Executive Summary:
This document outlines the Ministry of Culture, Archeological Survey of India's recruitment rules for the Lower Division Clerk Group C post, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette on August 22, 2017. It supersedes previous recruitment rules from 1999 and 2000, detailing the method of recruitment, age limits, qualifications, and other relevant matters. The rules also cover disqualifications, power to relax provisions, and saving clauses for reserved categories.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information**
* The rules are called the Ministry of Culture, Archeological Survey of India, Lower Division Clerk Group C post, Recruitment Rules, 2017.
* These rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Post Details**
* The post is classified as General Central Service, Group C, Non-Gazetted Ministerial.
* The Level in the Pay Matrix is Level 2, with a pay scale of Rs. 19900-63200.
* **Recruitment Method and Requirements**
* The recruitment method, age limit, and qualifications are specified in the Schedule.
* The age limit for direct recruits is between 18 and 27 years, relaxable for Government servants up to 40 years.
* Educational qualification: 12th class pass or equivalent from a recognized Board or University.
* Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on Computer is required.
* **Recruitment Breakdown**
* 85% by direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission.
* 10% from Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) with 12th class pass and three years of service, based on a departmental qualifying examination (maximum age 45 years, relaxable to 50 for SC/ST).
* 5% on seniority-cum-fitness basis from Group C employees with three years of regular service in Level 1 of the Pay Matrix (Rs. 18000-56900).
* **Other Provisions**
* Disqualification: Conditions regarding marriage to a person with a living spouse are outlined.
* The Central Government may relax any provision of these rules.
* Existing reservations and relaxations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen, and other special categories will not be affected.
* **Committees**
* Composition of Departmental Promotion Committee and Departmental Confirmation Committee is detailed.
Impact Analysis:
* **Archaeological Survey of India (ASI):**
* *Impact:* The ASI is governed by these rules for recruiting Lower Division Clerks.
* *Action Required:* Implement the rules for future recruitment processes.
* **Candidates for Lower Division Clerk Post:**
* *Impact:* These rules define eligibility criteria, age limits, qualifications, and the recruitment process.
* *Action Required:* Review the rules to determine eligibility and prepare for the recruitment process, if eligible.
* **Existing Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) within ASI:**
* *Impact:* These rules provide an avenue for promotion to the Lower Division Clerk post.
* *Action Required:* Meet the eligibility criteria (12th pass and 3 years of service) and prepare for the departmental qualifying examination.
* **Central Government (Ministry of Culture):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing and potentially relaxing the rules.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance and exercise the power to relax provisions as necessary and justified.
Key Entities Referenced
Archaeological Survey of India: Organization under the Ministry of Culture responsible for archaeological research and the protection of cultural heritage.
Ministry of Culture: The government ministry that oversees the Archaeological Survey of India.
Lower Division Clerk: The post for which recruitment rules are being defined in the notification.
Staff Selection Commission: The agency responsible for conducting the direct recruitment examination for the post of Lower Division Clerk.
Central Government: The governing body that has the power to relax provisions, provide reservations, and issue orders related to the rules.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, specifically article 309, which provides the power to create these rules.
Scheduled Castes: Refers to a group of historically disadvantaged communities recognized by the Indian Constitution
Scheduled Tribes: Refers to a group of historically disadvantaged indigenous communities recognized by the Indian Constitution
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No. 718] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017/SRAVANA 31, 1939
सस्ं कृति मत्रं ालय
(भारिीय परु ाित्व सवक्षे ण)
अतिसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अगस्ि, 2017
सा.का.तन. 1044(अ).—राष्ट्रपति, संतविान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परन्िुक द्वारा प्रित्त शतियों का प्रयोग करिे हुए
और भारिीय परु ाित्व सवेक्षण (कायय सहायक ग्रेड 3, समूह ‘ग’ अराजपतत्रि) भिी तनयम, 1999 में और भारिीय परु ाित्व
सवेक्षण (अवर श्रेणी तलतपक समूह ‘ग’ अराजपतत्रि) भिी (सशं ोिन) तनयम, 2000 म,ैं उन बािों के तसवाय अतिक्ांि करि े
हुए तजन् ह ें से अतिक्मण से पहले दकया गया ह ा या करने का लोप दकया गया हा, संस् कृति मंत्रालय, भारिीय परु ाित्व सवेक्षण
में अवर श्रणे ी तलतपक के पि पर भिी को तवतनयतमि करने के तलए एिद्द्वारा तनम्न तलतति तनयम बनािे ह,ैं नामि:
1. सतं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ : (1) इन तनयमों का संतक्षप्त नाम संस्कृति मंत्रालय, भारिीय पुराित्व सवेक्षण, अवर श्रणे ी
तलतपक (समूह ‘ग’ पि) भिी तनयम, 2017 ह ा।
(2) य ेराजपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकाशन की िारीत से प्रवृत् ि होंगे ।
2. पि सख्ं या, वगीकरण और विे न मट्रा िक्स म ेंस्िर: - उि पि संख्या, उसका वगीकरण और उनके वेिन माट्रिक् स में स्िर वह
होगा जो इन तनयमों से उपबिं अनुसूची के स्िंभ (2) से स्िंभ (4) में तवतनर्िष्टय ह ैं।
3. भिी की पद्धति, आय ु सीमा और अन्य अहिाएय ं, आदि : - उि पिों पर भिी की पद्धति, आयु सीमा, अहिायएं और उसस े
संबंतिि अन्य बािें वे होंगी जो उि अनुसूची के स्िंभ (5) से स्िंभ (13) में तवतनर्िष्टय ह ैं।
4. तनरहिय ा :- वह व्यति-
(क) तजसने से व्यति स ेतजसका पति या तजसकी पत्नी जीतवि हैं, तववाह दकया हा, ; या तववाह की संतविा की ह ा ।
(त) तजसने अपने पति या अपनी पत्नी के जीतवि रहिे हुए दकसी व्यति से तववाह दकया हा, या तववाह की संतविा
की ह ा ।
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उि पि पर तनयुति का पात्र नहीं होगा :
परन्ि ु यदि केन्रीय सरकार का यह समािान हो जािा ह ा दक सा तववाह से व्यति और तववाह के अन्य पक्षकार
को लागू स्वीय तवति के अिीन अनुज्ञेय ह ा और सा करन े के तलए अन्य आिार ह ैं िो वह दकसी व्यति को इस तनयम के
प्रवियन से छूट िे सकेगी।
5. तशतिल करन े की शति :- जहां केन्र सरकार की यह राय ह ा दक सा करना आवश्यक या समीचीन हा, वहां वह उसके
तलए जो कारण ह,ैं उन्ह ें कारण लेतबद्ध करके, इन तनयमों के दकसी उपबंि को दकसी वगय या प्रवगय के व्यतियों की बाबि,
आिेश द्वारा तशतिल कर सकेगी।
6. व्यावतृ त्त :- इन तनयमों की कोई बाि, से आरक्षणों, आय-ु सीमा में छूट और अन्य ट्ररयायिों पर प्रभाव नहीं डालगे ी,
तजनका केन्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंि म ें समय-समय पर जारी दकए गए आिेशों के अनुसार अनुसूतचि जातियों, अनुसूतचि
जनजातियों, अन्य तपछडा वग,य भूिपूवय सातनकों और अन्य तवशषे प्रवग यके व्यतियों के तलए उपबंि करना अपेतक्षि ह।ा
अनसु चू ी
पि नाम पि सख्ं या वगीकरण विे न मट्रा िक्स म ें चयन अिवा सीि ेभिी दकए जान ेवाल े
स्ि र अचयन पि व्यतियों के तलए आय-ु
सीमा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
अवर श्रेणी तलतपक 343*(2017) सािारण केन्रीय वेिन माट्रिक् स में अचयन 18 वष य और 27 वष य के
सेवा, समूह 'ग', स् िर-2 (19900- बीच (केंरीय सरकार द्वारा
(*काययभार के
जारी तनिेशों अिवा
आिार पर अराजपतत्रि 63200 रू.)
आिेशों के अनुसार सरकारी
अनुसतचवीय
पट्ररवियन दकया
सेवकों के तलए 40 वषय िक
जा सकिा ह)ा
तशतिल की जा सकिी ह)ा
(ट्रट्प ण : आयु सीमा
अविाट्ररि करने के तलए
तनणाययक िारीत कमयचारी
चयन आयोग द्वारा
तवज्ञतपि दकया जाएगा।)
सीिी भिी के तलए अपते क्षि शता क्षक और अन्य अहिाएय ं सीिी भिी दकए जान ेवाल े पट्ररवीक्षा की अवति यदि
व्यतियों के तलए तवतहि आय ुऔर कोई हो|
शता क्षक अहिाएय ं प्रोन्नि व्यतियों की
िशा म ेंलाग ूहोंगी या नहीं
(7) (8) (9)
(i) दकसी मान् यिा प्रा् ि बोडय अिवा तवश् वतव्ालय जी, हां। स् िंभ (10) में तनर्िष्य ट िो वषय
से 12 वीं कक्षा उत् िीण य की हो I सीमा िक
(ii) कम् ् यटू र पर अंग्रेजी म ें 35 शब्ि प्रति तमनट या
हहिं ी में 30 शब् ि प्रति तमनट की टंकण गति
(35 शब् ि प्रति तमनट और 30 शब् ि प्रति तमनट
10500 की िबाव प्रति घंटा/9000 की िबाव प्रति घंटा
के बराबर ह,ैं तजसमें प्रति शब्ि के तलए औसिन 5 की
िबाव शातमल ह।ैं )II (i) 3
भिी की पद्धति: भिी सीि े होगी या प्रोन्नति द्वारा या प्रतितनयतु ि/आमले न प्रोन्नति/प्रतितनयतु ि/आमले न द्वारा भिी की
द्वारा ििा तवतभन्न पद्घतियों द्वारा भरी जान ेवाली ट्ररतियों की प्रतिशििा िशा म ें व े श्रते णया ं तजनस े प्रोन्नति/प्रतितनयतु ि/
आमले न दकया जाएगा ।
(10) (11)
(i) कमयचारी चयन आयोग के माध् यम से 85 सीिी भिी द्वारा; और जासा स् िंभ (10) म ेंदिया गया ह।ा
(ii) 10 ट्ररतक्ि यां तवभागीय अहिाय परीक्षा के आिार पर विे न
मेट्रिक् स 18000-56900 के स्िर 1 के उन बहुकायय कमयचारी वृंि
में स े भरी जाएगं ी तजन् होंन े 12वीं कक्षा या उसके समकक्ष उत् िीण य
की हो और ग्रडे में िीन वषय की तनयतमि सेवा प्रिान की हो।
परीक्षा हिे ु योग् यिा की अतिकिम आय ु सीमा पैंिालीस वषय ह ा
(अनुसूतचि जाति एवं अनुसूतचि जनजाति के तलए पचास वष)य
ट्रट् पण:- यदि तंड (ii) म ें िी गई ट्ररतक्ि यों की संख् या से अतिक कमयचारी,
परीक्षा म ें उत् िीणय हो जाि े ह,ैं िो आगे आन े वाल े वषों म ें उत् पन्न होन े वाली
ट्ररतक्ि यों के समय इन अहकय कमयचाट्ररयों पर तवचार दकया जाएगा िादक
पहली परीक्षा म ें उत् िीणय होन े वाले कमयचाट्ररयों पर बाि की परीक्षा म ें
उत् िीणय होने वाल ेकमयचाट्ररयों से पहल े तवचार दकया जा सके।
(iii) 5 ट्ररक्ि यां ्य ष्े ठ िा सह.स् वस्ि िा के आिार पर से समूह ‘ग’
कमयचाट्ररयों में से भरी जाएंगी तजनकी वेिन मेट्रिक् स (18000-
56900रू.) के स्िर-1 के पिों में 3 वष य की तनयतमि सेवा हो।
यदि तवभागीय प्रोन्नति सतमति ह,ा िो उसकी क्या सरं चना ह ा भिी करन ेम ेंदकन पट्ररतस्ितियों म ेंसघं लोक सवे ा
आयोग स ेपरामश यदकया जाएगा
(12) (13)
समहू ‘ग’ तवभागीय प्रोन्न ति सतमति लागू नही
(1) अपर महातनिेशक (प्रशासन) – भारिीय पुराित्व सवेक्षण
(2) तनिेशक (प्रशासन)
(3) उप तनिेशक (प्रशासन)
तवभागीय पतु ष्ट करण सतमति
(1) अपर महातनिेशक (प्रशासन) – भारिीय पुराित्व सवेक्षण
(2) तनिेशक (प्रशासन)
(3) उप तनिेशक (प्रशासन)
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MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2017
G.S.R. 1044(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution
and in supersession of the Archaeological Survey of India (Work Assistant Grade III, Group ‘C’ Non-Gazetted)
Recruitment Rules, 1999 and the Archaeological Survey of India (Lower Division Clerk Group-‘C’ Non-
Gazetted) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2000, except as respect 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
Lower Division Clerk 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, Archeological Survey
of India, Lower Division Clerk (Group ‘C’ post), Recruitment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and Level in the Pay Matrix. - The number of the said post, its classification
and the Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule
annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualification etc.- The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit,
qualification and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the aforesaid
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 Classification Level in the Pay Whether Selection or Age limit for direct recruits
the post post matrix non-selection post
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Lower 343*(2017) General Central Level 2 in the Pay Non-selection Between 18 and 27 years
Service, Matrix (Rs.19900-
Division (*Subject to (Relaxable for Government
63200)
variation Group ‘C’, servants upto 40 years in
Clerk
dependent accordance with the instructions or
Non-Gazetted
on orders issued by the Central
workload) Ministerial Government)
Note: The crucial date for
determining the age limit shall be
as fixed by the Staff Selection
CommissionII (i) 5
Educational and Whether age and Period of Method of recruitment whether by direct
other qualifications educational qualification probation recruitment or by promotion or by
required for direct prescribed for direct deputation/absorption and percentage of the
recruits. recruits will apply in case vacancies to be filled by various methods.
of promotees.
(7) (8) (9) (10)
(i) 12th class pass Yes, to the extent indicated Two years (i) 85% by direct recruitment through Staff
or equivalent in column (10) Selection Commission; and
qualification from a
(ii) 10% of the vacancies shall be filled from
recognised Board or
amongst the Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in
University.
Level-1 in Pay Matrix: Rs. 18000-56900 and
(ii) A typing who possess 12th class pass or equivalent
speed of 35 w.p.m. in qualification and have rendered three years
English or 30 w.p.m. regular service in the grade, on the basis of
in Hindi on Computer. departmental qualifying examination. The
maximum age limit for eligibility for
(35 w.p.m. and 30
examination is forty five years (Fifty years of
w.p.m. correspond to
age for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
10500 KDPH/ 9000
Tribes).
KDPH on an average
of 5 key depressions Note: If more of such employees than the
for each word) number of vacancies available under clause (ii)
qualified at the examination, such excess
number of employees shall be considered for
filling the vacancies arising in the subsequent
years so that the employees qualifying at an
earlier examination are considered before those
who qualify at a later examination.
(iii) 5% of the vacancies shall be filled on
seniority-cum-fitness basis from Group ‘C’
employees who have three years regular service
in posts in Level-1 in the Pay Matrix (Rs.18000-
56900).
In case of recruitment by If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists Circumstances in which
promotion or deputation/ what is its composition. Union Public service
absorption, grades from commission to be consulted in
which promotion or making Recruitment.
deputation/ absorption to
be made,
(11) (12) (13)
As stated in column (10) Group ‘C’ Departmental Promotion Committee; Not applicable.
1. Additional Director General (Administration)
Archaeological Survey of India - Chairman
2. Director (Administration) - Member
3. Deputy Director (Administration) - Member
Departmental Confirmation Committee:
1. Additional Director General (Administration)
Archaeological Survey of India - Chairman
2. Director (Administration) - Member
3. Deputy Director (Administration) - Member
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RAKESH SINGH LAL, Director Administration
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