I have pleasure in bringing out an amended and revised version of a Compendium of RAS Service Rules and IAS Regulations Rules on the occasion of fiftieth anniversary year of the Institute. I am delighted that the RAS Association took initiative and put in hard efforts to compile it. These rules are of great importance for the officers of Rajasthan Administrative Service and Indian Administration Service and I hope this compendium would be useful for officers in their service career for references in personnel administration.

We are grateful to Dr. Rakesh Hooja, Addl. Chief Secretary (Training) and Director, HCM RIPA who had not only encouraged and supported us to compile the compendium but also decided to publish it under the prestigious ageis of the Institute on its Golden Jubilee Year.

We are thankful to all those who directly or indirectly inspired and contributed to the preparation of this compendium including Shri Mukesh Sharma, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes and the then Secretary, DOP, Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Secretary, DOP the then Shri Bhanu Prakash Atru, Dy. Secretary, DOP, Shri Ravi Jain, Dy. Secretary, DOP, Shri Hemant Shesh, Dy. Secretary, Agriculture, Shri B.L. Sharma, Assistant Secretary, DOP and Shri K.K. Parnami, Publication Officer, HCM RIPA.

All efforts have been put in to produce a good compilation of these rules. However, every creative work of human beings requires refinement at every stage. There might have still remained unintended lapses. We, therefore, invite valuable suggestions, views and comments from the reader officers. All are most welcome.

No. F. 21(4) Apptts. (C)/53.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, His Highness the Rajpramukh of Rajasthan makes the following Rules regarding recruitment to posts in, and the conditions of Service of persons appointed to the Rajasthan Administrative Service.

1. Short title and commencement—These Rules may be called the Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, and shall come into force at once.

2. Supersession of existing rules and orders—All existing rules and orders in relation to matters covered by these Rules1 (stand superseded), but any action taken by or in pursuance of such existing rules and orders be deemed to have been taken under these Rules.

3. Status of Service—The Rajasthan Administrative Service is a State Service.

4. Definitions–(1) In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context;

4(d) ‘‘by special selection’’ means by the method prescribed by proviso (i) to rule 7;

6(g) ‘‘direct recruitment’’ means recruitment by the method prescribed by rule 7(1)(a);

8(i) ‘‘Government and State’’ means respectively, the Government of Rajasthan and the State of Rajasthan;

9(ii) ‘‘Special Secretary’’ means the Special Secretary to the Government in 10(Department of Personnel);

11(j) ‘‘Member of the Service means a person appointed to a post in the service on the basis of regular selection under the provisions of these rules or the rules or order superseded by these rules.’’

(m) ‘‘Tehsildar’’ means a person appointed substantively to the post in the Rajasthan Tehsildars Service;

12(n) ‘‘Substantive Appointment’’ means an appointment made under the provisions of these Rules to a substantive vacancy after due selection by any of the methods of recruitment prescribed under these Rules and includes an appointment on probation or as a probationer followed by confirmation on the completion of the probationary period.

Note: Due selection by any methods of recruitment prescribed under these Rules will include recruitment either on initial Constitution of Service or in accordance with the provision of any Rules promulgated under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, except urgent temporary appointment.

13(o) ‘‘Service’’ or ‘‘Experience’’ whenever prescribed in these rules 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 after regular selection in accordance with Rules promulgated under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.

Note:- Absence during service e.g. training, leave and deputation etc. which are treated as ‘‘duty’’ under the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951, shall also be counted as service for computing experience or service required for promotion.

155 Interpretation— Unless the context otherwise requires, the Rajasthan General Clauses Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act VIII of 1955) shall apply for the interpretation of these Rules as it applies for the interpretation of a Rajasthan Act.

1. Substituted for the words ‘‘are hereby superseded’’ vide Notification No. F.12 (1) Apptts(A) 56, dated 17.3.1961.

2. Substituted for the words ‘‘(a) Administrative Subordinate’’ means and includes a Tehsildar, A Grade I Inspector (Excise & Taxation) or an Inspector ‘‘Registration and Stamps’’ vide notification No. 12(1) Apptts(A)/56 dated 17.3.1961.

* Resubstituted for:—(a) ‘‘Administrative subordinate’’ means and includes Tehsildar, Inspector (Grade I), Excise & Taxation, Assistant Sales Tax Officer, Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Inspector, Registration & Stamps, Inspector (Grade I), Devasthan, Regional Inspector, Local Bodies and Assistant Director Panchayats’’ vide Appointments (A-II) Department No. F.12(1) Apptts. (C)/53/V, dated 17.5.1971.

% Delected vide Notification No. F.1(15)DOP/A-II/79 dated 30.6.81, the following:—

X(a) ‘‘Administrative Subordinate’’ means and includes Tehsildar, Assistant Commercial Taxes Officer, Assistant Excise Officer, Assistant Regional Transport Officer and Inspector Grade I, Devasthan.

3. Substituted for the words ‘‘7(b)’’ vide Notification No. F.1 (15) DOP/A-II/79 date 14-6-88

4. Substituted for words ‘‘the Commissioner, Customs & Excise or the Inspector General Registration & Stamps’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1)Apptts(A)/56 dated 22.12.1956.

‘‘Commissioner’’ means and includes a Commissionr of a Division, the Settlement Commissioner, the Commissioner, (Excise and Taxation);

6. Substituted for the words ‘‘7(a) vide Notification No. F. 1(15) DOP/A-II/79 dated 30.6.81.

(h) ‘‘Director, Community Development’’ means the Director, Community Development and Panchayats and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan in the Community Development and Panchayats Department;

8. Substituted for:–(i) ‘‘Government’’ and ‘‘State’’ means respectively, the Government and the State of Rajasthan; vide Notification No. F. 7(10)DOP(AII)/74 dated 10.2.1975.

10. Substituted for ‘‘Appointments Deptt.’’ vide Notification No. F.1(13)DOP/(A-II)/72/I, dated 3.1.1973.

‘‘Service’’ or ‘Experience’ whenever prescribed in these Rules 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 person holding such posts in substantive capacity shall regular recruitment in accordance with the Rules promulgated under proviso to Article 309 and shall also include the experience gained by officiating, temporary or adhoc appointment, if such appointment is in the regular line of promotion and was not of stopgap or fortuitous nature or invalid under any law and does not involve supersession of any senior official, except when such supersession was either due to want of prescribed academic and other qualifications, unfitness or non-selection by merit or the default of the senior official concerned.

or when such adhoc or urgent temporary appointment was in accordance with seniority-cum-merit.

Note: Absences during service eg. training and deputation etc. which are treated as ‘‘duty’’ under the R.S.R. shall also be counted as Service for computing minimum experience or Service required for promotion.

Inserted vide Notification No. F.6(2)Apptts(A-II)/71 dated 9.10.1975. Effective from 27.3.1973.

£Inserted vide Notification No. F.6(2) Apptts (A-II)/71 dated 13.7.1976. w.e.f. 1.10.1975.

14. Added vide Notification No. F.7(2)DOP/A-II/81 dated 21.12.1981 and deemed to have been added w.e.f. 1.4.1981.

15. Substituted for:—‘‘Unless the context otherwise requires, the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central Act No. X of 1897)’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1)Apptts(A)/56 dated 22.12.1956.

16. Strength—The strength of posts in each grade of the service shall be such as may be determined by the Government from time to time;

(i) the Government may create any post, permanent or temporary, from time to time, as may be found necessary and may abolish any post in the like manner without thereby entitling any person to any compensation.

(ii) The Government may leave unfilled or hold in abeyance or allow to lapse any such posts, permanent or temporary, from time to time, without thereby entitling any person to any compensation.

‘‘6. Strength of the Service—The strength of the Service and the nature of posts therein shall be as specified in Schedule I:

(i) that Government may revise the Schedule every five years @ (or earlier, if necessary); and

(ii) that Government may leave unfilled or hold in abeyance any vacant post without thereby entitling any person to compensation or may create additional emporary posts in the Service, from time to time, as may be found necessary.’’

£ Inseted vide Notification No. F. 21(22) Appts. (C)/55 Pt. II dated 29.8.1973.

17. Sources of Recruitment—(1) Recruitment to the service shall be made:—

(2) Recruitment to the service by aforesaid methods shall be made in such a manner that the persons appointed to the service by each method do not any time exceed the following percentage of the total cadre strength as sanctioned from time to time:—

(i) the Government in special circumstances, consider recruiting persons by special selection not exceeding 5% of the total promotion quota posts in ordinary scale of the service in any particular year.

(ii) for direct recruitment by combined competitive examination the vacancies shall be reserved for candidated who are non-gazetted employees in accordance with sub-rule [2] of rule 4 of the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Service [Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examinations] Rules, 1962.

(3) The expression 'No person shall be appointed to the service by special selection unless he be less 45 years of age on the first day of January next following the year in which the selection is made if he is already officiating on a post encadred in the service, he was less than 45 years of age on the date from which he has been continuously officiating.

Provided that in case of Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe the crucial age shall be 48 years.

Provided further that till the 1st January 1958 this sub-rule shall not be enforce accurring below proviso (iv) to rule 11 shall be deleted.

37–A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the recruitment, appointment, promotion, seniority and confirmation etc. of a person who joins the Army/Air Force/Navy during an Emergency shall be regulated by such order and instructions as way 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.

The above amendment shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 29–10–1963 or from the date the respective Service Rules come into force.

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

(2) The vacancies so reserved for promotion shall be filled in by 5(Seniority-cum-merit and merit).

(3) In filling the vacancies so reserved the eligible candidates who are 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 Commission, for posts falling in its purview, and by the appointing authority in other cases, and the Departmental Promotion Committee or the Appointing Authority as the cases may be, in the case of promotes, irrespective of their relative rank as compared with other candidates.

6(4) Appointment shall be made strictly in accordance with the rosters prescribed separately for direct recruitment and promotion. 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, in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be carried forward until the suitable Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes candidate(s), as the case may be, are available. In any circumstances no vacancy reserved for Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes candidates shall be filled by promotion as well as by Direct recruitment from General category candidates. However, In exceptional cases where in the public Interest the Appointing Authority feels that it is necessary to fill up the vacant reserved post(s) by promotion from the General category candidates on urgent temporary basis, the Appointing Authority may make a reference to the Department of Personnel and after obtaining prior approval of the Department of Personnel, they may fill up such post(s) by promoting the General category candidate(s) on urgent temporary basis clearly stating in the promotion order that the General category candidate(s) who are being promoted on urgent temporary basis against the vacant post reserved for Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes candidates, as the case may be, shall have to vacate the post as and when the candidate(s) of that category become available.

Provided that there shall be no carry forward of the 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 Rules.

78(a). 'Reservation of vacancies for Other Backward Classes'— Reservation of vacancies for Other Backward Classes shall be in accordance with the order of the Govt. for such reservation in force at the time of direct recruitment. In the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable candidates amongst. Other Backward Classes in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled in accordance with the normal procedure.

88(b). Reservation of vacancies for woman candidates— Reservation of vacancies for women candidates shall be 30% category wise in direct recruitment out of which 5% shall be for widow candidates. In the event of non-availability of the eligible and suitable widow candidates in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for widow candidates shall be filled by other women candidates and in the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable women candidates, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled up by male candidates and such vacancies shall not be carried forward to the subsequent year and the reservation shall be treated as horizontal reservation i.e. the reservation of women candidates shall be adjusted proportionately in the respective category to which the women candidates belong.

99. Determination of vacancies—(1) (a) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the Appointing Authority shall determine on 1st April every year, the actual number of vacancies occurring during the financial year.

(b) Where a post is to be filled in by a single method as prescribed in the rule or Schedule, the vacancies so determined shall be filled in by that method.

(c) Where a post is to be filled in by more than one method as prescribed in the rules or Schedule, the apportionment of vacancies, determined under clause (a) above, to each such method shall be done maintaining the prescribed probortion for the over-all number of posts already filled in. If any fraction of vacancies is left over after apportionment of the vacancies in the manner prescribed above, the same shall be apportioned to the quota of various methods prescribed in a continous cyclic order giving precedence to the promotion quota.

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

(d) a Tibetan regugee 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, Shri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 10Zambia, Malavi, Zaire and Ethiopia wih the intention of permanently setlling in India;

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

1210-A. X Conditions of eligibility of persons migrated from other countries to India— Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, provisions 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.

1311. Age—A candidate for direct recruitment to the post in the junior scale in the Service must have attained the age of 21years and must not have attained the age of 3314 years on the first day of January next following the last date fixed for receipt of applications.

++That the upper age limit shall be extended by two years. Those who have crossed the upper age limit after 1.1.99 shall be eligible further for recruitment in Government service for two years i.e. from 24.5.2004 to 23.5.2006.

(i) that if a candidate would have been entitled in respect of his age to appear at the examination in any year after the commencement of these Rules in which no such examination was held he shall be deemed to be entitled in respect of his age to appear at the next following examination;

(ii) that in respect of the first examination to be held under the provisions of these Rules the upper age-limit shall be 30 years except in the case of a person employed in connection with the affairs of the State, who held, in substantive capacity a permanent post in one of the covenanting States or had a lien on such a post or would have held a lien, if it had not been suspended, for which the upper age-limit shall be 35 years; and

(iii) that in all of the above cases, the upper age-limit for a candidate of a Scheduled Caste or of a Scheduled Tribe shall be deemed to have been raised further by five years;

15(iv) that the upper age-limit for Jagirdars including Jagirdar’s sons who did not have any sub-Jagir for their subsistence shall be forty years.

Note:— This relaxation will remain in force for a period ending16 [Ist January, 1964].

18(v) Provided that the upper age-limit for the reservist namely the defence service personnel transferred to the reserve, shall be 50 years;

19(vi) that the upper age-limit for the political sufferer shall be 40 years till the 31st December, 1964.

Explanation:— The expression ‘‘Political sufferer’’ for the purposes of this rule shall have the meaning assigned to it under clause (iii) fo rule 2 of the Rajasthan Political Sufferers Aid Rules, 1959, published in Part IV (C) of Rajasthan Gazette, dated 18th June, 1959.

20(vii) that 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;

21(viii) notwithstanding anything contained contained contrary in these Rules in the case of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the State in substantive capacity, the upper age-limit shall be 40 years for direct recruitment to posts filled in by competitive examinations or in case of posts filled in through the Commission by interview. [This relaxation shall not apply to urgent temporary appointments. (deleted)]

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

*(x) that in the case of other ex-prisoner the upper age-limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by a period equal to the term of imprisonment served by him provided he was not over-age before his conviction and was eligible for appointment under the Rules.

23(xi) that 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 Commission had they been eligible as such at the time of their joining the Commission in the Army.

24(xii) that there shall be no age limit in the case of widows and divorcee women.

Explanation :— That 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.

27(xiv) that the upper age limit for persons serving in correction with the affairs of the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads and in the State Public Sector Undertaking/Corporation in substantive capacity shall be 40 years.

28(xv) that the upper age limit mentioned above shall be selaxed by 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to the other Backward classes.

29(xvi) The upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by 10 years in the case of woman candidate belonging to the Schediled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes and in the case of woman candidate belonging to General category the upper age limit shall be relaxed by 5 years.

12. Academic 30Qualifications—A candidate for direct recruitment must hold 31(degree in Engineering or Technology) arts, science, agriculture or commerce of a University established by law in India or of a foreign university declared by Government in consultation with the Commission, to be equivalent of degree of a university established by law in India.

Explanation :—For the purpose of this rule a degree in arts or science does not include a degree in arts or science does not include a degree in Medicine. (Deleted)

32Note:– Government have decided to recognise the diploma in Rural Service awarded by the National Council of Rural Higher Higher Education, as equivalent to the first degree of recognised University for purpose of appointment to Services and posts under the Government for a period of five years only in the first instance, with effect from 2nd June, 1959.

33Provided that the person who has appeared or is appearing in final year examination of the course which his the requisite educational qualification for the post as mentioned in the Rules or Schedule for direct recruitment shall be eligible to apply for the post but he/she shall have to submit proof of wing acquired the requisite educational qualification to the appropriate selection agency :–

(i) before appearing in the main examination where selection is made through two stages of written examination and interview.

(ii) before appearing in interview where selection is made through written examination and interview, and;

(iii) before appearing in the written examination or interview where selection is made through only written examination or only interview, as the case may be.

13. Character— The character of a candidate for direct recruitment 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 college or university 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 afsociation with crimes of violence or with a movement which has as its object the overthrow by violent means of Government as by law established the mere conviction need not be regarded as a disqualification.

34(2) Ex-prisoners who by their disciplined life while in prison and by their subsequent good conduct have proved to be completely reformed should not be discriminated against on grounds of the previous conviction for purposes of employment in the Service. Those who are convicted of offences 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 Superintedent of Police of that district. Those convicted of offences involving moral turpitude shall be required to produce a certificate from the Superintendent, After-Care Home 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 prisons and by their subsequent good conduct in an After-Care Home.

3514. 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 notified by the Government for the purpose. The appointing authority may dispense with production of such certificate in the case of candidate promoted in the regular line of promotion, or who is already serving in connection with the affairs of the State if he has already been medically examined for the previous appointment and essential standards of medical examination of the two posts held by him are to be comparable for efficinet performance of duties of the new post and his age has not reduced his efficiency for the purpose.

3614-A. Employment of irregular or improper means—A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission/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 supperssing material information or 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—

(a) by the Commission/Appointing Authority from admission to any examination or appearence at any interview held by the Commission/Appointing Authority for selection of candidates; and

3715. Qualifying Service for promotion—(1) No person shall be appointed to the Service by promotion unless he has been serving in connection with the affairs of the State, on the post from which promotion38 is made and that this period shall include continuous officiation, if any, followed by confirmation.

40(2) qualifying service for special selection:— No persons shall be considered for recruitment to the service by special selection unless:–

(ii) He has completed not less than 10 years service in connection with the affairs of the State out of which atleast 3 years of service in the grade of an Assistant of the Government Secretariate or equivalent grade after regular selection on Ist day of April of the year for which special selection is made.

(iii) He is less than 45 years of age on the Ist day of April41 of the year of Special Selection.

(iv) He is serving in connection with the affairs of the State excluding Tehsildar.

16. Convassing— No recommendation for recruitment either written or oral other than that required under the rules, shall be taken into consideration. Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support directly or indirectly for his candidature by other may disqualify him for recruitment.

‘‘7. Sources of recruitment,—(1) Recruitment to the Service after the commencement of these Rules shall be made—

X Provided that vacancies shall be reserved for candidates who are non-gazetted employees in accordance with sub rule (2) of rule 4 of the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1962;

(d) by special selection, from among persons other than Administrative Subordinates% [deleted] serving in connection with the affairs of the State *(2) recruitment by competitive examination, promotion, **and special selection shall be made in the ratio of £[16 : 6 : 3]

& The first eight appointments by direct recruitment, the next 3 by promotion, the next 2 by special selection, the next 8 by direct recruitment, the next 3 by promotion, the next 1 by special selection, The cyclic order to be repeated.

@@ (c) Deleted vide Notification No. F.12(1)Apptts(C)/53/V, dated 7.9.1974 w.e.f. 1.1.75.

@ including such Extension Officers who subscquent to their appointment as such, have held an equivalent or higher post in the Development Department.

(iii) Social Education Extension Officers (including Lady Social Education Extension Officer)

(vi) Non-R.T.S. & Non-R.A.S. Vikas Adhikaries who have worked as a Block Development Officer for a period of two years on 1.1.1961 until they are wasted out

% Deleted the words ‘‘and persons covered by item (c) above’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1) Apptts(C)53-V dated 7.9.1974. Effective from 1.1.1975.

** Deleted the words ‘‘selection from amongst Extension Officers’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1) Apptts(C)/53-V dated 7.9.1974 w.e.f. 1.1.1975.

3. Substituted for:–‘‘16 : 6 : 3’’ vide Notification No. F.12 (1) Apptts(C)/53 Part V dated 7.9.1974, Effective from 1.1.1975.

& Substituted for ‘‘the cyclic order’’ vide Notification No. F. 1(15)DOP/A-II/79 dated 24.9.1979. with effect from 1.1.1975.

X Provided that for the vacancies against the quota reserved for selection from amongst Extension Officers under this Sub-rule occurring till the year 1974, only such of the officers mentioned in item(c) of sub-rule (1) shall be eligible for selection who have been selected in 1974 for the post of Vikas Adhikari in accordance with rule 4(iii) of the Rajasthan Panchayat Samities (Selection of Vikas Adhikaries) Rules, 1968. On selection, the appointments still be deemed to have been made in the year to which the quota of vacancies pertain.

(3) Soon after the coming into force of this Amendment all Non-R.A.S. Vikas Adhikaries working as such or who have worked as such for at least two years on 1.1.1961 will be screened once only by a Committee composed as follows :—

Those officers as are found suitable by the Committee shall be appointed to R.A.S. straightaway in consultation with the Commission, subject to existence of vacancies:

*Provided (1) that from the Rajasthan Administrative Service Examination of 1954 Government may make appointments to the Service.

(ii) To fill one extra post in 1957 and (2) that a person appointed under clause (i) of the proviso (1) will not be subject to rule 26 of these Rules, while a person appointed under clause (ii) of the proviso (1) will not be subject to rules 11, 14, 30, 33, 34, and 37 of these Rules and his seniority and initial pay shall be determined by Government on an adhoc basis.

@(4) Soon after coming into force of this Amendment all persons who are substantively holding posts of Inspectors, Registration and Stamps on the date these posts were only by a Committee composed as follows:—

X Added vide Notification No. F.12(1) Apptts(C)/53-V dated 9.7.1974 w.e.f. 1.1.1975.

**Substituted for:—‘‘Additional Chief Secretary’’. vide Notification No. F.12(1)/Apptts.(C)/56 dated 30.5.1961.

@@ Deleted the words ‘‘Next one by selection from Extension Officers’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1)Apptts(C)/53 dated 7.9.1974.

Those officers as are found suitable by the Committee shall be appointed to Rajasthan Administrative Service straightaway in consultation with the Commission.

%(5) Consequent to the encadrement of the remaining post of Inspector, Registration and Stamps in the cadre of the Rajasthan Administrative Service, the substantive holder of the post on the date of such encadrement shall be screened once only by Committee as onstituted under sub-rule (4) of the Rules and the officer if found suitable shall be appointed to the R.A.S. in consultation with the Commission.

X Substituted for the words ‘‘Appointments Department’’ vide Notification No. F.1(10) DOP(A-II)/71 dated 3.1.1973. Effective from 17.7.1972.

(c) by Special Selection from amongst the persons other than Tehsildars and Inspectors Grade-I of Devasthan Department serving in connection with the affairs of the State.

(2) Recruitment to the Service by aforesaid three methods shall be made in such a manner that the persons appointed to the Service by each method do not at any time exceed the following percentage of the total cadre strength as sanctioned from time to time:—

(i) Only one post shall be filled in by promotion from substantive Inspectors Grade-I of Devasthan Department if available and found suitable.

(ii) For direct recruitment by Competitive Examination, the vacancies shall be reserved for candidates who are non-gazetted employees in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 4 of the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Service (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1962.’’

4. Substituted for—8. Reservation of vacancies for Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.— Reservation for Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be in accordance with the orders of Government for such reservation in force at the time of recruitment.

Note—Reservation shall be calculated on the basis of total vacancies. Adjustment of fraction shall be made over a period of five years. Promotions and special selections shall be irrespective of caste consideration, vide notification No. F. 7(4)DOP(A-II)/73, dated 3.10.1973.

5. Substituted words ‘‘merit alone’’ for the words ‘‘Merit-cum-seniority’’ vide Notification No. F. 7(6)DOP(A-II)/75-III, dated 31.10.1975. Effective from the date of publication in the Rajasthan Rajpatra.

$ Substituted words ‘‘Seniority-cum-merit’’ for the words ‘‘merit alone’’ + vide DOP(A-II) notification No. F. 7(4) DOP/A-II/73 dated 29.1.81.

‘‘The expression ‘‘in accordance with the normal procedure’’ shall be substituted by the expression ‘‘up by male candidates’’.

9. Substituted for:— 9. Determination fo vacancies.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the appointing authority shall determine each year the number of vacancies anticipated during the following twelve months and the number of persons likely to be recruited by each method. Such vacancies shall be determined again before the expiry of 12 months of the last determination of such vacancies.

(2) In calculating the actual number to be filled by each method on the basis of the percentage prescribed in each col. 3 of the Schedule appended with relevant Service Rules each appointing authority shall adopt an appropriate cyclic order to correspond with the proportion laid down in each of the Service Rules by giving precedence to promotion quota by direct recruitment quota, e.g. where the appointment by direct recruitment and promotion is in the percentage of 75 and 25, respectively the cycle shall run as follows:—

vide Notification No. F. 7(1)DOP(A-II)/73 dated 17.1.1977, Effective from 1.1.1974.

Resubstituted for the following vide Notification No. F. 5(3)DOP/A-II/77 dated 6.10.1979:—

Determination of vacancies.—As soon as it is decided that certain vacancies in a scale in the Service shall be filled during a year, the Government, subject to the provisions fo these Rules, shall, as far as possible, determine the number of existing and anticipated vacancies during the next twelve months and the number of persons likely to be recruited by each method.

Re-resubstituted for the following vide Notification No. F.7(2)DOP/A-II/81 dated 21.12.81:—

Determination of vacancies (1) (a) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the Appointing Authority shall determine every year the number of existing vacancies and those anticipated during the following twelve months and the number of persons likely to be appointed to the Service by each method. The next determination of vacancies shall be done just before the expiry of twelve months of the last determination of vacancies.

*(b) In calculating the actual number of vacancies to be filled in by each method on the basis of percentage prescribed in the Schedule the Appointing Authority shall adopt an appropriate continuous cyclic order to correspond with the proportion laid down in the Schedule by giving precedence to promotion quota.

(2) The Appointing Authority shall determine every year the number of existing vacancies and those anticipated in next twelve months which are to be filled by promotion of persons already in the Service.

(3) The Appointing Authority shall also determine the corresponding vacancies of earlier year, if any, 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 accordance with sub-rule (2).

(This provision shall come into force from the date of publication in the Rajasthan Rajpatra.)

*Substituted for clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 9, vide Notification No. F. 1 (15) DOP/A-II/79 dated 30.6.81 as under:—

(b) The number of vacancies to be filled in by each method of recruitment shall be on the basis of percentage laid down in sub-rule(2) of rule 7.

10. Substituted for :—‘‘10. Nationality—A candidate for appointment to the Service must be—

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

(f) a person of India origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerely Tanganyika and Zanzibar) with the intention of permanently settling in India:

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (c), (d), (e) and (f) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been given by the Government of India and if he belongs to category (f) the certificate of eligibility will be issued for a period of one year, after which such a candidate will be retained in Service subject to his having acquired Indian citizenship.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by the Commission or other recruiting authority as the case may be, and he may also provisionally be appointed subject to the necessary certificate being given to him by the Government.’’ vide Notification No. F.7 (4)DOP/A-II/76, dated 7-9-1976.

13. Substituted for:—II. Age—(1) A candidate for direct recruitment must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years, or if he is a candidate serving in connection with the affairs of the State having been selected for such service prior to his, attaining the age of 25 years, must not have attained the age of 27 years. (On the first day of January fo the year in which appointments to the Service are made’’ vide Notification No. F. 1(25) Apptts (A-II)/69 dated 3.6.1970.

14. ‘‘Substituted 33 years for 31 years in rule No. 11 with effect from 25.1.90 vide Notification No. F.7(2)DOP/A-II/84 dated 20.3.90’’

16. Substituted for the words ‘‘31st December, 1961’’ vide Notification No. F.3 (9) Apptts. (D)/59. dated 12.10.1964

17. Deleted vide Notification No. F. 1 (15) DOP/A-II/79 dated February, 14.6.88 following:

No person shall be appointed to the Service @@ (deleted) by special selection unless he be less than 45 years of age on the first day of January next following the year in which the selection is made, if he is already officiating on a post encadred in the Service, he was less than 45 years of age on the date from which he has been continuously so officiating:

Provided that in the case of a Scheduled Caste or of a Scheduled Tribe the crucial age shall be 48 years:

Provided further that till the Ist January, 1958, this sub-rule shall not be in force:

+Deleted the figure ‘‘(2)’’ vide Notification No. F. 12 (1) Apptts. (A)/56, dated 17.3.1961 (This will take effect from 1.1.1958).

20. Added vide Notification No. F.1 (10) Apptts./A-II/66, dated 11.4.1967 & Corrigendum of even No. dated 15.12.1971.

22. Added vide Notification No. F.5 (6) DOP/A-II/74 dated 18.4.1975 Effective from 28.8.1961.

30. Substituted for the words ‘‘Degree in’’ vide Notification No. F.1(21) Apptts (D)/60 Pt. IV, dated 29.6.1972.

31. Deleted the words ‘‘Engineering or Technology’’ vide Notification No. F. 1(21) Apptts (D)/60 Pt. IV dated 29.6.1972.

35. Substituted for:—‘‘14. Physical fitness—A candidate for direct recruitment must be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defect or bodily indirmity, and shall, if recommended by the Commission for selection under rule 25, be required to undergo a medical examination by a Medical Board constituted by Government, from time to time, for the purpose, in conducting the medical examination, the Medical Board shall be guided by such instructions as the Government may from time to time, issue in this connection’’ vide Notification No. F.7(2)DOP/A-II/74, dated 5.7.1974.

37. Substituted for :—‘‘15 qualifying Service for promotion and special selection— No person shall be appointed to the service by promotion or by special selection unless he has been serving in connection with the affairs of the State for a period of not less than 9 years on the first day of January of the year in which the selection is made.

Explanation—Service under the administrative control of the Government of a covenanting State of Rajasthan shall count as Service in connection with the affairs of the State vide Notification No. F.12(1) Apptts (A)/56, dated 17.3.1961.

38. Deleted the words ‘‘Special selection’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1)Apptts/(A)/56, dated 18.11.1961.

X Substituted for the words ‘‘January’’ vide Corrigendum No. F.1(4)DOP/A-II/73, dated 29.12.1975.

39. Deleted the words ‘(2) Qualifying Service for Selection from amongst Extension Officers referred to in rule 7 (c).

No person shall be appointed to the Service by selection from amongst Extension Officers of the categories mentioned in rule 7 (c) unless he has worked as such in the block for a period of 6 years.

Note:—The condition of the minimum period of 6 years’ Service shall remain operative for a period of five years effective from the date of issue of this Amendment and thereafter the minimum period of Service in block shall be 8 years.

40. Substituted for the following vide Notification No. F.1(15) Krmik/Ka-II/79 date 14.6.88.

(2) Qualifying Service for special selection— No person shall be appointed to the Service by special selection unless he—

(ii) has completed not less than 5 years service on the Ist day of 33(i) April of the year for which special selection is made; and

Provided that nothing contained in 33(iii) [clause(iii) of sub-rule(2)] shall preclude the Government from appointing a person to the Service by special selection who has been continuously officiating with the concurrence of the Commission on a post borne on the cadre of the Service for a period of not less than 9 years on the Ist day of January of the year in which the selection is made.

41. Substituted for the word ‘‘January’’ vide Corrigendum No. F. 1(4) DOP/A-II/73 dated 29.12.1975.

1. Substituted for the words ‘‘and’’ vide Notification No. F.9(24) DOP/A-II/72, dated 4.6.1973.

4. Substituted for:—‘‘The names of such candidates may be recommended on requisition to the appointing authorities within six months from the date of interviews’’ vide Notification No. F. 1(27) Apptts.(A-II)/69, dated 13.12.1973.

5. Substituted for:—(2) ‘‘Form of application— The application shall be made on the form prescribed by the Commission and obtainable from the Secretary to the Commission on payment of such fee as the Commission may, from time to time prescribe’’ vide Notification No. F.12(1) Apptts. (A)56, dated 17.3.1961 &

Re-substituted for:— ‘‘Form of application—The application shall be made on the form approved by the Commission and obtainable from the Secretary to the Commission on payment of such fees as the Commission may, from time to time fix;’’ vide Notification No. F.7 (2) DOP/A-II/73, dated 5-11-1973.

6. Added vide Notification No. F.3(54) Apptts./(D)/59, dated 13.11.1960. This Amendment shall come into force w.e.f. 1.1.1961.

7. Substituted for the words ‘‘(1) A candidate for direct recruitment to the Service must pay to the Commission, in such manner as may be indicated by the Commission, from time to time an examination fee of Rs. 50/- or
25/-, if he is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe,’’ vide Notification No. F. 1(2) Apptts. (D)/60, dated 21.6.1962.

22. Examination fee—(1) A candidate for direct recruitment to a post in the Commission such fees as are fixed by them.

In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, the fee shall be one-fourth in all cases.

10. Substituted for :—‘‘50%’’ vide Notification No. F. 21(4) Apptts, (C)/53, dated 13.3.1959.

13. Added vide Notification No. F.5(7) DOP/A-II/76, dated 24.12.76. Effective from 1.1.1976.

14. Added vide Government Notification No. F.21(4) Apptts.(C)/53, dated 15.9.1955

16. Deleted sub rule(3) of Rule 25 B:— ‘‘(3). No candidate male or female who has more than three children shall be eligible for appointment to the Service unless one of the spouses has undergone sterilization or in the case of a female candidate, she is above 45 years of age:

Provided that any married candidate, male or female, who has no child for the last 10 years shall be exempted from the operation of this sub-rule.

Explanation:— (i) For the purpose of this sub-rule, a child shall include an adopted child or a step-child; and

(ii) For claiming exemption under the proviso to this sub-rule, the candidate shallhave to produce a certificate either from a Registered Medical Practitioner or swear an affidavit to the effect that the age of his or her youngest child is not less than 10 years.’’ vide Notification No. F.7(3)DOP/A-II/76, dated 15.2.1977.

17. Frequency of examinations—A competitive examination for recruitment to the Service shall be held every year unless Government, in consultation with the Commission, decide not to hold the examination in any particular year.

18. Authority for conducting the examination and syllabus— (1) The examination shall be conducted by the Commission and in accordance with the syllabus prescribed in Schedule III:

Provided that the syllabus may be revised by Government from time to time, as it may deem fit in consultation with the Commission.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule(I) the Commission may, in consultation with Government, hold a combined examination for direct recruitment to the Service and to any other Service or Services.

19. Inviting of applications—(1) On a requisition for direct recruitment to the Service having been made by Government to the Commission, the Commission shall call for applications for permission to sit at the examination by publishing a notice to that effect in the Rajasthan Gazette1 (or) in such other manner as they may deem fit.

2The 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 State Government from time to time during the period of probation and the scale of 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 mentioned in the respective Recruitment Rules:’’

3 Provided that while selecting candidates for the vacancies so advertised, the Commission may, (i) if intimation of additional requirment is sent to the Commission before the selection and
(ii) if suitable persons are available, keep on their reserve list more candidates whose number shall not exceed 50% of the advertised vacancies.

4[The names of such candidates may, on requisition, be recommended in the order of merit to the appointing authority within six months from the date on which the original list is forwarded to the appointing authority.]

(2) Subject to the provisions of these Rules, the Commission may issue, along with the notice or in such other manner as they may deem fit, such instructions for the guidance of the candidates as they may deem necessary, giving information among others on the following details:—

(i) Number of vacancies to be filled direct recruitment, indicating the number of vacancies reserved for candidates of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;

(ii) Date of submission of applications for permission to appear at the examination and method of submission;

(iii) Qualifications required for candidates and the methods by which these qualifications shall be established;

520. Form of application— The application shall be made in the form prescribed by the Commission and obtainable from the Secretary to the Commission on payment of such fee as the Commission may from time to time, prescribe.

21. Admission to the examination— (1) No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless he holds a certificate of admission granted by the Commission. Before granting such certificate the Commission shall satisfy themselves in each case that the application has been made strictly in accordance with the provisions of these Rules.

Provided that the Commission may at their discretion allow any bona fide mistakes made in the filling of the prescribed from or presentation fo the application to be rectified or any certificate or certificates not furnished with the application to be furnished in good time before the commencement of the examination.

6(2) The number of chances which a candidate appearing at the examination can avail of shall be restricted to two.

(3) The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission shall be final.

722. Examination fee— (1) A Candidate for direct recruitment to the posts in the Service shall pay an examination fee fixed by the Commission from time to time in such manner as may be indicated by them.

(2) in case, examination is being held under rule 18(2), a candidate wishing to be considered for any Service or Services besides the Service shall pay to the Commssion such additional fee or fees, as the Commission may require, after consultation with Government, instead of paying the full examination fee, in respect of each such Service separately.

(3) No claim for the refund of the examination fee shall be entertained nor the fee shall be held in reserve for any other examination unless the candidate is not admitted to the examination by the Commission. In the latter case, the amount shall be deducted by Rs. 5/- before the refund is made.

23. Medical examination fee—Candidates who are required to appear before the Medical Board shall pay to the President of the Medical Board, a non-refundable fee of Rs. 16/- before the medical examination is held.

24. Personality and viva voce examination—After the marks obtained by the candidates in the written test have been received, the Commission shall call for interview such of them as have obtained a minimum of 35% marks in each of the compuslory subjects and an aggregater of 45% or over of the total marks for the written test and shall award marks to each candidate, interviewed by them. In interviewing the candidates besides, awarding marks in respect of character, personality, address and physique, marks shall also be awarded for the candidate’s proficiency in Rajasthani dialects and his knowledge of social customs of Rajasthan. The marks so awarded shall be added to the marks obtained in the written test by each such candidate, respectively.

25. Recommendations of the Commission— The Commission shall prepare a list of the candidates recommended by them for direct recruitment in order of their proficiency as disclosed by their aggregate marks. If two or more of such candidates obtain equal marks in the aggregate, the Commission shall arrange them in order of merit on the basis of their general suitability for Service:

9The Commission may award grace marks up to 1 in any one or more of the compulsory papers and upto 3 in the aggregate to enable a candidate to qualify at the examination who might otherwise have not qualified in the said examination:

Provided (1) that the Commission shall not recommend any candidate who has failed to obtain a minimum of 10(33)% marks in the personality and viva voce examination and a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate.

11(Except that the Commission may recommend candidates belong to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, who though, failing to obtain these minimum marks, are declared by the Commission to be suitable for appointment to the Service with due regard to the maintenance of efficiency of administration.)

12(2) that when candidates are recruited through a Combined Competive Examination in accordance with Schedule 2 of rule 18 of these Rules, the Commission, while giving weight to the preference for different Services expressed by a candidate in his application, shall have right to recommend him for appointment to any Service for which they consider him suitable:

13Provided that for the posts which are to be filled through Combined Competitive Examination under the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1962, the Commission may, on requisition, recommend, in the order of merit, further names in addition to the advertised vacancies against additional vacancies intimated to them by the Government or the Appointing authority, as the case may be, before the final result of the Combined Competitive Examination is declared by the Commission.

1425-A. The Commission may order scrutiny, re-checking and retotalling of the marks obtained by a candidate, on payment of a fee of Rs. 10/- within three months of the announcement of the results, but evaluation of the answer papers shall not be re-examined.

1525-B. Disqualification for appointment—(1) No male candidate who has more than one wife living shall be eligible for appointment to the Service unless Government after being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, exempt any candidate from the operation of this rule.

(2) No famale candidate who is married to person having already wife living shall be eligible for appointment to the Service unless Government after being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, exempt any famale candidate from the operation of this rule.

17(4) No married candidate shell 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 rule, ‘dowry’ has the same meaning as in the Dowry Probition Act, 1961 (Central Act 28 of 1961).

Provided that any married candidate male or female who had no child for the last 10 years shall be exempted from the operation of this sub-rule:

Explanation:– (i) For the purpose of this sub-rule a child shall included an adopted child or a step-child.

(ii) For claiming exemption under the proviso to this sub-rule, the candidate shall have to produce a certificate either from Registered Medical Practitioner or swear an affidavit to the effect that the age of his or her youngest child is not less than 10 years.

18(5) No candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the service who has more than two children on or after 1.6.2002.

Provided that 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.

Provided further that where a candidate has only one child from earlier delivery but more than one child are born out of single subsequent delivery the children so born shall be deemed to be one entity counting the total number of children.

26. Selection by Government— Subject to the provisions of rule 8, 8A and 8B Government shall select the candidates who stand highest in order of merit in the list prepared by the Commission under rule 25; provided that it is satisfied, after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, that such candidates are suitable in all respects for appointment to the Service.