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Promotions from Class III to Class-II service on the Railways

· 1992-11-03
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Date1992-11-03
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Promotions from Class III to Class-II service on the Railways Selection for promotion within from Group ‘C’ and Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ - inclusion of

Text of the circular

PROCEDURE AND POLICY 
ON GROUP ‘B’ SELECTION 
 
 
 
 
Published and Printed by 
Chief Personnel Officer 
East Coast Railway 
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar – 751 023 
 
Disclaimer 
This book is a maiden attempt to compile the various rules / policy 
instructions regarding promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ in the Railways in 
a simple and user-friendly manner and is meant for the Selection Board 
Members, Presiding Officer and all personnel dealing with gazetted selections. 
However, this is meant for guidance only and nothing in this publication is to be 
taken as an authority for supersession of any standing order / rule of the 
Government of India / Ministry of Railways and the original circulars, policy 
instructions should be referred to for proper appreciation of the issues.   
Suggestions for improvement of this compilation are welcome from one 
and all.  
  
‹ CONTRIBUTORS ™ 
 
Shri Ajay Mohanty, Dy.CPO(Gaz) 
Sri R.K. Mohanty, PI-I 
Sri B. Panda, Head Clerk

Promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ 
CONTENTS 
SN 
Subject 
Page no 
1.  Preliminary 
 
2.  Frequency 
 
3.  Calendar 
 
4.  Composition of Selection Committee 
 
5.  Assessment of Vacancy 
 
6.  Reservation 
 
7.  Condition of Eligibility 
 
8.  Zone of Consideration 
 
9.  Syllabus 
 
10.  Scheme of Examination  
 
11.  Viva Voce & Record of Service  
 
12.  Notification 
 
13. Training – Pre-Selection Coaching for reserved 
community candidates – SC/ST 
 
14.  Conduct of Written Examination/ Supplementary 
Examination by Presiding Officer 
 
15.  Evaluation 
 
16.  Medical Fitness 
 
17.  DAR/Vigilance/SPE Clearance 
 
18.  Relaxation of standard for reserved community 
candidate 
 
19.  Formation of panel 
 
20.  Important letters on Selection and clarifications 
including procedure of selection of PS(Gaz) and, 
HM(Gaz) – Education Deptt and isolated 
categories of Medical Deptt e.g. Asstt. Nursing 
Officer, Asstt. Health Officer, Asstt. Pharmacy 
Officer 
 
21.  Check Points 
 
22. Annexure i 
 
Preliminaries  
All vacancies in Group ‘B’ are filled by promotion on the basis of selection of eligible 
Group ‘C’ employees and also on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive 
Examination (LDCE) wherever the scheme is in force. Where the scheme of LDCE is 
in force, selection is held to fill 70% of the vacancies and LDCE is held to fill the 
remaining 30% of the vacancies. (Authority : Para 201.1 of IREM Vol.I – 1989 
Edition & RB’s letter No.E(GP)92/2/93 dated 3.11.1992 & S.E.Rly.’s letter 
No.DCPO(G)/CON/SB/LDE/1/Policy dt.16.11.1992)

Frequency 
Selection for appointment to Group ‘B’ posts should be held once in two years. 
However in case of panels getting exhausted owing to creation / upgradation etc. and 
the biennial selection being away by more than six months fresh selection may be held 
even before two years. The need for such selection should however be rare. (Authority : 
Para 201.2 of IREM Vol.I – 1989 Edition) 
Calendar 
A calendar for the Group ‘B’ Selection / LDCE proposed to be undertaken should be 
drawn up by the Personnel Branch in consultation with PHOD/CHOD concerned and 
should be circulated in advance.  
Composition of Selection Committee 
Selection Committee will be constituted under the order of the General Manager. It 
should consist of 3 (three) HODs – PHOD/CHOD, CPO/Addl.CPO and one SAG 
officer of any department representing the reserved community. However, none of the 
committee members should be directly subordinate to any other member. If none of the 
selection committee members belongs to either Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a 
SC/ST officer holding the rank not lower than Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) may 
be nominated as fourth member.(Authority: Para 202.1 of IREM Vol.I of 1989 
edition) 
The Sr.DGM or the Additional CVO of the Vigilance Organisation should not be 
nominated to serve on the committee. (Authority: Board’s letter No.E(GP)86/1/23 dt  
18.06.1987 & E(GP)95/2/75 dated 14.12.1995, SER ES No.11/96) 

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