CHANDIGARH: With a view to have a more rational and transparent system of selection for recruitment to HCS (Executive Branch) for Register A-II of members of the Group-C Service, the Haryana Government has decided to amend the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today. The new Rules will be called the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Amendment Rules, 2018.
As per the amendment, for the selection of candidates for Register A-II, the Haryana Public Service Commission will invite applications from amongst the eligible members of Group-C Service, which will be submitted to the Commission by the Heads of the Departments through their Administrative Secretaries in the prescribed Form-I, alongwith summary of Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), grading and integrity certificates duly signed by the recommending authorities.
The name of only such a member of Group-C Service will be submitted under the provisions of sub-rule (1)who has completed eight years continuous government service, has not attained the age of 50 years on the first day of November immediately preceding the date of submission of names by the concerned authorities, is not facing disciplinary proceedings an against whom action is not being contemplated and is clear from vigilance angle and is a graduate from a recognized University.
The Commission will allow all such candidates recommended under the provisions of sub-rule (1) to appear in the written examination provisionally subject to the fulfillment of all eligibility conditions and after conducting a written test, the Commission will prepare a list of candidates, three times the number of vacancies plus bracketed candidates, if any. Thereafter, the original record of all candidates whose names appear in the said list will be summoned by the Commission from their Heads of Departments. After scrutiny of original record, interview of eligible candidates will be conducted by the Commission.
For final selection of the candidates from the list prepared under sub-rule (3), the Commission will determine the suitability of candidates on the basis of ACRs, experience and performance.
The Commission, thereafter, will recommend, in order of merit and equal to the number of vacancies, the most suitable persons for entering their names in Register A-II, as accepted candidates and these names will be entered in this register, in the order in which they are recommended by the Commission.