RBE No. 08/2016: Sports – Recruitment – Promotion – Sports Quota – Out-of-Turn Promotion

No. 2013/E(Sports)/4(1)/2/Policy, dated 04.01.2016

Clarification/ Corrigendum No.63

Sub: Recruitment of sportspersons against Sports Quota and out-of-turn promotion to Railway sportspersons on sports account – modification/ changes in policy.
Ref: Railway Board’s policy letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1 (Policy) Clarifications, dated 18.04.2012 (RBE No.52/2012), dated 15.06.2012 (RBE No. 71/2012), No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/3/OTP/ DOPT, dated 23.05.2013 (RBE No. 50/2013) & No.2014/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy Clarifications, dated 22.10.2014 (RBE No. 117/2014).

The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) have decided to make the following amendments in the existing sports policy as contained in the letters referred to above:

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(i)

4.1(m) Notes (New Para) – of letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy Clarifications, dated 18.04.2012 (RBE No. 52/2012)

In team sports, only sportspersons who have actually played the sport in field, shall only be eligible.  Therefore, a sportsperson who represents as member of a team in any recognized sports event/ championship but has actually not played in the field, shall not be considered for recruitment against sports quota.

Para 3 – of letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy Clarifications, dated 15.06.2012 (RBE No. 71/2012)

Submission of certificate by the candidate for actual participation in the field of play, in the event under consideration for recruitment, is mandatory.

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(ii)

Para No.9.2.6(C) added vide letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/3/OTP/DOPT, dated 23.05.2013 (RBE No.50/2013) and revised vide para (ii) of letter No.2014/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy clarifications, dated 22.10.2014 (RBE No. 117/2014):

In the case of a team event, a sportsperson will qualify for out-of-turn promotion  if he/she has played –

at least 50% of the matches in the same event

or

played in any match in quarterfinal and above in that event.

Sportspersons shall not be entitled for out-of-turn promotion unless he/she fulfills any one of the above two conditions.

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Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 08/2016

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