. A Group 'B' Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) is constituted for promotions and confirmations, comprising the ACS/Principal Secretary/Secretary (Home) as Chairperson, ACS/Principal Secretary/Secretary (Services), Director of the concerned vertical, and Special/Addl. Secretary (GAD) as members. Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is not necessary for this process.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-01092025-265851 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 256] DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 19477 [N. C. T. D. No. 201 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI HOME-FSL DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 29th August, 2025 F. No. 2(120)/FSL/ESTT/RR/SSA(DOCUMENTS)/2024 /449. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification no. F-27/59-him (i) dated the 13th July, 1959, and in supersession of this Govt's Notification no. F.19/49/96/Home-III/509-520 dated 4th August 2008 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents) in Forensic Science Laboratory, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement- (i) These rules may be called the Senior Scientific Assistant (Documents) Forensic Science Laboratory Recruitment Rules, 2025. (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in Delhi Gazette. 2. Number of posts, classification and Pay Level in Pay Matrix – The number of the said post, its classification and pay level in pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualification etc:-The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. 4. 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 a person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post. Provided that the 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 of this rule. 5. Power to relax:-Where the 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, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 6. Saving:-Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions, required to be provided for the Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Govt. of India from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE +----------+---------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Name of | Number | Classification| Pay Level | Whether | Age limit for | Educational and other | | Post | of posts| | in the Pay | Selection | direct recruits | Qualification required | | | | | Matrix | or Non | | for direct recruits | | | | | | Selection | | | | | | | | post | | | +----------+---------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +----------+---------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Senior | 07* | General | Level 6 | Selection | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | | Scientific | (2025) | Central | (Rs. 35400- | Post | | | | Assistant| *Subject| Service, Non- | 112400) in | | | | | (Documents)| to | Gazetted, | the Pay | | | | | | variation| Non- | Matrix | | | | | | dependent| Ministerial | | | | | | | on | Group 'B' | | | | | | | workload| | | | | | +----------+---------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Whether age| Period of| Method of | In case of recruitment by | If a | Circumstances | | and | Probation,| Recruitment,| Promotion / Deputation / | Departmental | in which | | educational| if any | | transfer grade from which | Promotion | Union Public | | qualifications| | | promotion / deputation | Service | Service | | prescribed| | | /transfer to be made | Committee | Commission | | for direct| | | | exists, what is | to be | | | | | | its | | +----------+---------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | +----------+-------------+---------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Not | 2 years | 100% by | Promotion: | Group 'B' | Consultation | | Applicable| | Promotion | | Departmental | with UPSC is | | | | | Junior Scientific Assistant | Promotion | not necessary. | | | | | (Documents) in Level-5 (Rs. | Committee | | | | | | 29200-92300) of the pay matrix | (for | | | | | | with 06 years of regular service in | considering | | | | | | the grade and having successfully | promotion | | | | | | completed 2-4 weeks training as | and | | | | | | prescribed by the Competent | confirmation): | | | | | | Authority. | | | | | | | | 1. | | | | | | Note: For existing incumbents | ACS/Principal | | | | | | holding the post of Junior | Secretary/ | | | | | | Scientific Assistant (Documents) | Secretary | | | | | | on regular basis on the date of | (Home), | | | | | | notification of these rules, | GNCT of | | | | | | requirement of completion of | Delhi- | | | | | | training will not be applicable. | Chairperson | | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | Note: Where juniors who have | ACS/Principal | | | | | | completed their | Secretary/ | | | | | | qualifying/eligibility service are | Secretary | | | | | | being considered for promotion, | (Services), | | | | | | their seniors would also be | GNCT of | | | | | | considered provided they are not | Delhi | | | | | | short of the requisite | Member | | | | | | qualifying/eligibility service by | 3. Director of | | | | | | more than half of such | the concerned | | | | | | qualifying/eligibility service or 02 | vertical- | | | | | | years, whichever is less and have | Member | | | | | | successfully completed their | 4. | | | | | | probation period for promotion to | Special/Addl. | | | | | | the next higher grade along with | Secretary | | | | | | their juniors who have already | (GAD)- | | | | | | completed such | Member | | | | | | qualifying/eligibility service. | | | | | | | | Note: Senior | | | | | | | most member | | | | | | | of the | | | | | | | Departmental | | | | | | | Promotion | | | | | | | Committee | | | | | | | / | | | | | | | Departmental | | | | | | | Confirmation | | | | | | | Committee | | | | | | | shall act as | | | | | | | Chairperson in | | | | | | | case the | | | | | | | notified | | | | | | | Chairman of | | | | | | | the | | | | | | | Departmental | | | | | | | Promotion | | | | | | | Committee | | | | | | | / | | | | | | | Departmental | | +----------+-------------+---------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Confirmation Committee happens to be junior to another member of the Departmental Promotion Committee. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA, Dy. Secy (Home) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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