The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, published on October 22, 2025, contains a notification (G.S.R. 773(E)) from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training). This notification concerns changes to the tie-breaking principles within the rules for the Combined Stenographers' (Grade 'B'/Grade 'I') Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, originally published in the Gazette on September 17, 2025.
The change replaces the criterion of ranking younger candidates higher when marks in sections (a), (b), and (c) are equal with the criterion of ranking senior candidates higher.
The notification is issued under file number F. No. 4/1/2024/CS.II(A) and signed by J Ashok Kumar, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Combined Stenographers' (Grade 'B'/ Grade-'I') Limited Departmental Competitive Examination: Competitive exam whose tie-breaking rules are being amended
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding examination rules.
Para 9(iv)(B)(d): Specific section of the exam rules being amended
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 689] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अक्त बू र 22, 2025/आजव न 30, 1947
No. 689] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025/ASVINA 30, 1947
कार्मकि , लोक जिकायत और पिें न मत्रं ालय
(कार्मिक एव ं प्रजिक्षण जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अक् तूबर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 773(अ).— भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण दिनांक 17.09.2025 के भाग II, खंड 3(i) म ेंप्रकाजित वर् ि
2019, 2020 और 2021 के जलए संयुक्त आिुजलजपक (ग्रडे ‘बी’/ग्रेड-‘I’) सीजमत जवभागीय प्रजतयोगी परीक्षा के जनयमों में,
टाई-ब्रेककंग जसद्ांतों के संबंध म ेंपैरा 9(iv)(बी)(डी) म ेंजनम्नजलजखत पररवतनि दकए िात े ह:ैं -
के स्ट्थान पर पढा िाए
9(iv)(बी)(डी):-यदि उपरोक्त (क), (ख), (ग) के अंक भी 9(iv)(बी)(डी):-यदि उपरोक्त (क), (ख), (ग) के अंक भी
समान ह,ैं तो कम आयु वाले उम्मीिवार को उच् च रैंक िी समान ह,ैं तो आय ु में वररष्ठ उम्मीिवार को उच् च रैंक िी
िाएगी; तथा िाएगी; तथा
[फा. स.ं 04/01/2024-सी. एस.II (ए)]
ि े अिोक कुमार, संयुक् त सजचव
7055 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2025
G.S.R. 773(E).— In the Rules for the Combined Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/ Grade-‘I’) Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 published in Part II, Section 3(i) of the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary dated 17.09.2025, the following changes are hereby made in Para 9(iv)(B)(d) regarding Tie-Breaking
Principles:-
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9(iv)(B)(d):- If the marks at (a), (b), (c) above are also 9(iv)(B)(d):- If the marks at (a), (b), (c) above are also
equal, then the candidate younger in age will be ranked equal, then the candidate senior in age will be ranked
higher; and higher; and
[F. No. 4/1/2024/CS.II(A)]
J ASHOK KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
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