Typing Test: RBE No.09/2023 – Exemption from Passing

No.E(NG)I-2022/CFP/13, dated 11.01.2023

Sub: Clarification regarding instructions on the exemption from passing typing test.

Ref:  (i) Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-96/CFP/19, dated 07.04.2000 (RBE No.66/2000).

(ii) Board’s letters No.E(NG)I-2015/CFP/7, dated 16.01.2017 (RBE No.02/2017) and 07.04.2022 (RBE No.45/2022).

(iii) DOPT’s OM No.14020/2/91-Esstt.(D), dated 29.09.1992.

(iv) DOPT’s OM No.14020/1/2014-Esstt.(D), dated 22.04.2015.         

1. As the Railway administrations are aware, Railway Board’s instructions dated 07.04.2000 (RBE No.66/2000) inter alia provided for three chances being given in two years’ time to employees who are promoted from erstwhile Group ‘D’ to Group ‘C’ against the 33-1/3% quota, and from Jr. Clerk to Sr. Clerk against the 13-1/3% quota otherwise they were to be reverted. The provision of reversion has been done away with vide Board’s instructions contained in letter no.E(NG)I-2015/CFP/7, dated 07.04.2022 (RBE No.45/2022) citing adoption of DoPT’s instructions contained in O.M. dated 22.04.2015 wherein exemption from passing the type test in certain conditions have been provided.

2. Doubts have been raised by one of the PUs as to whether the candidates who do not pass the type test in a period of 2 years should continue to be given further chances for up to 8 years till they clear the type test, or after 3 chances in 02 years, they should wait for the fulfillment of exemption criteria for increment etc. The matter has been examined and the competent authority has decided that in terms of para 2.(2)(c) of the DoPT OM 29.09.1992 adopted vide this office letter under ref. (ii) dated 16.01.2017,  2 genuine attempts may be allowed in the normal course and further attempts shall be allowed for valid reasons with the personal approval of General Manager.

3. On the question of grant of increments to such staff who are to appear in the type test, attention is drawn to Para 6 of DoPT OM 29.09.1992.

4. This disposes of RCF’s letter no.2021-E/P/Mins/Typing Test, dated 04.05.2022. 

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