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West Bengal Government Notification

Determination of Seniority

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  1. There are various general principles which shall apply to the determination of seniority in the various services and posts under the West Bengal Govt as laid down in West Bengal Services Determination of Seniority Rules.
  2. The relative seniority of all direct recruits recruited through competitive examination, interview or after training shall be determined by the order of merit in which they are selected for such appointment, on the recommendation of the State Public Service Commission or other selecting authority, persons appointed as a result of an earlier selection being senior to those appointed as a result of a subsequent selection.
  3. Seniority of persons appointed on promotion to any post, cadre or grade shall be determined from the date of joining such post, cadre or grade.
  4. The relative seniority between a promotee and a direct recruit shall be determined by the year of appointment or promotion of each in the post, cadre or grade irrespective of the date of joining.
  5. The relative seniority of persons appointed by transfer to a post, cadre or grade from the feeder post, cadre or grade of the same department or office or from other departments or offices of the Government shall be determined by the order of selection for such transfer.
  6. SC/ST Government employees on promotion as per rules of reservation/ roster shall be entitled to consequential seniority also. General/ OBC employees promoted later shall be junior to SC/ST employees promoted earlier.

Reference: No. 1882-F dated 11.03.1981, 3930-F dated 20.05.1981, 4444-F dated 12.06.1981, 9759-F dated 18.10.2001, 3780-F dated 14.03.2002, 5336-F dated 21.05.2004, 5337-F dated 21.05.2004.

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  1. I appointed in 2002 as Jr college teacher in sc category.
    But availability of this post from 2000 as per reservation roster.
    My seniority in school should be counted from 2000 or 2002 by vertue of rules of reservation/ roster.

  2. I am a Directorate of youth services Govt.of west Bengal employ. I wanted to know what is the rule of prepration gradation list of Group “c” employe. and promotion rule.

  4. I am an employee of Rabindra Bharati University Kolkata. I have promoted to the post of Jr. Superintendent in 2011. But another employee promoted to the same post in 2012. The scale is same. But the junior is getting higher pay. Please let me know.

  5. suppose 3 reserved post were left due to insufficiant of same category. now 1 promotion is coming. now question arises how many canditates are to be carried forward for filling the reserved candidate for coming promotion.

  6. I am State Govt. Employee. I have joined in the Service 28.06.1985 as Typist Basic Grade. Suppose I am under Sl.No. 77 as scheduled Caste Category. Promotion made earlier up to Sl. No. 70 like Supervisor(Typist) and Gr-I (Typist). Among them {Supervisor(Typist) and Gr-I (Typist)} in the year 2003 one employee retired on superannuation but none promoted from Basic Grade, same as 2004 to 2007, 08 (Eight) employees retired on superannuation but only one employee got promotion same as 2008 , 08 (Eight) employees retired on superannuation then only one employee got promotion in the same way 2003 to 2012 total 40 (forty) employees retired on superannuation only 28 employees got promotion .
    I got the promotion in the month july-2012 but I have not get any promotion effect. kindly give me suggestion or G.O.about that am I entitled or not promotion w.e.f. the date of vacancy occurred in the promotional post .

  7. Respected admin.!
    1. Does the seniority rules,applicable to wb govt. employee apply to asst teachers , under dist. primary school council of wb, who were appointed pointed in Feb2011, on the basis of their position in the merit list as per their marks in the competitive exam, conducted in 2010?

    2. What is the status of asst teachers…are we govt employee or semi govt employee ?

  8. How will seniority be determined if two teachers with different Ed.Qualifications and pay scales have joined the same school on the same day and time ?

  9. Dear sunil,in such type of cases seniority cannot be assigned from the date of joining. It is required to be assigned on the basis of merit decided by commission/appointing authority.

  10. How shall relative seniority of all direct recruits( primary school teachers joining on the same day and at same school) recruited through same competitive examination, interview conducted by kolkata primary school commission , be determined?

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