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THE ORISSA SUBORDINATE EDUCATION SERVICE (GENERAL BRANCH) RULES, 1972

THE ORISSA SUBORDINATE EDUCATION SERVICE (GENERAL BRANCH) RULES, 1972

THE ORISSA SUBORDINATE EDUCATION SERVICE (GENERAL BRANCH) RULES, 1972

[1]THE ORISSA SUBORDINATE EDUCATION SERVICE (GENERAL BRANCH) RULES, 1972

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Orissa is pleased to make the following rules regulating the method of recruitment and conditions of service of the persons appointed to posts of teachers and equivalent posts in Class III of the State Civil Services in the Offices Subordinate to the Director of Public Instruction (Schools), namely;

PART-I PRELIMINARY

Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.

(1)     These rules may be called the Orissa Subordinate Education Service (General Branch) Rules, 1972.

(2)     They shall come into force at once.

Rule - 2. Definitions.

(1)     In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a)      "Approved Military Service" means military service performed during the emergency commencing on the 26th October, 1962 and ending on the 10th January, 1968 and shall include service in the Armed Forces and service in their Territorial Army on mobilization, Auxiliary Air Force, Indian Naval Reserve, Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve and Military Police and Armed Force Reserve in service in Frontier States.

(b)      "Committee" means the Selection Committee constituted under Rule 15.

(c)      "Director" means the Director of Public Instruction (Schools) Orissa;

(d)      "Examination" means the competitive examination referred to in Rule 4;

(e)      "Government" means the Government of Orissa in the Education Department;

(f)       "Inspector" means the Inspector of Schools;

(g)      "Schedule" means the Schedules appended to these Rules,

(h)     "Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" means castes and such tribes as they declare as such in an order issued by the President of India under Art. 341 or Art. 342 of the Constitution of India, as the case may be;

(i)       "Service" means the Orissa Subordinate Education Service (General Branch).

(j)       "Subordinate Officer" means the Officer of -

(i)       Headmaster of Government High Schools and Training Schools;

(ii)      Headmasters of Government Middle English schools; and

(iii)     Such other officers as Government may from time to time determine;

(k)      "Year" means a calendar year.

PART-II SUBORDINATE OFFICER

Rule - 3. Cadre of posts in Subordinate Offices and time scales of pay.

(1)     Ail subordinate officers under the control of the Director shall form a unit and the service in respect of the unit shall form one cadre.

(2)     The cadre of the said service shall consist of two grades Junior and Senior.

(3)     The Junior Grade of the service shall consist of such number of posts of Headmasters of Middle English Schools, Assistant Teachers, Sub-Inspectors of Schools and such other posts in such time scale of pay as Government may, from time to time, determine.

(4)     The Senior grade or the service shall consist of such number of posts of Headmasters of Government High Schools and Training Schools, Deputy Inspector of Schools and such other posts in such time scale of pay as Government may, from time to time, determine.

Rule - 4. Method of recruitment.

[2][Recruitment to the posts in the service shall be made by the following methods, namely:

(a)      in respect of the posts in the Junior Grade, by

(i)       examination in accordance with Rule 6; and

(ii)      Selection in accordance with Rules 12-A;

Provided that in any particular year the total number of vacancies to be filled up by selection shall not exceed fifty percent of the total number of vacancies in that year; and

(b)      in respect of the posts in the Senior Grade by promotion in accordance with Rule 14].

Rule - 5. Reservation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

[3][(1) Vacancies in the Junior Grade of the service in any year shall be reserved for persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to any other special categories of persons as may be determined by Government from time to time by general or special cadre subject to the condition that such persons satisfy the minimum standard of suitability fixed for appointment to the service.

(2)   In filling up the vacancies so reserved persons who are members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in the list referred to in Rule 10-B, irrespective of their relative rank as compared with other candidates.

Rule - 6. Competitive Examination.

(1)     Recruitment to the posts in the Junior Grade of the service in the Subordinate Offices shall be made by an examination to be held ordinarily once a year.

(2)     The examination shall be conducted by the committee in the manner prescribed in the Schedule and the dates on which and the place or places at which the examination shall be held shall be fixed by the said Committee.

(3)     Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (2) shall be competent for Government to entrust in Selection Board constituted under the provisions of Section 10 of Orissa Education Act, 15 of 1969 with the duty of conducting the examination.

NOTES -The expression "Committee" wherever it occurs in these rules shall, unless it otherwise appears from the context, be deemed to include the Selection Board referred to in Sub-rule (3).

Rule - 7. Condition of eligibility.

(1)     In order to be eligible to compete at the examination, a candidate must satisfy the following conditions; namely:

(a)      he must be a citizen of India, or a displaced person from former East Pakistan or a repatriate from Burma/Ceylon who has migrated to India on or after the 1st day of June, 1966, 1st day of November, 1964 or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan or Sikkim;

(b)      (i) he has passed the High School Certificate or an equivalent or any higher examination with Oriya as a language subject (to be certified by the Headmaster of the concerned school recognised by the Board of Secondary Education); or

(ii) had Oriya as a medium of examination as non-language subjects at the High School Certificate or equivalent examination which he passed (to be certified by the Headmaster of the concerned High School recognised by the Board of Secondary Education);

(c)      he shall under (twenty-eight) years of age [4][thirty-one] years of age in case of candidates who have successfully completed a training course at a Training College and over twenty years of age on the 1st day of April of the year in which the examination is held:

Provided that the maximum age-limit may be relaxed by five years in case of in-service candidates:

Provided further that the Government may, in the event of paucity of candidates with requisite qualifications, relax the upper age-limit in any particular year on the recommendation of the Committee:

Provided further that the maximum age-limit may be relaxed in respect of candidates with approved Military Service or belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to such other categories by such extent as the Government of Orissa may by general or special order, specify from time to time -

(d)      he must have passed the Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent examination of a recognised University;

(e)      he must be of good character and shall submit certificate of good character from two persons (not being his relations) who are well-acquainted with him in private life and are unconnected with his College or University career.

NOTES -Copies of certificates be duly attested by a Gazetted Officer shall be forwarded with the application, but the originals shall be produced at the time of viva voce test.

(f)       he must be of a sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects or physical as well as mental infirmity;

(g)      he must not have more-than one wife living; or being a woman candidate must not have married a person who has a wife living at the time of such marriage;

Provided that the State Government may, if satisfied that there are special reasons for doing so exempt any person from the operation of this clause; and

(h)     he must have paid the fees prescribed in Rule 8.

(2)     A person already in the service of Government eligible to compete at the examination subject to his being within the prescribed age-limit and being otherwise eligible and subject further to his application being received through the proper channel with such time as may be determined by the Committee and notified in the advertisement:

Provided that the Committee may entertain advance copies of application on the condition that original copies together with 'no objection certificate' from the competent authority are received within such time as may be fixed by the Committee and notified in the advertisement.

Rule - 8. Disqualification.

(1)     A candidate shall be disqualified for admission to the examination; of

(a)      there is any attempt on his part to obtain favour for his candidature; or

(b)      he has not paid a non-refundable application fee which shall be rupees five (Rupee one and paise twenty-five, if the candidate has approved Military-Service to his credit or belongs to any of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes); or

(c)      he has not paid, except where Government by special order have reduced or waived it [5][a non-refundable examination fee of rupees twenty (Rupees five if the candidate has approved Military Service to his credit or belongs to any of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes) or such other amount as may be fixed by Government from time to time on receipt of information from the Committee about his eligibility to appear at the examination.

NOTES-The fees referred to in Clauses (b) and (c) above shall be deposited in a Government Treasury or Sub-Treasury under such head of account as may be indicated in the advertisement inviting application for the examination or in the intimation referred to in Clause (c) above, as the case may be. The Treasury Challan in respect of the application fee shall be enclosed to the application of the candidate and that in respect of the examination fee shall be furnished to the Secretary to the Committee by such date as the Committee may determine.

(2)     The decision of the Committee as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final and no candidate to whom a certificate of admission has not been issued by the Committee shall be admitted to the examination.

Rule - 9. Admission to the Examination.

(1)     A candidate found eligible by the Committee to appear at the examination shall receive from the Secretary to the Committee a certificate of admission to the written examination along with an intimation as to the date and place or places, the examination and the time table therefor

(2)     The certificate of admission shall be produced by candidate before securing admission into the examination hall.

Rule - 10. Preparation of list by the Committee.

(1)     Committee shall prepare a list arranged in order of merit of those candidates who have qualified such minimum standard of stability as the Committee may fix including candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who satisfy the said minimum standard.

(2)     The Committee shall also prepare two other lists from out of the list referred to in Sub-rule (1) and in the manner described therein, arranged in order of merit of candidates who are found suitable for appointment as Science Teachers and Mathematics Teachers respectively.

(3)     The list referred to in Sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be prepared in order of [6][marks secured by them in the written examination] viva voce test and if marks obtained by two or more candidates be equal they shall be ranked in accordance with the marks obtained by them in the viva voce test.

(4)     The lists referred in Sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be published for general information in the manner the Committee considers appropriate.

Rule - [10-A.

(1)     In order to be eligible for recruitment by selection, a candidate must satisfy the following conditions, namely:

He must have served in the Lower Subordinate Education Service for at least a continuous period of three years.

He must have passed a Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent examination of a recognized University and must have successfully undergone a course of training equivalent to Education.

If he has -

(i)       passed the High School Certificate or any higher examination with Oriya as a language subject (to be certified by the Headmaster of the concerned school recognised by the Board of Secondary Education); or

(ii)      had Oriya as a medium of examination language subjects at the High School Certificate or equivalent examination which he has passed (to be certified by the Headmaster of the concerned High School recognised by the Board of Secondary Education).][7]

Rule - [10-B.

(1)     The Selection Committee constituted under Rule 15 shall select candidates eligible for recruitment by selection.

(2)     Committee shall meet once in a year ordinarily during the first week of April and prepare lists of persons eligible for appointment by selection under Rule 10-A.

(3)     The name of the officers in the Lower Subordinate Education Service included in the list shall be arranged in order of seniority.

(4)     Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing rules of the Committee, may for reasons to be recorded in writing assigned to any person a place higher than that of other senior to him if such person is, in their opinion of exceptional merit and suitability.

(5)     The Committee shall, for the purpose of selection of the candidates conduct a viva voce test in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Schedule.

(6)     The Committee shall also prepare two other lists from out of the lists referred to in Sub-rule (2) arranged in order of merit of candidates who are found suitable for appointment as Science Teachers and Mathematics Teachers respectively.

(7)     The lists referred to in Sub-rules (2) and (6) shall be prepared in order of marks secured by them in the viva voce test and if the marks obtained by two or more candidates be equal shall be ranked in order of seniority in the lower Subordinate Education Service.

(8)     The lists referred to in Sub-rules (2) and (6) shall be published for general information in the manner the Committee considers appropriate.][8]

Rule - 11. Filling up vacancies and allotment of candidates.

(1)     The candidates shall be considered for appointment to vacancies in the order in which their names appear in the list referred to in Sub-rule (1) of Rule 10:

Provided that for appointment of Science and Mathematics Teachers, appointment will be made in the order in which their names appear in the list referred to in Sub-rule (2) of Rule 10.

(2)     The lists prepared by the Committee in pursuance of Rule 10 shall remain in force for one year from the date of their publication.

(3)     After publication of the list [9][the Secretary, Selection Committee] shall allot suitable candidates from out of the list to inspectors, taking into consideration the number of vacancies in their jurisdiction who shall thereafter make necessary appointments.

(4)     In case a vacancy remains or occurs after the list of successful candidates supplied by the Committee has been exhausted before publication of the result of the next examination, such vacancy may be filled up by a successful candidate of the previous year, provided that his age does not exceed the maximum age limit as laid down in Clause (c) of Rule 7 and failing that by any candidate who possesses the requisite qualification and is within the prescribed age-limits laid down in the said clause of the said sub-rule. In the latter event, the appointment of a candidate shall be made temporarily and shall not continue beyond the date when the result of the next year's examination is published.

Rule - [11-A.

(1)     The candidates shall be considered for appointment to vacancies to be filled up by selection in the order in which their names appears in the list referred to in Sub-rule 10-B.

Provided that for appointment of Science Teachers and Mathematics Teachers, appointment shall be made in order in which their names appear in the list referred to in Sub-rule (6) of Rule 10-B.

(2)     The lists prepared by the Committee in pursuance of Rule 10-B shall remain in force for one year from the date of their publication.

(3)     After publication of the list, the Secretary of the Selection Committee shall allot suitable candidates from out of the list Inspectors taking into consideration the number of vacancies in the selection quota in their jurisdiction who shall thereafter make necessary appointments.

(4)     In case a vacancy in selection quota remains or occurs after the list of successful candidates supplied by the Committee has been exhausted before publication of the result of the next selection, such vacancy may be filled up by a successful candidate of the previous year and in that event the appointment of a candidate shall be made temporarily and shall not continue beyond the date when the result of the next year's selection is published][10].

Rule - 12. Penalty.

A candidate who is or has been declared by the Committee guilty of impersonation or of submitting any fabricated document or 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 otherwise resorting to any other irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the examination attempting to obtain supports in his favour by any means, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be debarred either permanently or for a specified period -

(a)      by the Committee from admission to any examination or appearance at any interview by the Committee for selection of candidates; and

(b)      by the Government from employment under the Government.

Rule - 13. Inclusion in the list confers no right to appointment.

(1)     Success in the examination confers no right to appointment unless Government are satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that a candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the public service.

(2)     The name of the candidate who does not accept a post when offered shall be struck off from the list of successful candidates.

Rule - 14. Promotion to higher post of cadre.

(1)     Promotion to the posts in the Senior Grade of the service shall be subject to passing of the Departmental Examination and such other tests or training, if any, as may be ordered by Government in that behalf and shall be based on merit and suitability in all respects with due regard to seniority and shall be made by selection by the Committee.

(2)     No number of the Junior Grade of service who has not put in at least seven years of service under Government in the said grade shall be considered for promotion:

Provided that Government may for reasons to be recorded in writing by order relax the recruitment of the length of service to an extent not exceeding two years in respect of any specified class or category of teachers.

(3)     Appointments to the Senior Grade of the service shall be made by the Director.

Rule - 15. Constitution of a Select Committee.

(1)     There shall be constituted a Selection Committee consisting of a Director, the Principal, State Institute of Education and the Principal of Training College. The Director shall be the Chaiman of the Committee and the Establishment Officer of the Office of the Director shall be the Secretary of the Committee.

(2)     The Committee shall meet once in year, ordinarily during the first week of April and prepare list of persons eligible for promotion under Sub-rule (2) of Rule 14.

(3)     The names of the officers in the Junior Grade of the service included in the list shall be arranged in order of seniority.

(4)     Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing rules, the Committee may for reasons to be recorded in writing assign to any person recommended for promotion a place higher than that of others senior to him, if such person is in its opinion of exceptional merit and suitability.

[11][(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1) it shall be competent for Government to empower the Selection Board referred to in Sub-rule (3) of Rule 6 to exercise the powers and functions of the Committee including those in respect of recruitment to the posts in the Senior Grade of the service by promotion in accordance with Rule 14 and the Selection Board so empowered shall for that purpose recommend a list of names in order of seniority as may be determined by him to the Director for appointment from the list in order of seniority.]

Rule - 16. Transfer.

(1)     Persons appointed to the service may be transferred from one subordinate office to another by the Inspector of Schools within his jurisdiction. The Director can transfer any member of the Service to any subordinate office.

Rule - 17. Probation and probationers.

(1)     Every person recruited to the Junior Grade of the service shall be appointed on probation which shall be two years from the date he actually joins the post.

Explanation-In the absence of an order declaring the probation to have been satisfactorily completed, the probation shall be deemed to have been satisfactorily completed.

(2)     The Inspector may, if he so thinks, fit extend the period of probation in any case or class of cases within his jurisdiction and may if the probationer fails to give a satisfactory account to himself in the course of the extended period of probation, terminate the probation with the concurrence of the Director whereupon the person concerned shall be deemed to have been removed from the service.

Rule - 18. Training.

Every probationer shall, during the period of probation undergo such training as Government may from time to time determine:

Provided that the Director may, with the previous approval of Government exempt any probationer or class of probationers from undergoing the training or any part thereof.

Rule - 19. Departmental Examination.

Every probationer shall, during the period of probation, pass such departmental examination as may be prescribed in that behalf.

Rule - 20. Pay on appointment and increment.

(1)     A probationer who is a trained graduate shall draw pay at the minimum of the time scale prescribed for trained teachers from the date he joins the service.

(2)     A probationer who is not trained graduate shall pay at the minimum of the time-scale prescribed to untrained teachers from the date he joins the service.

(3)     A probationer shall draw his first and second increments in the time-scale of pay on completion of first and second year of service respectively.

(4)     A person drawing pay in the time scale of pay prescribed for untrained teachers shall draw pay in the scale prescribed for trained teachers on successful completion of a course of Bachelor's Degree in Education:

Provided that the pay of the probationer whose pay immediately before his appointment in the scale of pay prescribed for trained teachers is not less than the minimum of the time-scale prescribed for trained teachers shall be fixed under the appropriate rules of the Orissa Service Code.

(5)     No probationer shall draw the third increment in the timescale until he is declared or deemed to have completed his probation successfully and passed such departmental examination and other tests as may be prescribed.

Rule - 21. Confirmation.

The probationer shall be eligible for confirmation of the service on completion of the period of probation, if he-

(a)      has passed the departmental examination completely and has successfully completed the training prescribed, if any; and

(b)      is considered to be fit for confirmation.

Rule - 22. Determination of Seniority.

(1)     The seniority inter se of persons appointed to the Junior Grade of the service shall be determined in accordance with Rule 23 [12][* * *]

Provided that persons with "Approved Military Service" will be allowed to antedate their seniority by the total length of their actual Military Service.

(2)     The seniority inter se of persons appointed to the Senior Grade of the service shall be determined with reference to their position in the list prepared in pursuance of Sub-rule (3) of Rule 15.

Rule - 23. Gradation List.

(1)     There shall be maintained a gradation list of persons appointed to the Junior Grade of the service in the Office of the Director which shall ordinarily be revised in January every year:

Provided that the seniority inter se of any person should not be changed without giving the person affected thereby a reasonable opportunity of explaining his position.

(2)     The gradation list referred to in Sub-rule (1) shall be maintained in two Parts-Part I consisting of the name of persons holding the degree of Bachelor in Education and Part II consists of the names of persons who do not possess the, degree of Bachelor in Education:

[13][Provided that in Part I the names of persons appointed by selection shall rank above those appointed by competitive examinations;

Provided further that the seniority in both Part I and Part II of the list shall be determined in the order in both Part I and Part II in the list published by the Committee in pursuance of Rule 10 or 10-B as the case may be.]

(3)     a person in Part II of the list referred in Sub-rule (1) shall be brought over to. Part I of the list after he becomes entitled to the scale prescribed for trained teachers under Rule 20(4).

NOTES-A person in Part II of the list who is placed in the Part I shall be ranked above the candidates appointed by competitive examination held in the year in which he is so placed.

(4)     There shall be maintained a separate gradation list of persons appointed the senior Grade of the service in the Office of the Director which shall also ordinarily be revised in January every year:

Provided that the seniority inter se of any person should not be changed without giving the person affected thereby a reasonable opportunity of explaining his position.

(5)     Copies of such gradation list shall also be maintained in the Office of the Inspector.

Rule - 24. Failure to join the post in promotion.

Without prejudice to any other liability that may be incurred under any of the provisions of these rules, if any member of the Junior Grade of the Service who on being promoted to a higher post in accordance with the provisions of these rules fails within such as may be allowed in that behalf without good and sufficient reason to join the new post he shall be liable to be debarred from any such promotion in future:

Provided that Government may at their discretion exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

Rule - 25. Repeal and saving.

All rules corresponding to these rules and in force immediately before the commencement of these rules are hereby repealed;

Provided that any order of appointment made, action taken or things done under these rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made, taken or done under these rules.

Rule - 26. Interpretation.

(1)     For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that nothing in these rules shall apply to-

(a)      teachers of private educational institutions; and

(b)      teachers whose appointment and conditions of service are governed by the Orissa Municipal Act and Rules thereunder.

(2)     If any question arises relating to the interpretation of the rules it shall be referred to Government whose decision in this regard shall be final.

Rule - 27. Relaxation.

Where the State Government are of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, they may, by order for reason to be recorded in writing relax any of the provisions of these rules in respect of any class or category of persons/posts.

Rule - [27-A.

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules reservation of vacancies set apart for being filled up by direct recruitment or promotion in favour of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and the method of filling up of the reserved vacancies shall be as prescribed in "The Orissa Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1976" and the rules made thereunder.][14]

Rule - 28. Transitional provision.

(1)     Persons continuing as Assistant Teachers, Sub-Inspectors of Schools, Headmasters and Deputy Inspectors of Schools, as the case may be, in Subordinate Offices who are required to pass the Departmental examination or undergo any training prescribed by Government from time to time under these rules shall be required to pass the same within three years from the date of order prescribing the Departmental Examination or the training, as the case may be:

Provided that in respect of candidates whose mother tongue is not Oriya, 'Departmental Examination' may include as Oriya test;

Provided further that if any such person fails to pass the Departmental Examination as aforesaid within the said period of three years he shall not be confirmed in the service.

 

SCHEDULE

[See Rule 6]

(1)     Determination of vacancies in Subordinate Office-(1) The Selection Committee shall determine the likely number of vacancies in the posts to be filled up on the results of examination to be held each year and shall specify such number of vacancies in the advertisement inviting applications for the examination.

(2)     Candidates desirous of appearing at the examination in response to the advertisement shall submit applications to the Secretary to the Committee in their own handwriting their names, addresses (both permanent and present address, educational qualifications and date of birth) etc. The candidates shall also mention in the applications if they belong to any of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

(3)     No application shall be considered unless in pursuance of an intimation received under Rule 8(c) a Challan showing payment into Government Treasury the requisite amount representing the fees for examination is furnished by the candidate. The fees shall be credited [15][under the head-007 Education-G-General-(b)-Other receipts-C-Examination-Fees). The fees shall not ordinarily be refunded.

(4)     Standard and syllabus of the examination-The following shall be subjects for the examination -

(a) Written Examination   

Marks   

Number

(i) Compulsory subjects

General English (one paper)

100

This paper shall include an essay carrying not more than 50 marks

Oriya or another Modern Indian Language (in respect of vacancies in schools with provision for instruction through any other language).

100

(ii) Optional Subjects (Two papers) 200

 

 

Group A-Science

1. Mathematics

2. Physics

3. Chemistry

4. Biology

Group B-Humanities

1. History

2. Geography

3. Psychology

4. Economics

5. Political Science

6. Sanskrit

7. Philosophy

8. Education

9. Oriya

The candidates may offer two papers either from Group A Group B or one paper each from Groups A and B. Those who seek appointment as Science teachers should opt for two papers on a science subject from Group A. Those who want appointment as Mathematics teachers should opt for the Mathematics paper in Group A.

(b) Viva Voce

(5)     The questions in the optional subjects and General English will be degree standard.

(6)     The candidates shall answer the papers in English unless otherwise directed. This does not naturally apply to a language paper.

(7)     Each compulsory paper shall be of two hours duration. There is no time limit for the viva voce tests.

(8)     The Committee shall summon for the viva voce test all candidates who have appeared at the written test and secured minimum qualifying marks to be prescribed by the Committee at their discretion in any or all of the subjects. The originals of such documents as may be specified by the Committee in their notice to the candidates to appear for the viva voce test shall be produced at the time of such test. Default in the production of any of the documents shall result in the disqualification of the candidate unless the Committee at their discretion, allow him time therefor.

(9)     The Committee shall set apart twenty percent of the whole marks earmarked for viva voce test towards the academic record of the candidate at various levels of education. A further ten percent of the whole marks shall be earmarked for performance in the course of Training College.

(10)   From the marks assigned to a candidate in each subject such deduction may be made as the Committee may consider necessary in order to ensure that no credit is allowed for merely superficial knowledge.

(11)   Credit shall be given for orderly; effective and exact expressions combined with economy of words and persuasiveness of argument.

(12)   The candidate will be interviewed by the Committee who will have before them a record of his career. The Committee may if they consider it necessary, be assisted by experts in the subject. The candidate may be asked questions pertaining to his subject as well as of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess his suitability for the service and in framing of their assessment, the Committee will attach particular importance to the candidate's academic career, potentiality for teaching in schools, personality and its likely impact on students' capacity to communicate intelligence and alertness of mind, qualities of leadership and the range of his outlook etc.



[1] Published in Education Department Notification No. 28780-E, dated 14.2.1972.

[2] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[3] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[4] Substituted by S.R.O. No 367/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[5] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[6] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[7] Inserted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[8] Inserted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[9] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[10] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated. 12.5.1977.

[11] Inserted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[12] Omitted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[13] Inserted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[14] Inserted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.

[15] Substituted by S.R.O. No. 368/77 Dated 12.5.1977.