SENIOR
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION 2011
CLARIFICATION
ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Sub:
Senior Postmaster Examination, 2011-Clarification on eligibility
Criteria Reg.
D.G.
Posts No.4-58/2011-SPB.II dated 21 December, 2011.
I am directed to say that references have been received from some Circles
seeking clarifications as to whether Asstt. Supdt. Posts (ASPO) who are in the
grade of Rs.4600/- and those ASPOs granted Rs. 4800/-as Grade pay under MACP
scheme are eligible to appear for the ensuing Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination for Senior Postmasters (Gazetted) to be held on 31.12.2011 and
whether the Inspector of Posts who have been granted Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-
under MACP are eligible to appear for the said Senior Postmasters Examination.
2.
According to the Recruitment Rules, 75% of the vacancies in the grade of
Senior Postmaster are required to be filled up by the Inspector of Posts (IPOs)
with six years of regular service in the grade by promotion through Limited
Departmental Competitive Examination and 25% of vacancies by promotion from
amongst the officers holding the post of Postmaster Grade.III with two years
regular service (including regular service in HSG-I, if any). Therefore, ASPOs
holding the post on regular in the grade pay of Rs.4600/- and such ASPOs who are
in receipt of Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- under MACP scheme are not eligible to
appear in the said examination.
3.
Further, as per Modified Assured Career Progress Scheme (MACPS), on grant
of financial upgradation under the scheme, there shall be no change in the
designation, classification or higher status. The financial upgradation would be
on non-functional basis. Thus, those regular IPOs who have been granted
financial upgradation under MACP would continue to function against their
existing posts. Therefore, higher Grade Pay derived by IPOs because of financial
upgradation under the MACP scheme will not be a bar to such IPOs to appear in
the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the post of Senior
Postmaster as they continue to be the regular incumbents of the post of
IPO.
4.
Circles are requested to take into account the above clarifications while
deciding the eligibility of officers holding the post of ASPO and IPO for Senior
Postmaster Departmental Examination, 2011.
Sd/-
(Alka
Tewari)
Assistant
Director General (SPN)
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