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U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DAMAN & DIU W1 Hm Emma PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY U.T. Administration of Daman & Dlu, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Secretariat, Motl Daman — 396 220.
e-mail :pers-dd@nic.in No.1-1—87—CS/PF/960 Dated : 08/ 05 / 2017 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by the provlsion of Article 239 of the Constitutionof India, the Administrator of Daman & Dlu ls pleased to make following rules to regulatethe method of recruitment to all Group “B” and “C” categorles of posts under theAdmlnistratlon of Daman 81 Diu.
PREAMBLE :
It aims to “ensure a uniform and transparent process and procedures for recrultment of allGroup “B” & “C" categories of posts under the Admlnistratlon of Daman & Diu through anautonomous body, without disturbing the exlstlng recruitment rules and by making effectiveuse of technology in the recrultment processes and procedures and for ensuring thatcumulative outcome of the recruitment Is to provide just an fair opportunities to all thecandidates and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."
1. §HQRT TITLE AND QQMMENQEMENT:
(1) These rules may be called Daman 81 Dlu (Union Territory) Staff Selection Board Rules,2017.
(2) .They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette ofUnion Territory of Daman & Dlu.
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2. QEEIHI I IQN :
In these rules, unless the context othenrvise requlres - a) “Government" means the Adminlstrator of the Union Terrltony of Daman & Dlu;
b) “Staff Selection Board" means Board constltuted under RuIe-3 of these rules;
(here in after referred to as ‘Board').
c) “Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms" means the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms of Union Territory of Daman 81 Diu;
d) “Heads of Department" means Heads of Department as declared by the ' Government from time to tlme;
e) “Heads of Office" means Heads of Office as declared by the Government from tlme to time;
f) “Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board;
9) “Scheduled Castes” and “Scheduled Tribes” means such castes and tribes as notified by the President of India under Articles 341 and 342, respectively, of the Constltution of India from tlme to tlme; and h) “Group “B" and “C” categories of Posts” (includlng Technlcal) means the posts as lndentlfied by the Government of India under these categories in the Union Territory of Daman & Dlu from tlme to tlme.
3. ggnstitgtign 9f fitgff Selegtign Bgarg :
(1) There shall be an autonomous Staff Selection Board In the Union Territory of Daman 8: Diu.
(2) The Headquarters of the Board shall be located at suCh placeas may be determined by the Government from tlme to time. '
(3) The Board shall consist of a Chairman and two Members to be appointed by the Government.
(4) The Adviser to the Hon'ble Administrator of the UT Admlnlstration of Daman 81 Diu shall be the ex-officlo Chairman. In case the post of the Advisor to Administrator ls vacant, then In such circumstances, the Senior most Secretary of the U.T. of Daman & Dlu would be Ex-Offlclo Chairman of the Board.
(5) Members shall be appointed from the Secretaries / Special Secretaries by the Government from the UT Administration.
(6) The Chairman may Co-opt expert(s) in partlcular discipline] trade for each selection wherever necessary from among the UT Administration officers, Professors of Universities or Academlclans or officers of Government of Indla or of other state or of Public Sector undertakings whether In service or retlred and from among other eminent persons havlng specialized knowledge in the partlcular discipline/ trade.
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(7) There shall be a Secretary and such other staff appolnted by the Government to assist the Board in its day to day functlonlng.
(8) The rank of the Chairman and Members of the Board shall be such as may be determined by the Government from time to time.
(9) Department of Personnel & Adminlstratlve Reforms, Daman & Dlu shall be the nodal department for the requirements of the Board.
(10) The Chairman of the Board shall exercise all the administrative and financial powers vested In Heads or Department and the Secretary shall function as Head of the Office.
(11) The Board shall conduct the recruitment examlnatlon for Group “B” and “C" categorles of Posts as mentioned In Rute-4 and ensure the declaration of results of the said examlnatlons.
(12) The Board shail formulate a set of regulatlon to regulate the manner for condUCtlon recruitment examinatlons.
(13) The Board on the basis of the results declared shall recommend suitable candidates to the Government for thelr appointment on the basis of the requisition made to the Board for various Group “B” and “C” categories of Posts.
(14) The Secretary shall be responsible under the supervision of the Chairman for carrying out the entire process of conducting the recruitment examlnations including appointment of the question setters/examiners, obtaining question papers, keeping them in safe custody, ensuring the identity of the candidates, tlmely supply of questlon papers, to the different centers, proper Invlgllatlon, safe 'custody of answer books, tabulation of marks obtained by candldates in such examinations and publishing the results.
4. DIBEQT REQRUITMEN [:
The Board shall conduct dlrect recruitment through competitive examination in respect of all the post of Group “B" and “C” Posts as Identified by the Government.
Provlded that any of the Gazetted posts from Group ‘B' may be recruited by the Board with due approval of the Competent Authority (UPSC).
5. INTIMATIQN TO IflE BQARD REGARDINQ REQuISITIQN :
The Head of Offices concerned through their Departmental Secretary shall every year preferably in the month of January intimate the Board Indicating thelr requisition 1.13. the number of vacancles Including those antlclpated in course of the year in the prescribed format.
6. ADVERTISEMEHI QF VAEANCIES :
On receipt of lntlmatlon of vacancies under Rule-S, the Secretary In consultation with the Chairman shall issue advertisement through giving wide publicity in the leading newspapers] UT Administration webslte lnvltlng online application from ellgible candidates for appearing in the competitive recruitment examination. The application for the competltlve examination may be in such form as may be declded by the Board.
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7. ELIQIBILIIZI QF QAEQIDATES :
A candidate desirous for applying shail have to meet the following criteria's, namely :-
(a) He shall be a citizen of India;
(b)He shall possess requlslte qualification prescribed for the post/service In the recruitment rules or Instructions for which examination is being conducted;
(c) His age shall not be less than the minimum age limit or more than the maximum age llmlt as prescribed under the recruitment rules of Union Territory of Daman 81 Diu from tlme to time or recruitment rules of Government of Indla as applicable.
Provided that the maximum age llmlt shall be relaxed by such period and for such category as specified by the UT Administration in recruitment rules or Government of India;
(d) He shall be of Good character;
(e) He shall be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects or bodily Infirmity except the relaxation prescribed for physically handicapped candidate;
(f) He must fulfill any other special condition as may be specified under relevant recruitment rules; and
(g) No person who has more than one spouse living eligible for appearing at the competltlve examination.
8. ADMISSION QE ILIE QANDIDATE IQ EXAMINAIIQN :
The decision of the Chairman / Board as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to any examination shall be final.
9. PREFERENCE FQB TflE PQ§T BY THE QANDIDATE :
A candidate Is required to indicate the order of preference for the post for which he intends to appear at the combined competltlve examination and the service in which he wants to be appointed, If selected, In his application form, in case the Board decides to conduct an examinatlon for common categon/ of posts.
1 E MINATI NFEES DREM NE TI THE INERS:
(1) No application for admission to any examination shall be considered unless it Is accompanied by a Treasury Challan showing payment In the Government Treasury, or by the prescribed mode for the examination fees as specified in the advertisement.
Provided that the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be eligible for concession In fees as determined by the Government / Government of India from time to time.
(2) No claim for refund of fees shall be entertained In any circumstances.
(3) The Board shall decide the rates of remuneration payable to different examiners/staff/officers/InvigiIators engaged in connection with the examination.
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11. CQMEETITIVE EEAMIHA I 19”
(1) Competitive Examination shall be held at a center or centers to be announced by the Board considerlng the number of the candidates appearing for the saIcI examination.
(2) The Board may fix up such centers at the district or Sub-Divisional headquarters, If necessary, In consultation with the Government. The date, time and place for the examination shall be intimated to the candidates at least 21 days before theexamination and the same shall be published sufficiently ahead In leading newspapers and website of the UT Administration.
12. ABRANQEMEETS FOE AND Q.QNDQQT OF IflE EXAMINATIQE :
(1) The Board shall conduct the written examination under guidance and direction of the Chairman.
(2) The Board shall In consultation with the Government appoint Gazetted Officers and Non Gazetted staff of the Government in order to ensure smooth conduct of the said written examination.
(3) The Board shall have powers for requlsltlonlng the local educational building or the buildings belonging to the Government, Public Sector undertakings or the like for the purpose of conducting the examination.
(4) The examination shall be held preferably on any public holidays so that, the education of the students does not suffer. 1 (S) The Board shall have powers to appoint requlred number of Invlgilators from among the Gazetted or non—Gazetted staff under jurisdiction of the Government.
(6) The Board shall make necessary sitting arrangements for the candldates admitted for the examination.
(7) The Board shall exercise the powers to recommend any penalty under Rule 18 of these rules. The decision of the Board In this respect shall be final.
(8) The Board shall ensure safe custody and dispatch of all confidential matters relating to the examination.
(9) Whenever necessary the Board may seek advice of the Admlnlstrator/ Government and Adminlstrator/ Government may give Instructlons in the Interest of Impartiality and fair play In conducting the examlnatlon;
(10) Setting of questions and eVaIuation of the answer papers shall be done centrally.
(11) Invigilators and Supervisors of the written examination shall be appointed from outside the Sub-Dlvlslon as far as practicable.
13. PATTERfl QF EXAMINATION I The Board shall conduct the recruitment examination as per Syllabus and the patter ofexamination as may be decided by them In consultation with the concerned AdminlstrativeDepartment of Government / UT Administration.
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14. EETI C I The following guidelines shall be followed In conducting recruitment to various posts and services by the Board, namely:- (I) There shall be a written test] online test as prescribed by the Board from time to time.
(Ii) In addition to the written test viva voce/ skill / physical test may be decided and conducted by Board if it Is satisfied that such test is necessary to select candidates for the post for which examination is held.
(Iii) Method of central evaluation of answer papers shall be such as may be decided by the Board.
(iv) If two or more candidates have obtained equal marks In the aggregate, the order of merit shall be determined in accordance with their seniority in age.
(v) Any other standards and syllabus prescribed by the Government, If any, for any particular post/service from time to time shall be adopted by the Board.
15. SELEQ! LI§T AND 1T5 MALIDITY:
(1) The Board shall prepare the select list of the successful candidates In order of merit on the basis of the recruitment examination which shall be equal to the number of vacancies for which requisitions are received.
(2) The select list shall be published In the notice board and Website of the UT Administration In the form of notification under Intimation to the appropriate appointing authority if any, specified in the respective recruitment rules.
(3) The select list for each recruitment examination shall be valid for one year from the date of Its publication or on the publication of the result of the next recruitment examination whichever is earlier.
(4) A suitable number of candidates will be kept In the reserved panel as per the orders/ instructions/ resolutions of the Government of India, as amended from time to time.
16.ALLQ I MEET QF CANDIDATES AND §ENIQBI I ( 1) The Board shall allot candidates in the order in which their names appear In the select list to Departments of Government and Heads of Departments as per their vacancy position Intimated under RuIe-4. At the time of allotment due consideration shall be given to the preference Indicated by the candidates in their applications. In case, no preference is exercised by a selected candidate, the allotment of posts shall be done by the Board as per the guidelines prescribed by the Board In this regard.
(2) The relative seniority of a candidate appointed to a post In a particular grade or service by the appointing authority In particular year shall be determined with reference to his position In the select list from which he is appointed.
(3) In case of failure of any selected candidate to join the post, the appointing authority may request the Board for furnishing a supplementary list of the successful candidates and in that case the Board shall furnish a supplementary list of successful candidates as per guidelines Issued by UT Admlnistration / Government of India from time to time.
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17. RELAXATIQN:
Where the Government is of the opinion that, If It Is necessary or expedient to do so, they may by order and for reasons to be recorded In writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules as per guidelines and rules Issued by Government of India from time to time.
18. EEEALTY:
A candidate who Is or has been, declared by the Board to be guilty of- ( 1) Obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or
(2)1mpersonatlon; or
(3) Procurlng Impersonation by any person; or
(4) Submitting fabricated documents, or documents which have been tampered with; or
(5) Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information; or
(6) Resottlng to any other Irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or
(7) Adopting unfair means during the examination; or
(8) Writing obscene language or pornographic matter, in the scripts; or
(9) Misbehaving with fellow examinees or the Invigilators In any manner In the examination hall; or
(10) Harassing or causing bodily harm to the staff employed/engaged by the Board for the conduct of the examination; or
(11) Violating any of the instructions contained in the admission certificates; or
(12) Attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting to commit ail or any of the acts specified In the foregoing clauses shall be liable-
(a) To be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he is candidate; or
(b) To be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period~ (I) By the Board, from appearing In any examination or selection held by them; or
(ii) By the Government, from entering to any employment under them; or
(c) If he is already In service under Government, to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules;
Provided that no penalty under thIs rule shall be imposed except after- (I) Giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation to the Board In writing within 30 days of such declaration as he may wish to make in that behalf: and Page 7 of 8 EXTRAORDINARY No. : 11 DATED :13TH MAY, 2017.
(II) Taking Into consideration the representation, If any, submitted by the candidate within the specified period allowed to him by the Board.
19. RULES NOT APPLIQABLE IQ §|AEE QE QERTAIN OFFIQES:
These rules shall not apply to recruitment of the staff of Department] office which are put out of recruitment jurisdiction of the Board.
20. BQARD PRQGRE§§ BEPQRT :
The Board shall submit a detailed progress report every year In the month of December to the Government.
21. oveg'rugtug EEEEQI: ‘ , Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of these rules shall have overriding effect on the provision of other recruitment processes and procedures regulating direct recruitment of all Group “B" 81 “C” categories of the posts notified by the Government for time to time.
22. INTERPRETATION :
If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, the Board shall refer to the Department of Personnel 81 Administrative Reforms Daman & Dlu for decision.
23. PQWER TQ REMQVE ANQMALIES :
Notwithstanding anything contained In these rules or other rules for the time being In force, any act or omissions by the Board to give effect to provisions of these rules, taken In public Interest / good faith shall be covered under the power to remove any anomaly with the Board.
By Order and In the name of Administrator of Daman & Dlu Sdl- (Gurpreet Singh) Deputy Secretary (Pers.)
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