General Departmental Competitive Examination - Consolidated instructions
RBE No./12,/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(NG)I/2018/PM 1/23
New Delhi, dated August 2, 2018
The General Managers All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(as per standard list)
Sub: General Departmental Competitive Examination - Consolidated instructions - reg.
The
scheme of GDCE for filling up 25% of the Direct Recruitment quota
vacancies in certain Group 'C' categories which have Direct Recruitment
quota of 25% or more (except the categories of Law Assistants, Catering
Supervisors and the Accounts Department) was introduced vide Boards'
letter No. E(NG)I/92/PM 2/16 dated 20.08.1993 (RBE No.129/93), initially
for a period” of one year. The currency of the scheme has since been
extended from tirr- time and was last extended up to 31.03.2020.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/ 201 1/2 dated 10.04.2018] (RBE No.57/2018). A
number of instructions on tp,81' u have been issued from time to time,
which have been consolidated ,i)and summarized as under:
- General Instructions:
Powers
have been delegated to GMs to increase percentage of GDCE from 25% to
50% of Direct Recruitment quota vac individual cases as per needs.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)17 2001/PM 212 dated 21.01.2002] (RBE No.09/2002).
2.5
All regular employees possessing prescribed educational qualification
for Direct Recruitment working in gad owe than the grades/pay scale for
which GDCE is being conducted Arele to appear in GDCE selection for all
categories.
[Boards letter N0(NG /2008/PM 1/6 Pt. dated 24.07.2017] (RBE No.72/2017)
and [Boards letterNo. E(NG)I/ 1992/PM 2/16 dt 20.08.1993] (RBE No 12993).
2.6
All regular employees possessing prescribed educational qualification
for Direct Recruitment working in same grade/pay scale for which GDCE is
being conducted are eigible to appear in selection for GDCE from
Non-Safety to Safety category posts as well as Safety to Safety category
posts.
[Boards' letter No E(NG)1/2008 /PM 1/6 Pt dated 24072017] (RBE No.72/2 a
nd [Boards' letter No E(NG)1/ 1992/PM 2/16 dt 20.08.1993] (RBE NQ 1 9/95).
2.7 Reservation Quotas prescribed for SC/ST will be applicable for GDCE.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/ 1992/PM 2/ 16 dt 20.08,1993] (RBE No.129/93).
2.8 Maximum age limit for General, candidates is 40 years and for SC/ST it is 45 years.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/ 1992/PM 2/16 dt 20.08.1993] (RBE No.129/93).
2.5
Regular Group 'C' and Group 'D' staff of the Production Units who
fulfill the stipulated eligibility conditions are also permitted to
appear in GDCE whenever conducted by the Zonal Railways for filling up
the vacancies in different Group 'C' categories. The Zonal Railways
should therefore, ensure that copies of notifications of selection under
GDCE whenever issued by them are invariably endorsed to all the
Production Units, so as to enable the employees of the Production Units
also to apply for such selections, through proper channel, along with
eligible employees of the Zonal Railway concerned.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/2001/PM 2/12 dated 21.01.2002] (RBE No.09/2002).
- Examination Process:
Examination
for all posts is to be conducted in single stage only in view of small
number of Railway employees appearing against the same.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/2008/PM 1/6 dated 10.06.2015] (RBE
No.60/2015). GDCE will comprise of a written test followed by
viva-voce* and the panels will be formed strictly in the order of merit.
(* Viva-voce stands deleted vide
Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/2000/PM 1/41 dated 07.08.2003).
3.1
The standard of examination shall be like that of Direct Recruitment to
avoid any dilution of the cadre. If suitable candidates do not become
available in adequate number as a result of GDCE, the shortfall will be
made good by direct recruitment through Railway Recruitment Board.
3.2 The GDC Examination is to be conducted by the RRCs.
3.3
The date for GDCE is to be fixed by Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs) of
the Railway in consultation with CPOs and Chairman of respective RRBs.
3.4
Question Papers for GDCE is to be provided by respective RRBs, but
evaluation shall be done by RRCs on the basis of answer keys provided by
the former. However, instead of 3 sets of Question Papers, only one set
of the same will be provided by RRBs to RRCs for GDCE. All other
recruitment related activities will be performed by Chairman of
respective RRCs.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I/2008/PM 1/6 dated 20.10.2014] (RBE No.113/2014).
3.5
Zone of consideration for GDCE will encompass staff belonging to all
the Departments! Branches in a Division/ Workshop/ Headquarter-Office/
Extra Divisional Office/ Production Unit as the case may be subject to
their applying through proper channel in response to the notification
for GDCE.
[Boards' letter No. E(NG)I!1992/PM 2/16 dated 20.08.1993] (RBE No.129/1993).
- Wherever,
the vacancies remain unfilled in Promotion Quota, the same may be
carried forward to LDCE/GDCE, if any, and unfilled vacancies of
LDCE/GDCE may be carried forward to direct recruitment quota for the
next year/next selection. In case there is no LDCE/GDCE for that post,
the unfilled vacancies may be diverted to direct recruitment quota of
the upcoming year. [Boards' letter No. E(NOI/ 2010 / PM 1/ 16 dated 10.09.2014] (RBE No.97/2014).
- The
channel of GDCE and LDCE can be availed by the young, talented and
qualified staff working in lower grades for fast track progression to
higher grades.
- It has been noticed that a large number of
vacancies in the Railways remain unfilled and the Railways are not
making timely use of the scheme of GDCE and LDCE for filling up
vacancies, which is adversely affecting the motivation of the employees.
- It
is reiterated that Railways should ensure making use of these schemes
liberally to fill up the vacancies timely by chalking out suitable
action plan for the same.
Hindi version will follow.
( P.M. Meena )
Dy. Director -11/Estt.(NG)I
Railway Board
