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Master Circular No. 43 - Trade Test for Promotion in Artisan Categories
Master Circular No. 43
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 43 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Trade Test for Promotion in Artisan Categories. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
Text of the circular
MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 43 Trade Test for Promotion in Artisan Categories. At present, the orders relating to 'Trade Test' are contained in a number of office circulars/orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing orders/circulars in to one Master Circular has been under the consideration of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). They have now decided to issue a consolidated order on the subject as below for the information and guidance of all concerned. 2. A Trade Test is given to employees belonging to artisan category on the Railways at the time of promotion to semi-skilled and skilled Grade I, II & III and for promotion to ESM/MSM in S&T Department. 2.1 Trade Tests are to be conducted twice a year. 2.2 Trade Test should comprise both oral and practical and may include written test wherever considered necessary. 2.3 Qualifying Marks in the Trade Test would be as follows: - Total Marks Qualifying Marks Practical 60 36 Oral 40 15 Total 100 51 Note: A SC/ST candidate will be required to secure 30 marks out of 60 in the practical test and 11 marks out of 40 in the oral test, as against 36 marks out of 60 in the practical test and 15 marks out of 40 in the oral test prescribed for other community candidates, to qualify in a Trade Test in the categories other than safety categories (E(SCT)70/CM/15/6 dated 31.08.1971). 2.4 The syllabus and rules of Trade Tests for each category are contained in the Trade Test Manual available on the Railways. 2.5 (i) Employees equal to the number of vacancies should be called for trade test. If sufficient number of suitable candidates is not available, further candidates to meet the short fall may be called up in continuation and so on, but the whole process should be completed within six months. If this period is exceeded, it will be treated as a fresh trade test. Those who failed in the earlier test should be eligible to appear in trade test held after expiry of six months period. The period of six months is to be reckoned from the date of announcement of the results. 2.5. (ii) In case of promotion to the posts of ESMs/MSMs Grade-II and I in the S&T Department, employees equal to twice the number of vacancies may be issued notices for consideration for trade test so that an equal number remains in readiness for appearing in the subsequent trade test held in continuation, in case some candidates are not found suitable in the trade test, necessitating other candidates in order of seniority being called at a short notice. Fresh notice need not be issued for the standby candidates. The same procedure may be followed in other cases also where vacancies are required to be filled expeditiously. 2.6 If an employee fails in a trade test but passes subsequent trade test, he should be given preference for promotion over his junior who had passed the trade test held earlier but is still waiting to be promoted for want of a vacancy. [E(NG)I/66/PM1/98 dated. 18.02.1967] 2.7 Pending the holding of Trade Tests, an employee may be promoted to officiate on ad hoc basis for a period of six weeks without passing a trade test. [E(NG)I/79/PM1/139 dated. 27.10.1979] 3. The assessment of vacancies for the trade test should be made as under :- "Existing vacancies plus those anticipated to arise (as defined below) during the next 4 months." 3.1 The concept of anticipated vacancies should be deemed to connote the following: a. Vacancies on account of normal wastage, viz retirement on superannuation, b. Vacancies likely to be caused as a result of staff having given notice for voluntary retirement, provided the same are likely to be accepted, c. Vacancies in higher grades in the channel, the filling of which will result in the need to make consequent appointments from the proposed panel, d. Vacancies likely to be caused due to staff approved to go on deputation to other Units, e. Number of staff already empanelled for ex-cadre posts, f. Vacancies lik
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