**Executive Summary**
This notification announces the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026. Published on July 16, 2026, the document amends the educational qualifications for the specified post within the Survey of India. These rules come into force immediately upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Official Title and Scope:** The rules are formally named the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
* **Legal Authority:** The amendment is made by the President under the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution.
* **Amendment to Qualifications:**
* The document amends the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025.
* Specifically, it substitutes paragraph (a) in column (7) of the Schedule to the 2025 rules.
* The updated educational requirement for the post is a "12th Class pass or equivalent from a recognised Board or University."
* **Effective Date:** The amendment is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (July 16, 2026).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Survey of India (Ministry of Science and Technology)**
**Impact**
The organization must update its recruitment standards and selection criteria for Stenographer Grade II (Group ‘C’) positions to align with the amended rules.
**Action Required**
Administrative departments must ensure that all future recruitment notifications and eligibility screenings for this post reflect the 12th-standard qualification requirement.
**Stakeholder: Potential Job Applicants**
**Impact**
Individuals seeking the Stenographer Grade II position are now subject to the updated educational eligibility criteria.
**Action Required**
Prospective candidates must ensure they possess a 12th-class pass certificate or an equivalent qualification from a recognized board or university to be eligible for recruitment.
**Stakeholder: Controller of Publications / Government Press**
**Impact**
The entity is responsible for the formal dissemination of the amendment.
**Action Required**
The document was required to be uploaded and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026: The specific rules notified to amend the educational qualifications for recruitment to the post of Stenographer Grade II.
Survey of India: The national survey and mapping organization of the country, which is the primary department where these recruitment rules apply.
Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025: The principal policy document governing the recruitment of Stenographers that is being modified by this notification.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: The constitutional provision that empowers the President to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 576] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026/ASHADHA 25, 1948 SHADHA 3, 1947
जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय
(जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 िुलाई , 2026
सा.का.जन. 635(अ).—राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय सिेक्षण जिभाग, आिुजलजपक ग्रैड II, (समूह ‘ग’ पि) भती जनयम, 2025 म ें
संसोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनात ेहैं, अर्ाात ् :-
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय सिेक्षण जिभाग, आिुजलजपक ग्रडै
II, (समूह ‘ग’ पि) भती (संसोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. जिज्ञान और प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय सिेक्षण जिभाग, आिुजलजपक ग्रडै II, (समूह ‘ग’ पि) भती जनयम,
2025 की अनुसूची म,ें स्ट्तंभ (7) म,ें परै ाग्राफ (क) के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत परै ाग्राफ प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाात्:-
“(क) दकसी मान्यता प्राप्त बोडा या जिश्वजिध्यालय से 12िीं कक्षा उत्तीणा या उसके समकक्ष;”
[फा. स.ं एसएम/02/16/2023]
संिय कुमार, संयुक् त सजचि
5455 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
टिप्पण: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन.383(अ),
तारीख 13 िून, 2025 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th July, 2026
G.S.R. 635(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the
President hereby makes the following rules to amend the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India,
Stenographer Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025 namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer
Grade II, (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Schedule to the Ministry of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Stenographer Grade II,
(Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025, in column (7), for paragraph (a), the following paragraph shall
be substituted, namely:-
“(a) 12th Class pass or equivalent from a recognised Board or University;”.
[F. No. SM/02/16/2023]
SANJAY KUMAR, Jt. Secy.
Note- Principal Rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide
notification number G.S.R. No.383(E), dated 13th June, 2025.
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.