Railway Board Secretariat Service Assistant Section Officers’ Grade (Limited Departmental Competitive Examination) Regulations, 2026: Notification dated 01.06.2026
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st June, 2026
G.S.R. 437(E).— In pursuance of sub-rules (1) and (4) of rule 10 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 Assistant 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) “relevant date” means the first day of July of the year for the vacancies of which such examination is held;
(b) “examination” means the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination held by the Staff Selection Commission for making additions to the Select List for the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade;
(c) “selection” means inclusion in the Select List for the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade;
(d) “Commission” means the Staff Selection Commission;
(e) “regular officer” means a person appointed on regular basis in Senior Secretariat Assistants’ Grade of Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service, on being included in the Select List for that Grade, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service Rules, 1970.
(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 pursuance of the notification issued in this regard.
(2) The dates, places and the manner for the examination referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be such as may be determined by the Commission.
4. Conditions of eligibility.- Any officer in Senior Secretariat Assistants’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service, who, on the relevant date, has rendered not less than six years approved service in the Grade, shall be eligible to appear at the examination.
5. Decision as to eligibility.- (1) The Commission shall decide as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination.
(2) No candidate to whom a certificate of admission has not been issued by the Commission under sub-regulation (1) above shall be admitted to the examination.
6. Results.- (1) The names of the candidates who have been considered by the Commission to be suitable for selection on the basis of results of examinations held, shall be arranged in the order of merit and be recommended for selection in that order upto the required number of vacancies.
(2) The form and manner of communication of the results of the examination to individual candidates shall be as determined by the Commission.
7. Selection.- (1) Success in the written examination shall confer no right to the candidate to the selection unless the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways is satisfied, after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate, having regard to his conduct in service, is found suitable in all respects for such selection.
(2) Save as provided in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, the 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 the reservation policy and in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government in this behalf from time to time.
8. Penalty for misconduct.- A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of —
(a) obtaining support for his candidature by any means; or
(b) impersonating; or
(c) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(d) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(e) making statements which are incorrect or false, or suppressing material information; or
(f) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or
(g) using unfair means in the examination; or
(h) misbehaving in the examination; or
(i) 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) (i) to be disqualified by the Commission from appearing in the said examination; or
(ii) to be debarred either permanently or for a period so specified by the Commission from any examination or selection held by it; and
(B) to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules on the recommendation of the Commission.
[F. No. ERB-I/2012/11/2]
V.S. DAHIYA, Jt. Secy.
COMMENTS