West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 1978
Government of West Bengal
Home Department
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
No. 271-P&AR (WBSC) Date: 13th January, 1978
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the power conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India and in supersession of all previous rules on the subject, the Governor is pleased hereby to make the following rules regulating recruitment to the West Bengal Civil Service (Executive), namely;
RULES
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 1978.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of March, 1974.
2. Definitions
In these rules –
(a) “Commission” means the Public Service Commission, West Bengal
(b) “Service” means the West Bengal Civil Service (Executive).
3. Constitution of the service
The Service shall consist of the following persons, namely;
(a) Persons recruited to the Service including those recruited to the West Bengal Junior Civil Services before the Commencement of these rules; and
(b) Persons recruited to the Service in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
4. Method of recruitment to the Service
(1) Recruitment to the Service, after the commencement of these rules, shall be by the following methods namely.
(a) By direct recruitment on the results of the West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) and Allied Services Examination for “Group-A” Services and posts, to be held by the Commission:
(b) By promotion from the following feeder services/posts
(i) Special Revenue Officer, Grade II
(ii) Land Reform Officer, Grade II,
(iii) Joint Block Development Officers,
(iv) West Bengal Junior Agricultural Service, provided that the officers of this category who opt for promotion to the WBCS (Executive) shall not be considered for promotion to the West Bengal Agricultural Service.
(c) By selection in special cases from among persons, who are confirmed in a civil services/post under the State Government, not being a member of the service or holding any post as mentioned in items (i) and (ii) of sub-clause (b), as may be determined by the State Government in consultation with the Commission.
Provided that not more than fifty per cent of the total number of posts borne in the cadre shall, at any time be filled up by persons recruited under sub-clauses (b) and (c) above.
(2) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the method or methods of recruitment to be adopted for the purpose of filling any particular vacancy or vacancies in the Service as may be required to be filled during any particular period of recruitment, and the number of persons to be recruited by each method shall be determined on each occasion by the State Government in consultation with the Commission.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subrule (1) if in the opinion of the State Government the exigencies of the Service so require, the State Government may, after consultation with the Commission, adopt and prescribe such methods of recruitment to the Service other than those specified in the said sub-rule.
5. Qualification for direct recruitment
A candidate shall be
(a) a citizen of India as defined in Part-II of the Constitution of India.
(b) of good health and character and must be in all respect suitable for appointment to Government service;
(c) a graduate of a recognized University;
(d) of age not below 21 years but not more than 26 years on the 1st January of the year in which the examination for recruitment is held.
6. Appointment to the service
(1) The initial appointment of persons recruited to the Service under sub-rule (1) of the rule 4 shall be in the Junior scale of pay as attached to the Service.
Provided that the candidates who appeared at the competitive examination held by the Commission prior to the 1st March, 1974 and qualified for appointment to West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) shall be appointed to the Senior scale of pay as attached to the Service.
(2) A person appointed to the junior scale of pay under sub-rule (1) of this rule will be eligible for promotion to the senior scale of pay on completion of six years of service in the junior scale of pay, provided he has crossed the efficiency bar at the end of 6th year of service and his services have been fully satisfactory.
7. Recruitment by competitive examination
(1) The Competitive examination referred to in rule 4(1) above shall ordinarily be held annually by the Commission.
(2) The Examination shall be conducted by the Commission in accordance with such procedure as may be adopted by it for holding the examination.
(3) The syllabi of the examination shall be settled by Government in consultation with the Commission.
(4) No candidate who does not belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe shall be permitted to compete more than two times for the examination.
Note: A candidate shall be deemed to have competed at the examination if he actually appears in any one or more subjects.
8. Conditions for promotion and selection to the service
(1) The minimum qualifying service for “promotion” and “Selection in special cases” to the service under clauses (b) and (c) of sub-rule 4 shall be six years of service in the respective feeder services/posts.
(2) The maximum age limit for “promotion” and “selection in special cases” under clauses (b) and (c) of sub-rule 4 shall be 52 years.
By order of the Governor
N. Mukherji
Secy. to the Govt. of West Bengal
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