RBE No.137/1999: GDCE – As a onetime measure – Clarification

No.E(NG)I-92/PM 2/16 Vol-II, dated 11.06.1999

Sub: Scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination for filling up of 25% of direct recruitment vacancies in certain Group ‘C’ categories – Clarification of the expression “as a onetime measure”.

1. As the Railway Administration are aware, the scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination has been introduced on the Railways under Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-92/PM 2/16, dated 20.08.1993 (RBE No.129/1993) for filling up 25% of the net direct recruitment vacancies in specified categories. The scheme has been extended from time to time and the same is current upto 31.12.1999 vide Board’s letter No.E(NG)I-92/PM 2/28, dated 23.12.1998 (RBE No.292/1998).

2. In the PNM-NFIR meeting held on 20/21.04.1999 the Federation pointed out that some Railways are misinterpreting the instructions have taken a view that the GDCE once conducted for a category cannot be applied again for that category. The Board desire to clarify that the very fact that the scheme of GDCE has been extended from time to time, it has never been the intention to restrict conducting GDCE only ones in the specified categories. Therefore, as long as the scheme of GDCE is in vogue, the Railways, while placing indents on RRBs for filling direct recruitment vacancies in the specified categories shall earmark 25% thereof for GDCE.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.137/1999