RBE No.173/2004: GDCE – clarification – Staff working in higher grades not allowed

No.E(NG)I/2004/PM2/3, dated 05.08.2004

Sub: Introduction of General Departmental Competitive Examination for filling 25% DR quota vacancies in certain Group ‘C’ categories – clarification regarding

1. In para 2(iv) of this Ministry’s letter No.E(NG)I/93/PM2/16, dated 20.08.1993 (RBE No.129/1993), it has been stipulated that all regular employees possessing be prescribed qualification for direct recruitment are eligible to appear in the General Departmental Competitive Examination irrespective of the grade and cadre in which they are working.
2. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that staff working in higher grades apply for posts in lower scale of pay in response to notification for GDCE.
3. The matter has been reviewed by the Board. It is clarified that the phrase ‘irrespective of the grade’ in the instructions refer to above is not intended to allow staff working in grades higher than the grade carried by the posts for which GDCE is held. Accordingly, only the employees working in lower grade posts and at the best in the same grade for which GDCE is being held should only be allowed to appear in the GDCE. In no case persons working and higher grade posts, be allowed to appear in the GDCE to be held for lower grade posts.
4. However, past cases decided otherwise need not be reopened.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.173/2004

Forward reference⇒RBE No.177/2005