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RVUN Engineers’ Service Regulations, 2016

RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT UTPADAN NIGAM LTD.


Regd. Office : Vidyut Bhawan, Janpath, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur – 302 005.
Website : www.rvunl.com

The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited


Engineers’ Service Regulations, 201
2016

In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 46 (s) of Articles of


Association of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, read with
sub-rule (6) of Rule 6 of the Rajasthan Power Sector Reforms Transfer
Scheme, 2000, the following Regulations are made for regulating
recruitment, promotion, seniority and other conditions of service of
persons appointed to the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited
Engineers’ Service; namely:
namely:-

PART—I

1. Short title, Commencement and Applications:-

(i) These Regulations may be called the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut


Utpadan Nigam Limited Engineers’ Service Regulations, 201
2016.
(ii) They shall come into force from the 1st September, 2016.
2016
(iii) These regulations shall apply to every member of the Service
including persons whose services were placed at the disposal of
RVUN under the Rajasthan Power Sector Reforms Transfer Scheme,
2000 and those who have been appointed since formation of RVUN
on 19.7.2000.
(iv) These regulations shall not apply to the posts governed by the
RVUN’s Scheduled Areas, Ministerial and Class Class-IV Service
(Recruitment and other service conditions) Regulations,
Regulations 2016,
except as otherwise provided in those Regulations.
2. Definitions :

In these Regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject


or context:-

(a) ‘Appointing
Appointing Authority
Authority’ means the Managing Director or any
other officer(s) to whom powers in this behalf may be delegated
delegate
by the Board of Directors.

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(b) ‘Board’ and ‘BoD’ means the Board of Directors of Rajasthan


Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited.

(c) "Cadre" means one of following sections of service:—

i) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Cadre


ii) Control & Instrumentation Engineering Cadre
iii) Civil Engineering Cadre
iv) Fire & Safety Engineering Cadre
v) Chemical Engineering Cadre
vi) Information Technology Cadre.
(d) ‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Nigam.

(e) ‘Committee’ means, the Departmental Promotion Committee


constituted under Regulation 28 or any other Committee
constituted by the Managing Director for the purpose of
selection of suitable persons to fill up vacancies in the service
by promotion and/ or direct recruitment or for any other
purpose.

(f) ‘Direct Recruitment’ means recruitment made in accordance


with the procedure prescribed in Part-IV of these Regulations.
(g) ‘Director’ means the Whole-time Director(s) appointed on the
Board of Nigam.
(h) ‘Government’ means the Government of Rajasthan.
(i) ‘Joint Director (Personnel & Administration)’ means the
Joint Director (Personnel & Administration) of Nigam.
(j) ‘Managing Director’ means the Managing Director of the
Nigam.

(k) ‘Member of Service’ means a person appointed to a post in


the Service on the basis of regular selection under provisions
of these Regulations, or Regulations or Orders superseded by
these Regulations.
(l) ‘Nigam’ means Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
Limited (RVUN).

(m) ‘Promotion’ means appointment made in accordance with the


method prescribed in Part-V of these Regulations.

(n) ‘Schedule’ means Schedule appended to these Regulations.

(o) ‘Service’ means Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam


Limited Service of Engineers.

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(p) ‘State’ means the State of Rajasthan.


(q) ‘Substantive Appointment’ means an appointment made
under the provisions of these Regulations to a substantive
vacancy after due selection by any of the methods of
recruitment prescribed under these Regulations or Regulations
or orders repealed by these Regulations and includes an
appointment on probation or as a probationer followed by
confirmation on completion of the probation period.
Note: Due selection by any method of recruitment
prescribed under these Regulations will include
recruitment either on initial constitution of Service
or in accordance with the provisions of any
Regulations or Orders, now superseded, except
urgent temporary appointment.
(r) ‘Service’ or ‘Experience’ wherever prescribed in these
Regulations as a condition for promotion from one Service to
another or within the Service from one category to another or
to senior posts, in the case of a person holding a lower post
eligible for promotion to higher post shall include the period
for which the person has continuously worked on such lower
post(s) after regular selection in accordance with Regulations
or Orders promulgated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan
Nigam Limited or erstwhile Rajasthan State Electricity Board.

Note:- Absence during service e.g. training, leave and


deputation, etc. which are treated as "duty" under
the RVUN Employees Service Regulations, 1964
shall also be counted as service for computing
experience or service required for promotion.

(s) "Year" means the Financial year.

3. Interpretation:

Unless the context otherwise requires, the Rajasthan General Clauses


Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act VIII of 1955) shall apply for the interpretation
of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of the Rajasthan
Act.

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PART—II

CADRE AND CONSTITUTION OF THE SERVICE

4. Composition and Strength of the Service :

(1) The Service shall consist of posts as specified in Column No.2 of


Schedule-I.

(2) The Strength of posts in each Cadre shall be such as may be


determined by the Board of Directors, from time to time.

Provided that the Board of Directors may -

(a) create any post, permanent or temporary from time to time, as


may be found necessary and may abolish any such post in the
like manner without thereby entitling any person to any
compensation; and

(b) leave unfilled or hold in abeyance, abolish or allow to lapse any


post, permanent or temporary, from time to time, without thereby
entitling any person to any compensation.

5. Constitution of the Service:

The Service shall consist of –

(a) all persons holding substantively the posts specified in the Schedule-I
on the date of commencement of these Regulations;

(b) all persons recruited to the post(s) included in service before the
commencement of these Regulations; and

(c) all persons recruited to the service in accordance with the provisions
of these Regulations, except on urgent temporary appointment under
Regulation 31.

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PART—III

RECRUITMENT

6. Method of Recruitment :

(1) Recruitment to posts in the Services after the commencement of these


Regulations shall be made by the following methods in the proportion
as indicated in Column 3 of the Schedule-I :-

(a) by direct recruitment in accordance with procedure laid down in


Part-IV of these Regulations; and ;
(b) by promotion in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Part-V of these Regulations;
Provided that if the Appointing Authority is satisfied that suitable
persons are not available for appointment by either method of
recruitment in a particular year, appointment by the other method in
relaxation of the prescribed proportion, may be made in the same
manner as specified in these Regulations.

(2) Recruitment to the service by the aforesaid method shall be made in


such a manner that the persons appointed to the service by each
method do not, at any time, exceed the percentage laid down in the
Regulations/ Schedule of the total cadre strength as sanctioned for
each category, from time to time.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations recruitment,


promotion, seniority and confirmation etc. of a person who joins the
Army/ Air Force/ Navy during an Emergency shall be regulated by such
orders and instructions as may be issued by the Government from time
to time, provided that these are regulated mutatis mutandis according
to the instructions issued on the subject by the Government of India.

7. Reservation of vacancies for the Scheduled Castes and the


Scheduled Tribes:
(1) Reservation of vacancies for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes shall be in accordance with orders of the Government for such
reservation in force at the time of recruitment i.e. by direct recruitment
and by promotion.

(2) Vacancies so reserved for promotion shall be filled-in by seniority-cum-


merit and/ or merit, as the case may be.

(3) In filling up vacancies so reserved, the eligible candidates who are

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members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be


considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in
the list prepared for direct recruitment by the Committee and in the
case of promotees, by the Departmental Promotion Committee or the
Appointing Authority, as the case may be, irrespective of their relative
rank as compared with other candidates.

(4) Appointment shall be made strictly in accordance with the rosters


prescribed separately for direct recruitment and promotion.
(5) In the event of non-availability of the eligible and suitable candidates
amongst the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, as the case
may be, for direct recruitment in a particular year, vacancies so
reserved for them shall be carried forward to the subsequent three
recruitment years. After expiry of three recruitment years, such carried
forward vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the normal
procedure:
Provided that if recruitment is not held in any recruitment year, such
recruitment year shall not be counted for the purpose of this sub-
regulation.

Provided further that filling-up of vacancies in accordance with the


normal procedure under this sub-regulation shall not affect the
reservation of posts as per the post based roster and vacancies of the
reserved posts available in the roster may be filled-in from amongst
persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, as
the case may be, for which such vacancy is available in subsequent
years.
(6) In the event of non-availability of the eligible and suitable candidates
for promotion amongst the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes,
as the case may be, in a particular year, vacancies so reserved for them
shall be carried forward until suitable Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes candidate(s), as the case may be, are available. In any
circumstances no vacancy reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled
Tribes candidates shall be filled by promotion from General Category
candidates. However, in exceptional cases wherein the public interest
the Appointing Authority feels that it is necessary to fill-up the vacant
reserved post(s) by promotion from General Category candidates on
urgent temporary basis, the Appointing Authority may fill-up such
post(s) by promoting the General Category candidate(s) on urgent
temporary basis clearly stating in the promotion order that General
Category candidate(s) who are being promoted on urgent temporary

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basis against the vacant post(s) reserved for Scheduled Castes or


Scheduled Tribes candidates, as the case may be, shall have to vacate
the post as and when the candidate(s) of that category
become(s)available:

Provided that there shall be no carry forward of vacancies in posts or


class/category/group of posts, in any cadre of Service to which
promotions are made on the basis of merit alone under these
Regulations.
8. *Reservation of Vacancies for Backward Classes, More Backward
Classes, Economically Backward Classes and Economically Weaker
Sections:
Reservation of vacancies for Backward Classes, More Backward Classes,
Economically Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections shall be
in accordance with the provisions of law in force as applicable for sanctioned
posts/vacancies in Government of Rajasthan at the time of direct
recruitment. In the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable
candidates amongst Backward Classes, More Backward Classes,
Economically Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections in a
particular year, vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled in accordance
with the normal procedure.

8.A **Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections:-

Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections shall be


10% in direct recruitment in addition to the existing reservation. In
the event of non- availability of eligible and suitable candidate
amongst Economically Weaker Sections in a particular year, the
vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled in accordance with
the normal procedure.
Explanation: For the purpose of this rule ‘Economically Weaker Sections’
shall be the persons who are bonafide resident of Rajasthan and not covered
under the existing scheme of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, the
Scheduled Tribes, the Backward Classes, the More Backward Classes and
whose family has gross annual income below rupees 8.00 lakh. Family for
this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/ her
parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/ her spouse and
children below the age of 18 years. The income shall include income from all
sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. and it will be income
for the financial year prior to the year of application.
** (Substituted vide no.418 dated 13.12.2019 (P&A-324)
** (Inserted vide no.418 dated 13.12.2019 (P&A-324)

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9. Reservation of Vacancies for Women:

Reservation of vacancies for women candidates shall be 30% category-


wise in direct recruitment, out of which one third shall be for widows and
divorced women candidates in the ratio of 80:20. In the event of non
availability of eligible and suitable candidates, either in widow or in divorcee,
in a particular year, the vacancies may first be filled by interchange, i.e.
vacancies reserved for widows by the divorcees and vice versa. In the event of
non availability of sufficient widow and divorcee candidates, the unfilled
vacancies shall be filled-up by other women of the same category and in the
event of non-availability of eligible and suitable woman candidates, vacancies
so reserved for them shall be filled up by male candidates of the category for
which vacancy is reserved. The vacancy so reserved for women candidates
shall not be carried forward to the subsequent year. The reservation for
women including widow and divorcee women shall be treated as horizontal
reservation, within the category, i.e. even the women selected in general merit
of the category shall first be adjusted against the women quota. In the case of
widow, she will have to furnish a certificate of death of her husband from the
Competent Authority and in case of divorcee she will have to furnish the proof
of divorce.

9.A *Reservation of vacancies for persons with disabilities:

Reservation of vacancies for persons with disabilities shall be in


accordance with the provisions of law in force as applicable for similar
reservation in Government of Rajasthan at the time of direct recruitment.

10. **Reservation of Vacancies for Nigam’s employees:

7% vacancies of Junior Engineers, Junior Chemists and Informatics


Assistants shall be reserved for Nigam’s employees in regular service and
possessing the requisite qualification and experience prescribed in the
Schedule-I. It shall be horizontal reservation.

In case sufficient number of in-service candidates of Nigam are not


available, such unfilled vacancies shall be filled amongst candidates from
open market.

* (Inserted vide no.314 dated 12.12.2017 (P&A-271)


** (Substituted vide no.90 dated 11.06.2018 (P&A-305)

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11. Nationality:

A candidate for appointment to the Service must be:

(a) a citizen of India; or


(b) a subject of Nepal; or
(c) a subject of Bhutan; or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January,
1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India; or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma,
Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the
United Republic of Tanzania (formally Tanganyika and Zanzibar),
Zambia, Malavi, Zaire and Ethiopia with the intention of
permanently settling in India;

Provided that a candidate belonging to category (b), (c), (d) & (e) shall
be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the
Government in Department of Home Affairs and Justice after proper
verification.

12. Conditions of eligibility of persons migrated from other Countries


to India:
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations provision regarding
eligibility for recruitment to the service with regard to nationality, age-limit
and fee or other concessions to a person, who may migrate from other
countries to India with the intention of permanently settling in India, shall be
regulated by such orders or instructions as may be issued by the State
Government from time to time and the same shall be regulated mutatis
mutandis according to the instructions issued on the subject by the
Government of India.

13. Determination of vacancies:

(1) Subject to provisions of these Regulations, Joint Director (Personnel &


Administration), with the approval of Appointing Authority, shall
determine on the 1st April every year, the actual number of vacancies
occurring during the financial year.

(2) Where a post is to be filled in by a single method as prescribed in the


Regulation or Schedule, vacancies so determined shall be filled in by
that method.

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(3) Where a post is to be filled in by more than one method as prescribed in


the Regulation or Schedule, the apportionment of vacancies,
determined under sub-regulation (1) above, to each such method shall
be done maintaining the prescribed proportion for the over - all number
of posts already filled in. If any fraction of vacancies is left over after
apportionment of vacancies in the manner prescribed above, the same
shall be apportioned to the promotion quota.

(4) Joint Director (Personnel & Administration) with the approval of


Appointing Authority, shall also determine vacancies of earlier years,
year-wise, which were required to be filled in by promotion, if such
vacancies were not determined and filled earlier in the year in which
they were required to be filled in.

14. *Age:

A candidate for direct recruitment to a post(s) in the service must have


attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 40
years on the first day of January next following the last date fixed for
receipt of applications;

Provided that :

(i) **the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by :

(a) 5 years in the case of male candidates belonging to the


Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and
More Backward Class; Economically Weaker Sections

(b) 5 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to


(General) Category: and

(c) 10 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to


Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes ,
More Backward Class. And Economically Weaker Sections

* (Substituted vide no. 45 dated 02.04.2018 (P&A-299)


** (Substituted vide no.68 dated 15.04.2021 (P&A-359)

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(ii) the upper age limit mentioned above shall not apply in the case
of an ex-prisoner who had served under the Government/ Nigam
on a substantive basis on any post before his conviction and
was eligible for appointment under the Regulations.

(iii) the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxable by a


period equal to the term of imprisonment served in the case of
ex-prisoner who was not overage before his conviction and was
eligible for appointment under the Regulations.

(iv) the persons appointed temporally to a post in the Service shall


be deemed to be within the age limit had they been within the
age limit when they were initially appointed even though they
have crossed the age limit when they appear finally before the
Committee and shall be allowed upto two chances had they been
eligible as such at the time of their initial appointment.

(v) the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxable by a


period equal to the service rendered in the N.C.C. in the case of
Cadet Instructors and if the resultant age does not exceed the
prescribed maximum age limit by more than three years, they
shall be deemed to be within the prescribed age limit.

(vi) the Released Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short


Service Commissioned Officers after release from the Army shall
be deemed to be within the age-limit even though they have
crossed the age limit when they appear before the Committee
had they been eligible as such at the time of their joining the
Commission in the Army.

(vii) there shall be no age limit in the case of persons repatriated


from Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

(viii) there shall be no upper age limit for candidates already serving
in connection with affairs of Nigam.

(ix) there shall be no upper age limit in the case of widows and
divorced women.

Explanation- In the case of widow, she will have to furnish a


certificate of death of her husband from the
Competent Authority and in case of divorcee, she will
have to furnish the proof of divorce.

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(x) if a candidate would have been entitled in respect of his/ her


age for direct recruitment in any year in which no such
recruitment was held, he/ she shall be deemed to be eligible in
the next following recruitment, if he/ she is not overage by more
than three years.

(xi) the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by one
year for appointment to the post of Junior Engineer-I in case the
candidate had undergone apprenticeship training under
provisions of the Apprentices Act, 1961 in Nigam.

15. Academic & Technical qualifications and Experience:

A candidate for direct recruitment to the posts enumerated in the


Schedule-I shall possess the qualifications and experience prescribed in
Column 6 of the Schedule.

Provided that a person who has appeared or is appearing in the final


year examination of the course, which is the requisite educational
qualification for the post as mentioned in the Regulations or Schedule for
direct recruitment, shall be eligible to apply for the post but he/ she shall
have to submit proof of having acquired the requisite educational
qualification to the appropriate selection agency/ Committee at the time fixed
for documents verification after written competitive exam.

16. Character:

The character of a candidate for direct recruitment to the Service must


be such as to qualify him for employment in the service. He must produce a
certificate of good character from the Principal/Academic Officer of the
University or College in which he was last educated and two such certificates
written not more than six months prior to the date of application from two
responsible persons not connected with his School or College or University or
Institution and not related to him.

Note:(1) A conviction by a Court of Law need not of itself involve the refusal of
a certificate of good character. The circumstances of the conviction
should be taken into account and if they involve no moral turpitude
or association with crimes or violence or with a movement which has
as its object the overthrow, by violent means, of Government as law
established, the mere conviction need not be regarded as a
disqualification.
(2) Ex-Prisoners, who by their disciplined life while in prison and by
their subsequent good conduct have proved to be completely

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reformed, should not be discriminated against on grounds of the


previous conviction for the purpose of employment in the Service.
Those, who are convicted of offence not involving moral turpitude
shall be deemed to have been completely reformed on the production
of a report to that effect from the Superintendent, After Care Home
or if there are no such Homes in a particular district, from the
Superintendent of Police of that district.
(3) Those convicted of offences involving moral turpitude shall be
required to produce a certificate from the Superintendent, ‘After Care
Home’, or if there is no such Homes in a particular district, from the
Superintendent of Police of that district, endorsed by the Inspector
General of Prisons, to the effect that they are suitable for
employment as they have proved to be completely reformed by their
disciplined life while in prison and by their subsequent good conduct
in an After Care Home.

17. Physical Fitness :

A candidate for direct recruitment to the Service, must be in good


mental or bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to
interfere with the efficient performance of his duties as a member of service
and if selected must produce a certificate to that effect from a Medical
Authority as may be notified by the Nigam for the purpose. The Appointing
Authority may dispense with production of such certificate in the case of
candidate who is already serving in connection with the affairs of the Nigam if
he has already been medically examined for the previous appointment and
the essential standard of Medical Examination of the two posts held by him
are to be comparable for efficient performance of duties of the new post and
his age has not reduced his efficiency for the purpose.

18. Employment of irregular or improper means :

A candidate who is or has been declared by the Appointing Authority


guilty of impersonation or of submitting fabricated documents which have
been tampered with or of making statements which are incorrect or false, or
of suppressing material information, or of using or attempting to use unfair
means in the examination or interview or otherwise resorting to any other
irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the examination or
appearance at any interview, shall, in addition to rendering himself liable to
criminal prosecution, be debarred either permanently or for a specified
period, by the Appointing Authority from admission to any examination or
appearance at any interview held by Nigam for selection of candidates.

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19. Canvassing :

No recommendation for direct recruitment either written or oral, other


than that required under the Regulations, shall be taken into consideration.
Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support directly or indirectly
for his candidature by any means, may disqualify him for recruitment.

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PART-IV

Procedure for Direct Recruitment

20. Competitive examination, authority for conducting examination,


syllabus and frequency of examination :
(1) The competitive examination for direct recruitment to the posts
included in the Service, shall be held by the Appointing Authority itself or
through an outside Agency, as may be decided.

*Provided that if it is decided to conduct joint recruitment exercise in


Vidyut Nigams of Government of Rajasthan, then there can be a common
'Joint Competitive Examination' process for all Nigams participating in the
said recruitment process as per procedure decided by Chairman,
Coordination Committee of Vidyut Nigams.

(2) Pattern of the Written Competitive Exam including the syllabus for
various posts to be filled by Direct Recruitment shall be as detailed in the
Schedule-II. Additional conditions and details not inconsistent with these
regulations, may be provided before or at the time of examination.

(3) Direct recruitment to the posts specified in the Schedule, shall be held
as far as possible, once in a year unless the Nigam decides that direct
recruitment for any of these posts shall not be held in any particular year.

21. Inviting of applications :

Applications for direct recruitment to posts in the Service shall be


invited after obtaining approval of Managing Director by advertising vacancies
to be filled-in, in such manner, as may be deemed fit by the Appointing
Authority. The advertisement shall contain a clause that a candidate who
accepts the assignment on the post being offered to him/her shall be paid
monthly fixed remuneration at the rate fixed by the Nigam, from time to time,
during the period of probation and the Pay Band and Grade Pay of the post
as shown else-where in the advertisement shall be allowed only from the date
of successful completion of the period of probation training mentioned in
these regulations.

* (Inserted vide no.281 dated 22.09.2020 (P&A-350)

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The number of vacancies once advertised, may be increased or


decreased at the discretion of Nigam provided that while selecting candidates
for vacancies so advertised, Managing Director may, if an additional
requirement not exceeding 50% of the advertised vacancies, is determined
before selection, also select suitable persons to meet such additional
requirement.

22. Form of Application :

The application shall be made in the form approved and notified along
with detailed notification in the manner as may be deemed fit by the
Appointing Authority.

23. Application Fee :

A candidate for direct recruitment to a post in the service shall pay to


the Appointing Authority such fee as fixed from time to time, in such manner
as may be indicated by him.

24. Scrutiny of Applications:

Applications received in response to the advertisement notified and


published shall be scrutinized and eligible candidates qualified for
appointment under these Regulations, shall be required to appear in written
examination.

Provided that permission at all stages of the recruitment process shall


be purely provisional, subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility criteria
and also presuming that all information submitted by the candidate are
complete and correct in all respect. Checking of eligibility criteria with
reference to original documents as well as other terms & conditions shall be
done at the time of verification of original documents.

Provided further that the decision of the Appointing Authority regarding


eligibility or otherwise of a candidate shall be final.

25. Recommendations of the Committee:

*A list of candidates considered suitable for appointment to the post


concerned, shall be prepared and arranged in the order of merit on the
basis of marks obtained in the examination and forward the same to the
Appointing Authority.

* (Substituted vide no.281 dated 22.09.2020 (P&A-350)

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If a person, selected as above and appointment to a Post/ Cadre/ Service


concerned against vacancies of a particular year for which the competitive
exam was conducted in accordance with these Regulations, does not join on
the post offered to him/ her or resigns or expires, in that event the said
vacancy shall be treated as fresh vacancy.

26. Disqualification for appointment:

(1) No male/female candidate, who has more than one wife / husband,
living, shall be eligible for appointment to the Service unless Nigam, after
being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, exempt any
candidate from the operation of this regulation.

(2) No female candidate, who is married to a person having already a wife


living, shall be eligible for appointment to the service unless the Nigam after
being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, exempt any female
candidate from the operation of this regulation.

(3) No married candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the Service, if


he/she had at the time of his/her marriage accepted any dowry;
Explanation: For the purpose of this sub-regulation,
"Dowry" has the same meaning as in the Dowry Prohibition
Act, 1961 (Central Act 28 of 1961).
(4) No candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the service who has
more than two children on or after 1-6-2002.

Provided that :-
(i) the candidate having more than two children shall not be deemed
to be disqualified for appointment so long as the number of
children he/she has on 1st June, 2002, does not increase.

(ii) where a candidate has only one child from earlier delivery but
more than one child are born out of a single subsequent delivery,
the children so born shall be deemed to be one entity while
counting the total number of children.

(iii) the provisions of this sub-regulation shall not be applicable to the


appointment of a widow under the provisions of the Rajasthan
Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased
Government Servants Rules, 1996 as adopted by Nigam.

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(iv) while counting the total number of children of a candidate, the


child born from earlier delivery and having disability shall not be
counted.

Provided also that any candidate who performed remarriage


which is not against any law and before such remarriage he is not
disqualified for appointment under this sub-regulation, he shall
not be disqualified if any child is born out of single delivery from
such remarriage.

27. Selection by the Appointing Authority:

Subject to the provisions of Regulations 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, the


Appointing Authority shall select candidates in the order of merit in the list
prepared under Regulation 25.

Provided that the inclusion of a candidate's name in the list confers no


right to appointment unless the Appointing Authority satisfied, after such
enquiry as may be considered necessary, that such candidate is suitable in
all other respects for appointment to the post concerned.

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PART V

Procedure for Recruitment by Promotion

28. Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee :

The constitution of the Committee shall be as under :-

(a) For the post of Chief Engineer, Addl. Chief Engineer, Dy. Chief
Engineer, Superintending Engineer and Chief Chemist:-
1. Chairman, RVUN, Jaipur - Chairman
2. Managing Director, RVUN, Jaipur - Member
3. Director (Finance), RVUN, Jaipur - Member
4. One Whole Time Director nominated - Member
by the Chairman
5. Head of P&A Wing, RVUN, Jaipur - Member Secretary

(b) *For all other posts of the service, except those covered under the
above sub regulation (a) :-

1. Managing Director, RVUN, Jaipur - Chairman


2. Director (Finance), RVUN, Jaipur - Member
3. Director (Technical), RVUN, Jaipur - Member
4. Director (Projects), RVUN, Jaipur - Member
5. Head of P&A Wing, RVUN, Jaipur - Member Secretary

Provided that in case any Member or Member Secretary of


Departmental Promotion Committee is not available due to prolonged leave or
vacancy, Managing Director may nominate other Whole Time Director or
Officer in his place to act as a Member or Member Secretary, as the case may
be.

29. Criteria, Eligibility and Procedure for Promotion :-

(1) As soon as Joint Director (Personnel & Administration) with approval of


the Appointing Authority determines the number of vacancies under
the Regulation regarding determination of vacancies of these
Regulations and decides that a certain number of posts are required to
be filled in by promotion, it shall, subject to the provisions of sub-
regulations(6), prepare a correct and complete list of the senior most
persons who are eligible and qualified under these Regulations for
promotion on the basis of Seniority–cum-Merit and/ or Merit.

* (Substituted vide no.314 dated 12.12.2017 (P&A-271)

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(2) Persons holding post enumerated in the Column-4 of the Schedule-I


shall be eligible for promotion to posts specified against them in Column-2
thereof, to the extent indicated in Column-3 subject to their possessing
minimum qualification(s) and experience on the first day of the month of April
of the year of selection as specified in the relevant Column-5 regarding
minimum qualification and experience for promotion.

(3) No person shall be considered for first promotion in the service unless
he is regularly selected on the post from which promotion is to be made in
accordance with one of the methods of recruitment prescribed under
provisions of these Regulations.

Explanation: In case direct recruitment to a post has been made


earlier than regular selection by promotion in a particular year
such of the persons who are or were eligible for appointment to that
post by both methods of recruitment and have been appointed by
direct recruitment first, shall also be considered for promotion.

(4) No person shall be considered for promotion for *three recruitment


years from the date on which his promotion becomes due, if he/she has more
than two children on or after 1stApril, 2012:

Provided that.-
(i) the person having more than two children shall not be
deemed to be disqualified for promotion so long as the
number of children he/she had on 1stApril, 2012, does not
increase.

(ii) where a person has only one child from earlier delivery but
more than one child are born out of a single subsequent
delivery, the children so born shall be deemed to be one
entity while counting the total number of children.

(iii) while counting the total number of children of a candidate,


the child born from earlier delivery and having disability shall
not be counted.
* (Substituted vide no.314 dated 12.12.2017 (P&A-271)

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*Provided also that any person who performed remarriage which is


not against any law and before such remarriage he is not
disqualified for promotion under this sub-rule, he shall not be
deemed to be disqualified with effect from 01.04.2012, if any child
is born out of single delivery from such remarriage.

(5) Selection for promotion on the post included in the service shall be
made on the basis of Seniority-cum-Merit and/or Merit, as prescribed in the
Schedule-I.

Provided further that if the Committee is satisfied that suitable persons are
not available for selection by promotion strictly on the basis of merit in a
particular year, selection by promotion on the basis of seniority-cum-merit
may be made in the same manner as specified in these Regulations.

(6)(i) The zone of consideration of persons eligible for promotion shall be as


under:
Number of vacancies Number of eligible persons
to be considered
(a) for one vacancy five eligible persons
(b) for two vacancy eight eligible persons
(c) for three vacancy ten eligible persons
(d) for four or more vacancies three times the number of
vacancies

(ii) where the number of eligible persons for promotion to higher post
is less than the number specified above, all the persons so eligible
shall be considered.

(iv) where adequate number of candidates belonging to the


Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, as the case may
be, are not available within the zone of consideration
specified above, the zone of consideration may be extended
to seven(7) times the number of vacancies and candidates
belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes,
as the case may be (and not any other), coming within the
extended zone of consideration shall also be considered
against vacancies reserved for them.

* (Substituted vide no. 400 dated 03.02.2021 (P&A-357 )

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(7) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Regulation, the


conditions of eligibility for promotion, constitution of the Committee and
procedure for selection shall be the same as prescribed elsewhere in these
Regulations.

(8) The Committee shall consider cases of all the senior most persons who
are eligible and qualified for promotion to the class of post(s) concerned under
these Regulations and shall prepare a list containing name of persons found
suitable on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and/ or on the basis of merit, as
the case may be, as per the criteria for promotion laid down in these
Regulations equal to the number of vacancies determined under these
Regulations. The list so prepared on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and/or
on the basis of merit, as the case may be, shall be arranged in the order of
seniority of the post(s) from which selection is made.

(9) The Committee may also prepare a list on the basis of seniority-cum-
merit or on the basis of merit, as the case may be, as per the criteria for
promotion laid down in these Regulations, containing name of persons not
exceeding the number of persons selected in the list prepared under sub-
regulations(8) above, to fill temporary or permanent vacancies, which may
occur subsequently. The list so prepared on the basis of seniority-cum-merit
and/ or on the basis of merit shall be arranged in the order of seniority of
the post(s) from which selection is made. Such a list shall be reviewed and
revised by the Committee that meets in the subsequent year and that such
list shall remain in force till the end of the last day of the year for which the
meeting of the Committee is held.

(10) Lists prepared under sub-regulations (8) and (9) shall be sent to the
Appointing Authority together with Annual Performance Appraisal Reports
and other service records of all candidates included in the lists as also of
those not selected, if any.

Explanation: For the purpose of selection for promotion on the basis


of Merit, no person shall be selected if he does not have
'Outstanding' or 'Very Good' record of at least five out of seven years
preceding the year for which the meeting of the Committee is held.

(11) If in any subsequent year, after promulgation of these Regulations,


vacancies relating to any earlier year are determined under these Regulations
which were required to be filled-in by promotion, the Committee shall
consider cases of all such persons who would have been eligible in the year to
which the vacancies relate irrespective of the year in which meeting of the
Committee is held and such promotion shall be governed by the criteria and

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procedure for promotion as was applicable in the particular year to which the
vacancies relate and the service/experience of an incumbent who has been so
promoted, for promotion to higher post for any period during which he has
not actually performed the duties of the post to which he would have been
promoted, shall be counted. The pay of a person who has been so promoted
shall be re-fixed at the pay which he would have derived at the time of his
promotion, but no arrears of pay shall be allowed to him.

(12) The Appointing Authority may order for the review of the proceedings of
the Committee held earlier on account of some mistake or error apparent on
the face of record, or on account of a factual error substantially affecting the
decision of the Committee or for any other sufficient reasons e.g. change in
seniority, wrong determination of vacancies, judgment / direction of any
Court or Tribunal, or where adverse entries in the Confidential Reports of an
individual are expunged or toned down or a punishment inflicted on him is
set aside or reduced.

(13) Appointments shall be made by the Appointing Authority taking


persons out of the lists finally approved under the preceding sub-regulation
(10) in the order in which they have been placed in the lists, till such lists are
exhausted or reviewed and revised or remained in force, as the case may be.

(14) For consideration of an employee for promotion to the posts of


Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer and
other equivalent posts :-

a. every employee shall be required to complete at least 2 years’ stay


as on the 1st April of the DPC year, during preceding 6 years’
period, at Suratgarh/ Giral (Barmer)/ Ramgarh (Jaisalmer)/
Banswara/ Chhabra and/ or Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), referred to
as “Identified Places” herein after in these Regulations.

Fulfillment of this mandatory clause is essential to become eligible


for promotion. In case of not completing requisite stay at such
identified places, name of the concerned defaulting employee shall
not be included in the “seniority-cum-eligibility list” to be placed
before the DPC till he/she completes the requisite stay at
Suratgarh/ Giral (Barmer)/ Ramgarh (Jaisalmer)/ Banswara/
Chhabra and/ or Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh).

This mandatory provision shall be applicable from the DPC year


2015-16. However, as an exception for DPCs of the year 2015-16
only, employees who have not completed requisite stay at

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Suratgarh/ Giral (Barmer)/ Ramgarh (Jaisalmer)/ Banswara/


Chhabra and/ or Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) as on the 1st April,
2015 during preceding 6 years period, may be considered for
promotion provided he/she gives an undertaking that he/she may
be posted in any of the identified places as per requirement of
Nigam.

Similarly, for promotion against vacancies of the year 2016-17 and


2017-18 only, an employee may be considered for promotion despite
not completing requisite 2 years’ stay by the 1st April, 2016 & 1st
April, 2017, respectively, if he/ she has completed stay of at least 6
months or one & a half year (as the case may be) by the 1st day of
the DPC year, at such identified place(s).

b. Promotion shall be deemed to be effective from the date of joining


provided the promotee joins at the new place of posting by the date
indicated in the promotion/ posting order or within a period of not
more than One (1) month from the date of issuance of the
promotion order, whichever is earlier, failing which his/ her
promotion shall stand automatically withdrawn and cancelled, and
consequently, it will be presumed that he/ she has foregone
promotion.

c. When an employee is transferred/ posted on promotion to any of


the identified places, he/ she will have to work at the place of
posting for a minimum of Two (2) years (including the pre-
promotion period, if any) before making a request for transfer.
However, if he/ she seeks transfer to any other place of his/ her
choice within Two (2) years’ period, then his/ her such request may
be considered subject to his/ her reversion to the pre-promoted
post and pay-scale.

Provisions of this sub-regulation shall be deemed to be applicable from


the DPC year 2015-16.

(15) Provisions of this Regulation shall have effect notwithstanding anything


to the contrary contained in any provision of these Regulations.

30. Restriction of promotion of persons foregoing promotions.-

In case a person on his appointment by promotion to the next higher


post either on the basis of urgent temporary appointment or on regular basis
on the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee, forgoes
such an appointment through his written request, and if the Appointing

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Authority accepts his/her request, the person concerned shall be debarred


for consideration for promotion (both on the basis of urgent temporary
appointment or on regular basis) for subsequent two recruitment years for
which the Departmental Promotion Committee is held and the name of such
persons who foregoes promotion shall not be included in the seniority-cum-
eligibility list to be placed before the Departmental Promotion Committee for
subsequent two recruitment years.

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PART VI

Appointments, Probation and Confirmation

31. Appointment to the Service:

Appointments to posts in the Service by direct recruitment or by


promotion, as the case may be, shall be made by the Appointing Authority on
occurrence of substantive vacancies from the candidates selected under
regulation 25 in order of merit and by promotion from persons selected under
regulation 29 of these regulations.

32. Urgent temporary appointment :

(1) A vacancy in the Service which cannot be filled-in immediately either by


direct recruitment or by promotion under these Regulations may be filled-in
by the Appointing Authority by appointing, in an officiating capacity thereto
an officer eligible for appointment to the post by promotion or by appointing
temporarily thereto a person eligible for direct recruitment to the Service,
where such direct recruitment has been provided under the provisions of
these Regulations.

Provided that such an appointment shall not be continued beyond a


period of one year.

Provided further that in respect of the Service or a post in the Service


for which both the methods of recruitment have been prescribed, the
Appointing Authority shall not, save with the specific permission of the Board
of Directors, fill the temporary vacancy against the direct recruitment quota
by a whole-time appointment for a period exceeding three months, other-wise
than out of person eligible for direct recruitment and after a short-term
advertisement.

(2) In the event of non-availability of suitable persons fulfilling the


requirements of eligibility for promotion, Board of Directors may,
notwithstanding the conditions of eligibility for promotion required under
sub-regulation(1) above, lay down general instructions for grant of permission
to fill the vacancies on urgent temporary basis subject to such conditions and
restrictions regarding pay and other allowances as it may direct.

33. Seniority :

(1) Separate seniority lists shall be maintained for the different Cadres of
engineers as mentioned below:-

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i) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Cadre


ii) Control & Instrumentation Engineering Cadre
iii) Civil Engineering Cadre
iv) Fire & Safety Engineering Cadre
v) Chemical Engineering Cadre
vi) Information Technology Cadre.

(2) Seniority of persons appointed to the post encadred in each cadre of the
service shall be determined from the date of appointment on the post after
regular selection in accordance with provisions of these Regulations.
Appointment on ad-hoc or urgent temporary basis shall not be deemed to be
appointment after regular selection.

Provided that:-

(i) the seniority inter-se of persons appointed to a post in a particular


category by direct recruitment on the basis of one and the same selection,
except those who do not join service when a post is offered to them by the last
date mentioned in the appointment order or longer, if extended by the
Appointing Authority, shall follow the order in which their names have been
placed in the list prepared under Regulation 25;

(ii) the seniority inter-se of persons appointed to posts in a particular


category by promotion shall follow the order in which their names have been
placed in the lists prepared under sub-regulation(8) of Regulation 29.

(iii) the persons selected and appointed as a result of a selection, which is


not subject to review and revision, shall rank senior to the persons who are
selected and appointed as a result of subsequent selection.

(iv) while determining inter-se seniority of persons appointed on promotion


and those appointed against Direct Recruitment quota vacancies in the same
year, persons appointed on promotion shall be en-bloc senior, followed en-
bloc by persons appointed against Direct Recruitment quota vacancies
irrespective of dates of their joining on the post.

(v) the seniority inter-se of persons selected on the basis of seniority-cum-


merit and on the basis of merit in the same selection shall be the same as in
the next below grade.

(iv) the seniority inter-se of Junior Engineers-I (Degree Holders) and Junior
Engineers-II(Diploma Holders) promoted as Assistant Engineer in the same
year, shall be determined on the basis of their length of service as JEn-I and
JEn-II, as the case may be i.e. the person who has served in Nigam as JEn-I
and/or JEn-II for longer period, shall be placed higher in the seniority list of
AEn.

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Provided that in case Junior Engineer-I and Junior Engineer-II, both


are appointee of the same date, then name of Junior Engineer-I shall be
placed higher in their inter-se-seniority.

(vii) the seniority inter-se of persons appointed as Assistant Engineer


(E&M)/ Junior Engineer-I (E&M) by Direct Recruitment in the same year
through the same recruitment exercise, shall be prepared by interlacing final
merit of persons appointed in Electrical and Mechanical Disciplines as
Assistant Engineer or Junior Engineer-I, as the case may be, except those
who do not join service when a post is offered to them.

For this, first of all merit list of persons appointed by Direct


Recruitment in the ‘Electrical’ as well as ‘Mechanical’ in the same year
through the same recruitment exercise, shall be prepared separately for both
these disciplines in the order of merit prepared under Regulation 25. Then for
the purpose of interlacing two lists so prepared, the person who is at No.1 in
List of “Electrical discipline” shall be compared with the person at No. 1
appointed in the same year in the list of “Mechanical discipline” and
thereafter, name of both these persons shall be arranged on the basis of their
date of birth i.e. the elder candidate shall be placed higher in their inter-se-
seniority list. In case, both candidates are born on the same date, their inter-
se-seniority shall be determined in alphabetic order of their first name.

Thereafter, persons at No. 2 in the Lists of both disciplines shall be


compared on the same principle and so on.

(viii) the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees
with consequential seniority, shall continue till the roster points are
exhausted and adequacy of promotion is achieved.

Once the roster points are complete the theory of replacement shall thereafter
be exercised in promotion whenever vacancies earmarked for Scheduled
Castes/ Schedules Tribes employees occur.

If on the application of these provisions the Scheduled Castes / Schedules


Tribes employees who had been promoted earlier and are found in excess of
the adequacy level, shall not be reverted and shall continue on ad-hoc basis
and also any employee who had been promoted in pursuance to notification
No. F.7(1)DOP/A-II/96 dated 1.4.1997 shall not be reverted.

Notification No.F.7(1)DOP/A-II/96 dated 1.4.1997 shall be deemed to have


been repealed w.e.f. 1.4.1997.

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Explanation: Adequate representation means 16% representation


of the Scheduled Castes and 12% representation of
the Scheduled Tribes in accordance with the roster
point.

34. Period of Probation:

(1) A person entering the Service by direct recruitment against a clear


vacancy shall be placed as probationer-trainee for a period of two years.

Provided that any period after such appointment during which a person
has been on deputation on a corresponding or higher post shall count
towards the period of probation.

(2) During the period of probation, specified in sub-regulation (1) above,


each such probationer-trainee may be required to pass such Departmental
Examination and to undergo such training as the Nigam may, from time to
time, specify.

35. Confirmation in certain cases:

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding


regulation, a person appointed to a post in the Service temporarily or on
officiating basis who, after regular direct recruitment as per the method of
recruitment prescribed under these regulations, has not been confirmed,
within a period of six months after satisfactory completion of the period of
probation of two years’ service as a probationer-trainee, shall be entitled to be
treated as confirmed in accordance with his seniority if-

(i) he has worked on the post or higher post under the same
Appointing Authority or would have so worked but for his
deputation or training;

(ii) he fulfills conditions as are prescribed under regulation


relating to confirmation subject to the quota prescribed
under these regulations; and

(iii) permanent vacancy is available.

(2) If an employee referred to in sub-regulation (1) above fails to fulfill the


conditions mentioned in the said sub-regulation the period mentioned in sub-
regulation (1) above, may be extended upto one year. If the employee still fails
to fulfill the conditions mentioned in sub-regulation (1) above, he will be
liable to be discharged or terminated from such post in the same manner as a

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probationer-trainee or reverted to his substantive or lower post, if any, to


which he may be entitled.

(3) The employee referred to in sub-regulation (1) above, shall not be


debarred from confirmation after the said period of service if no reasons to
the contrary about the satisfactory performance of his/her work are
communicated to him within the said period of service.

(4) The reasons for not confirming of any employee referred to in sub-
regulation(1) above shall be recorded by the Appointing authority in his
Service Book and Annual Performance Appraisal Report.

Explanation:

(i) Regular recruitment for the purpose of this regulation shall mean -

(a) appointment by either method of recruitment or on


initial constitution of service in accordance with the
Regulations;

(b) appointment to the post for which no Service


Regulations exists, recruitment done as per decisions
of Board of Directors;

(c) appointment by transfer after regular recruitment


where the service regulations specifically permit; and

(d) persons who have been made eligible for substantive


appointment to a post under these regulations shall
be treated as having been regularly recruited.

Provided that it shall not include urgent temporary


appointment or officiating promotion which is subject to
review and revision.

(ii) Persons who hold lien on another cadre shall be eligible to be


confirmed under this regulation and they will be eligible to
exercise an option whether they do not elect to be confirmed on
the expiry of two years of their temporary appointment under this
regulation. In the absence of any option to the contrary, they
shall be deemed to have exercised option in favour of confirmation
under this regulation and their lien on the previous post shall
cease.

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36. Unsatisfactory progress during period of probation:

If it appears to the Appointing Authority, at any time, during or at the


end of the period of probation, that services of a probationary trainee are not
found to be satisfactory, the Appointing Authority may revert him/her to the
post on which he/she is regularly selected immediately preceding his/her
appointment as probationer trainee or in other cases may discharge or
terminate him/her from service. The Appointing Authority shall accord
appropriate opportunity to the probationer-trainee before final orders are
passed in this respect:

Provided that the Appointing Authority may, if it so thinks fit in any


case or class of cases, extend the period of probation of any probationer-
trainee by a specified period not exceeding one year.

Provided further that all candidates, except those already possessing


one of the qualifications mentioned hereunder in the "computer" field, shall
be required to acquire anyone of the following qualifications in Computer
proficiency during two years of probation Training period. If a candidate fails
to do so, his/her probation Training period shall be extended upto the
maximum period of one year and in case he/she fails to acquire the same in
such extended period also, his/her services shall be terminated:-

(i) "O" or Higher Level Certificate Course conducted by DOEACC


under control of the Department of Electronics, Government of
India.
OR
(ii) Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (COPA)/ Data
Preparation and Computer Software (DPCS) certificate organized
under National/State Council of Vocational Training Scheme.
OR
(iii) Diploma in Computer Science/Computer Applications from a
University established by Law in India or from an institution
recognized by the Government.
OR
(iv) Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering from a polytechnic
institution recognized by the Government.
OR
(v) Rajasthan State Certificate Course in Information Technology
(RSCIT) conducted by Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University,
Kota under control of Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation
Limited.
OR
(vi) CIC/CIT from IGNOU.

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Notwithstanding anything contained herein above, if the candidate had


already studied Computer subject in his/ her Graduation/ Post Graduation/
Professional qualification, then this proviso shall not be binding upon him/
her.

37. Confirmation :

A probationer shall be confirmed in his appointment at the end of his


period of probation if.-

(a) he/she has passed the departmental examination and has


successfully undergone such training as Nigam may, from
time to time, specify;

(b) he/she has passed departmental test of proficiency in


Hindi (if prescribed); and

(c) the Appointing Authority is satisfied that his / her integrity


is unquestionable and that he/she is otherwise fit for
confirmation.

Provided that the probationers, who have already passed Matriculation,


Intermediate or B.A. Examination with Hindi as one of their subjects and also
those who have passed M.A. in Hindi may be exempted from appearing in the
proficiency test in Hindi, as prescribed under the above sub- regulation(b).

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PART – VII

Pay

38. Scale of pay:

The scale of monthly pay of a person appointed to a post in the Service


shall be such as may be admissible under the Regulations referred to in
Regulation 40 or as may be sanctioned by the Nigam from time to time.

39. Pay during probation:

A probationer-trainee appointed to the Service by direct recruitment,


shall be paid monthly fixed remuneration during the period of probation at
such rates as may be fixed by the Nigam from time to time.

Provided that an employee having been regularly selected as per


provisions of recruitment regulations in the Nigam’s service may be allowed
emoluments in his/her own Grade Pay in the existing running Pay Band of
the post during service as probationer trainee or fixed remuneration of the
new post whichever is advantageous to him/her.

40. Regulation of Pay, Leave, Allowances, Pension, Contributory


Pension, etc.-
Except as provided in these Regulations, the pay, allowances,
contributory pension, leave and other conditions of service of the members of
the service, shall be regulated by :-

1. RVUN Employees Service Regulations, 1964, as amended from time to


time;
2. RVUN Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1962,
as amended from time to time;
3. RVUN Employees Conduct Regulations, 1976, as amended from time to
time;
4. Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance & Treatment) Rules, 2013,
as amended from time to time;
5. Rajasthan Civil Services (Revise Pay Scale) Rules, 2008, as amended
from time to time;
6. RVUN Payment of Gratuity Rules, 1972, as amended from time to time;
7. RVUN Contributory Provident Fund Regulations, as amended from time
to time;
8. RVUN Pension Regulations, 1988, as amended from time to time;
9. RVUN Pensioners Medical Concessions Scheme, 1992, as amended from
time to time;
10. RVUN General Provident Fund Regulations, 1988, as amended from
time to time;

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11. RVUN Travelling Allowance Regulations, 1962, as amended from time to


time;
12. Any other regulations prescribing general conditions of service made
by the Nigam and for the time being in force.
41. Removal of doubt:

If any doubt arises relating to the application and scope of these


regulations, it shall be referred to the Joint Director (Personnel &
Administration)and decision of Board of Directors thereupon shall be final.

42. Repeal and Saving:

The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited Service of


Engineers (Recruitment, Promotion and Seniority etc.) Regulations, 1969 and
orders issued in relation to the matters covered by that Regulations are
hereby repealed.

Provided that any action taken under the regulations and orders, so
repealed, shall be deemed to have been taken under the provisions of these
regulations.

43. Power to relax Regulation:

In exceptional cases where Board of Directors is satisfied that operation


of the regulations relating to age or regarding requirement of experience for
recruitment causes undue hardship in any particular case or where the
Board of Directors is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to relax
any of the provisions of these regulations with respect to age or experience of
any person, it may, by order dispenses with or relax the relevant provisions of
these regulations to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may
consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner,
provided that such relaxation shall not be less favourable than the provisions
already contained in these regulations.

*Provided that relaxation in the prescribed period of service or


experience under this regulation shall only be granted by the Appointing
Authority as per the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion
Committee to the extent of 1/3rd period of service or experience prescribed
for promotion to any post but no relaxation shall be provided in the total
experience in service, wherever prescribed for promotion, unless a junior is
getting promoted in which case relaxation may be provided to the senior
employee if required in total experience in service also.

* (Substituted vide no.314 dated 12.12.2017 (P&A-271)

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Provided further that where the prescribed period of experience for


promotion to any post is less than 6 years, Whole Time Members may
consider the cases where forty-five percent or more posts are vacant. Whole
Time Members are empowered to suggest the quantum of relaxation in
experience which may be granted in such cases to address the issue of large
number of vacancies in promotional posts subject to condition that such
relaxation in experience shall not be more than two years.

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Schedule-I
Minimum Qualifications
S. Method of recruitment Post from which Qualification & experience
Name of Post & experience for Direct Remarks
No with percentage selection is to be made For Promotion
Recruitment
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A. Senior Posts :
1 *Chief Engineer 100% by Promotion on Addl. Chief Must be working as Addl. Chief --- --
(E&M/ Civil/ Merit basis Engineer (E&M/ Civil/ Engineer (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ F&S/
C&I/ F&S/ IT) C&I/ F&S/ IT) IT).
*(Substituted vide no.223 dated
06.08.2019 (P&A-316)
2 Addl. Chief 100% by Promotion on Dy. Chief Engineer Must be working as Dy. Chief --- ---
Engineer Merit basis (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ Engineer (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/
(E&M/ Civil/ F&S/ IT) F&S/ IT).
C&I/ F&S/ IT)
Note : If required number of Dy.
Chief Engineers (E&M/ Civil/
C&I/ F&S/ IT) suitable for
promotion are not available, then
Superintending Engineers (E&M/
Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ IT) having
three years’ experience as
Superintending Engineer (E&M/
Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ IT) may also
be considered for promotion.
3 Dy. Chief 100% by Promotion - Superintending Must have three years’ experience as
Engineer (E&M/ 1/3rd by Seniority-cum- Engineer (E&M/ Civil/ Superintending Engineer (E&M/
Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ merit & 2/3rd by Merit. C&I/ F&S/ IT) Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ IT).
IT)

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4 Superintending 100% by Promotion - Executive Engineer Must hold Full Time Graduation
Engineer 1/3rd by Seniority - (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ Degree in Engineering from of a
(E&M/ Civil/ cum-merit & 2/3rd by IT) university established by law in India
C&I/ F&S/ IT) Merit on continuous or a degree or diploma of a foreign
cyclic basis giving University or Institution declared by
precedence to seniority. Govt. as equivalent to a degree in
engineering of a university
established by law in India or AMIE
by passing the examination of Indian
Institute of Engineers alogwith five
years’ experience as Executive
Engineer (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ F&S/
IT).

5 Chief Chemist 100% by Promotion- Senior Chemist Must have five years’ experience as
1/3rd by Seniority-cum- Senior Chemist.
merit & 2/3rd by Merit.
6 Executive 100% by Promotion - Assistant Engineer (E&M/ Full Time Graduation Degree in
Engineer 2/3rd by seniority-cum- Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ IT) Engineering or AMIE or any
(E&M/ Civil/ merit & 1/3rd by Merit. qualification declared equivalent to
C&I/ F&S/ IT) Degree in Engineering by Govt.
alongwith five years’ experience as
Assistant Engineer (Elect. & Mech./
Civil/ C&I/ F&S/ IT) or Diploma in
Engineering (Elect. & Mech./ Civil/
C&I/ F&S/ IT) from recognized
institution with 12 years’ experience
as AEn.
Note: A diploma holder Assistant
Engineer shall be eligible for
appointment as Executive Engineer
after 5 years of passing the AMIE
examination or 12 years of
experience as AEn, whichever is
earlier.

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7 Senior Chemist 100% by Promotion - Chemist Must have five years’ experience as
1/3rd by Merit & 2/3rd Chemist.
by
seniority-cum-merit.
B. Junior Posts :

8 Assistant 5/6th posts by Junior Engineer-I Full Time Graduation Degree in 1. Vacancies of
Engineer (E&M/ Promotion on (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ F&S) Engineering or AMIE or *The candidate must AEn(E&M)
Civil/ C&I/ F&S) Seniority-cum-merit qualification declared equivalent to it hold a full time four shall be filled
and 1/6th posts by by Govt. with two years’ service as years’ Graduation amongst
Direct Recruitment. JEN-I (E&M/ Civil/ C&I/ F&S).
Degree in candidates of
Engineering as a Electrical and
Note : - Mechanical
1. Initially, the ratio regular student or
Discipline in
of 5/6th & 1/6th AMIE from a
the ratio of 1:1
shall be applied on University/ i.e. 50%
vacancies in cyclic Institution vacancies from
order, continuously established by Law in Electrical
from year to year. discipline and
India or a Degree
Once, all the 1/6th remaining 50%
posts of Direct declared to be
from
Recruitment quota equivalent by
Mechanical
are filled, AICTE, New Delhi discipline.
thereafter, in the following
vacancies shall be discipline:- 2. Percentage of
filled as per
*(Substituted vide marks in
replacement
no.223 dated Graduation in
theory.
06.08.2019 (P&A- Engineering
2. AEns already 316) shall be
appointed from calculated as
departmental quota (a)Electrical Discipline :- follows :-
against LDR Electrical/ Electrical &
vacancies shall be Electronics/ Electrical, (i) Percentage of
counted against Instrumentation & marks shall be

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Promotion quota. Control/ Power Systems calculated as


& High Voltage/ Power per the practice
Electronics/ Power of the
Engineering. University/Inst
itute from
(b) Mechanical where the
Discipline :- Degree is
Mechanical/ Production/ obtained.
Industrial Engineering/ (ii) In case,
Production & Industrial/ Grades/ CGPA
Thermal/ Mechanical & are awarded
Automation/ Power instead of
Engineering. marks, the
conversion of
(c) Control & Grades/CGPA
Instrumentation to percentage
Discipline:- of marks shall
Electronics/ Electronics be based on the
& Tele-Communication/ procedure
Electronics & certified by
Communication/ that
Electronics & Power/ University/
Power Electronics/ Institution.
Electrical & Electronics/ (iii) If the
Electronics & University/
Instrumentation/ Institution do
Instrumentation & not have any
Controls. scheme for
converting
(d) Civil Discipline:- CGPA into
Structural/ Civil equivalent
Construction/ Civil marks, the
Engineering. equivalence
percentage

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(e) Fire & Safety marks shall be


Discipline:- calculated by
dividing the
Fire Fighting/ Industrial
"candidate's
Safety Engineering; OR
CGPA" by the
Mechanical/ Electrical/ "maximum
Production Engineering possible
with full time Diploma CGPA" and
in Industrial Safety from multiplying the
a University/ Institution. result with
100.
9 *Assistant 1/4th by Promotion Programmer Must have two years’ experience **The candidate must Percentage of
Engineer ( IT) and 3/4th by Direct as Programmer. hold full time two marks in shall
Recruitment. years’ Post Graduation be calculated as
(Substituted vide Degree as a regular follows :-
no.314 dated student in Computer
12.12.2017 Note : - Applications (MCA); (i) Percentage
(P&A-271) Initially, the ratio of or M.Sc. in of marks shall
1/4th & 3/4th shall Information be calculated
be applied on Technology/ Computer as per the
vacancies in cyclic Science/ Electronics & practice of the
order, continuously Communications or University/Inst
from year to year. equivalent from a itute from
Once, all the 3/4th University/Institution where the
posts of Direct established by Law in Degree is
Recruitment quota India and recognized obtained.
are filled, thereafter, equivalent to it; (ii) In case,
vacancies shall be OR Grades/ CGPA
filled as per are awarded
replacement theory. full time four years’ instead of
Graduation Degree in marks, the
Engineering as a conversion of
regular student or Grades/CGPA
AMIE or equivalent to percentage

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from a of marks shall


University/Institution be based on the
established by Law in procedure
India and recognized certified by
equivalent to full time that
Graduation Degree in University/
Engineering by Institution.
AICTE, New Delhi in (iii) If the
Information University/
Technology/ Computer Institution do
Science/ Electronics & not have any
Communications. scheme for
converting
**(Substituted vide no.223 CGPA into
dated 6.8.2019 (P&A- equivalent
316) marks, the
equivalence
percentage
marks shall be
calculated by
dividing the
"candidate's
CGPA" by the
"maximum
possible
CGPA" and
multiplying the
result with
100.
10 Chemist 100% by Promotion on Junior Chemist Must have five years’ experience as
Seniority-cum-merit Junior Chemist.
basis.

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10A *Programmer 100% by Promotion Assistant Programmer Must have five years’ experience
*(Inserted vide on the basis of as Assistant Programmer.
no.314 dated Seniority-cum-
12.12.2017 Merit
(P&A-271)

11 Junior Engineer-I 100 % by Direct ---- ----- The candidate must hold Vacancies of
(E&M/ Civil/ Recruitment. full time four years’ JEn(E&M) shall
C&I/ F&S) Graduation Degree in be filled amongst
Engineering as a regular candidates of
student or AMIE or Electrical and
equivalent from a Mechanical
University/Institution Discipline in the
established by Law in ratio of 1:1 i.e.
India and recognized 50% vacancies
equivalent to full time from Electrical
Graduation Degree in discipline and
Engineering by AICTE, remaining 50%
New Delhi in the from Mechanical
following discipline:- discipline.
(a) Electrical Discipline :-
Electrical/ Electrical &
Electronics/ Electrical,
Instrumentation &
Control/ Power Systems &
High Voltage/ Power
Electronics/ Power
Engineering.

(b) Mechanical Discipline


:-
Mechanical/ Production/
Industrial Engineering/
Production & Industrial/
Thermal/ Mechanical &

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Automation/ Power
Engineering.

(c) Control &


Instrumentation
Discipline:-
Electronics/ Electronics &
Tele-Communication/
Electronics &
Communication/
Electronics & Power/
Power Electronics/
Electrical & Electronics/
Electronics &
Instrumentation/
Instrumentation &
Controls.

(d) Civil Discipline:-


Structural/ Civil
Construction/ Civil
Engineering.
(e) Fire & Safety
Discipline:-
Industrial Safety/ Fire
Fighting Engineering; OR
Mechanical/ Electrical/
Production Engineering
with full time Diploma in
Industrial Safety.
11A * Junior Dying Cadre ---- ---- ----- -----
Engineer-I (IT)
*(Inserted vide
no.314 dated

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12.12.2017
(P&A-271)

12 Junior Chemist 100 % by Direct ---- --- Candidate must hold two
Recruitment from Open years’ full time Post
Market. Graduation Degree in
Chemistry or four years’
full time Graduation
Degree in Chemical
Engineering as a regular
student from an
University established by
law in India or a degree
of a foreign University or
Institution declared by
competent authority,
equivalent to full time
regular Post Graduate
Degree in Chemistry or
Graduation Degree in
Chemical Engineering, of
an University established
by law in India.
13 *Assistant 100% by Promotion Informatics Assistant Must have five years’ experience
Programmer on the basis of as Informatics Assistant.
Seniority-cum-Merit
*(Inserted vide
no.314 dated
12.12.2017
(P&A-271)
14 **Informatics 100% by Direct Three years’ experience as Data Graduate or higher full
Assistant Recruitment Entry Operator and any one of the time degree in
qualifications as mentioned in Computer Science/
**(Inserted vide However, the post column No. 6. Computer Engineering/
no.314 dated shall first be filled by Computer

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12.12.2017 promotion. Applications/


(P&A-271) Computer Science &
Engineering or
Electronics or
Electronics &
Communication or
Information
Technology or
equivalent of
University established
by law in India.
OR
Full time Post
Polytechnic Diploma in
Computer Applications
or 3 years’ Diploma in
Computer Science &
Engineering/ Computer
Applications/
Information
Technology or
equivalent from a
Polytechnic Institution
recognized by the
Government.
OR
Graduate of a University
established by law in
India with Diploma in
Computer Science/
Computer Applications/
Information Technology
or equivalent of a
University established

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by law in India or of an
institution recognized by
the Government.
OR
Graduate of University
established by law in
India with “O” or
Higher Level Certificate
course conducted by
“National Institute of
Electronics and
Information Technology
(NIEIT)/ DOEACC”
under the control of
Department of
Electronics, Government
of India.
OR
Graduate of University
established by law in
India with Computer
Operator &
Programming Assistant
(COPA)/ Data
Preparation and
Computer Software
(DPCS) Certificate
organized under the
National/ State Counsel
of Vocational Training
Scheme;
and
Speed of 20 Words Per
Minute typing in Hindi

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and English both.

15 *Data Entry Dying Cadre _____ ____ ___ ___


Operator

*(Inserted vide
no.314 dated
12.12.2017
(P&A-271)

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*“SCHEDULE – II”

A. Scheme and syllabus of the competitive examination for the posts of Assistant
Engineer and Junior Engineer-I
1. Computer based “written competitive exam” shall be conducted through Online mode.
The Question Paper shall be of two (2) hours duration and shall consist of Objective
Type questions (Multiple Choice Questions) only.
2. The Question Paper shall consist of following two parts:-
Part – A : 60% weightage
The standard and syllabus of the examination will be of the level of Degree in
Engineering in the respective discipline and its brief out-line may be notified prior to
the exam.

Part – B : 40% weightage

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability


(ii) Mathematics
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science
(iv) Hindi General
(v) English General
A brief out-line of scope of each sub-part is given hereunder for general guidelines of
candidates, but is not intended to be exhaustive :-

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability :- Analytical Reasoning, Number series, Letter
series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Shapes and Mirror Images, Clocks, etc.
(ii) Mathematics:- Mathematics. (Class-XII level)
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science :- Current events including issues of
State (Rajasthan), National & International importance, Persons & Places in recent
news, Games & Sports, Science, Indian History, Civics, Geography, Indian Polity,
etc., with special reference to Rajasthan.
(iv)Hindi General :- Hindi Grammar and language (Class-X level).
(v) English General :- English Grammar and language (Class-X level).
3. The Question Papers, except “Hindi General” of Part-B, shall be in English only.
4. There shall be no ‘Interview’.
5. There will be ‘Negative’ marking for each wrong answer.
6. **To become eligible for consideration for appointment, candidates shall be required to
secure minimum passing marks in each Part as detailed below in the written competitive
exams :-

(i) UR category candidates - 30% marks


(ii)*** SC/ ST/ BC/ MBC/ EWS/Ex-servicemen/
PWD(PH) category candidates - 20% marks
The sum of marks obtained by candidates in the Part-A and Part-B of the examination will
be counted for determining final order of their merit.

*(Substituted vide no.314 dated 12.12.2017 (P&A-271)


**(Substituted vide no.58 dated 04.05.2018 (P&A-301)
***(Substituted vide no. 418 dated 13.12.2019 (P&A-324)

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7. For selection against “Unreserved” vacancies, candidates must be eligible for


appointment as “Unreserved” candidate. It is clarified that in case of availing
relaxation in ‘Fee’, a candidate does not become ineligible for selection against
“Unreserved” vacancy.
8. If the examination is held in more than one session due to one or other reason, the
scores across various sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in
difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
9. Appointing Authority would analyze responses (answers) of individual candidates
with those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong
answers. If it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and
scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, Appointing Authority reserves right to
cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates and the result of such
candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
10. The scores of online exam will be obtained by adopting the following procedure :-
(i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in the objective test is
considered for arriving at the ‘Corrected Score’ after applying penalty for wrong
answers.
(ii) The ‘Corrected Scores’ so obtained by candidates are made equivalent to take
care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective
tests held in different sessions to arrive at the ‘Equated Scores’. Scores obtained
by candidates on any test will be equated to the base form by considering the
distribution of scores of all the forms.
(iii) Scores on total will be calculated with decimal point upto two digits.

B. Scheme and syllabus of the competitive examination for the post of Junior
Chemist(for RVUN Only)

1. Computer based “written competitive exam” shall be conducted through Online mode.
The Question Paper shall be of two (2) hours duration and shall consist of Objective
Type questions (Multiple Choice Questions) only.
2. The Question Paper shall consist of following two parts:-

Part – A : 60% weightage


The standard and syllabus of the examination will be of the level of Post Graduation in
Chemistry/ Graduation Degree in Chemical Engineering and its brief out-line may be
notified prior to the exam.

Part – B : 40% weightage

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability


(ii) Mathematics
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science
(iv) Hindi General
(v) English General

A brief out-line of scope of each sub-part is given hereunder for general guidelines of
candidates, but is not intended to be exhaustive :-

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability :- Analytical Reasoning, Number series, Letter
series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Shapes and Mirror Images, Clocks, etc.
(ii) Mathematics:- Mathematics. (Class-X level)
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science :- Current events including issues of
State (Rajasthan), National & International importance, Persons & Places in recent
news, Games & Sports, Science, Indian History, Civics, Geography, Indian Polity,
etc., with special reference to Rajasthan.
(iv)Hindi General :- Hindi Grammar and language (Class-X level).
(v) English General :- English Grammar and language (Class-X level).
3. The Question Papers, except “Hindi General” of Part-B, shall be in English only.

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4. There shall be no ‘Interview’.


5. There will be ‘Negative’ marking for each wrong answer.
6. **To become eligible for consideration for appointment, candidates shall be
required to secure minimum passing marks in each Part as detailed below in the
written competitive exams :-
(i) UR category candidates - 30% marks
(ii) ***SC/ ST/ BC/ MBC/ EWS/Ex-servicemen/
PWD(PH) category candidates - 20% marks
The sum of marks obtained by candidates in the Part-A and Part-B of the examination will
be counted for determining final order of their merit.

7. For selection against “Unreserved” vacancies, candidates must be eligible for


appointment as “Unreserved” candidate. It is clarified that in case of availing
relaxation in ‘Fee’, a candidate does not become ineligible for selection against
“Unreserved” vacancy.
8. If the examination is held in more than one session due to one or other reason, the
scores across various sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in
difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
9. Appointing Authority would analyze responses (answers) of individual candidates with
those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If
it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are
not genuine/ valid, Appointing Authority reserves right to cancel the candidature of the
concerned candidates and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
10. The scores of online exam will be obtained by adopting the following procedure :-
(i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in the objective test is
considered for arriving at the ‘Corrected Score’ after applying penalty for wrong
answers.
(ii) The ‘Corrected Scores’ so obtained by candidates are made equivalent to take
care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective
tests held in different sessions to arrive at the ‘Equated Scores’. Scores obtained
by candidates on any test will be equated to the base form by considering the
distribution of scores of all the forms.
(iii) Scores on total will be calculated with decimal point upto two digits.

C. Scheme and syllabus of the competitive examination for the posts of


Informatics Assistant

1. The competitive exam shall be conducted in two phases. In Phase-I, the computer
based written exam through ‘online’ mode shall be of two (2) hours duration and shall
consist of Objective Type questions (Multiple Choice Questions) only.
2. Scheme of Exam

Phase – I

The Question Paper shall consist of following two parts :-

Part – A : 60% weightage

(i) Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Major development in the field of


Information Technology.

(ii) Overview of the Computer System including input-output devices,


pointing devices, and scanner.

**(Substituted vide no.58 dated 04.05.2018 (P&A-301)


***(Substituted vide no. 418 dated 13.12.2019 (P&A-324)

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(iii) Introduction to Operating System, Word Processing (MS-Word), Spread


Sheet Software (MS-Excel), Presentation Software (MS Power Point),
DBMS Software (MA-Access).

(iv) Representation of Data (Digital versus Analog, Number System –


Decimal, Binary & Hexadecimal), Introduction to Data Processing,
Concepts of files and its types.

(v) Introduction of Internet Technology and Protocol. LAN, MAN, WAN,


Search Service/ Engines. Introduction to online & offline messaging.
World Wide Web Browsers, Web publishing, Creation & maintenance of
Websites, HTML, Interactivity Tools, Multimedia and Graphics, Voice Mail
and Video Conferencing, Introduction to e-Commerce.

(vi) Security, Protecting Computer Systems from viruses & malicious attacks,
Introduction to Firewalls and its utility, Backup & Restoring data.

(vii) Algorithms for Problem Solving, Introduction to C Language, Principles


and Programming Techniques, Introduction of Object Oriented
Programming (OOPs) concept, Introduction to “Integrated Development
Environment” and its advantages.

Part – B : 40% weightage

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability


(ii) Mathematics
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science
(iv) Hindi General
(v) English General

A brief out-line of scope of each sub-part is given hereunder for general guidelines of
candidates, but is not intended to be exhaustive :-

(i) Reasoning & Mental Ability :- Analytical Reasoning, Number series, Letter
series, Odd man out, Coding-Decoding, Shapes and Mirror Images, Clocks, etc.
(ii) Mathematics:- Mathematics. (Class-XII level)
(iii) General Knowledge & Everyday Science :- Current events including issues of
State (Rajasthan), National & International importance, Persons & Places in recent
news, Games & Sports, Science, Indian History, Civics, Geography, Indian Polity,
etc., with special reference to Rajasthan.
(iv)Hindi General :- Hindi Grammar and language (Class-X level).
(v) English General :- English Grammar and language (Class-X level).

Phase – II

Qualifying Typing Speed Test on Computer :

(a) Hindi Typing 15 Minutes


(b) English Typing 15 Minutes

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Note: -
(i) Speed Test in Hindi & English languages on Computer machine shall be taken
of only those candidates who have qualified the Phase-I of the examination.
The number of candidates to be admitted to the Phase-II of the examination
(Qualifying Typing Speed Test) shall be about three times of the advertised
vacancies (category-wise).

(ii) No marks shall be given in Qualifying Typing Speed Test and Merit list will be
prepared only on the basis marks obtained in the Phase-I of the examination,
but only those candidates who qualify the Typing Speed Test shall be eligible
for inclusion in the Merit list.
3. The Question Paper (except “Hindi General” and “English General” section) shall be
‘bilingual’ i.e. both in English & Hindi, but in case of any confusion/ ambiguity with
regard to interpretation or printing error, the English version of questions shall prevail.
4. There shall be no ‘Interview’.
5. There will be ‘Negative’ marking for each wrong answer.
6. **To become eligible for consideration for appointment, candidates shall be
required to secure minimum passing marks in each Part of Phase-I as detailed
below in the written competitive exams :-
(i) UR category candidates - 30% marks
(ii)*** SC/ ST/ BC/ MBC/EWS/Ex-servicemen/
PWD(PH) category candidates - 20% marks
The sum of marks obtained by candidates in the Part-A and Part-B of the Phase-I of the
examination will be counted for determining final order of their merit.

7. For selection against “Unreserved” vacancies, candidates must be eligible for


appointment as “Unreserved” candidate. It is clarified that in case of availing
relaxation in ‘Fee’, a candidate does not become ineligible for selection against
“Unreserved” vacancy.
8. If the examination is held in more than one session due to one or other reason, the
scores across various sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in
difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
9. Appointing Authority would analyze responses (answers) of individual candidates with
those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If
it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are
not genuine/ valid, Appointing Authority reserves right to cancel the candidature of the
concerned candidates and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
10. The scores of online exam will be obtained by adopting the following procedure :-
(i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in the objective test is
considered for arriving at the ‘Corrected Score’ after applying penalty for wrong
answers.
(ii) The ‘Corrected Scores’ so obtained by candidates are made equivalent to take
care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective
tests held in different sessions to arrive at the ‘Equated Scores’. Scores obtained
by candidates on any test will be equated to the base form by considering the
distribution of scores of all the forms.
(iii) Scores on total will be calculated with decimal point upto two digits.

**(Substituted vide no.58 dated 04.05.2018 (P&A-301)


***(Substituted vide no. 418 dated 13.12.2019 (P&A-324)

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