This Office Memorandum details the process for calculating vacancy positions for the Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Group ‘C’ Staff in 2012. It instructs Cadre Units to submit vacancy details using a prescribed proforma, adhering to CSCS Rules and considering provisions for DR Quota and reservations. The document also includes detailed proformas for reporting vacancies, outlining considerations for regular officers, deputation, retirements, and quotas for departmental and seniority-based examinations. Certificates from the Cadre Controlling Authority and Liaison Officer are required to confirm the accuracy of the reported vacancy positions and adherence to reservation policies, including those for individuals with disabilities and Hindi Medium LDCs. Specific instructions regarding the treatment of backlog vacancies for SC/ST categories and the maintenance of separate rosters for different recruitment quotas are also provided.
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S. No. 5 (Issue)
Most Immediate
No. 13/3/2011-CS.II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003
Dated: the 17th January, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
18 JAN 2012
Subject: Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Group ‘C’ Staff 2012, (Grade Pay of Rs.1800) -regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Staff Selection Commission’s letter No. 3/19/2011-P&P dated 20.12.2011 on the subject mentioned above and to request that the vacancy position for Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Group ‘C’ Staff 2012, (Grade Pay of Rs.1800) may be calculated as per the provisions of CSCS Rules, 1962, as amended on 8.11.2010. The total number of vacancies falling under DR Quota that are to be abolished in terms of instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.9/2/2003-CS-II dated 20.04.2005 may also be shown against the relevant column in the proforma for the sake of observing the quota.
- Cadre Units are requested to intimate the vacancy position for Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Group ‘C’ Staff 2012, (Grade Pay of Rs.1800) to this Department in the enclosed prescribed proforma, immediately.
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This may be treated as most urgent.
Encl. As above.
(Kiran Vasudeva)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
☎: 24623157
All Cadre Units of CSCS

VACANCIES FOR LOWER DIVISION CLERK’S GRADE
| 1 | Cadre | |
| — | — | — |
| 2 | Select List Year (from $1^{\text {st }}$ July, of the year to the $30^{\text {th }}$ June of the following year) | |
| 3 | Total Number of duty posts as on $1^{\text {st }}$ July of the Select List Year in LDC Grade | |
| 3(a) | Number of posts abolished during the Select List Year | |
| 4 | Number of officer in position, (officers on deputation to be excluded) | Regular
(a) |
| 5 | Number of regular officers likely to join on reversion from deputation during the Select List Year (attached list of officers) | |
| 6(i) | Number of retirements during Select List Year (attach list of officers alongwith date of retirement) | |
| 6(ii) | Number of vacancies like to arise during the year on account of promotions, fresh deputation, resignation, pre-mature retirements etc. (attach list of officers retiring, resigned etc. alongwith date) | |
| 7 | Size of Select List $[3+6(\mathrm{I})+6(\mathrm{II})-(3(\mathrm{a})+4(\mathrm{a})+5)]$ | |
| 8 | Number of vacancies earmarked for departmental examination quota ( $30 %$ of row 7 ) | Gen. |
| 9 | Number of vacancies earmarked for Seniority Quota ( $70 \%$ of row 7 ) | |
Certificate from Cadre Controlling Authority
(i) It is certified that approval of Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary of Administration / Establishment has been taken for reporting above stated vacancy position.
(ii) The information indicated in respect of number of vacancies for LDC for Hindi Medium LDC has been reported keeping in view the instructions issued by the Department of Official Language regarding percentage of Hindi Medium LDC.
Signature of Under Secretary (Admn.) alongwith official seal
Certificate of the Liaison Officer
Certified that I have checked up the relevant roster maintained by the cadre authority in respect of recruitment to the aforesaid cadre of the CSCS through the mode and for the quota (if any) as indicated above and find out the position regarding reservation of vacancies including carry forward reserved vacancies indicted above by the cadre authority is correct.
2. It is also certified that cadre authority has followed instructions for reporting vacancies for Physical Handicaps.
3. Instruction of O.M. No.36012/5/97-Estt.(Res)Vol.II dated $20^{\text {th }}$ July 2000 regarding treatment of backlog vacancies reserved for SC and ST category and non-applicability of $50 %$ ceiling has been strictly followed while reporting vacancies.
(Signature)
(Please put seal of Liaison Officer)
Note:
(I) Any changes in vacancy position should immediately be brought to the notice of the CS Division, DOP&T.
(II) The SC/ST vacancies in all cases of direct recruitment/promotion which have remained unfilled in earlier years are to be treated as distinct and separate group and will not be considered together with reserved vacancies of the year in which they being filled up the determining the $50 \&$ reservation for total number of vacancies for a year.[ O.M. No.36012/5/97-Estt.(Res)Vol.II dated 20.07. 2000]
(III) There shall be a separate Roster for Departmental Examination Quota and Seniority Quota. The number of points in a Roster for a particular mode of recruitment shall be equal to the number of persons already in place recruited through that mode of recruitment plus the number of posts to be filled through that mode of recruitment in a particular Select List Year, Post Based Roster should be used to work out number of vacancies to be filled from different mode of recruitment i.e. Reservation Roster should not be mixed with the vacancy/Recruitment Roaster.