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Date: 2025-12-30 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment in recruitment rules of stenographer GrII

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, published in the Gazette of India on December 30, 2025. It establishes the recruitment rules for the post of Stenographer Grade II (Group 'C' post) in the Archaeological Survey of India, superseding previous rules from 2018, and takes effect on the date of its publication. The key date mentioned is December 30, 2025, the date of the notification. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General Provisions** * These rules are called the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II (Group 'C' Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025. * The rules define the number of posts, classification (General Central Service, Group 'C', Non-Gazetted, Ministerial), and pay matrix level (Level-4) for the Stenographer Grade II position. * Central Government can relax any provision of these rules. * Rules preserve reservations, relaxations, and concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons. * **Recruitment and Eligibility** * The method of recruitment, age limit (18-27 years; relaxable up to 40 years for departmental candidates), and qualifications are specified in the Schedule. * Educational qualifications: 12th class pass from a recognized Board; * Skill Test: Candidates must be able to take dictation at 80 words per minute for ten minutes and transcribe English for 50 minutes and Hindi for 65 minutes on the computer. * The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) determines the crucial date for the age limit. * **Disqualifications** * Individuals who have married a person with a living spouse or have contracted a marriage while having a living spouse are ineligible, unless permissible under personal law and with Central Government approval. * **Other Provisions** * Probation period is two years for directly recruited Stenographer Grade II. * Vacancies arising from deputation, long illness, or study leave may be filled by deputation from Central Government officers. * Direct recruitment is conducted through the Staff Selection Commission. * **Committees** * There is a Departmental Confirmation Committee for confirming employees. *Composition of committee: Additional Director General (Administration), Archaeological Survey of India (Chairperson); Joint Director General (Archaeology), Archaeological Survey of India (Member); Director (Administration) (Member). * Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is not applicable for recruitment. **Impact Analysis** **Existing Stenographer Grade II Employees** *Impact* Existing employees could be affected by the updated rules. *Action Required* Employees need to be familiar with the new rules, specifically regarding probation, and reporting/escalation paths. **Candidates for Stenographer Grade II Positions** *Impact* Aspiring candidates need to meet the specified eligibility criteria for age, educational qualifications, and skill test performance. *Action Required* Candidates need to apply through the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and meet all requirements. **Ministry of Culture / Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)** *Impact* The Ministry and ASI are responsible for the recruitment and management of Stenographer Grade II positions according to the new rules. *Action Required* The Ministry and ASI need to implement the new recruitment rules, and ensure compliance with the provisions of this notification.

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Archaeological Survey of India: Primary subject of the recruitment rules for Stenographer Grade II posts. Stenographer Grade II: Post for which recruitment rules are being defined by the Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture: The governing Ministry issuing the recruitment rules. Central Government: Entity empowered to relax provisions, make decisions, and provide exemptions related to the rules. New Delhi: Location where the rules were notified.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-05012026-269109 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D5H0x1x2x0 26-269109 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 843] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, दिसम्ब र 30, 2025/पौष 9, 1947 No. 843] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025/PAUSHA 9, 1947 सस्ट्ं कृजत मत्रं ालय (भारतीय परु ातत्व सवक्षे ण) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 30 दिसम् बर, 2025 सा .जन. का. 929) अ( —राष्ट्रपजत, संजवधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परन्तुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और संस्ट्कृजत मंत्रालय, भारतीय परु ातत्व सवेक्षण, आिुजलजपक ग्रेड-II (समूह ‘ग’ पि(, भती जनयम, को 2018, उन बातों के जसवाय अजधक्ांत करत े हुए, जिन् ह ें ऐस े अजधक्मण स े पूव व दकया गया ह ै या करन े का लोप दकया गया है, संस्ट्कृजत मंत्रालय, भारतीय पुरातत्व सवेक्षण में आिुजलजपक ग्रडे -II के पि पर भती की पद्धजत का जवजनयमन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाते ह,ैं अर्ावत ् 1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ : (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम संस्ट्कृजत मंत्रालय, भारतीय पुरातत्व सवेक्षण, आिुजलजपक ग्रेड-II (समूह ‘ग’ पि(, भती जनयम, 2025 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत् त होंगे। 2. पि सख्ं या, वगीकरण और वते न मट्रै रक्स म ें स्ट्त र : - उि पि की संख्या, उसका वगीकरण और उससे संलग् न वेतन मैट्ररक् स में स्ट्त र वह होगा िो इन जनयमों से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2) से स्ट्तम्भ (4) म ेंजवजनर्िवष्ट ह।ैं 3. भती की पद्धजत, आय ु सीमा, अहताएव ं आदि: - उि पि पर भती की पद्धजत, आयु सीमा, अहतावएं और उससे संबंजधत अन्य बात ें वे होंगी िो उि अनसु ूची के स्ट्तम्भ (5) से स्ट्तम्भ (13) म ेंजवजनर्िवष्ट ह।ैं 4. जनरहतव ा:- वह व्यजि,- )क( जिसने ऐस े व्यजि से जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत्नी िीजवत ह,ै जववाह दकया ह ैया जववाह की संजविा की ह;ै या 8821 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ख( जिसने अपन ेपजत या अपनी पत्नी के िीजवत रहत ेहुए दकसी व्यजि से जववाह दकया है, या जववाह की संजविा की ह ैउि पि पर जनयुजि का पात्र नहीं होगा: परन्त ु यदि केन्रीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जववाह ऐसे व्यजि और जववाह के अन्य पक्षकार को लागू स्ट्वीय जवजध के अधीन अनुज्ञेय ह ै और ऐसा करने के जलए अन्य आधार ह ैं तो वह दकसी व्यजि को इस जनयम के प्रवतवन से छूट िे सकेगी। 5. जिजर्ल करन े की िजि:- िहां केन्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करना आवश्यक या समीचीन है, वहां वह उसके जलए िो कारण ह,ैं उन्ह ेंलेखबद्ध करके इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध को दकसी वगव या प्रवगव के व्यजियों की बाबत, जिजर्ल कर सकेगी| 6. व्यावजृ त्त:- इन जनयमों की कोई बात, ऐसे आरक्षण, आयसु ीमा में छूट और अन्य ट्ररयायतों पर प्रभाव नहीं डालगे ी-, जिनका केन्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ें समयसमय पर िारी दकए गए आिेिों- के अनसु ार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों, अनुसूजचत िनिाजतयों, अन्य जपछडा वगों, भूतपूवव सैजनकों और अन्य जविेष प्रवगव के व्यजियों के जलए उपबंध करना अपेजक्षत ह|ै अनसु चू ी पि का नाम। पि की सख्ं या। वगीकरण। वते न मट्रै रक्स म ें चयन पि सीध े भती दकए िान े स्ट्त र। या अचयन वाल े व्यजियों के जलए पि। आय-ु सीमा । (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) आिुजलजपक 20* (2025) साधारण वेतन मैट्ररक् स लागू नहीं 18-27 वष व की आय ु के ग्रेड - ॥ । केन्रीय सेवा, में स्ट् तर-4 होता। बीच । *(कायवभार के आधार )25500- )केंरीय सरकार द्वारा पर पट्ररवतवन दकया िा समूह 'ग', 81100 रुपए(। िारी दकए गए अनुिेिों सकता ह(ै । अरािपजत्रत या आिेिों के अनुसार अनुसजचवीय । जवभागीय अभ् यरर् वयों के जलए चालीस वषव तक जिजर्ल की िा सकती ह(ै । ट्रटप्पण: आय-ु सीमा अवधाट्ररत करन े के जलए जनणावयक तारीख वह होगी िो कमवचारी चयन आयोग द्वारा जवज्ञाजपत की िाए। सीधी भती दकए िान े वाल े व्य जक्त य ों के जलए अपजे क्षत िजै क्षक और सीधी भती दकए िान े वाल े पट्ररवीक्षा अन्य अहताएव ं । व्यजियों के जलए जवजहत आय ु और की अवजध िजै क्षक अहताएव ं प्रोन्नत व्यजियों की यदि कोई ििा म ेंलाग ूहोंगी या नहीं । हो । (7) (8) (9) (क) मान्यता प्राप्त बोड वसे 12वीं कक्षा उत्तीणव; लाग ूनहीं होता । िो वषव । (ख) अभ्यर्ी को- (i) िस जमनट तक अस्ट्सी िब्ि प्रजत जमनट की िर स े श्रुतलेख जलखन े में सक्षम होना चाजहए; )ii( पचास जमनट तक अंग्रेिी और पैंसठ जमनट तक हहिं ी में कंप्यूटर पर अनुजलजप जलखन े में सक्षम होना चाजहए। ट्रटप्पणी :1अहतव ाएं, अन् यर्ा सुअरहतव अभ् यरर् वयों की ििा में कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए कमवचारी चयन आयोग के जववेकानुसार जिजर्ल की िा सकती ह।ै[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ट्रटप्पणी :2अनुभव संबंधी अहतव ाएं कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए कमवचारी चयन आयोग के जववेकानुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों और अनुसूजचत िनिाजतयों के अभ् यरर् वयों की ििा म ेंतब जिजर्ल की िा सकती ह ैंिब चयन के दकसी प्रक्म पर कमवचारी चयन आयोग की यह राय ह ैदक उनके जलए आरजक्षत ट्ररजक्त यों को भरन े के जलए अपेजक्षत अनुभव रखन े वाले उन समुिायों के अभ् यरर् वयों के पयावप् त संख् या में उपलब् ध होने की संभावना नहीं ह।ै भती की पद्धजतभती सीध ेहोगी या प्रोन्नजत : प्रोन्नजतआमले न द्वारा भती की ििा म ेंव े श्रजे णया ं जिनस े/ प्रजतजनयजु ि/ आमले न द्वारा तर्ा / द्वारा या प्रजतजनयजु ि आमले न दकया िाएगा/ प्रजतजनयजु ि/ प्रोन्नजत| जवजभन्न पद्घजतयों द्वारा भरी िान े वाली ट्ररजियों की प्रजतितता। (10) (11) कमवचारी चयन आयोग के माध् यम स े सीधी लाग ू नहीं होता। भती द्वारा । ट्रटप्पणीपिधारी के प्रजतजनयुजि या लम्बी : बीमारी या अध्ययन छुट्टी या अन्य पट्ररजस्ट्र्जतयों म ेंएक वष व या इससे अजधक की अवजध के जलए बाहर रहन े के कारण हुई ट्ररजियां, केंरीय सरकार के अजधकाट्ररयों में से प्रजतजनयुजि के आधार पर भरी िा सकेंगी: (क) िो मूल काडर या जवभाग म ें जनयजमत आधार पर सििृ पि धारण दकए हुए ह;ै और (ख) जिनके पास स्ट्तम्भ के अधीन )7( सीधी भती दकए िाने वाल े व्यजियों के जलए जवजहत अहतव ाएं और अनुभव ह।ैं यदि जवभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो उसकी क्या भती करन े म ेंदकन पट्ररजस्ट्र्जतयों म ेंसघं लोक सवे ा आयोग स े सरं चना ह।ै परामि व दकया िाएगा। (12) (13) जवभागीय पुजष्ट सजमजत )पुजष्ट के संबंध जवचार करने के लागू नहीं होता । जलए( जिसम ें जनम्नजलजखत होंग:े-- (1) अपर महाजनिेिक ) प्रिासन(, भारतीय पुरातत्व सवेक्षण – अध् यक्ष; (2) संयुि महाजनिेिक )पुरातत्व(, भारतीय पुरातत्व सवेक्षण -– सिस्ट्य; और (3) जनिेिक )प्रिासन( – सिस्ट् य। [फा.स.ं ि-े 11012/4/2025-योिना] आनंि मधुकर, अपर महाजनिेिक )प्रिासन(4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF CULTURE (Archaeological Survey of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th December, 2025 G.S.R. 929(E) —In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II (Group ‘C’ post), Recruitment Rules, 2018, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Stenographer Grade II in the Archeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix.—The number of the said post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications etc. - The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. 4. Disqualification. - No person, - (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or (b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post: Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation to this rule. 5. Power to relax.— Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE Name of Number of post. Classification. Level in pay Whether Age-limit for post. matrix. selection post or direct recruits. non-selection post. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Stenographer 20*(2025) General Central Level-4 in the Not applicable. Between 18 and Grade II. *(Subject to variation Service, pay matrix 27 years of age. dependent on workload). (Rs.25500- Group ‘C’, 81100). Non-Gazetted, (Relaxable for the departmental Ministerial. candidates upto forty years in accordance with the instructions or[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 orders issued by the Central Government). Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the Staff Selection Commission. Educational and other Whether age and Period of Method of recruitment whether by qualifications required for educational probation, if direct recruitment or by promotion direct recruits. qualifications any. or by deputation/absorption and prescribed for direct percentage of the vacancies to be recruits will apply in filled by various methods. the case of promotees. (7) (8) (9) (10) (a) 12th class pass from a Not applicable. Two years. By direct recruitment through Staff recognised Board; Selection Commission. (b) the candidate shall be able Note: Vacancies caused by the to,- incumbent being away on deputation (i) take dictation at the rate of or long illness or study leave or under eighty words per minute for other circumstances for a duration of ten minutes; one year or more may be filled on deputation from officers of the Central (ii) transcript English for fifty Government; minutes and Hindi for sixty- (a) holding analogous posts on a five minutes only on regular basis in the parent computer. cadre or department; and (b) possessing the qualifications Note 1: The qualifications and experience prescribed for are relaxable at the discretion direct recruits under of the Staff Selection column(7). Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2: The qualifications regarding experience are relaxable at the discretion of the Staff Selection Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if at any stage of selection, the Staff Selection commission, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] the vacancy reserved for them. In case of recruitment by promotion or If a Departmental Promotion Committee Circumstances in by deputation/ absorption, grades from exists, what is its composition. which Union Public which promotion or deputation/ Service Commission absorption to be made. is to be consulted in making recruitment. (11) (12) (13) Not applicable. Departmental Confirmation Committee Not applicable. (for considering confirmation) consisting of: 1. Additional Director General (Administration), Archaeological Survey of India - Chairperson; 2. Joint Director General(Archaeology), Archaeological Survey of India - Member; and 3. Director (Administration) - Member. [F. No. J-11012/4/2025-PLANNING] ANAND MADHUKAR, Addl. Director General (Administration) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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