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Departmental Examination Rules-Part I applicable to all Gazetted Officers and Part II applicable to Officers of the Bihar Civil Service (Executive Branch) and the Bihar Junior Civil Service
Departmental Examination Rules-Part I applicable to all Gazetted Officers and Part II applicable to Officers of the Bihar Civil Service (Executive Branch) and the Bihar Junior Civil Service
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Central Examination Committee.
Section 34. Functions and powers of the Central Examination Committee.
Section 411. Probation.
Section 1112. Liability of officers.
Section 1213. Repeal and Saving.
Section 1314. Subjects of examination.
Section 1415. Liability of officers of the Bihar Civil Service (Executive Branch) and Bihar Junior Civil Service.
Section 1519. Procedure for appearance at the examination.
Section 1922. Confirmation.
Section 2224. Regulation of Increments.
Section 24
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"content": "(a) \"Government\" means the Government of Bihar,\n(b) \"Departmental Examination\" of a Gazetted Officer of any service means the Departmental Examination prescribed, or to be prescribed for officers of that service, by the Department of Government concerned under Rule 12(2), and\n(c) \"Committee\" means the Central Examination Committee constituted under Rule 3.",
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"content": "(a) Law Part I or Criminal Law and Law of Evidence (with and without books),\n(b) Law Part II or Revenue Law (with and without books),\n(c) Accounts,\n(d) Hindi, and\n(e) Development.",
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"content": "16.\n17.\n(a) a summary of the evidence with notes on it, showing its admissibility and applicability to the offence charged, and\n(b) notes on the procedure with reference to the Codes, for example, to such matters as the rules as to cross-examination, re-examination, drawing up of charge, and taking the statement of the accused.\n18.",
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"content": "(a) he has rendered two years of continuous service as a Deputy Collector,\n(b) he has passed the Departmental Examination completely by the higher standard, and\n(c) Government consider the officer as suitable in all respects for confirmation in the service.\n23.\n(a) he has rendered two/four years of continuous service as a Sub-Deputy Collector,\n(b) he has passed the Departmental Examination in Law (Parts I and II) and Hindi by the Lower Standard and in Accounts and Development, and\n(c) Government consider the officer as suitable in all respects for confirmation in the Bihar Junior Civil Service.",
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"content": "25.\nAppendix I\nAppendix I\n( See Rule 14)\nSyllabus for the Departmental Examination\nSection A-Law\nLaw Part I-Criminal Law, and the Law of Evidence.\nLaw Part II-Revenue Law.\nSubject of Examination\nMaximum marks\nNumber of marks required to pass by the-\nTime allowed\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nWithout Books\nWith Books\n100\n100\n40\n*\n60\n60\nHours.\n1 ½\n1 ½\n* Officers are not required to pass by the Lower Standard in the paper with books.\nN.B.\nLaws and Regulations in the Examination (Without Books)\nPart I-Criminal Law and the Law of Evidence\nSerial No.\nRegulation of Act\nSubject or short title\n1\n2\n3\n1.\nAct XLV of 1860\n...\nThe Indian Penal Code.\n2.\nAct I of 1872\n...\nThe Indian Evidence Act (omitting Chapters VIII and X).\n3.\nAct V of 1898\n...\nThe Code of Criminal Procedure Chapters 4-9, 13-21 and 24- 26.\n4.\nAct V of 1861\n...\nThe Police Act.\nAnd all amending Acts.\nLaw Part 1-With Books.\n1.\nAct XLV of 1860\n...\nThe Indian Penal Code.\n2.\nAct I of 1872\n...\nThe Indian Evidence Act.\n3.\nAct I of 1871\n...\nThe Cattle Trespass Act.\n4.\nAct X of 1873\n...\nThe Indian Oaths Act.\n5.\nAct XI of 1878\n...\nThe Indian Arms Act.\n6.\nAct XVIII of 1879\n...\nThe Legal Practitioners Act.\n7.\nAct VIII of 1897\n...\nThe Reformatory Schools Act.\n8.\nAct V of 1898\n...\nThe Code of Criminal Procedure.\n9.\nAct XVIII of 1860\n...\nThe Judicial Officer's Protection Act.\n10.\nAct VI of 1908\n...\nThe Explosive Substances Act.\n11.\nAct XIV of 1908\n...\nThe Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act.\nAnd all amending Acts.\n12.\nAct XXVI of 1953\n...\nBihar Maintenance of Public Order Act.\n13.\nAct II of 1947\n...\nThe Prevention of Corruption Act.\n14.\nAct XXXVII of 1850\n...\nThe Public Servants (Enquiries) Act.\n15.\nBihar Act XVII of 1947\n...\nThe Bihar Weights and Measures Act.\n16.\n...\n...\nThe Bihar Police Manual, Chapters III, IV, VI (Rules 110 to\n 112), IX, X and XII.\n17.\nAct IV of 1915\n...\nThe Bihar and Orissa Excise Act.\n18.\nAct IV of 1950\n...\nPreventive Detention Act, 1950.\nPart II-Revenue Law-Without Books.\n1.\nAct VIII of 1885\n...\nThe Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885.\n2.\nBengal Act VI of 1908\n...\nThe Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908.\n3.\nBihar and Orissa Act IV of 1914\n...\nThe Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914.\n4.\nBihar Act XIV of 1949\n...\nThe Santal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions) Act,\n 1949.\n5.\nBihar Act XXX of 1950\n...\nThe Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950.\nAnd all amending Acts\nSection B-Law Part II-Revenue Law-With Books.\nCENTRAL ACTS\n1.\nAct IX of 1883\n...\nThe Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883.\n2.\nAct XII of 1884\n...\nThe Agriculturists' Loans Act, 1884.\n3.\nAct I of 1894\n...\nThe Land Acquisition Act, 1894.\n4.\nAct II of 1899\n...\nThe Indian Stamp Act, 1899.\n5.\nAct X of 1897\n...\nThe General Clauses Act, 1897.\nSTATE ACTS AND REGULATIONS.\n1.\nRegulation I of 1793\n...\nThe Bengal Permanent Settlement Regulation.\n2.\nRegulation VIII of 1793\n...\nThe Bengal Decennial Settlement (Regulation).\n3.\nRegulation II of 1819\n...\nThe Bengal Land Revenue Assessment (Resumed) Land\n Regulations.\nRegulation III of 1828\n...\n4.\nRegulation VII of 1822\n...\nThe Bengal Land Revenue Settlement Regulations.\nRegulation IX of 1825\n...\nRegulation IX of 1833\n...\n5.\nAct VII of 1876\n...\nThe Land Registration Act, 1876.\n6.\nAct V of 1875\n...\nThe Bengal Survey Act, 1875.\n7.\nRegulation XI of 1825\n...\nThe Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Regulation, 1825.\n8.\nAct IX of 1847\n...\nThe Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Land Act, 1847.\n9.\nBihar and Orissa Act V of 1922\n...\nThe Bihar Private Irrigation Works Act, 1922.\n10.\nAct IX of 1880\n...\nThe Cess Act, 1880.\n11.\nAct VIII of 1885\n...\nThe Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885.\n12.\nBengal Act VI of 1908\n...\nThe Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908.\n13.\nBihar Act XIV of 1949\n...\nThe Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions) Act,\n 1949.\n14.\nBihar Act IV of 1948\n...\nThe Bihar Privileged Persons Homestead Tenancy Act, 1948.\n15.\nAct I of 1917\n...\nThe Bihar and Orissa General Clauses Act, 1917.\n16.\nBihar and Orissa Act IV of 1914\n...\nThe Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914.\n17.\nBihar Act XXX of 1950\n...\nThe Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950.\n18.\nBihar Act XXII of 1954\n...\nThe Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1954.\n19.\nBihar Act VII of 1948\n...\nThe Bihar Panchayat Raj Act 1947.\n20.\nBihar Land Reforms Rules (amended up-to-date).\n21.\nConsolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation\n Act, 1956.\nSection C-Accounts\nPaper I-Without Books-Duration 1 ½ Hours\n(i) \"An introduction to Indian Government Accounts and Audit\"- (Second edition), published in 1940, under the authority of the Auditor-General of India.\nChapters 6, 7, 8, 9 (paragraphs 138 to 164, 170, 179, 187 and 192 only) 10, 11,13 to 19 and 27.\n(ii) The Bihar Treasury Code, Volume I-\nChapters I to IV and Chapter V (Sections I, II and III only).\nPaper II-With Books-Duration 1 ½ Hours\n(i) The Bihar Service Code, Chapters VI (Sections I and VIII only) and VII.\n(ii) Bihar Treasury Code, Volume I.\n(iii) Bihar T.A. Rules.\n(iv) Bihar Pension Rules, Chapters III, VIII (Section 1), X, XI (Sections I and II) and XII.\nN.B.\nSection D-Hindi\n(i) Noting-50.\n(ii) Drafting-50.\n(iii) Translation-80 (Hindi to English-40 and English to Hindi-40).\n(iv) Correction of Sentences-20.\n(b) The viva voce examination in Hindi will carry 100 marks. The topics for viva voce will be as follows:-\n(i) Conversion on general topics-40 marks.\n(ii) Testing knowledge of technical words and expressions generally used-30 marks.\n(iii) Reading of Hindi manuscripts and their oral translation into English and reading of passages in English and their translation into Hindi- 30 marks.\n(c) The minimum marks required for passing in the viva voce by the lower and higher standard will be 50% and 60% respectively. An officer has to obtain the minimum pass marks separately in the written examination and viva voce for being declared to have passed in Hindi by either standard.\n(d) The following books are recommended:-\n(i) Navin Hindi Praveshika .\n(ii) Prashikshan Vyakhyan Mata, Parts I and II .\nSection E-Development\n(i) The First Five-Year Plan (Peoples' Edition), Chapters I to VIII.\n(ii) The Second Five-Year Plan (Summary), Chapters I to VIII.\n(iii) A Guide to Community Development by Dr. D. Ensminger (Minister of Community Development Publication).\n(iv) Constitution of India. From the beginning up to the end of Part X, and also Parts XIV and XVI.\nAppendix II\nAppendix II\n( See Rule 16)\n(1) Bihar Treasury Code, Volumes I and II.\n(2) Account Code, Volume II.\nAppendix III\nAppendix III\n( See Rule 18)\nStudy of Tribal Languages\nPart I\nCompulsory examination in tribal languages\n(1) Hazaribagh- Santhali .\n(2) Ranchi- Mundari .\n(3) Palamau- Oraon .\n(4) Singhbhum- Ho .\n(5) Sarithal Parganas- Santhali .\n(6) Dhanbad (only Chas and Chandan Kiari police-stations of Baghmara Sub-Division of the district of Dhanbad)- Santhali .\n(a) he must be able to converse freely with the people of the tribe, to understand and to make himself understood by them;\n(b) he must write down sentences spoken in the tribal language by one of the tribes and must explain the sentences correctly in English or Hindi; and\n(c) he must translate from English or Hindi into the tribal language sentences, not of more difficult nature than those described in clause (b) and the translation must be substantially correct and intelligible to people of the tribe in whose language it is written.\n(b) The examinee shall be declared to have passed by the higher standard, if he obtains not less than 60 per cent of the marks allotted to each branch of the examination and 75 percent of the aggregate. Passing by the higher standard shall be optional for all officers. An officer who passes by the lower standard shall be eligible to re-appear at the examination for the higher standard, while an officer who passed by the higher standard shall be declared to have passed by that standard even though he has not previously passed by the lower standard.\nName of Language.\nName of prescribed text book.\n1.\nSanthali\nSanthali praveshika parts I and II by Shri Doman Sah, 'Samir'\n Editor of the \"Hor Sambad\" published by Santhal Paharia, Seva\n Mandal, Deoghar.\n2.\nMundari\nA Mundari Grammer with Exercises by Rev. J. Hoffman S.J.\n Catholic Mission, Ranchi.\n3.\nOraon\nKath Ara Kath Billin Id-u, by Dr. Christ Michael Tiga, K.B. Kadru,\n Ranchi.\n4.\nHo\nHo Kaji, by Shri Bhim Ram Sulanki, Chaibassa.\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\nRs.\nRs.\nOfficers of Class I\n...\n....\n750\n1,000\nOfficers of Class II\n...\n....\n500\n800\nOfficers of Class III\n...\n....\n250\n400\nNote I. - An officer, who appears only at the oral test, as provided in paragraph, 4 above, shall not be entitled to any reward.\nNote I.\nNote II. - No reward shall be given to any officer for proficiency in a second language of the same group. The groups are-\nNote II.\nGroup I- Ho, Mundari, Santhali ;\nGroup II- Oraon, Rajmahal Paharia ;\nGroup III- Nepalese Paharia or Khas Kura .\nPart II\nRules for the optional study of tribal languages\nGroup I- Ho, Mundari, Santhali ,\nGroup II- Oraon, Rajmahal Paharia ,\nGroup III- Nepalese Paharia or Khas Kura .\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\nRs.\nRs.\nFor all languages except Nepalese Paharia\nOfficers of Class I\n....\n750\n1,000\nOfficers of Class II\n....\n500\n800\nOfficers of Class III\n....\n250\n400\nFor Nepalese Paharia\nOfficers of Class I\n....\n250\n500\nOfficers of Class II\n....\n150\n300\nOfficers of Class III\n....\n50\n100\nAppendix IV\nAppendix IV\n( See Rule 19)\n(Form of application)\nNo......\nSubject\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\n(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)\nTo be clearly written.\n{\nYours faithfully, Full signature with name and\n designation ............................................................... Office....................................................... District.....................................................\nNote. - Candidates should state for what standard they intend to appear:-\nNote.\n(a) Name of centre-\n(b) Date-",
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"Short Title": "Departmental Examination Rules-Part I applicable to all Gazetted Officers and Part II applicable to Officers of the Bihar Civil Service (Executive Branch) and the Bihar Junior Civil Service",
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