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Bihar Warder Cadre Rules, 2014
Bihar Warder Cadre Rules, 2014
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Constitution of Cadre.
Section 34. Recruitment.
Section 45. Qualification.
Section 56. Mode and Procedure of Appointment.
Section 67. Reservation.
Section 78. Training.
Section 89. Probation period.
Section 910. Confirmation.
Section 1011. Pay Scale.
Section 1112. Seniority.
Section 1213. Discipline, Appeal and Punishments.
Section 1314. Savings and Repeal.
Section 14
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"content": "1.1. It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar.\n1.2. It shall come into force with immediate effect.",
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"content": "(a) 'Government' means the Bihar Government;\n(b) 'Appointing Authority' means Inspector General, Prison and Correctional Services, Bihar;\n(c) 'Department' means Home Department as described in Rules of Executive Business;\n(d) 'Inspectorate of Prison and Correctional Services' means office of the Inspector General, Prison and Correctional Services, Bihar;\n(e) 'Examination Agency' means Central Selection Board (Police Recruitment) or any other Agency selected by the Home Department;\n(f) 'Cadre Promotion' means promotion given in the cadre of warder to the post of Head Warder and Chief Head Warder on the basis of seniority- cum-merit and on the basis of specified percentage, as fixed by the Government from time to time and as mentioned in these Rules at proper place;\n(g) All words and expressions used in these Rules and not defined therein but defined in the Act/Bihar Jail Manual shall respectively have the same meaning as one assigned to them.",
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"content": "(i) Warder\n(ii) Head Warder\n(iii) Chief Head Warder\nNote. -\nNote.",
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"content": "Age:-\n5.2.1. The age limit for direct recruitment shall be as following (or as prescribed from time to time by the State Government):-\nA.\nGeneral Category\n- 18 to 23 years\nB.\nBackward Class/most B.C.\n- 18 to 25 years\nC.\nWomen (unreserved, Backward and most Backward\n\t\t\t\tclass )\n- 18 to 26 years\nD.\nScheduled Caste /Tribe (Men and Women)\n- 18 to 28 years\n5.2.2. The maximum age limit fixed for vacancies to be filled by home guards and the criteria of relaxation will be the same as prescribed for 'constable' in Bihar Police from time to time.\n5.2.3. The maximum age limit for ex-serviceman will be of 45 years.",
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"content": "6.2.1. There shall be following stages for the process of Direct Recruitment:-\n(i) First stageA written examination shall be conducted for candidates, on the basis of received applications by the Examination Agency.\n(ii) Second stageThe Examination Agency shall prepare a list of candidates, five times the number of reported vacancy on the basis of written examination. In case of unavailability of sufficient number of qualified candidates for medical test, the ratio of candidates may properly be reduced. All such candidates shall have to undergo for a race.\n(iii) Third stage-Candidates qualified in race, a physical measurement and test shall be followed. On the basis of list of candidates found fit in physical measurement and test, the merit wise and reservation category wise list of candidates equal to the number of vacancies selected by the Examination Agency from the qualified candidates shall be provided to the Appointing Authority.\n(iv) Fourth stage- A medical test shall be conducted by a Medical Board constituted under prescribed provisions after receiving the list of qualified candidates from the Examination Agency. It will be mandatory for candidates to be found fit in medical examination for appointment.\n(v) If some of the candidates do not succeed in the medical test, then the Examination Agency will be asked to recommend names of candidates from the merit list, reservation category wise, against the number of unsuccessful candidates in the medical test by the appointing authority; and proper action shall be taken by the appointing authority after getting such a list.\n6.2.2. Prescribed Criteria for selection through Direct Recruitment:-\n(i) Written examination- The criteria and standard of written examination shall be same as prescribed for Constable in Bihar Police. Besides, minimum marks for written examination and process and provisions for preparing the merit list will be same as applicable for recruitment of constable in Bihar Police.\n(ii) Race- The criteria and standard of race examination shall be same as prescribed for constable in Bihar Police.\n(iii) Physical measurement and test- The criteria and standard of physical measurement and test shall be same as prescribed for constable in Bihar Police.\n6.2.3 If the examination is conducted by Central Selection Board (Police recruitment) then examination for appointment to the post of Warder may be either conducted jointly with the examination for the appointment to the post of Constable or conducted separately.\n6.3.1 Written examination- Applications shall be invited by the Examination Agency for appointment against 25 percent reserved post for Ex-servicemen and 25 percent reserved post for Home Guards of the State of Bihar. A written examination will be conducted on the basis of application. Minimum marks for written examination and process and provisions for preparing the merit list will be same as applicable for recruitment of constable in Bihar Police.\n6.3.2 The Examination Agency may conduct examinations for appointment through direct recruitment and for appointment on 25 percent post reserved for ex-servicemen and 25percent post reserved for Home Guards of Bihar State, either jointly or separately.\n6.3.3 After the result of the written examination, the Examination Agency shall send the list of successful candidates on the basis of reservation category to Inspectorate of Prisons and Correctional Services.\n6.3.4 A medical test shall be conducted for candidates successful in the written test and proper action for appointment of such eligible candidates will be taken.\n6.3.5 If some of candidates so not succeed in the medical test, then the examination agency will be asked to recommend names of candidates from the merit list reservation category wise against the number of unsuccessful candidates in the medical test by the appointing authority; and proper action shall be taken by the appointing authority after getting such a list.\n(i) Candidates, shall not have a knocking knee and a sign of flat foot.\n(ii) Candidates should be able to listen normally and he should not have a compulsion of using a hearing aid.\n(iii) It a candidate has hernia/hydrocil, then he may be eligible for candidature only after surgery.\n(iv) Candidates should not suffer from any serious ocular disease. They should possess an eye sight of 6/6 with or without glasses. They should not suffer from night blindness or colour blindness.",
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"Act Year": "2014",
"Short Title": "Bihar Warder Cadre Rules, 2014",
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