Railway Board Secretariat Service Section Officers’ Grade (Limited Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 2026.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026
G.S.R. 434(E).— In pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 2026, the President hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Railway Board Secretariat Service Section Officers’ Grade (Limited Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.- (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “crucial date” means the 1st day of July of the year in which the examination is held;
(b) “examination” means a limited departmental competitive examination held by the Commission for making additions to the Select List for the Section Officers’ Grade;
(c) “Selection” means inclusion in the Select List for the Section Officers’ Grade;
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 2026, shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the rules.
3. Holding of examination.- (1) The examination shall be conducted by the Commission in the manner notified by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions from time to time.
(2) The dates on which and the places at which the examination shall be held shall be fixed by the Commission.
4. Conditions of eligibility.- Any officer of the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service, or of Personal Assistants’ Grade (Stenographer Grade ‘C’) of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service possessing a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University or equivalent, who, on the crucial date, satisfies the following conditions, shall be eligible to appear at the examination:-
(a) he shall have rendered not less than five years’ approved service and shall also have earned at least four Annual Performance Appraisal Reports in the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service or Personal Assistants’ Grade of Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service;
(b) he shall pay such fees as may be specified from time to time, by the Commission:
5. Decision as to eligibility.- The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final and no candidate to whom a certificate of admission has not been issued by the Commission shall be admitted to the examination.
6. Results.- (1) The names of the candidates who are considered by the Commission to be suitable for selection on the results of any examination shall be arranged in the order of merit and they shall be recommended for selection in that order upto the required number.
(2) Selection on the basis of results of any examination shall be made to the extent required, in the order of merit of the candidates recommended by the Commission for selection, subject to reservation policy and in accordance with orders issued by the Central Government in this behalf from time to time.
(3) The form and manner of communication of the results of the examination to individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission in its discretion.
7. Selection.- Success in the examination confers no right to selection unless the Central Government is satisfied, after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate, having regard to his conduct in service, is suitable in all respects for selection:
Provided that the decision as to whether a particular candidate recommended for selection by the Commission is not suitable shall be taken by the Ministry of Railways in consultation with the Commission.
8. Disciplinary action for misconduct.- A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:-
(i) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or
(ii) impersonating; or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(v) making statements which are incorrect or false, or suppressing material information; or
(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or
(vii) using unfair means in the examination hall; or
(viii) misbehaving in the examination hall; or
(ix) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;
shall, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable –
(a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he is a candidate; or
(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period-
(i) by the Commission, from any examination or selection held by them; and
(ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and
(c) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules:
Provided that no penalty under this regulation shall be imposed except after-
(i) giving the candidate a reasonable opportunity of making such representation in writing as he may wish to make in that behalf, and
(ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate, within the period allowed to him, into consideration.
[F. No. ERB-I/2012/11/2]
V.S. DAHIYA, Jt. Secy.
COMMENTS