Assam Education Service Rules, 1982

No: -- Dated: Jan, 12 1982

Assam Education Service Rules, 1982

Notification No. ECL 94/77/212, dated 19th October, 1982. - In exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India the Governor of Assam is pleased to frame the following rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to the Assam Education Service.

Part

1. Title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called The Assam Education Service Rules, 1982.

(2) These rules shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. Definitions. - In these rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) "Appointing Authority" means the Governor of Assam.

(b) "Commission" means the Assam Public Service Commission ;

(c) "Director" means the Director of Public Instruction ;

(d) "Government Degree College" means Cotton College, Diphu College, Haflong College and any other College as may be declared by the Government to be Government Degree College from time to time.

(e) "Government" means the State Government of Assam ;

(f) "Member" means a member of Assam Education Service ;

(g) "Select List" means the select list as referred to in Rule 12 ;

(h) "Selection Board" means the Selection Board as referred to in Rule 13 ;

(i) "Service" means the Assam Education Service ;

(j) "Year" means the Calendar Year.

3. Class and cadre. - (1) The service shall consist of the following :

(a) Class I-

(i) Director of Public Instruction ;

(ii) Additional Director of Public Instruction/Director of Elementary Education/Director of Adult Education, hereinafter referred to as Additional Director ;

(iii) Principal, Government Degree Colleges ;

(iv) Principal Science College ;

(v) Principal, State Institute of Education ;

(vi) Joint Director, Public Instruction/Joint Director, Elementary Education/Joint Director, Adult Education/Joint Director, Public Instruction, Hills/Joint Director, Plains Tribal Education/Joint Director, Vocational Education/Director, Institute of Science Education, hereinafter referred to as Joint Director ;

(vii) Principal Government Law College ;

(viii) Deputy Director of Public Instruction/Deputy Director, Elementary Education/Deputy Director of Adult Education/Inspector of Schools, hereinafter referred to as Deputy Director ;

(x) Principal, Government Sanskrit College ;

(xi) Principal Hindi Teachers, Training College ;

(xii) Vice-Principal and Professor of Government Degree Colleges including non-technical Assistant Professors of Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics, hereinafter referred to as Professors ;

(xiii) Vice-Principal and Professor of Post Graduate Training Colleges hereinafter referred to as Professors ;

(xiv) Professors of Science College ;

(xv) Professors/Readers of State Institute of Education and State Institute of Science Education hereinafter referred to as Professors ;

(xvi) Assistant Director, Vocational Guidance ;

(xvii) Assistant Director, Planning and Co-ordination ;

(xviii) Lecturer of Government Degree College including non-technical Lecturers of Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics.

(xix) Lecturers of Science Colleges ;

(xv) Assistant Inspector/Assistant Inspectors of Schools/Vigyan Mandir Officer.

(b) Class II :

(i) Lectures of Post Graduate Training College ;

(ii) Lecturers of Government Sanskrit College ;

(iii) Lecturers of Government Law College ;

(iv) Lecturers of Hindi Teachers Training College ;

(v) Lecturers of State Institute of Education/State Institute of Science Education ;

(vi) Deputy Inspector of Schools/District Social Education Officer ;

(2) The service may also include-

(i) any post equivalent to a post in any of the cadres mentioned in sub-rule (1): and

(ii) any cadre or post declared by Government to be a cadre of the service.

Note. - Each of the post in the sub-rule (10 shall form independent cadre. Members of any cadre shall have no claim for appointment in higher cadre except in accordance with provisions of these rules.

4. Strength of service. - The strength of each cadre in the service shall be such as determined by the Government from time to time. The strength of the cadres of the service on the date of commencement of these rules shall be as shown in Schedule I.

II. Recruitment

5. Method of recruitment. - Recruitment to the service shall be made in the manner prescribed hereinafter-

(1) Recruitment to the post of Director of Public Instruction Principal State Institute of Education Principal Government Law College, Principal Hindi Teachers training College Lecturers, Government Degree Colleges, Assistant Director, Vocational Guidance Bureau, Lecturers of other Colleges, Lecturers, SIE/SISE shall be made by direct recruitment only with qualifications prescribed under Rule 8 :

Provided that if no suitable person is found to fill up the post of Director and if it is necessary to fill up the post urgently but cannot be in accordance with the procedure laid down above or under the APSC (Limitation of Functions) Regulation, 1951, the appointing authority reserves the right to fill up the post of Director temporarily from the members of the Administrative Services of the State and such appointment shall not extend beyond the period of 2 years at a time. In such appointment prior consultation with the Commission shall not be necessary.

(2) Recruitment to the post of Additional Director, Principal, Government Degree College, Joint Director, Principal Science College, Principal, Post Graduate Training Centre, Principal, Government Sanskrit College and Professors of Government Degree College, Professors of Post Graduate Training Centre, Professor, Science College Professors, State Institute of Education and State Institute of Science Education, Assistant Director. Educational Planning and Co-ordination, ? Deputy Inspector of Schools shall be made by promotion in the manner prescribed in Rule 11.

(3) Recruitment to all other posts of the service shall be made :

(a) by direct recruitment up to 75 per cent with qualification prescribed? under Rule 8 in the cadre of Dy. Director and by promotion up to 25 per cent in the cadre of Dy. Director from the select list of Assistant Inspector/Assistant Inspectress of Schools and Assistant Directors, Vocational Guidance and Assistant Directors, Planning and Co-ordination having five years experience in the post and possessing at least Second Class Masters Degree.

(b) by direct recruitment up to 75 per cent with qualification prescribed under Rule 8 on the basis of open competitive examination to be conducted by the Commission in the cadre of Assistant Inspector/Assistant Inspectress of Schools V.M.O. and by promotion up to 25 per cent in the cadre of Assistant Inspector/Assistant Inspectress of Schools from amongst the Deputy Inspector of Schools/District Social Education Officer.

6. Direct recruitment. - (1) Direct recruitment to the posts mentioned in sub-rule (1) of Rule 5 shall be made by the Government on the basis of recommendation made by the Commission in accordance with procedure hereinafter provided-

(a) Before the end of each year the Government shall make an assessment regarding the likely number of vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment during the next year and shall intimate the same to the Commission, together with the details about reservation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or any other category as provided under Rule 15.

(b) The Government shall simultaneously, request the Commission to recommend a list of candidates for direct recruitment in order of preference.

(c) The Commission may hold such test or interview as may be considered necessary.

(d) The Commission shall furnish to the Government a list of candidates recommended by it in order of preference, found suitable for direct recruitment. The number of candidates in such a list may be approximately double the number of vacancies.

(e) The Commission shall simultaneously public the list in the Assam Gazette and such other place as the Commission may consider proper.

(2) The list mentioned in Clauses (d) and (e) of sub-rule (1) of this rule shall remain valid for 12 calendar months from the date of recommendation.

(3) In the event to the Commission being unable to recommend sufficient number of candidates to fill up the vacancies in a year it shall, in consultation with the appointing authority, repeat the procedure as mentioned hereinbefore under sub-rule (1) of this Rule, for recommending a subsequent list in the year ; provided that the appointing authority shall not make appointment of any candidate from the subsequent select list until all the candidates of the earlier list of the same year, eligible for appointment, have been offered the appointment.