Executive Summary:
This document outlines the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Private Secretary Group B Post Recruitment Rules, 2025, which come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette on August 21, 2025. It details the method of recruitment for the post of Private Secretary and supersedes the Senior Personal Assistant Recruitment Rules, 2001. The rules specify the post's number, classification, pay matrix level, and recruitment procedures.
Key Points / Main Content:
General Provisions:
* The rules are called the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Private Secretary Group B Post Recruitment Rules, 2025.
* These rules supersede the Senior Personal Assistant Recruitment Rules, 2001, except for actions already completed or omitted.
Post Details:
* There are 10 Private Secretary posts.
* The classification is General Central Service, Group B, Gazetted, Ministerial.
* The pay matrix level is Level 7, Rs. 44900-142400.
* The post is a selection post.
Recruitment Method:
* Recruitment is by promotion, failing which, by deputation.
* Disqualification criteria related to marriage are specified.
* The Central Government reserves the power to relax provisions.
Promotion Criteria:
* Promotion is for Group 'B' Stenographer Grade-I in Level 6 (Rs. 35400-112400) with five years of regular service.
* Candidates must have completed two to four weeks of relevant training.
Deputation Criteria:
* Officers holding the post of Stenographer cadre of the Central Government.
* Holding analogous posts regularly in the parent cadre/department, or with five years of service after appointment as Stenographer Grade in Level 6 (Rs. 35400-112400).
* The deputation period should not exceed three years.
* The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is 56 years as of the last date of application receipt.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: The Central Government is empowered to relax the rules and must follow reservation and relaxation guidelines for specific categories.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the new recruitment rules and provide necessary relaxations as needed.
Department of Science and Technology:
* Impact: Must adhere to the new recruitment rules for filling Private Secretary positions.
* Action Required: Implement the rules for future Private Secretary recruitments and promotions.
Survey of India:
* Impact: Recruitment of Private Secretaries will now be governed by these new rules.
* Action Required: Align recruitment processes with the new rules and update relevant documentation.
Potential Candidates (Stenographers):
* Impact: Defines the eligibility criteria for promotion or deputation to the Private Secretary post.
* Action Required: Review qualifications and experience to determine eligibility for promotion or deputation.
Union Public Service Commission:
* Impact: Consultation is required for relaxing the provisions of these rules.
* Action Required: Provide consultation as needed for any relaxations to the rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, under whose provisions the rules for recruitment are being established.
Senior Personal Assistant Recruitment Rules, 2001: A previous set of rules being superseded by this notification, concerning the recruitment of Senior Personal Assistants.
Private Secretary: The post for which the recruitment rules are being defined in Survey of India.
Survey of India: The organization under the Department of Science and Technology where the Private Secretary position is located.
Ministry of Science and Technology: The ministry under which the Department of Science and Technology and Survey of India operate.
Union Public Service Commission: The central recruiting agency that the Central Government consults with, when relaxing provisions with respect to any class or category of persons.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India for whom reservations and concessions are provided.
Other Backward Classes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India for whom reservations and concessions are provided.
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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.ं 528] नई दिल्ली, िुक्िार, अगस्ट्त 22, 2025/श्रािण 31, 1947
No. 528] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025/SHRAVANA 31, 1947
जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय
(जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 अगस्ट्त, 2025
सा.का.जन. 572(अ).— राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनच्ु छेि 309 के परन्तुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए
और भारतीय सिेक्षण जिभाग (ज्येष्ठ जनिी सहायक), भती जनयम, 2001 का उन बातों के जसिाय अजधक्ांत करत े हुए जिन्ह ें
ऐसे अजधक्मण से पहले दकया गया ह ै या करने का लोप दकया गया है, जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, जिज्ञान और
प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग के अधीन भारतीय सिेक्षण म ें जनिी सजचि के पि पर भती की पद्धजत का जिजनयमन करन े के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ैं अर्ाात ् :-
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ. - (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय सिेक्षण, जनिी
सजचि (समूह ‘ख’ पि), भती जनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. पि सख्ं या, िगीकरण और िते न मैट्ररक्स म ें स्ट्तर. - उि पि की संख्या, उसका िगीकरण और िेतन मैट्ररक्स में स्ट्तर िह
होंगे, िो इन जनयमों से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (2) स ेस्ट्तंभ (4) म ेंजिजनर्िाष्ट ह।ैं
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहता ाएं आदि. - उि पि पर भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहता ाएं और उससे संबंजधत
अन्य बात ें िे होंगी िो उि अनसु ूची के स्ट्तंभ (5) से स्ट्तंभ (13) में जिजनर्िाष्ट ह।ैं
4. जनरहता ा. - िह व्यजि, -
5600 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(क) जिसने ऐसे व्यजि से जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत्नी िीजित हैं, जििाह दकया ह,ै या जििाह की संजििा की ह;ै
अर्िा
(ख) जिसन े अपन े पजत या अपनी पत्नी के िीजित रहते हुए दकसी व्यजि से जििाह दकया है, या जििाह की संजििा
की ह,ै
उि पि पर जनयुजि का पात्र नहीं होगा:
परन्त ु यदि केन्रीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व्यजि और जििाह के अन्य पक्षकार
को लागू स्ट्िीय जिजध के अधीन अनुज्ञेय ह ै और ऐसा करन े के जलए अन्य आधार ह ैं तो िह दकसी व्यजि को इस जनयम के
प्रितान से छूट िे सकेगी।
5. जिजर्ल करन े की िजि. - िहां केन्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करना आिश्यक या समीचीन है, िहां िह उसके
जलए िो कारण ह ैंउन्ह ें लेखबद्ध करके तर्ा सघं लोक सेिा आयोग से परामि ा करके, इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध को दकसी
िगा या प्रिगा के व्यजियों की बाबत, आिेि द्वारा जिजर्ल कर सकेगी।
6. व्यािजृ त्त. - इन जनयमों की कोई बात, ऐस े आरक्षण, आय-ु सीमा में छूट और अन्य ट्ररयायतों पर प्रभाि नहीं डालगे ी,
जिनका केन्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ें समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आिेिों के अनुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों,
अनुसूजचत िनिाजतयों, अन्य जपछड े िगों, भूतपूिा सैजनकों और अन्य जििेष प्रिगा के व्यजियों के जलए उपबंध करना
अपेजक्षत ह।ै
अनसु चू ी
पि का पिों की सख्ं या। िगीकरण। िते न मैट्ररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर। चयन पि ह ै
नाम। अर्िा अचयन पि।
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
जनिी 10* (2025) साधारण केंरीय सेिा, समहू िेतन मैट्ररक्स स्ट्तर-7 चयन।
सजचि। *(कायाभार के आधार पर ‘ख’, रािपजत्रत, अनुसजचिीय। (44900-142400
पट्ररितान दकया िा सकता रुपय)े ।
ह)ै ।
सीध ेभती दकए सीध ेभती दकए िाने िाल े सीध े भती दकए िान े पट्ररिीक्षा भती की पद्धजत : भती सीध े
िान े िाल े व्यजियों के जलए अपजे क्षत िाल े व्यजियों के जलए की अिजध, होगी या प्रोन्नजत या
व्यजियों के जलए िजै क्षक और अन्य अहता ाएं। जिजहत आय ु और िजै क्षक यदि कोई प्रजतजनयजु ि/ आमले न द्वारा
आय-ु सीमा। अहता ाएं प्रोन्नत व्यजियों हो। तर्ा जिजभन्न पद्धजतयों द्वारा
की ििा म ें लाग ू भरी िाने िाली ट्ररजियों की
होंगी या नहीं। प्रजतितता।
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
लाग ूनहीं होता । लाग ूनहीं होता। लाग ूनहीं होता। लागू नहीं प्रोन्नजत द्वारा, जिसके न हो सकन े
होता । पर प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा।
प्रोन्नजत या प्रजतजनयजु ि /आमले न द्वारा भती की ििा म ें यदि जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह,ै तो भती करन े म ें दकन
िे श्रजे णया ं जिनस े प्रोन्नजत या प्रजतजनयजु ि / आमले न उसकी सरं चना। पट्ररजस्ट्र्जतयों म ें सघं लोक
दकया िाएगा। सिे ा आयोग स े परामि ा
दकया िाएगा।
(11) (12) (13)
प्रोन्नजत: समूह ‘ख’ जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत संघ लोक सेिा आयोग से
आिुजलजपक श्रणे ी 1 जिसने िेतन मेट्ररक्स के स्ट्तर-6 (प्रोन्नजत के संबंध में जिचार करने के परामिा करना आिश्यक
(35400-112400 रुपय)े में उस श्रेणी में पााँच िष ा जलए), जिसमें जनम् नजलजखत होंगे:- नहीं ह।ै
जनयजमत सेिा की हो और जिसने सुसंगत क्षेत्र में केन्रीय[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
सरकार द्वारा यर्ाजिजहत िो स े चार सप्ताह का प्रजिक्षण 1. भारत का महासिेक्षक,
सफलतापूिाक पूरा दकया हो। -अध्यक्ष;
ट्रटप्पण.- िहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्होंन े 2.संबंजधत जनिेिक अर्िा उप
अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेिा परू ी कर ली है, प्रोन्नजत के सजचि, जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी
जलए जिचार दकया िा रहा हो िहााँ उनस े ज्येष्ठ जिभाग
व्यजियों के संबंध में भी जिचार दकया िाएगा परंतु यह -सिस्ट्य;
तब िबदक उनके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहका या पात्रता
सेिा, अपेजक्षत अहका या पात्रता सेिा के आध े से अजधक 3. उप महासिेक्षक, महासिेक्षक का
से या िो िषा से, इनमें से िो भी कम हो, कम न हो और कायाालय
उन्होंने अपने ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों सजहत, जिन्होंने ऐसी -सिस्ट्य;
अहका या पात्रता सेिा पहल े ही पूरी कर ली ह,ै अगली
उच्चतर श्रणे ी में प्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पट्ररिीक्षा की 4. भारत के महासिेक्षक द्वारा
अिजध सफलतापूिाक पूरी कर ली हो । (चक्ानुक्म से) नाजमत दकय े िान े
िाले जनिेिक
प्रजतजनयजु ि: -सिस्ट्य।
केन्रीय सरकार म ेंआिुजलजपक संिगा का अजधकारी,-
(क) जिसने जनयजमत आधार पर मूल संिगा या जिभाग
में सििृ पि धारण दकया हुआ ह;ै अर्िा
(ख) जिसने मलू संिग ा या जिभाग म ें िेतन मेट्ररक्स म ें
स्ट्तर-6 (35400-112400 रु.) या समतल्ु य पि म ें
जनयुजि के पश्चात् जनयजमत आधार पर
(यर्ा आिुजलजपक श्रणे ी में) पाचाँ िषा की सेिा की हो।
ट्रटप्पण 1.- पोषक िग ा के ऐसे जिभागीय अजधकारी, िो
प्रोन्नजत की सीधी पंजि में ह,ै प्रजतजनयुजि पर जनयुजि के
जलए जिचार दकए िाने के पात्र नहीं होंगे। इसी प्रकार
प्रजतजनयुि व्यजि प्रोन्नजत द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए जिचार
दकए िाने के पात्र नहीं होंगे।
ट्रटप्पण 2.- प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध, जिसके अंतगात
केन्रीय सरकार के उसी या दकसी अन्य संगठन अर्िा
जिभाग में इस जनयुजि से ठीक पहले धाट्ररत दकसी
अन्य संिगा बाह्य पि पर प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध ह,ै
साधारणतया तीन िषा स ेअजधक नहीं होगी ।
ट्रटप्पण 3.- प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए
अजधकतम आय-ु सीमा आिेिन प्राप्त करने की अंजतम
तारीख को छप्पन िष ा से अजधक नहीं होगी ।
[फा. सं. एसएम/02/17/2023]
संिय कुमार, संयिु सजचि4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Science and Technology)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st August, 2025
G.S.R. 572(E).–––In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the (Senior Personal Assistant) 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 Private Secretary in Survey of India under the Department of Science and Technology,
Ministry of Science and Technology, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey
of India, Private Secretary (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 post, 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.
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 Other Backward Classes, the Ex-servicemen and the
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 post. Classification. Level in pay Whether selection post or non-
post. matrix. selection post.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Private 10* (2025) General Central Service, Level-7 in the Selection.
Secretary. Group ‘B’, Gazetted, pay matrix
*Subject to variation Ministerial. (Rs.44900-
dependent on 142400).
workload.
Age-limit for Educational Whether age and Period of probation, Method of recruitment whether by
direct and other educational if any. direct recruitment or by promotion
recruits. qualifications qualifications or by deputation/ absorption and
required for prescribed for percentage of the vacancies to be
direct direct recruits will filled by various methods.
recruits. apply in the case
of promotees.
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. By promotion, failing which by deputation.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
In case of recruitment by promotion or by deputation/ If a Departmental Circumstances in which
absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation/ Promotion Union Public Service
absorption to be made. Committee exists, Commission is to be
what is its consulted in making
composition. recruitment.
(11) (12) (13)
Promotion: Group 'B' Consultation with Union
Stenographer Grade-I in level-6 in the pay matrix (Rs.35400- Departmental Public Service
112400) with five years regular service in the grade and having Promotion Committee Commission is not
successfully completed two to four weeks training in the field of (for considering necessary.
relevant area, as prescribed by the Central Government. promotion) consisting
of:-
Note.- Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or
eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their
1. The Surveyor
seniors shall also be considered provided they are not short of
General of India
the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half
- Chairman;
of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever
is less and have successfully completed their probation period
2. The Director or
for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors
Deputy Secretary
who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service.
concerned of
Deputation:
Department of
Officers holding the post of Stenographer cadre of the Central Science and
Government,- Technology
- Member;
(a) holding analogous posts on a regular basis in the parent
cadre or Department; or
3. Deputy Surveyor
(b) with five years service rendered after appointment to the General, Surveyor
post (as Stenographer Grade) on a regular basis in level-6 in General's Office
the pay matrix (Rs.35400-112400) or equivalent in the parent - Member;
cadre or Department.
Note 1.- The departmental officers in the feeder category who 4. Director (by
are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for rotation) to be
consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, the nominated by the
deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for Surveyor General of
appointment by promotion. India
- Member.
Note 2.- The period of deputation 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.
[F. No. SM/02/17/2023]
SANJAY KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
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