This is a notification from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), published in the Gazette of India on October 22, 2025, numbered G.S.R. 772(E). It makes changes to the rules for the Combined Section Officers' (Grade 'B') Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2025, specifically regarding tie-breaking principles in Para 9(iv)(B)(d).
The notification replaces the previous rule, which stated that if candidates have equal marks in criteria (a), (b), and (c), the younger candidate would be ranked higher. The new rule states that if the marks are equal, the older (senior) candidate will be ranked higher.
The original rules were published under G.S.R. 675 (E) on September 17, 2025.
The file number for this notification is F. No. 06/01/2025-CS.I (P)-Part(1).
J. Ashok Kumar, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Combined Section Officers' (Grade 'B') Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2025: The policy modifies the tie-breaking rules for this competitive exam.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The ministry under which the Department of Personnel and Training operates is issuing the notification
Department of Personnel and Training: The department issuing the notification regarding tie-breaking principles.
New Delhi: The location where the notification is issued.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 688] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, अक्त बू र 22, 2025/आजि न 30, 1947
No. 688] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025/ASVINA 30, 1947
कार्मकि , लोक जिकायत तथा पिें न मत्रं ालय
(कार्मिक और प्रजिक्षण जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अक् तूबर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 772(अ).— दिनांक 17.09.2025 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण के भाग ।।, खंड 3(i) में प्रकाजित
संयुक् त अनुभाग अजधकारी (ग्रडे ‘ख’) सीजमत जिभागीय प्रजतयोगी परीक्षा, 2025 के जनयमों म ेंटाई ब्रेककंग जसद्ांतों के संबंध
में पैरा 9(iv)(ख)(घ) में एतिद्वारा जनम्न जलजखत पररितनि दकए िाते ह:ैं
के स्ट्थ ान पर पढा िाए
9(iv)(ख)(घ):- यदि उपरोक्त (क), (ख), (ग) के अंक भी 9(iv)(ख)(घ):- यदि उपरोक्त (क), (ख), (ग) के अंक भी
समान ह,ैं तो कम आयु िाले अभ्य थी को उच्च रैंक िी िाएगी; समान ह,ैं तो अजधक आय ु िाले अभ् यथी को उच्च रैंक िी
और िाएगी; और
[फा. स.ं 06/01/2025-सीएस-।(पी)-भाग(1)]
ि.े अिोक कुमार, संयुक् त सजचि
रटप्पणी: मूल जनयम सा.का.जन. 675 (अ) दिनांक 17 जसतंबर, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
7034 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. 772(E).—In the Rules for the Combined Section Officers’ (Grade ‘B’) Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination, 2025 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:
FOR READ
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. 06/01/2025-CS.I (P)-Part(1)]
J. ASHOK KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published vide number G.S.R. 675 (E) dated the 17th September, 2025.
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