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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Botanical Survey of India (Technical Assistant)Group B (Non Gazetted) Post Recruitment Rules, 2025

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Executive Summary: This notification, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on August 1, 2025, establishes the recruitment rules for the post of Technical Assistant in the Botanical Survey of India. It supersedes the 1964 rules related to this post, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The rules outline the method of recruitment, qualifications, age limits, and other relevant conditions for the position. Key Points / Main Content: Recruitment Rules for Technical Assistant: * **Post Details:** * The post is designated as Technical Assistant, classified as Group B Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. * There are four positions available. * The pay scale is Level 6 in the pay matrix (Rs. 35400-112400). * **Eligibility:** * Age limit: Not exceeding 30 years (with relaxations for Government servants as per instructions). * Essential Qualification: Master's Degree in Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry from a recognized University. * Desirable Qualification: Studied Botany as a subject in degree level. * **Recruitment Method:** * Direct recruitment. * **Other Provisions:** * Disqualification: Conditions related to marriage with a person having a living spouse are specified. * Relaxation: The Central Government reserves the power to relax any provision of these rules in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission. * Saving: Existing provisions for reservations, age relaxation, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Ex-Servicemen, Other Backward Classes, and special categories will remain unaffected. * Probation: Two years. * Vacancies of one year or more may be filled by deputation. Departmental Promotional Committee: * A Departmental Promotional Committee exists, comprised of: * Director, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata (Chairman) * Head of Office, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata (Member) * Head of Office, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata (Member) Impact Analysis: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: * Impact: Responsible for implementing and overseeing the new recruitment rules for Technical Assistants in the Botanical Survey of India. * Action Required: Ensure compliance with the rules and address any relaxations or amendments as needed. Botanical Survey of India: * Impact: Governed by the new recruitment rules for hiring Technical Assistants. * Action Required: Adhere to the specified recruitment methods, qualifications, and age limits when hiring for the Technical Assistant post. Candidates Applying for the Technical Assistant Post: * Impact: Subject to the eligibility criteria and recruitment process outlined in the new rules. * Action Required: Meet the specified educational qualifications, age limits, and other requirements to be considered for the Technical Assistant position. Union Public Service Commission: * Impact: Consulted in case of any relaxations to the rules. * Action Required: Provide consultation on any proposed relaxations of the rules.

Key Entities Referenced

Botanical Survey of India: Organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, responsible for survey of plant resources. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies. Technical Assistant: The post which is the subject of the recruitment rules outlined in the document. Union Public Service Commission: Constitutional body responsible for advising the government on recruitment and appointment matters. Scheduled Castes: Designated groups entitled to reservation benefits as per the orders of the Central Government. Scheduled Tribes: Designated groups entitled to reservation benefits as per the orders of the Central Government. Other Backward Classes: Designated groups entitled to reservation benefits as per the orders of the Central Government. New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x6xx0 82025-265226 CG-DL-E-06082025-265226 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 483] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 4, 2025/श्रावण 13, 1947 No. 483] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025/SHRAVANA 13, 1947 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ुपररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 1 अगस्ट् त, 2025 सा.का.जन. 526(अ).—राष्ट्रपजत संजवधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परन्तुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए और भारतीर् वनस्ट्पजत सवेक्षण (श्रेणी III) भती जनर्म, 1964 को, िहा ं तक उनका संबंध तकनीकी सहार्क के पि स े ह,ै उन बातों के जसवार् अजधक्ांत करत े हुए, जिन्ह ेंऐस ेअजधक्मण से पूवा दकर्ा गर्ा ह ैर्ा करन े का लोप दकर्ा गर्ा ह,ै पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् के अधीन भारतीर् वनस्ट्पजत सवेक्षण म ें तकनीकी सहार्क के पि पर भती की पद्धजत को जवजनर्जमत करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनात ेहैं, अर्ाात:् - 1. संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ .- (1) इन जनर्मों का संजक्षप्त नाम पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर्, भारतीर् वनस्ट्पजत सवेक्षण, (तकनीकी सहार्क) समूह 'ख' (अरािपजत्रत) पि भती जनर्म, 2025 ह।ै (2) र्े रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत् त होंगे। 2. पि-संख्र्ा, वगीकरण और वेतन मैररक्स म ें स्ट्तर.- पिों की संख्र्ा, उनका वगीकरण और उनसे संबंजधत वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर वे होंग े िो इन जनर्मों से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (2) से स्ट्तंभ (4) में जवजनर्िाष्ट होंगे। 3. भती की पद्धजत, आर्-ु सीमा, अहता ाएं आदि.- उि पि पर भती की पद्धजत, आर्-ु सीमा, अहता ाएं और उससे संबंजधत मामले वही रहगें ेिो उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (5) से स्ट्तभं (13) में जवजनर्िाष्ट ह।ैं 4. जनरहता ा.- कोई भी व्यजि, - (1) जिसने ऐसे व्यजि स े जिसका पजत र्ा पत्नी िीजवत ह ै जववाह दकर्ा है, र्ा जववाह की संजविा की ह;ै र्ा 5183 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (2) जिसने अपने पजत र्ा पत्नी के िीजवत रहत े हुए दकसी व्यजि से जववाह दकर्ा है, र्ा जववाह की संजविा की ह,ै उि पि पर जनर्ुजि का पात्र नहीं होगा: परन्त ु र्दि केन्रीर् सरकार का र्ह समाधान हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जववाह ऐसे व्यजि और जववाह के अन् र् पक्षकार को लाग ू स्ट्वीर् जवजध के अधीन स्ट् वीकार्ा ह ै और ऐसा करने के जलए अन्र् आधार ह ै तो वह दकसी व्यजि को इस जनर्म के प्रवतान से छूट िे सकेगी। 5. जिजर्ल करने की िजि.- र्दि केन्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक ऐसा करना आवश्र्क र्ा समीचीन है, तो उसके जलए कारण को लेखबद्ध करके तर्ा संघ लोक सेवा आर्ोग के परामि ा से, इन जनर्मों के दकसी उपबंध को दकसी वगा र्ा प्रवग ाके व्यजिर्ों की बाबत, आििे द्वारा जिजर्ल कर सकेगी। 6. व्यावृजत्त.- इन जनर्मों की कोई बात, ऐस े आरक्षणों, आर्-ु सीमा में छूट और अन्र् ररर्ार्तों पर प्रभाव नहीं डालगे ी जिनका केन्रीर् सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध में समर्-समर् पर िारी दकए गए आििे ों के अनुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतर्ों, अनुसूजचत िनिाजतर्ों, भतू पूवा सैजनकों, अन्र् जपछड े वगों और अन्र् जविेष प्रवग ा के व्यजिर्ों के जलए उपबंध करना अपेजक्षत ह।ै अनसु चू ी पि का नाम पिों की सख्ं र्ा वगीकरण वते न मरै रक्स म ेंस्ट्तर क्र्ा चर्न पि ह ै अर्वा गरै चर्न पि ह ै (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) तकनीकी 04* (2025) सामान्र् केंरीर् सेवा, वेतन मैररक्स में लाग ूनहीं होता। सहार्क। समूह 'ख', अरािपजत्रत, लेवल-6 रु. 35400- अनअनुसजचवीर्। 112400 । *कार्ाभार के आधार पर इसमें पररवतान दकर्ा िा सकता ह।ै सीधी भती के जलए आर् ु सीधी भती के जलए अपजे क्षत िजै क्षक क्र्ा सीधी भती पररवीक्षा अवजध, सीमा। एव ंअन्र् अहताएा ं। के जलए जनधारा रत र्दि कोई हो। आर् ु और िजै क्षक अहताएा ं पिोन्नजत और प्रजतजनर्जु ि के मामल े म ें लाग ू होंगी (6) (7) (8) (9) अजनवार् ा लाग ूनहीं होता। 2 वष ा तीस वषा से अजधक नहीं दकसी मान्र्ता प्राप्त जवश्वजवद्यालर् स े काबाजनक रसार्न जवज्ञान र्ा िैव (केन्रीर् सरकार द्वारा िारी रटप् पण : सीधे भती रसार्न जवज्ञान म ेंस्नातकोत्तर जडग्री। अनुिेिों र्ा आिेिों के अनुसार के माध्र्म से जनर्ुि सरकारी कमाचाररर्ों के जलए व्यजिर्ों द्वारा पांच वषा तक जिजर्ल की िा पररवीक्षा को वांछनीर् सकती ह।ै ) सफलतापूवाक पूरा जडग्री स्ट्तर पर वनस्ट्पजत जवज्ञान करने के जलए केन्रीर् जवषर् के रूप में अध्र्र्न दकर्ा हो। सरकार द्वारा र्र्ा रटप्पणी:- आर्-ु सीमा जवजहत िो सप्ताह की अवधाररत करन े के जलए अवजध का आज्ञापक जनणाार्क तारीख कमाचारी रटप्पणी 1.- अहता ाएं, अन् र्र्ा प्रवेि प्रजिक्षण होगा। चर्न आर्ोग द्वारा जवज्ञाजपत सुअर्हता अभ्र्र्र्ार्ों की ििा में[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 की िाएगी। कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए कमाचारी चर्न आर्ोग र्ा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के जववेकानुसार जिजर्ल की िा सकती ह।ैं रटप्पणी 2.- अनुभव संबंजधत अहता ा (अहता ाएं) कारणों के जलए िो लेखबद्ध दकए िाए कमाचारी चर्न आर्ोग र्ा सक्षम प्राजधकारी के जववेकानुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतर्ों और अनुसूजचत िनिाजतर्ों के अभ्र् र्र्ार्ों की ििा में तब जिजर्ल की िा सकती ह ैं िब चर्न के दकसी प्रक्म पर कमाचारी चर्न आर्ोग र्ा सक्षम प्राजधकारी की र्ह रार् ह ै दक उनके जलए आरजक्षत ररजिर्ों को भरने के जलए अपेजक्षत अनुभव रखन े वाले उन समुिार्ों के अभ् र्र्र्ार्ों के प्राप् त संख् र्ा में उपलब् ध होन े की संभावना नहीं ह।ै भती की पद्धजत, सीधी भती द्वारा र्ा प्रोन्नजत र्ा र्दि जवभागीर् प्रोन्नजत भती करन े म ें दकन प्रोन्नजत द्वारा र्ा प्रजतजनर्जु ि र्ा आमले न प्रजतजनर्जु ि/आमले न सजमजत मौििू ह ै तो उसकी पररजस्ट्र्जतर्ों म ें द्वारा तर्ा जवजभन्न पद्धजतर्ों द्वारा भरी द्वारा भती की सरं चना। सघं लोक सवे ा िान ेवाली ररजिर्ों की प्रजतितता। जस्ट्र्जत म ेंव ेश्रजे णर्ा ाँ आर्ोग स े परामि ा जिनस ेप्रोन्नजत र्ा दकर्ा िाएगा। प्रजतजनर्जु ि/आमले न दकर्ा िाएगा। (10) (11) (12) (13) सीधी भती द्वारा लाग ूनहीं होता। समूह 'ख' (अरािपजत्रत) संघ लोक सेवा जवभागीर् पिोन्नजत सजमजत आर्ोग से परामि ा नोट: पिधारी के प्रजतजनर्ुजि पर र्ा (स्ट् र्ार्ीकरण पर जवचार आवश्र्क नहीं ह।ै लम्बी बीमारी र्ा अध्र्र्न अवकाि पर करने के जलए) म ें र्ा अन्र् पररजस्ट्र्जतर्ों में एक वषा र्ा जनम्नजलजखत िाजमल होंग े:- उससे अजधक अवजध के जलए बाहर रहन े के कारण होन े वाली ररजिर्ों को केन्रीर् 1. जनििे क, भारतीर् सरकार के अजधकाररर्ों से प्रजतजनर्ुजि के वनस्ट्पजत सवेक्षण, आधार पर भरा िा सकता ह।ै कोलकाता - अध्र्क्ष; (क) (i) मलू संवग ा र्ा जवभाग में जनर्जमत 2. कार्ाालर् प्रमुख, आधार पर सििृ पि धारण दकए हों; भारतीर् वनस्ट्पजत सवेक्षण, कोलकाता -सिस्ट्र्; र्ा 3. कार्ाालर् प्रमुख, (ii) वेतन मैररक्स के स्ट्तर 5 के पिों पर भारतीर् प्राणी सवेक्षण, छह वष ाकी जनर्जमत सेवा की हो; और कोलकाता -सिस्ट्र्। (ख) कॉलम (7) के अधीन सीधी भती के जलए जवजहत अहता ा और अनुभव रखते हों। [फा.सं. 01/10/2023-सीएसबी] नजमता प्रसाि, संर्ुि सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st August, 2025 G.S.R. 526(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Botanical Survey of India (Class III) Recruitment Rules, 1964 in so far as it relate to the post of Technical Assistant, 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 Technical Assistant in the Botanical Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Botanical Survey of India, (Technical Assistant) Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) 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 the pay matrix .– The number of post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be a specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, other 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 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 and 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. 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, the Ex-Servicemen, Other Backward Classes 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 the Number of post. Classification. Pay level in the pay Whether selection post. matrix. post or non- selection post. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Technical 04* (2025) General Central Level – 6 in the pay Not applicable. Assistant. Service, Group matrix Rs. 35400- ‘B’, Non – 112400. *Subject to variation Gazetted, Non- dependent on Ministerial. workload.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Age-limit for direct Educational and other qualifications Whether age and Period of recruits. required for direct recruits. educational probation, if qualifications any. prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. (6) (7) (8) (9) Not exceeding thirty Essential Not applicable. Two years. years Masters Degree in Organic Chemistry or (Relaxable for Bio-Chemistry from a recognised Note.- Government servants University. There shall be a upto five years in Desirable mandatory accordance with the Studied Botany as a subject in degree induction instructions or orders level. training of two issued by the Central Note 1.- The qualifications are relaxable weeks duration Government.) at the discretion of the Staff Selection for successful Commission or competent authority for completion of Note.- The crucial date reasons to be recorded in writing, in the the probation for determining the case of candidates otherwise well for direct age-limit shall be as qualified. recruits as advertised by the Staff Note 2.- The qualification regarding prescribed by Selection Commission. experience is relaxable at the discretion the Central of the Staff Selection Commission or Government. competent authority, 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 or competent authority, is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. Method of recruitment, whether In case recruitment If a Departmental Circumstances by direct recruitment or by by promotion or Promotion Committee in which Union promotion or by deputation / deputation/ exists, what is its Public Service absorption and percentage of the absorption, grades composition. Commission is vacancies to be filled by various from which to be consulted methods promotion or in making deputation/ recruitment. absorption to be made. (10) (11) (12) (13) By direct recruitment Not applicable. Group ‘B’ (Non- Consultation Gazetted) Departmental with the Union Note: Vacancies caused by the Promotional Committee Public Service incumbent being away on (for considering Commission is deputation or long illness or study confirmation) consisting not necessary. leave or under other circumstances of :- for a duration of one year or more 1. Director, Botanical may be filled on deputation basis Survey of India, from officers of Central Kolkata – Chairman; Government – 2. Head of Office, (a) (i) holding analogous posts on Botanical Survey of India, regular basis in the parent cadre or Kolkata – Member;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] department; 3. Head of Office, or Zoological Survey of India, (ii) with six years regular service in Kolkata – Member. posts in level 5 of the pay matrix; and (b) possessing the qualifications and experience prescribed for direct recruits under Col. (7). [F. No. 01/10/2023-CSB] NAMEETA PRASAD, Jt. Secy. 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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