RBE No. 216/2019: Promotion – Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ posts – Eligibility Conditions
No.E(GP)2019/2/25, dated 27.12.2019
Sub: Eligibility conditions for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ posts in the major departments having organized services.
Ref: Railway Board’s letters No.E(GP)99/2/22, dated 29.03.2010 (RBE No. 46/2010) and 06.05.2014 (RBE No. 42/2014).
1. The eligibility criteria for appearing in the Selections/ LDCEs for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts in the Departments having organized services has been laid down in terms of Board’s letter No.E(GP)99/2/22, dated 29.03.2010 (RBE No. 46/2010) and 06.05.2014 (RBE No. 42/2014). Consequent upon implementation of the pay structures recommended by the VII Pay Commission, the said eligibility conditions have since been reviewed by the Board and it has been decided to make following changes therein:-
(i) For Group ‘B’ selections (70% quota), Group ‘C’ employees working in Level 6 and above in Pay Matrix with 3 years of non-fortuitous service in Level 6 and above in Pay Matrix (including non-fortuitous service rendered in the corresponding pre-revised grade pay) will be eligible.
(ii) For Group ‘B’ selections (30% LDCE quota), Group ‘C’ employees working in Level 6 and above in Pay Matrix with 5 years of non-fortuitous service in Level 6 and above in Pay Matrix (including non-fortuitous service rendered in the corresponding pre-revised grade pay) will be eligible.
(iii) However, for Selections/ LDCEs for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts in Accounts department Group ‘C’ employees fulfilling the above mentioned conditions should also have qualified the Appendix-3 IREM Examination.
(iv) In the integrated seniority of Group ‘C’ employees eligible for Group ‘B’ selection (70% quota) in all departments having organized services except Accounts department, employees in Level 7 of the Pay Matrix will be placed about those in Level 6 of the Pay Matrix. In either category, the relative seniority of employees coming from different streams will be determined with reference to length of non-fortuitous service in Level 7 or Level 6 in the Pay Matrix, as the case may be.
(v) In the integrated seniority of Group ‘C’ employees eligible for Group ‘B’ selections (70% quota) in Accounts Department, employees in Level 8 in Pay Matrix will be placed above those in Level 6 in Pay Matrix. In either category, the relative seniority of employees coming from different systems will be determined with reference to length of non-fortuitous service in Level 8 or Level 6 in Pay Matrix, as the case may be.
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Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 216/2019
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 05/2020