**Executive Summary**
This document outlines the Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer Grade-I) Group 'B' Post Recruitment Rules, 2025, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. It defines the method of recruitment, eligibility criteria, and related provisions for the Stenographer Grade-I position within the Central Civil Accounts Service. It was issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, on November 4, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Title and Commencement:** The rules are titled "Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer Grade-I) Group 'B' Post, Recruitment Rules, 2025" and take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Post Details:**
* The number of Stenographer Grade-I posts is 83, subject to workload variations (as of 2025).
* The post is classified as General Central Service, Group 'B', Ministerial, Non-Gazetted.
* The pay scale is Level-6 in the pay matrix (₹35400-112400).
* **Recruitment Method:**
* The post is a selection post.
* Recruitment is conducted through 50% promotion and 50% deputation (failing which by deputation).
* There is no age limit or specific educational qualification for direct recruits.
* **Promotion Eligibility:**
* Stenographer Grade-II with ten years of regular service in Level-4 (₹25500-81100) and successful completion of a two-week training program.
* **Deputation Eligibility:**
* Officers of the Stenographer cadre under the Central Government: holding analogous posts on a regular basis or with ten years of regular service in Level-4 (₹25500-81100) or equivalent.
* The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is 56 years as of the last date of receipt of applications.
* The period of deputation shall ordinarily not exceed three years.
* **Disqualifications:**
* Persons with existing bigamous marriages or contracts are ineligible. However, the Central Government may grant exemptions under specific personal law conditions.
* **Power to Relax:**
* The Central Government reserves the right to relax any provision of these rules after recording the reasons and consulting with the Union Public Service Commission.
* **Savings:**
* The rules do not affect existing reservations, age relaxations, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen, and other special categories as per government orders.
* **Departmental Committees:**
* Departmental Promotion Committee and Departmental Confirmation Committee are established. Composition details are provided in the document.
* Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is not necessary for recruitment/promotion.
**Impact Analysis**
**Current Stenographer Grade-II Employees:**
* **Impact:** Defines the criteria for promotion to Stenographer Grade-I.
* **Action Required:** Ensure they meet the eligibility criteria, including years of service and required training.
**Central Government Officers in Stenographer Cadre:**
* **Impact:** Defines the eligibility criteria for appointment to Stenographer Grade-I via deputation.
* **Action Required:** Assess their eligibility based on the outlined criteria, including years of service and current position.
**Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure (Administrators):**
* **Impact:** Establishes the framework for the recruitment and promotion process for Stenographer Grade-I positions.
* **Action Required:** Implement the rules and ensure compliance in recruitment and promotion activities.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer Grade-I) Recruitment Rules, 2025: The primary subject of the gazette, these rules regulate the recruitment process for the Stenographer Grade-I position within the Central Civil Accounts Service.
Article 309 of the Constitution: The constitutional article providing the powers under which the recruitment rules are framed.
Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer Grade-I) Recruitment Rules, 2001: The rules being superseded by the 2025 version, impacting existing processes before the supersession.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding the recruitment rules.
Department of Expenditure: Specific department within the Ministry of Finance under which the rules fall.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 767] िई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, ििम्ब र 18, 2025/कार्तकव 27, 1947
No. 767] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025/KARTIKA 27, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(व्यय जिभाग)
(महालखे ा जियत्रं क)
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 4 ििम् बर, 2025
सा.का.जि. 853(अ).— राष्टर पजत, संजिधाि के अिच्ु छेि 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए
और केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा सेिा (आिुजलजपक ग्रडे -I) भती जियम, 2001 को उि बातों के जसिाय अजधक्ांत करत े हुए जिन् ह ें
ऐसे अजधक्मण स े पूिव दकया गया ह ै या करि े का लोप दकया गया ह,ै केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा सिे ा के आिुजलजपक ग्रडे -I के पि
पर भती की पद्धजत का जिजियमि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह,ैं अर्ावत:् -
1. सजं िप्त िाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इि जियमों का संजिप् त िाम केंद्रीय जसजिल लेखा सेिा (आिजु लजपक ग्रेड-I), समूह 'ख' पि,
भती जियम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ें उिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे।
2. पि सख्ं या, िगीकरण और िते ि मट्रै रक्स म ेंस्ट्त र - उि पिों की संख्या, उिका िगीकरण और उससे सलं ग् ि िेति मेट्ररक्स
म ें स्ट् तर िे होंगे, िो इि जियमों स े उपाबद्ध अिुसूची के स्ट् तंभ (2) स ेस्ट् तंभ (4) म ें जिजिर्िवष्ट ट ह।ैं
7697 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतव ाए,ं आदि - भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतव ाए ंऔर उिस ेसंबंजधत अन्य बात ेंिे होंगी
िो पूिोक्त अिुसूची के स्ट्त ंभ (5) स े सतंभ (13) म ेंजिजिर्िवष्ट ह।ैं
4. जिरहतव ा - िह व् यजक्त -,
(क) जिसिे ऐसे व् यजक्त स,े जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत् िी िीजित ह,ै जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा की ह;ै
या
(ख) जिसिे अपिे पजत या अपिी पत्ि ी के िीजित रहते हुए दकसी व् यजक्त स े जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह की संजििा
की ह,ै उक्त पि पर जियुजक्त का पात्र िहीं होगा:
परन् त ु यदि केन् द्रीय सरकार का यह समाधाि हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व् यजक्त और जििाह के अन् य पिकार को
लाग ू स्ट् िीय जिजध के अधीि अिज्ञु ेय ह ैऔर ऐसा करिे के जलए अन् य आधार ह ैंतो िह दकसी व्य जक्त को इस जियम के प्रितवि
स े छूट िे सकेगी।
5. जिजर्ल करि े की िजक्त - िहा ं केन् द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करिा आिश् यक या समीचीि ह,ै िहा ं िह उसके
जलए िो कारण ह ैं उन् ह ें लेखबद्ध करके और संघ लोक सेिा आयोग स े परामि व करके इि जियमों के दकसी उपबन् ध को दकसी
िगव या प्रिगव के व् यजक्त यों की बाबत, आिेि द्वारा जिजर्ल कर सकेगी।
6. व्य ािृजत - इि जियमों की कोई बात, ऐस ेआरिणों, आय-ु सीमा म ेंछूट और अन् य ट्ररयायतों पर प्रभाि िहीं डालगे ी, जििका
केन् द्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ें समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आिेिों के अिुसार अिुसूजचत िाजतयों, अिुसूजचत
िििाजतयों, अन् य जपछडा िगव, भूतपूि व सैजिकों और अन् य जििषे प्रिग व के व् यजक्त यों के जलए उपबन् ध करिा अपेजित ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
प ि का िाम। पिों की सख्ं या। िगीकरण। िते ि मट्रै रक्स म ेंस्ट्त र।
(1) (2) (3) (4)
आिुजलजपक 83* साधारण केंद्रीय सेिा, समूह िेति मैट्रटक् स में स्ट् तर-6 (₹35400-
ग्रेड-I
(2025) 'ख', अिुसजचिीय, 112400)
अ रािपजत्रत
*कायवभार के आधार पर
पट्ररितवि दकया िा सकता ह।ै
चयि या सीध े भती दकए िाि ेिाल े सीध े भती दकए िाि ेिाल े सीध े भती दकए िाि ेिाल ेव्य जक्त यों
अचयि पि। व्य जियों के जलए आय ु व्य जियों के जलए अपजे ित के जलए जिजहत आय ुऔर िजै िक
सीमा। िजै िक और अन्य अहतव ाएं। अहतव ाएं प्रोन्ि त व्यजियों की ििा म ें
लाग ूहोंगी या िहीं।
(5) (6) (7) (8)
चयि पि। लाग ूिहीं होता। लाग ूिहीं होता। लाग ूिहीं होता।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
पट्ररिीिा भती की पद्धजत: भती सीधी प्रोन्ि जत या प्रजतजियजु ि या आमले ि द्वारा भती की ििा में, ि े श्रजे णया ं
अिजध, यदि होगी या प्रोन्ि जत द्वारा या जििस ेप्रोन्ि जत या प्रजतजियजु ि या आमले ि दकया िाएगा।
कोई हो। प्रजतजियजु ि/आमले ि द्वारा
तर्ा जिजभन्न पद्धजतयों द्वारा
भरी िाि े िाली ट्ररजियों की
प्रजतितता।
(9) (10) (11)
प्रोन् ित पचास प्रजतित प्रजतजियुजि प्रोन्ि जत:
व् यजियों के द्वारा। आिुजलजपक ग्रेड-II जिन् होिे िेति मेट्ररक् स में स्ट् तर-4 (₹25500-
जलए िो िष।व पचास प्रजतित प्रोन् िजत द्वारा, 81100) की श्रेणी में िस िषव की जियजमत सेिा की हो और जिन् होंिे
जिसके ि होिे पर प्रजतजियुजि सरकारी लेखा और जित संस्ट्र् ाि द्वारा आयोजित जियम एिं प्रदक्या,
द्वारा।
व् यिहार कौिल, प्रबंधि और व् यािसाजयक कौिल म ें िो सप्त ाह का
प्रजििण सफलतापूिवक परू ा दकया हो।
ट्रटप्प ण : िहा ंऐसे कजिष्टठ व् यजक्त यों के संबंध म,ें जिन् होंिे अपिी अहकव
या पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै प्रोन् िजत के जलए जिचार दकया िा रहा
हो, िहां उिके ज्य ष्टे ठ व् यजक्त यों के संबंध में भी जिचार दकया िाएगा
परंतु यह तब िब दक उसके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहकव या पात्रता सेिा,
अपेजित अहकव या पात्रता सेिा के आधे स ेअजधक स ेया िो िष वस,े इिमें
से िो भी कम हो, कम ि हो और उन् होंि े अपि े ऐसे कजिष्टठ व् यजक्त यों
सजहत, जिन् होंिे ऐसी अहकव या पात्रता सेिा पहले ही पूरी कर ली है,
अगली उच्च् तर श्रणे ी म ें प्रोन् िजत के जलए अपिी पट्ररिीिा की अिजध
सफलतापूिवक पूरी कर ली हो।
प्रजतजियजु ि:
केंद्रीय सरकार के अधीि आिुजलजपक काडर के अजधकारी,-
(i) जिन् होंि े मूल काडर या जिभाग में जियजमत आधार पर सििृ पि
धारण दकया हुआ हो; या
(ii) जिन् होंिे िेति मैट्ररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर-4 (₹25500-81100) या समतुल् य
में जियजमत आधार पर िस िष वकी सेिा की हो।
ट्रटप्प ण 1 - पोषक िगव के ऐसे जिभागीय अजधकारी िो प्रोन् िजत की सीधी
पंजि में ह,ैं प्रजतजियुजि पर जियुजि के जलए जिचार दकए िाि े के पात्र
िहीं होंगे। इसी प्रकार, प्रजतजियक्ु त व्यजि प्रोन् िजत द्वारा जियुजि के जलए
जिचार दकए िािे के पात्र िहीं होंगे।
ट्रटप्प ण 2 - प्रजतजियुजि की अिजध(अल् पकाजलक संजििा सजहत), जिसके
अंतगतव केंद्रीय सरकार के उसी या दकसी अन्य संगठि या जिभाग म ेंइस
जियुजि से ठीक पहले धाट्ररत दकसी अन्य काडर-बाह्य पि पर
प्रजतजियुजि की अिजध साधारणतया तीि िषव स ेअजधक िहीं होगी।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ट्रटप्प णी 3 - प्रजतजियुजि द्वारा जियुजि के जलए अजधकतम आयु सीमा
आिेिि प्राजप्त की अंजतम तारीख को 56 िष व से अजधक िहीं होगी।
यदि जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो उसकी सरं चिा भती करि े म ें दकि पट्ररजस्ट्र्जतयों
म ें सघं लोक सिे ा आयोग स े
परामि वदकया िाएगा।
(12) (13)
समहू ‘ख’ जिभागीय प्रोन्ि जत सजमजत (प्रोन्नजत के सबं धं म ेंजिचार करि ेके जलए) जिसम ें संघ लोक सेिा आयोग से परामिव
आिश् यक िहीं ह।ैं
जिम्नजलजखत होंगेःे -
1. संयुक् त महालेखा जियंत्रक - अध्यि;
2. मुख्य लेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट्य;
3. लेखा जियंत्रक - सिस्ट् य।
4.
विभागीय पवु ि सविवि (पवु ि के सबं धं ि ें विचार करन े के विए) जिसम ें वनम्नविविि
होंग:े -
1. संयुि िहािेिा जियंत्रक -अध्यक्ष;
2. मुख्य लेखा जियंत्रक - सदस्य;
3. लेखा जियंत्रक - सदस्य।
[फा. स.ं एििीई-13007/1/2020-एििीई-सीिीए]
प्रिीण िंििािा, संयुक् त महालेखा जियंत्रक
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Expenditure)
(CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th November, 2025
G.S.R. 853(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer Grade-I) Recruitment Rules, 2001, 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-I in the Central Civil Accounts Service, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Accounts Service (Stenographer
Grade-I) Group ‘B’ Post, Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
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 the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any
person from the operation of 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, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission,
relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Savings.- 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 Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of post. Number of post. Classification. Level in pay matrix.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Stenographer Grade-I. 83*(2025) General Central Level-6 in the pay matrix
*Subject to variation Service, Group (Rs. 35400-112400).
dependent on workload. ‘B’, Ministerial,
Non-Gazetted.
Whether Selection post or Age-limit for direct Educational Whether age and
non-selection post. recruits. and other educational qualification
qualifications prescribed for direct
required for recruits will apply in the
direct recruits. case of promotees.
(5) (6) (7) (8)
Selection post. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.
Period of probation, if any. Method of recruitment, In case of recruitment by promotion or by
whether by direct deputation/absorption, grade from which
recruitment or by promotion or deputation/absorption to be made.
promotion or by
deputation/absorption
and percentage of the
vacancies to be filled
by various methods.
(9) (10) (11)
Two years for promotees. Fifty per cent by Promotion:
deputation. Stenographer Grade-II in level-4 in the pay matrix
(Rs.25500-81100) with ten years regular service in
Fifty per cent by the grade and having successfully completed two
promotion failing which weeks training conducted by the Institute of
by deputation. Government Accounts and Finance in rules and
procedures, behaviour skills, management and
professional skills.
Note: Where juniors who have completed their
qualifying or eligibility service are being
considered for promotion, their senior shall also be
considered provided they are not short of the
requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more
than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or
two years, whichever is less and have successfully
completed their probation period for promotion to
the next higher grade along with their juniors who6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
have already completed such qualifying or
eligibility service.
Deputation:
Officers of the Stenographer cadre under
the Central Government,-
(i) holding analogous posts on regular basis in the
parent cadre or department; or
(ii) with ten years regular service in level-4 in the
pay matrix (Rs.25500-81100) or equivalent.
Note-1:The departmental officers in the feeder
category who are in direct line of promotion shall
not be eligible for consideration for appointment on
deputation. Similarly, the deputationists shall not
be eligible for consideration for appointment by
promotion.
Note-2:The period of deputation (including short-
term contract) including the period of deputation in
another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding
this appointment in the same or some other
organisation or department of the Central
Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years.
Note-3:The maximum age-limit for appointment
by deputation shall be not exceeding fifty-six years
as on the last date of receipt of applications.
If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. Circumstances in which the
Union Public Service
Commission is to be consulted
in making recruitment.
(12) (13)
Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) Consultation with the Union
consisting of: Public Service Commission is
not necessary.
1. Joint Controller General of Accounts - Chairperson;
2. Chief Controller of Accounts - Member;
3. Controller of Accounts - Member;
Departmental confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation)
consisting of:
1. Joint Controller General of Accounts - Chairperson;
2. Chief Controller of Accounts - Member;
3. Controller of Accounts - Member.
[F. No. NGE-13007/1/2020-NGE-CGA]
PRAVEEN NANDWANA, Jt. Controller General of Accounts
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