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OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Discontinuation Of Interview for Various Junior Level Posts in the Government of India

Department of Personnel and Training has issued various instructions on discontinuation of interview for various junior level posts in the Government of India w.e.f. 01.01.2016. The essence of various instructions in the matter has been summarized in the following paras for guidance and better understanding: -

 

  1. Committee of Secretaries (CoS) in its meeting held on 14.09.2015 has made following recommendations:-
  1. Interview will be dispensed with for all Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ (which are now reclassified as Group ‘C’) posts. Interview should also be discontinued for non-gazetted posts of Group ‘B’ category.
  2. The process of doing away with interview for these posts will be completed by 31.12.2015.
  3. Specific and isolated Group ‘B’ non-gazetted posts for which any particular department considers interview absolutely essential, clearance of Department of Personnel and Training would need to be obtained. It is clarified that since the skill test and physical test are different from interview such tests may continue.
  4. In those cases pertaining to non-gazetted Group ‘B’ posts and Group ‘C’ &’D’ posts, where Recruitment Rules specify the process of selection which includes conduct of interview, the Ministries/authorities concerned will take necessary steps to carry out the requisite amendment to the Recruitment Rules immediately.
  5. For advertisements already done for selection with interview as a component, the posts could  either be re-advertised, or if urgency or any other reasons requires so, the ongoing process may be completed.

OM No: No. 39020/01/2013-Estt(B) Dated: 9/10/2015

OM No: No. 39020/01/2013-Estt(B)-Part Dated: 18/12/2015

  1. Few Ministries/Departments raised queries reading discontinuation of interviews and keeping in view these queries , following is once again clarified :
  1. The decision to discontinue interview for recruitments is for all Group ‘C’, Group ‘D’ (which are now reclassified as Group ‘C’) Posts and for non-gazetted posts of group ‘B’ category and all such equivalent posts.
  2. The “No Interview requirement” proposal has to be implemented for all the junior level posts in government of India Ministries/ Department /attached office/Subordinate office/Autonomous Bodies/ public Sector Undertakings.
  3. Instructions issued by the Department of Public Enterprises on 14.12.2015 vide OM no. DPE-GM to all Administrative ministries concerned with CPSES under them with advice to dispense with the practice of interview.
  4. The timelines set regarding completing the process of the discontinuation of  interview by 31.12.205 has to be adhered strictly. From 01.01.2016, there will be no recruitment with interview at junior level posts as mentioned at (a) above in government of India Ministries/ Department /attached office/Subordinate office/Autonomous Bodies/ public Sector Undertakings. All the advertisements of future vacancies will be without the Interview as part of the recruitment process.
  5. The interview will be done away even in the cases where in the pat the selections used to be made purely on the basis of performance in the interview. The Ministries/Departments/ organisations’ will consider revising the scheme for selection for such cases.
  6. It is also clarified that as Skill test or Physical test is different from Interview, and they may continue. However, these tests will only be of qualifying nature. Assessment will not be done on the bass of marks for such tests.
  7. In case of specific posts where the Ministry/departments want to continue undertaking Interview as a process of recruitment, a detailed proposal seeking exemption will have to be sent to the DoPT with the approval of the Minister/Minister-in-Charge.

OM No: No. 39020/01/2013-Estt (B)-Part Dated: 29/12/2015

OM No: No. 39020/01/2013-Estt (B)-Part Dated: 29/12/2015

  1. In case Central Ministry/Department is of view that continuing interview in the recruitment process for junior level posts upto group B (Non-Gazetted) bearing Grade Pay of less than Rs.4800/- under the purview of respective administrative Ministry/Department; is required, beyond 31.12.2015, then the details of the such Junior Level post(s) may be referred in self-contained Note with the approval of Hon’ble Minister of Administrative Ministry/Department, alongwith the  organsation(s)-wise, post(s)-wise information in the attached format (proforma.pdf) to Department of Personnel and Training.

OM No: No. 39020/11/2015-Estt(B) Dated: 18/2/2016

  1. Various ministries have sought clarification as to whether the decision of discontinuation of interviews is applicable to direct recruitment only, or is it applicable to other modes of recruitment also. It has bee clarified that the decision of discontinuation of interviews in junior level posts in the Government is applicable to recruitment to all posts upto group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) irrespective of mode of appointment, i.e., promotion, deputation, direct recruitment, etc.

OM No: No. 39020/02/2016-Estt.(B) Dated: 13/4/2017



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