Master Circular No.51 : Part-VI : Reservation For SC/ST In Direct Recruitment

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Part-VI : Reservation For SC/ST In Direct Recruitment

Reservation for SC/ST in Direct Recruitment, Relaxations, Concessions and Other Special Facilities Admissible to SCs/STs, Publicity and Recruitment Board

(1) Percentages of reservation for SC/ST in direct recruitment to Railway services are as given below:—

(a) Reservation for SC/ST in Direct Recruitment made on All India basis — Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts where minimum of the scale is Rs.1400 (RPS) or above:

Description		Reservation Percentage
Description		Sc	ST
(i)	By open competition (40 Point Model Roster as at Annexure I-A is to be used)	15	7.5
(ii)	Otherwise than by open competition (40 Point Model Roster as at Annexure I-B is to be used)	16-2/3	7.5

[Authority: No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/10, 20.04.1970 & No.77-E(SCT)15/14, 13.10.1977]

(b) Reservation for SC/ST in Direct Recruitment to Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ made on Local / Regional basis, the posts where minimum of the scale is below Rs.1400 (RPS):

Class	CR	ER	NR	NER	NFR*	SR	SCR	SER	WR	CL
For SC	16%	19%	19%	19%	12%	15%	14%	15%	15%	18%
For ST	8%	8%	4%	4%	18%	4%	9%	11%	9%	7%

Class

DLW

DCW

ICF

WAP

RRT

RSC

PWT School

S&T School

Mech. Instt.

RDSO/ICRA/RIO/

COFMOW/Rly.Bd.

For SC

16%

19%

12%

15%

14%

15%

18%

For ST

18%

11%

Actual points to be reserved in 100 Pt. Roster may be seen in the enclosed Annexure I-C.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/10, 20.04.1970, No.77-E(SCT)15/14, 13.10.1977, No.85-E(SCT)I/39/2, 31.05.1988 & *XXR No. 85-E(SCT) 1/39/2, 24.06.1988]

(2) Concessions admissible to SC/ST candidates

(i) Age limit

The maximum age limit prescribed for direct recruitment to all Railway services or posts (both gazetted and nongazetted) shall be increased by 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

[Authority: No.E 52 CM 1/11/3, 11.09.1952 & MHA’s Res. No.5/1/55 SCT, 30.04.1955]

(ii) Physical standard for appointment as Rakshaks and Sub-Inspectors in the Railway Protection Force

For appointment as Rakshaks and Sub-Inspectors on the Railways, the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates will be required to possess the following physical standard:—

	Height	Chests un-expanded	Weight
Scheduled Caste	160.00 cm (5′-3″)	76.20 cm	50 Kg
Scheduled Tribe	150.00 cm (4′-11″)	76.20 cm	48 Kg

[Authority: No.77 Sec.(E)147/6, 14.06.1977, 07.12.1977 & 02.03.1978]

(iii) Examination Fee

The candidates belonging to SC/STs will not be required to pay any fees for admission to any recruitment examination / selection. This is effective from 01.07.1985.

[Authority: No.85-E(SCT)I/25/6, 12.09.1985]

(iv) Rail journey free passes

Free II Class passes will be issued to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes when summoned for test/interview by the Railway Recruitment Board and the Railway Administration irrespective of the fact whether the recruitment is made on regional or All India basis.

[Authority: No.E(NG)63 RR-1/19, 30.12.1964]

(v) Recruitment Committee/Board

(a) The Committee constituted for conducting interview of the candidates for recruitment to Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts should consist of at least three members, one of whom should belong to SC/ST communities and another from minority communities, both being non-official members. The panel of non-official members to be associated with the Committees will be framed and communicated to the Railways in due course. Till the receipt of panels of names of non-official members (formed by the Ministry the competent authority ordering recruitment may co-opt the non-official members from a list formed by themselves in advance. As and when interviews take place, suitable arrangements should be made in advance to co-opt one of the persons from the approved Panel of each group giving them sufficient notice. Different members on panel may be asked to serve at different interviews on different occasions by rotation. It should be ensured that a detailed brief is sent to non-officials members indicating the reservations for SCs/STs according to rules, the procedure to be followed in the selection and other allied information, as may he considered necessary which may be of help to them in conducting the interviews.

[Authority: No.E(NG)II-83/RR-1/7, 13.06.1984, No.E(NG)II/92/RAB/26, 28.05.1992 & No.E(NG)II-86/RR-1/29, 03.03.1 993]

(b) The Screening Committee for screening of Casual Labour / Substitutes shall consist of three officers, one of whom should be an officer of the Personnel Branch and another from the Department concerned. Further, one of the members on the Screening Committee should be from SC/STs and one from a minority community by co-opting a fourth officer, wherever necessary.

[Authority: No.E(NG)II-83/RR1-7, 01.06.1983]

(vi) Separate written test/interviews/evaluation of answer books

To fill reserved vacancies, written test for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should, as far as practicable, be held separately from that of the general candidates. Where this is not practicable, their answer papers should be evaluated separately having regard to the extent orders for giving liberal consideration to these candidates. The interviews should also be held separately so that in the ultimate selection, only relative merit among the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates will count. Where evaluation of answer papers done by examiners other than the Chairman / Member, the latter should exercise his powers of moderation to see that the standard supplied to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is not too stringent.

[Authority: No.E(NG)III/72 RSC/40, 04.08.1972 & No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/1, 19.11.1970]

(vii) Recommending of SC/ST candidates

(a) The cut-off marks in the written test for qualifying for interview in case of all recruitments through Railway Recruitment Boards shall be 20% as against 30% for general community candidates.

[Authority: RBE No.132/1989, No.E(NG)II/88/RRB/62, 31.05.1989]

(b) Committee Members of SC/ST and Minority Community should be apprised of the reservation rules and procedure of recruitment.

[Authority: No.E(NG)II-83/RR 1-7, 21.12.1983]

(c) In case of screening from Casual Labour, SC/ST percentage be maintained by taking even those SC/STs who have been less than 120 days service. If still there is some deficiency in SC/ST candidates, the screening committee should resort to direct recruitment from open market before declaring the panel.

[Authority: No.83-E(SCT)30/8, 31.01.1984, No.86-E(SCT)80/1, 09.09.1987 & RBE No.228/1988, No.88-E(SCT)I/28/1, 04.10.1988]

(d) For SC/ST candidates who appear for interview for recruitment, there would be no prescribed minimum qualifying marks either for the aggregate or for individual items, viz.

(i) Personality, intelligence and physique,

(ii) Previous experience and aptitude,

(iii) Additional qualifications,

(iv) Sports, games, NCC, etc.

They shall be put simple questions to ascertain their capability of meeting the job-requirement. Chairman, RRB/OM have discretion to select SC/ST candidates who, in his opinion satisfy this condition.

The merit list of selected candidates will be drawn according to the total marks obtained both in the written test and the interview.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)75 CM 15/14, 25.07.1975]

(e) SC/ST candidates junior in panel can be appointed earlier to their senior candidates belonging to general community if reserved point falls earlier.

(f) SC/ST candidates selected on their own merit without relaxed standard along with candidates belonging to general communities shall not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies and the reserved vacancies shall be filled up separately from eligible SC/ST candidates lower in the merit than the last general community candidate on the merit list of selected candidates.

The above principle will apply while compiling the list of the candidates for the interview also. Such SC/ST candidates who find place among general community candidate with general standard need not be counted against reserved vacancies. The candidates for reserved vacancies should be picked up from amongst SC/ST candidates below the name of the last general community candidate subject to the condition that candidates are not called below the minimum cut-off marks i.e. 20%.

[Authority: No.89-E(SCT)I/25/4, 02.06.1989]

(g) In case SC/ST candidates could not be available, efforts should be made to get SC/ST candidates from Employment Exchanges. Particularly, in case of recruitment for ST candidates. Railway Recruitment Board’s officials should go to tribal areas to get ST candidates.

[Authority: RBE No.167/1989, No.89-E(SCT)1/35/1, 28/30.06.1989 & No.89-E(SCT)I/29/3, 26.07.1989]

(h) The reserved posts remaining unfilled must not be filled by general community candidates but should be kept vacant and all efforts be made to fill these posts through subsequent recruitments / special recruitments. No reserved post can be de-reserved in the recruitment categories.

(i) General Managers have been given special powers to appoint SC/ST candidates, to make good the shortfall of SC/STs.

[Authority: No.86-E(SCT)I/80/1, 09.09.1987]

(viii) Appointment not restricted to the two Divisions of preference

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes may be appointed in any of the Divisions where the vacancies are available if no vacancy is available in the two Divisions for which they have given preference in their application forms.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)72 CM 15/1, 13.01.1972]

(ix) Training of Apprentices/Trainees

If SC/ST Apprentices and Trainees in the categories of Signallers, Commercial Clerks, Ticket Collectors, Accounts Clerks, Tracers, Guards etc. do not complete the training successfully during the prescribed period of training, they may be given a second chance with stipend / pay and the third chance without stipend / pay.

[Authority: No.E(NG)58/RC 1/150, 21.11.1961]

(3) Direct recruitment otherwise than by examination

Where recruitment is made otherwise than by examination, the appointing authorities will have discretion to select candidates from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes fulfilling a lower standard of suitability as compared to that of other communities, so long as the candidates have the prescribed minimum educational/technical qualification and the appointing authorities are satisfied that the lowering of standards will not unduly affect the maintenance of the efficiency of Administration.

[Authority: No.E 55 CM1/3, 05.10.1955]

(4) In the case of following categories when the requisite number of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates fulfilling even the lower standards are not available, the recruiting / appointing authorities should select for appointment the best among the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates who fulfill the minimum educational qualifications laid down in the notice for recruitment / advertisement:

Group ‘C’	Group ‘D’
Receptionist	Goods Marker
Puncher/Verifier	Sealmen or Seal Porter
Photostat Machine Operator	Cleaners in Sheds
Lady Telephone Operator	Saloon Attendant
Dark Room Attendant	Hospital Attendant
Calculating Machine Operator	Peons
Janitor	Farashes
Pointsman

[Authority: No.E(SCT)68CM 15/13, 02.11.1968 & 24.06.1970]

In order to bring the candidates, so appointed, up to the minimum standard necessary for the posts and for the maintenance of efficiency of administration, they should be given in-service training. The in-service training will be provided by the appointing authorities within their own organizations. Such candidates will, on their appointment, be placed on probation and the rules/orders regarding probation will apply to them.

(5) In case SC/ST candidates do not become available for direct recruitment despite efforts being made by GMs within their own powers, special efforts may be made and SC/ ST candidates be selected through educational/technical institutions like ITI etc.

(6) Practical experience

Practical experience prescribed as a minimum qualification for direct recruitment to Group ‘C’ categories mentioned in Annexure-A of the under noted letter shall be reduced and/ or waived as shown in Col. 4 of the said Annexure in favour of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

[Authority: No.E(NG)I/71 RR 1/9 (ENG3), 27.06.1972]

(7) The post can be filled by direct recruitment also even in cases where these posts are generally being filled through promotions provided there is an element for direct recruitment or the R&P Rules provide for filling up such posts by recruitment failing by promotions.

(8) Special Powers of General Managers

(i) Direct Recruitment

Where the Railway Recruitment Board is unable to recommend adequate number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes against reserved quota, the General Managers have been vested with special powers for appointment of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates to Group C posts without making reference to Railway Recruitment Board so as to wipe out the deficiency in reservations. The selection made for such appointments should be deliberate and open so far as Group C posts are concerned, and is not to he authenticated by the Railway Recruitment Board. This authority should be exercised personally by the General Manager and is not to be delegated to any other officer. However, the General Manager may delegate this authority in respect of Group D staff to the Divisional Railway Managers/CWMs.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)57 CM 1/16, 07.01.1958 & No.75-E(SCT)9/55, 12.08.1975]

Powers given to General Managers, as mentioned in Para 8(i) above, one also be exercised in respect of filling up of the shortfalls in intermediate grades to which there is an element of direct recruitment. In case of shortfalls in the category of Principals/Headmasters/PGT Teacher Grade-I of Railway Educational Institutions, recruitment can be made under the powers of General Manager. In case of Gazetted categories, reference should be made to the Railway Board for approaching the UPSC to provide Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates.

(ii) Direct recruits declared medically unfit

The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe direct recruits selected for a particular category, if declared medically unfit for the category, be considered for such other categories for which they are medically fit and, there is shortfall in the reserved quota to be made good under the personal powers vested with the General Manager.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)58 CM 1/2/13, 25.11.1958, No.E(SCT)58 CM 1/2/13, 10.06.1959 & No.E(SCT)15/5, 13.02.1976]

The medical requisition in respect of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates shall, in addition, bear the following endorsement:-

“In case he / she is medically unfit for the above-mentioned category, please state whether he / she is fit for any of the following medically category/categories:-

	Designation	Category
(a)	…….	…….
(b)	…….	…….
(c)	…….	…….

The Railway Recruitment Board should not send the list containing names of general candidates recommended against reserved vacancies along with the main panel. This list should be sent only when the General Manager certifies that he has failed to obtain reserved community candidates under his special powers and intimation to this effect has been sent to the Board.

(iii) Alternative appointment to unsuccessful Apprentices

The case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates who do not come out successful on completion of the apprenticeship even after they are given repeat courses, one with stipend and another without stipend, are to be reviewed personally by the Chief Personnel Officers for exploring the possibility of finding alternative Group ‘C’ employment in categories where there may be shortfall in the quota reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Candidates considered suitable may be appointed by the General Manager under the powers delegated to him.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/15, 21.10.1970]

(9) Ten percent marks is also relaxed for promotion in non-safety categories in oral Test after qualifying in the Practical Trade Test.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/6, 31.08.1971]

(10) Publicity

An employment notice indicating the total number of vacancies, vacancies reserved for SC/STs, ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, scale of pay etc. as well as the last date for receipt of application should be issued to the Employment Exchanges within the recruitment unit. Copies of the same should also be sent to the recognized Associations of SC/STs, Vocational Rehabilitation Centres for Physically Handicapped and to the Director General (Resettlement). Inspectors under SPO (RP) should contact tribal people through Tribal Associations, Principal/Headmasters of Schools and Missionary Organizations doing welfare work.

[Authority: No.79-E(SCT)15/55, 16.08.1979 & No.E(SCT)74 CM 15, 11.07.1974]

(11) Recruitment of SC/ST candidates in Group ‘D’

The orders contained in Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/91/RR 1/21 dated 16.09.1991 banning direct recruitment in Group ‘D’ posts shall not apply in filling up the posts reserved for SCs and STs. Backlog of SC/STs in Group D should be cleared at the earliest possible.

[Authority: XXR No. 91-E(SCT)1/30/10 dated 21.07.1992]

(12) Reservation for SC/STs in services – Provision in the recruitment rules

Ministry of Home Affairs (DOP&T), which is a Nodal Agency regarding reservation for SC/STs have issued various orders from time to time. However, Recruitment Rules framed for various posts / services which are statutory rules, do not, in some cases, contain a reference to the orders regarding reservation for SC/STs in services. In respect of all services / posts within the purview of reservation order should contain a separate rule on the following lines:

“Saving – Nothing in those rules shall affect reservations and other concessions required to be provided for SCs and STs and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.”

Such a rule will ordinarily be inserted at the end of the rules or at more appropriate place deemed fit.

[Authority: No.84-E(SCT)73/1, 22.11.1984]

Annexure 1-A
Model Roster For Posts Filled By Direct Recruitment On All India Basis By Open Competition And By Promotion
Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved
1	Schedule Caste	11	Unreserved	21	Unreserved	31	Schedule Tribe
2	Unreserved	12	Unreserved	22	Schedule Caste	32	Unreserved
3	Unreserved	13	Unreserved	23	Unreserved	33	Unreserved
4	Schedule Tribe	14	Schedule Caste	24	Unreserved	34	Unreserved
5	Unreserved	15	Unreserved	25	Unreserved	35	Unreserved
6	Unreserved	16	Unreserved	26	Unreserved	36	Schedule Caste
7	Unreserved	17	Schedule Caste	27	Unreserved	37	Unreserved
8	Schedule Caste	18	Unreserved	28	Schedule Caste	38	Unreserved
9	Unreserved	19	Unreserved	29	Unreserved	39	Unreserved
10	Unreserved	20	Unreserved	30	Unreserved	40	Unreserved

Note: If there are only two vacancies to be filled in a particular year, not more than one may be treated as reserved and if there be only one vacancy, it should be treated as unreserved. If on this account, a reserved point is treated as unreserved, the reservation may be carried forward to the subsequent three recruitment years.

[Authority: No.E(SCT)70 CM 15/10, 29.4.1970]

This Roster vide Railway Board’s letter No.E(SCT)63 CM 15/16 dated 28.11.1964 is applicable to promotion vacancies also.

Annexure 1-B
Model Roster For Posts Filled By Direct Recruitment On All India Basis Otherwise Than By Open Competition
Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved	Points in roster	Whether unreserved or reserved
1	Schedule Caste	11	Unreserved	21	Unreserved	31	Unreserved
2	Unreserved	12	Unreserved	22	Unreserved	32	Schedule Caste
3	Unreserved	13	Schedule Caste	23	Unreserved	33	Unreserved
4	Schedule Tribe	14	Unreserved	24	Unreserved	34	Unreserved
5	Unreserved	15	Unreserved	25	Schedule Caste	35	Unreserved
6	Unreserved	16	Unreserved	26	Unreserved	36	Unreserved
7	Schedule Caste	17	Schedule Tribe	27	Unreserved	37	Schedule Caste
8	Unreserved	18	Unreserved	28	Unreserved	38	Unreserved
9	Unreserved	19	Unreserved	29	Schedule Tribe	39	Unreserved
10	Unreserved	20	Schedule Caste	30	Unreserved	40	Unreserved

Note:

(1) In every third cycle of the above roster, the 37th point will be treated as unreserved.

(2) If there are only two vacancies to be filled in a particular year not more than one may be treated as reserved and if there be only one vacancy, it should be treated as unreserved. If on this account, a reserved point is treated as unreserved, the reservation may be carried forward to the subsequent three recruitment years.