OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA AND THE OFFICES OF THE DIRECTORS OF CENSUS OPERATIONS IN THE STATES AND THE UNION TERRITORIES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS (TECHNICAL) RECRUITMENT RULES, 2012

Name of post.

Number of post.

Classification.

Pay Band and Grade Pay or Pay scale

Whether selection post or non-selection post.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Assistant Director of Census Operations

(Technical)

113* (2012) *subject to variation dependent on workload.

General Central Service, Group 'A' Gazetted, Non- Ministerial.

Pay Band PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs. 5400

Selection

Age limit for direct recruits

Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits.

(6)

(7)

Not exceeding 35 years.

(Relaxable for Government servants upto five years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government.)

Note: The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Laddakh, Division of Jammu and Kashmir State, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep).

Essential: (i) Master's Degree in Statistics or Operation Research or Mathematics (with Statistics) or Economics (with Statistics) or Commerce (with Statistics) or Anthropology (with Statistics) or Sociology (with Statistics) or Demography (with Statistics) of a recognised University; and

(ii) Three year's experience in collection, compilation, tabulation and analysis of statistical data.

Note 1: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.

Note 2: The qualifications regarding experience are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing in the case of candidates belonging to the scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if at any stage of selection the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them.

Desirable: Master's Degree in Population Studies of a recognised University.

Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees.

Period of probation, if any.

Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/ absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods.

In case of recruitment by promotion/ deputation/absorption, grades from which promotion/deputation/absorption to be made.

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Age:- No Educational qualifications: No, Essential qualifications: No, but must possess a degree of a recognised University with Statistics or Mathematics or Economics or Commerce or Sociology or Anthropology or Demography as a subject.

2 years for direct recruits and promotees

66.67% By promotion failing which by deputation.

33.33% by direct recruitment.

Promotion:

I. Statistical Investigator Grade I with three year's regular service in the scale of pay Rs. 9300-34800/- plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 in the Pay Band-2 failing which Statistical Investigator Grade I with eight years' combined regular service in the grade of Statistical Investigator Grade I in the scale of Pay of Rs. 9300-34800/- plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 in the Pay Band-2 and Statistical Investigator Grade II in the scale of Pay of Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay of 4200 in the Pay Band-2; out of which atleast two years regular service should be in the grade of Statistical Investigator Grade I; and

II. Investigator (Social Studies) Grade I in the scale of pay of Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay Rs. 4200 in the Pay Band-2 with eight years' regular service in the grade, and both having successfully qualified three weeks training on statistical tools or population projects or population analysis and other Demographic or Census related techniques.

Note 1: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two

years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade alongwith their juniors who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service.

Note 2: For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying service for promotion, the service rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to 1st January, 2006, the date from which the revised pay structure based on the 6 Central Pay Commission recommendations has been extended, shall be deemed to be service rendered in the corresponding grade pay or pay scale extended based on the recommendations of the pay Commission.

Deputation:

Officers of the Central Government or State Governments:

(a) (i) holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or

(ii) with three years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in posts in the Pay Band -2 scale of pay of Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; or

(iii) with eight years' service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in posts in the Pay Band -2 scale of pay of Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and

(b) (i) possessing the educational qualifications and experience prescribed for direct recruits under column 7; and

(ii) Three years' experience in collection, compilation, tabulation and analysis of statistical data.

(The departmental officers in the feeder categories who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion.)

(Period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other Organisation or Department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years. The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications).

Note : For the purpose of appointment on deputation basis, the service rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to 1st January, 2006, the date from which the revised pay structure based on the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations has been extended, shall be deemed to be service rendered in the corresponding grade pay or pay scale extended based on the recommendations of the Pay Commission except where there has been merger of more than one pre-revised scale of pay into one grade with a common grade pay or pay scale, and where this benefit will extend only for the posts for which that grade pay or pay scale is the normal replacement grade without any upgradation.