RBE No.308/1985 JCMA – Avenue of promotion of Non-Science Graduate JCMAs

No.E(NG)I-84 PM7-63 (DCM), dated 11.06.1985

Sub: Avenue of promotion of Non-Science Graduate JCMAs in scale Rs.380-560 in CMT’s Organisation of Mechanical Department.

1. As the Railway Administrations, etc., are aware the Laboratory Assistants in scale Rs.260-430 in the Chemical and Metallurgical Department have been provided an avenue of promotion to the post of Junior Chemical and Metallurgical Assistants (JCMAs) in scale Rs.380-560 to the extent of 33-1/3% of vacancies therein vide this Department’s letter No.E(NG)I-71-PMT-261, dated 05.06.1972 read with their letter No.PC-III-73/PS/Scientific staff, dated 02.11.1977.

Further in this Department’s letter No.E(NG)I-71-PM1-261, dated 07.11.1973 the qualification of graduation with Science with 45% marks has been relaxed to Matriculation with Science or its equivalent for promotion of Laboratory Assistants as JCMA in scale Rs.380-560 with the condition that JCMAs so promoted will not be eligible for further promotion to the post of CMA in scale Rs.425-700 unless they acquire the qualification laid down for that post.

2. Pursuant to the demand raised in the Departmental Council of the Department of Railways under the JCM Scheme it has now been decided that non-science graduate JCMAs in scale Rs.380-560, viz. those promoted as such with relaxed qualification in terms of this Department’s letter of 07.11.1973, will now be eligible for being considered for promotion as CMA in scale Rs.425-700 provided they pass the test prescribed hereunder.

(i) Test for this purpose will normally be held annually.

(ii) A common question paper for this test will be set by the RDSO, who will advise all Railways Administrations at least three months in advance of the date of the test.

(iii) The answer papers will be evaluated by the individual Railway Administrations and results declared by them.

(iv) When vacancies of CMAs are to be filled in scale Rs.425-700, such of the non-science graduate JCMAs in scale Rs.380-560 as have qualified in the above test at the time the vacancies are to be filled will be considered along with the JCMAs who are science graduates.

The normal rules for filling posts of CMAs in scale Rs.425-700 will be followed. In other words, for promotion as CMA (scale Rs.425-700), a non-science graduate JCMA (Rs.380-560) will be eligible to be considered if he passed the proposed test at the time he is considered for promotion.