NOTIFICATION

Home Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.
Dated the…..February, 2024.

Gujarat Police
No. ……………………………………………:-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of
Act, 1951.
section 5 of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951 (Bom. XXII of 1951), section 21 of the Gujarat
Gujarat State
Reserve Police State Reserve Police Force Act, 1951 (Bom. XXXVIII of 1951) and sub-section (1) of
Force Act, 1951. section 59 of the Prisons Act, 1894 (IX of 1894) and in supersession of all the rules made
Prisons Act, in this behalf, the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following rules to provide
1894.
for regulating the method of examination for recruitment to the posts of Police
Constable (Unarmed), Police Constable (Armed), Class III, in the subordinate service of
the State Police Force, Police Constable (Armed), Class III, in the subordinate service of
the State Reserve Police Force, Sepoy (male) and Sepoy (Female)/Matron, Class III in the
subordinate service of the office of Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and
Correctional Administration, namely :-

1. Short title commencement and application .-

(1) These rules may be called the Police Constable, Class III, (Combined Competitive
Examination) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) These rules shall apply to the Postof Police Constable, Class III level cadre posts,
as specified in Appendix I.

2. Definitions .-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) ''Appendix'' means an Appendix appended to these rules;

(b) “Board” means the Gujarat Police Recruitment Board or such Board as may be
constituted by the State Government in this behalf;

(c) “examination” means the Combined Competitive Examination for direct recruitment
to the posts of Police Constable, Class III in the State Police Force and theState
Reserve Police Force and Sepoy (Male) and Sepoy (Female)/Matron in the
Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Administration
specified in Appendix I; which includes Physical Test and Objective MCQ Testas
referred to in rule8;

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 (d) “Government” means the Government of Gujarat;

(e) “relevant recruitment rules” means the recruitment rules prescribed by the
Government for the posts specified in Appendix I.
3. Procedure for preparing requisitions .-

(1)Every year all the offices under the administrative control of Home
Department shall send the requisition indicating their requirement of
persons for appointment to the posts, as specified in Appendix I for the
next year, to the Director General and Inspector Generalof Police,
Gujarat State and Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and
Correctional Administration for the concerned postin the proforma as
specified in Appendix V or in the manner as may be decided by the
Government from time to time by a general or special order.

(2)The estimate of anticipated requirement of the candidates shall not

depend merely upon the actual number of vacancies existing or likely to
arise on some particular date. But the offices to which these rules apply
shall prepare an estimate of their probable recruitments by past
experience depending upon the probable vacancies on account of
resignations and other grounds and creation of new posts owing to
anticipated developments, etc. Thus, these estimates shall not merely be
an estimate of exact available number of posts that may fall vacant
during particular period but shall be an exhaustive numerical estimate
of anticipated requirements of concerned posts as per the prevailing
policy of the Government. Utmost care shall be takenso that the
estimate is not excessive beyond the actual requirement of one year
from January of a year to December of the year or the sanction given in
the recruitment year. The Director General and Inspector General of
Police and Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and
Correctional Administration shall send such consolidated requisition to
the Board as specified in Appendix VI or in the manner as may be
decided by the Government from time to time by general or special
order.

4. Eligibility .-

(1) A candidate shall not be qualified for admission to the examination unless he
is,-

(a)A citizen of India, or

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 (b)A subject of Nepal, or

(c) A subject of Bhutan, or

(d) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan,

Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the
United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and
Vietnam, with the intention of permanently settling in India:

Provided that candidatesbelonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) shall be

required to furnish a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government.

(2) A candidate who is required to produce a certificate of eligibility under sub-

rule (1) shall be allowed to appear in the examination conducted by the Board
and he shall also be appointed provisionally subject to the production of
eligibility certificate within time frame, as decided by the Government.

(3)No person, who, -

(a)has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a

spouse living, or

(b)having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage

with any other person shall be eligible for appointment to the
Post:

Provided that subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in
force, theState Government may, if satisfied that there are special grounds for
doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this sub-rule.

(4)The candidate shall be required to declare in the application form

whether he or she as the case may be, is married and, in the case of the male
candidate whether he has more than one wife living and in the case of a female
candidate whether she has married to a man who has already another wife
living.

5. Educational Qualifications and Age limit .-

(1) The candidate possessing the requisite educational qualifications, other

qualifications and requirements, for the appointment to the post as specified in
Appendix I, prescribed under the relevant recruitment rules shall be eligible for
admission to the examination.

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 (2) The candidate for admission to the examination shall have attained the minimum
age and shall not have attained the maximum age as prescribed in the relevant
recruitment rules on the date as may be specified in the advertisement by the Board.

6. Holding of Examination .-

(1)The Board shall, on receiving the requisition from the Director General
and Inspector General of Police, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar and
Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional
Administration, publish an advertisement in the prominent newspapers
widely circulated in the State, inviting applications in the prescribed
form, from the eligible candidates for appointment to the posts.

(2)The procedure for inviting application and scrutiny of the applications

shall be decided by the Board.

(3)The Board shall hold an examination for selection of candidates by direct

recruitment to the posts specified in Appendix I.

(4)The date, time and the places for holding examination shall be decided by
the Board.

(5)The candidate shall be required to attend all the stages of examination at

his own expense on the date, time and places as notified by the Board.

7. Application for appearing in examination and examination fees .-

(1) Each candidate unless exempted under sub-rule (3), shall pay an
examination fee as fixed by the Board in the manner prescribed by the
Board, alongwith the application made by him under these rules and attach
a documentof such payment of fees along with such application.

(2)The fees shall be paid in the manner as specified by the Board in the
advertisement. The fees once paid shall not be refunded or held over for the
subsequent examination.

(3) The candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially
and Educationally Backward Classes (Nomadic and Denotified Tribes) and
Economically Weaker Sections shall be exempted from the payment of fees
prescribed under sub-rule (1).

(4)The request of a candidate for withdrawal of application and refund of fees

shall not be entertained under any circumstances.

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 8. Stages and Mode of examination .-

(1) The examination shall be held in two successive stages in the following

manner, namely :-

(I)1st Stage: Physical Test(Qualifying nature) ;

(II)2nd Stage: Objective MCQ Test.

(2)The Board shall, after receiving the applications from the candidates call
them to appear in the Physical Test .

(3) Physical Test shall be of qualifying in natureand shall be conducted as

specified in Appendix II.

(4)The candidates who qualify in the Physical Test shall be called for
Objective MCQ Test.
(5) Objective MCQ Test shall be conducted as specified in Appendix III.
(6)The Final Merit List:-
The candidates shall be arranged in order of merit on the basisof
marks obtained in Part A and B of MCQ Test and theadditional
Marks as specified in Appendix IV:
(7) Document verification stage:
The candidates who appear in the Objective MCQ Test shall be called for
document verification based on the aggregate marks obtained by the
candidates in the Objective MCQ Test and the marks obtained as per
Appendix IV.
Provided that the number of candidates called for document
verification shall be about twice the number of vacancies
requisitioned.
9. Syllabus of examination .-

The syllabus of the Objective MCQ Test shall be as specified in Appendix III.

10. Medium of Examination: -The medium of the examination shall be Gujarati or

Englishas specified in the instructions given in the Question Paper.
11. Appearance
at examination -

(1)No candidate shall be allowed to appear at the examination unless the

Board is satisfied that ,-

(a)the candidate possesses the requisite qualifications and fulfils

other requirements under the recruitment rules of the posts as
specified in Appendix I;

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 (b)the candidate has paid the requisite fees along with the
application unless he is exempted under sub-rule (3) of rule 7;

(c)the candidate is eligible in all respects and complies with all the
requirements for appearing in the examination.

(2) The decision of the Board for the eligibility of a candidate for admission
to the examination shall be final.

(3) Subsequently, if at any time, the candidate is found ineligible, his

candidature shall be treated as cancelled and if already selected and
appointed, his appointment shall be treated as cancelled ab-initioand
his service shall be terminated forthwith:

Provided that no such appointment shall be terminated unless

the candidate has been given an opportunity of being heard.

12. Qualifying standard and marks .-

(1)The Board shall fix the qualifying standard for Objective MCQ Test for
the candidates of non-reserved categories and separately for candidates
belonging to reserved categories. However, the minimum qualifying
standard that may be determined by the Board shall not in any case be
less than 40 per cent. of marks in the Objective MCQ Test.

(2) The qualifying standard for Part-A and Part-B shall be considered
separately.
(3)The candidate shall be required to be qualified in both the Part-A and
Part-B separately in order to be enlisted in merit list.
(4)The order of merit shall be prepared by the aggregate marks obtained in
part-A and part-B of the Objective MCQ Test and additional marks.

13. Conduct and regulation of examination .-

The Board shall regulate all matters relating to appointment of examiners,

supervisors, remuneration payable to them and conduct of examination in
accordance with the procedure adopted by it and in conformity with the
rules made in this behalf and directions of the Government.

14. Duty of candidate and prohibition to use certain devices in examination

hall -

(1) The candidate shall be required to fill up all details of the MCQ Test.

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 (2)The candidate shall not be allowed to carry with him a laptop, cellular
phone, calculator, pager, tablet, i-pad, smart watch or any other
electronics communication device in the examination hall.

15. Disciplinary actions .-

A candidate whois or has been declared by the Board to be guilty of-

(a)obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or

(b)impersonating; or

(c)procuring impersonation by any person; or

(d)submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been

tempered with; or

(e)making statement which are incorrect or false or suppressing material

information; or

(f)resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with

his candidature for the examination; or

(g)using unfair means during the examination, or

(h)writing irrelevant matter, including absurd language or pornographic

matter in the scripts; or

(i)misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall; or

(j)harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Board for
the conduct of the examination; or

(k)attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting of all or any of the
acts specified in the foregoing clauses; or

(l)violating any of the conditions for admission to appear in the

examination as prescribed and specified in the admission certificate,

may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be

liable-

(i)to be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which

he is a candidate; or

(ii)to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period,-

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 (a)by the Board for appearing in any examination or
candidature for the concerned post, or

(b) by the Government from any employment under it:

Provided that no penalty under sub-clauses (a) or (b)

shall be imposed except after giving the candidate an opportunity
of making such representation in writing as he may wish to make
in that behalf and with the prior approval of the Government; or

(iii)To disciplinary action under the relevant rules if he is in the

Government service.

16. Ineligibility on failure to attend Physical Test, Objective MCQ Test and
document verification .-

(1)The candidate who is eligible and called for Physical Test but fails to
attend the said test on the specified date, time and place, shall not be
called for Objective MCQ Test.

(2)The candidate who is qualified in the Physical Test but fails to attend the
MCQ Test on the specified date, time and place shall not be eligible for
document verification.

(3)The candidate who is called for document verification but fails to attend
document verification process on the specified date, time and place, shall
not be eligible for selection.

17. Procedure for preparation of select list and order of preference .-

(1) The final result shall be prepared by the Board in the order of merit on
the basis of aggregate marks finally awarded to the candidate in the
Objective MCQ Test and additional marks as specified in Appendix IV,
specifyingtheir names, seat numbers and total marks obtained by the
candidates and the same shall be caused to be published on the notice
board and /or on official website of the Board. The copy of the result so
published shall be sent to the Government in Home Department, the
Director General and the Inspector General of Police and Additional
Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Administration.

The Board shall call the candidate individually for document verification
(2)
as per their merit in the manner as decided by the Board.

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 (3) The candidate shall be required to give, at the time of document
verification, the order of preference for the posts as specified in
Appendix I to which he desires to be considered for appointment, in the
manner as may be prescribed by the Board.

(4)The candidate who belongs to the reserved category and selected on his
own merit but does not get the concerned post of his choice/preference
according to merit and if the post of concerned reserved category is
available of his choice as a reserved candidate, then such candidate shall
be allocated to that post against such reserved post. Such reserved post
shall be treated as filled up post against the reservation quota of such
category.

(5)The Board shall in the first instance prepare the list for general category
candidates and then prepare a list for the candidates belonging to
reserved category post of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes(Including Nomadic Tribes
and Denotified Tribes) and Economically Weaker Sections including
Women and Ex-Servicemen to the extent of the number of vacancies
requisitioned.
(6) Where a candidate has not given preference for any post, or the candidate
has given preference only for a few posts and the number of posts for
which he has given preference are not available to accommodate the
candidate as per his preference, such candidate shall be considered for
appointment to any of the remaining posts after the process of
appointment to the other candidates, who have given their preference
for all the posts specified in the Appendix I, is completed.
(7) The appointment of the candidate to a particular post shall be subject to
the fulfilment of the provisions of recruitment rules as in force relatingto
that post.

(8)Where the candidate has been appointed to a particular post, no request

shall be entertained by the competent authority for a change of
appointment to another post.
(9) The Board shall prepare the list according to reservation policy of the
Government prevailing at that time.

18. Preparation of select list .-

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 (1)The Board shall prepare a select list in accordance with rule 17 for the
concerned post, as the case may be in the order of merit on the basis of
aggregate marks finally awarded to each candidate to the extent of the
number of vacancies requisitioned.

(2)The Board shall also prepare a list of successful candidates belonging to

the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes (Including Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Tribes),
Economically Weaker Sections, Women and Ex-Servicemen to the extent
of the number of vacancies reserved for such categories and
requisitioned.

19. Result of examination .-

The Board shall declare the result of the examination in two parts as
under, namely:-

Part I: (a)The result of the successful candidates shall be arranged

in the order of merit specifying their names, seat
numbers and total marks obtained by the candidates and
allocation of the post and the same shall be published on
the notice board and/ or on the official web-site of the
Board and the copy of the result so published shall be
sent to the Government in Home Department, the
Director General and Inspector General of Police, Gujarat
State and Additional Director General of Police, Prisons
and Correctional Administration on the same day. The
result shall be published in the Official Gazetteby the
Board and the copy of the result so published in the
Official Gazetteshall be sent to the Government in Home
Department, the Director General and Inspector General
of Police, Gujarat State and Additional Director General of
Police, Prisons and Correctional Administration.

(b)The Board shall communicate the result to the successful

candidates individually in the manner as may be decided
by the Board. The Board shall not enter into any further
correspondence with the successful candidates after
communication of the result.

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 Part II:The Board shall prepare a list of the unsuccessful candidates who
are not included inPart I, specifying their names, seat numbers
and total marks obtained by them and the same shall be
published on the notice board of the Board and/ or on the official
web-site of the Board.

20. Rechecking of marks .-

The candidate who desires to have his marks ofThe Objective MCQ Test
rechecked, may make an application to the Board along with the fees as may be
fixed by the Board, within a period of 15 days from the date of declaration of the
result.

Recommendation and Allocation .-

21.
The Board shall recommend the candidates qualified for appointment to the
Government in Home Department according to the requirements shown in the
requisition sent to the Board. The Home Department or concerned
administrative offices under the Home Department shall, then allot the
candidates to the respective offices under their administrative control according
to their requirements shown in the requisition. The concerned appointing
authorities thereafter shall issue orders of appointments of the candidates so
allotted and such orders shall be sent to the concerned candidates by Register
Post Acknowledgement Due (RPAD).

No right to appointment .-
22.
The successful candidates shall ordinarily be considered for appointment to the
post in order of merits as determined by the Board up to the number of posts to
be filled in. Mere success in the examination shall not in itself confer upon a
candidate any right to appointment and no candidate shall be appointed to the
post unless the appointing authority is satisfied after suchinquiries, as may be
considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respect for
appointment to the post and public service.

Medical Test .-
23.
The candidate recommended for appointment shall be required to undergo the
medical examination in accordance with the provisions of the Recruitment Rules
of the concerned posts specified in Appendix I.

Appointment .-

24.

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 Appointment of the selected candidates shall be made strictly in order of their
rank in the merit list prepared by the Board.

25. Joining to post .-

The selected candidate for appointment to the concerned post, shall have to join
his posting within 30 days from the date of receipt of the appointment order. If
the candidate fails to join his posting within 30 days, his appointment order shall
be cancelled. However, if it is established that for the reasons beyond his control,
the candidate could not join the posting within 30 days, the competent authority
may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow such candidate to join the
posting even after expiry of 30 days. However, the seniority of such candidate
shall be determined in accordance with the Government orders in that behalf.

Controlling Authority -
26.
The Secretary to the Government, Home Department shall be the controlling and
the co-ordinating authority for implementation of these rules. He shall be
competent for allotment or re-allotment of the candidates from the offices under
his administrative control in exceptional circumstances.

Interpretation of rules -
27.
If any question arises as to the interpretation of any of these rules, the question
shall be referred to the Secretary to the Government, Home Department, for the
decision and his decision in the matter shall be final.

Savings -
28.
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, any action initiated under
the previous rules before the commencement of these rules, shall be valid till it is
completed.

Appendix I
(See rules 1(3) and 3(1))
POLICE CONSTABLE CLASS III LEVELS CADRE POSTS

Police Constable (Unarmed)in the State Police Force.

Police Constable (Armed) in the State Police Force.
1.
Police Constable (Armed) in the State Reserve Police Force.
2.
Sepoy (Male) and Sepoy (Female)/Matron in the subordinate service of the
3.
Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Administration.
4.

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 Appendix II
(See rule 8 (3))
1st Stage: Physical Test (Qualifying nature)
The Physical Test shall comprise of two stages.

(1) Physical Efficiency Test (PET) :-

Candidate Test
Qualifying Standard

MaleRunning 5000 Meters In 25 minutes

FemaleRunning 1600 meters In 9.30 minutes
Ex-servicemenRunning 2400 meters In 12 minutes and 30 seconds

(2) Physical Standard Test (PST) :-

Candidates who pass the Physical Efficiency Test shall have to undergo Physical
Standard Test.
Physical Standard : Height for Male and Female ; Chest (only for male)
A. For Male candidates:

Sr. Class Height Chest (in centimeters)

No. (in centimeters)DeflatedInflated *
(i)Scheduled Tribes candidate of 1627984
Gujarat origin
(ii)Candidate (except Scheduled 1657984
Tribes of Gujarat origin)

* Expansion of chest when inflated shall not be less than 5 centimeters.

B. For Female candidates:

Sr. Class Height
No. (in centimeters)
(i)Scheduled Tribes candidate of Gujarat origin 150
(ii)Candidate (except Scheduled Tribes of Gujarat origin) 155

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 Appendix III
(See rule 8 (5) and 9)

2ndStage: O bjective MCQ Test

ÿ Total ( Part A + B ) = 200 MCQ, 200 Marks, 3 Hours (180 Minutes)

PART-A :
ÿ80 Mark; 80 MCQ;
ÿ40% minimum qualifying standard
ÿNegative marking 0.25; “E” option

SYLLABUS
Sr. Topic
1Reasoning and Data Interpretation Mark
2Quantitative Aptitude 30
3Comprehension in Gujarati language 30
Total 20
80

PART-B :
ÿ120 Mark; 120 MCQ;
ÿ40 % minimum qualifying standard
ÿNegative marking 0.25; “E” option

SYLLABUS
Sr. Topic Mark
1The Constitution of India 30
2Current Affairs, Science and Technology, General Knowledge 40
3History, Cultural Heritage and Geography of Gujarat and 50
Bharat
Total 120

1. The Objective MCQ Test shall consist of Multiple Choice Question(MCQ).

2.. Every question shall be of 1 mark.
3. Every attempted question with incorrect answer shall carry a negative mark of
0.25.
4. In every question there shall be one option of “Not attempted(Option “E”)”. If the
candidate does not intend to answer, he may select this option. If the candidate
selects this option, the negative marks shall not be given.

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 5. If the candidate has not selected any of the option given in the question, then it
shall carry a negative mark of 0.25.
6. The qualification Standard for Part A and Part B shall be considered separately.
7. Candidate require to be qualified in both the Part A and Part B separately in
order to be enlist in merit list.
8. The order of merit shall be prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained in
Part A and Part B ( Hereinabove case obtained marks out of 200 ).

Appendix IV
(See rule 8(6) and 17(1))
Additional marks to be awarded after the Objective MCQ Test.
1.Additional 02 (two) marks shall be given to the candidates possessing ‘C’ level
certificate of National Cadet Corps.
2.Additional marks as mentioned below shall be given to the candidate possessing
any Diploma/ Bachelor Degree/ Post Graduation Diploma/ Post Graduation
Degree of 1 Year and above duration awarded by the Rashtriya Raksha
University (Previously known as Raksha Shakti University) or National Forensic
Science University (Previously known as Gujarat Forensic University).

Additional marks to
Course duration
be given.
1 Year 03
2 Years 05
3 Years 08
4 Years and above 10

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APPENDIX-V
(See rule 3(1))
The Statement showing the number of vacancies for the post of………………….ClassIII, to be filled in the ensuing recruitment year from…….t
o ………..in the office of the……………………………

Sr. No. Name of the Anticipated Vacancies Total No. To be Breakup of the total No. Of vacancies No. of vacancies to be reserved from the total
post of anticipated Filled (column 7) Into General and reserved No. of vacancies
and pay scale Vacancies Up by Categories of posts (column 7) as per rules for
of the post (Column Direct
3+4+5) Recruitment

No. of No. of PostsNo. of Posts likely General SC ST SEBC EWS Women Ex-servicemen
Actual to beWhich May created
Vacant during Fall vacant the
Posts recruitmentDue to
year Retirement Promotion,
Resignation
Etc.

4 5
General SC ST SEBC EWS
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 (Rs…….)

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APPENDIX-VI

(See rule 3(2))

The Statement showing the number of vacancies for the post of…………………., Class III, which may accruing during next recruitment year in the office of
the…………………………………………

Sr. No.Name of Anticipated Vacancies Total No. To be Breakup of the total No. Of vacancies Filled No. of vacancies to be reserved from the total No. of vacancies
the post of anticipated Up by (column 7)Into General and reserved Direct (column 7) as per rules for
and pay Vacancies Categoriesof posts
scale (Column Recruitment
4+5+6)

No. of No. of Posts No. of Posts General SC ST SEBC EWS Women Ex-servicemen
Actual likely to be Which May
Vacant created during Fall vacant
Posts the recruitment Due to
year Retirement
Promotion,
Resignation
Etc.
General SC ST SEBC EWS
5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 1011 12 1314 15 16 17 18

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,

(K.V.Hindocha)
Deputy Secretary to Government

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