MOST IMMEDIATENo. 288/RR/SRo - School(T)/A/NI

Government of IndiaMinistry of Defence

Ordnance Factory Board10-A, Shaheed Khudiram Bose Road

Kolkata - 700 001.Dated 10 .1t.2016

To(1) The Sr. Gen'eral Manager/General Manager,A11 Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Fls.(2) The Principal Director, NADP(3) All RCSs/OFILS/RMCs(a) The DDG (Coord), OFB, New De1hi,(5) The DDG/OFB, Mumbai Office.(6) The Principal Director, OFRB.

Sub: Draft SRO in respect of TGT, Head Master (Primary), Teacher (primary) &Laboratory Assistant.Ref: DOP&T OM No. 140t7 /6tl2OO8-Ep.t.! (RR) dated 13.10.201S

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In reference to the DOP&T OM quoted above it has been advised toadministrative Ministries and departments to put up the proposal forframing/amendment of RRs on the website of the respectiveMinistries/Departments for 30 days for inviting comments of the stakeholders.Ministry of Defence has also advised to post the draft SRO in the website of OFBand comply with the directives of DOP&T. Accordingly, draft SRO revision proposalfor the post of TGT, Head' Master (Primary), Teacher (primary) & LaboratoryAssistant in Ordnance Factories Organization have been enclosed herewith tofurnish your views on the proposed provisions of RRs after thorough examination ofall the points in the light of functional requirement of the respective Factory/ Unit.

2. It is requested to forward your comments/remarks at the earliest on or before 10-L2-2Ot6 so that the same may be considered/examined by the competent authority and, ifrequired, revised proposal may be referred to DOP&T. It may also be noted that if nocomments is received, the proposal would be finalized and the same may again betransmitted to DOP&T for necessary approval.

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The General Secretar5r,A11 India Defence Employees Federation.Indian National Defence Workers Federation.Bharatiya Pratiraksh a Mazdoor Sangh.

(To be published in part-Il, section 4 of the Gazette of India)

GOVERNMENT OF'INDIAMINISTRY OF DEFENCE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the . ,2016

S.RO.-- - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, and insupersession of the Indian Ordnance Factories Organisation ( Group 'B' and 'C' posts of School Establishment)

Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2006 in so far as they relate to certain Group 'B' and 'C' Posts specified in theSchedule, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes

the following rules regulating the method of recruifinent for Group 'B' and oC' Posts in the School Establishment ofOrdnance Factories Organisation in Minisuy of Defence, namely :-

1. Short titte and commencement. -(l) These Rules may be called the Indian Ordnance Factories Organisation (Group 'B' and oC' Posts of

School Establishment) Recruitment Rules, 20 I 6.

(2) They shall come into force onthe date of their publication in the Offrcial Gazelle.

2. Application. - These rules shall appty to the posJs specified in column (1) of the Schedule annexed to these

rules.

3. Number of posts, classification and Pay Band and Grade Pay/Scale of Pay .- The number of the saidposts, their classification and the Pay Band and Grade PaylScales of Pay attached thereto, shall be as specified incolumns (2) to (a) of the said Schedule.

4. Method of appointmenf age-limit and other qualifications etc. .- The method of recruitment, age-limit,qualifications and other matters relating to the said posts shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the above said

Schedule.

5. Disqualification. - No person, -(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or(b) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appoinfrnent to any of the said posts:

Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal

law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exemptany person from the operation of these rules.

6. Power to relax. - Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do,

it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect of anyclass or category ofpersons or posts.

7. Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of ageJimit and other concessions

required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Ex-Servicemen, Other Backward Classes and

other special categories of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to timein this regard.

Contd....Pl2

Name of the Post. Number of Post. Classification.Pay Band and Grade

Pay/Scale ofPay.

Whetherselection post ornon-selectionpost.

I (2\ (3) g\ (s)l. Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT),Physical Education Teacher, Domestic orHome Science or Work EducationTeacher, Drawing or Art and CruftInshuctor (High School).

343*(2016)* Subjecttovariationdependent onworkload.

General CentralService, Group'B'Non-gazetted, Non-ministerial.

Pay Band-2,Rs. 9,300-34,800 plusgrade pay ofRs. 4,600.

Selection.

Age limit fordirect recruits.

Educational and other qualifications required for directrecmits.

Whether age and educationalqualifications prescribed fordirect recruits will apply inthe case of Dromotees.

Period ofprobation, ifany.

(6) (7\ (8) (9)30 years(Relaxable forGovemmentservants upto05 years inaccordance withthe instructionsor orders issuedby the CentralGovernment).

For the post of Trained Graduate Teacher:-Essential :

(a) Graduation in the required subject(s) from a recogniseduniversity and two year Diploma in Elementary Education(bywhatever name known) from a recognised university orinstitution recognised by the National Council for TeacherEducation(NCTE) in accordance with the NCTE (RecogritionNorms and procedure) regulations issued from time to time inthis regard.

Graduation in the required oJrUj""tt.l

from a recogniseduniversity with at least fifty percent (50%) marks and one yearBachelor in Education(B.Ed.) from a recognised uriiversity orinstitution recognised by the National Council for TeacherEducation(NCTE) in accordance with the NCTE (RecogrritionNorms and procedure) regulations issued from time to time inthis regard.

orGraduation in the required subject(s) from a recogniseduniversity with at least forty five percent (45%) marks and oneyeax Bachelor in Education(B.Ed.), from a recogniseduniversity or institution recognised by the National Council forTeacher Education(NCTE) in accordance with the NCTE(Recognition Norms and procedure) regulations issued fromtime to time in this regard.

orSenior Secondary (or its equivalent) in the required subject(s)from a recognised board or university with at least fiffypercent (50%) marks and four year Bachelor in ElementaryEducation (B.El.Ed.) from a .recognised university orinstitution recognised by the National Council for TeacherEducation (NCTE) in accordance with the NCTE (RecognitionNorms and procedure) regulations issued from time to time inthis regard

Age: NoQualification: Yes

Two yearsfor directrecruits andpromoteesfrom group,C'.

orSenior Secondary (or its equivalent) in the required subject(s)

from a recogrrised board'or university with at least fiftypercent (50%) marks and four year Bachelor of Arts or

bachelor of Science with Education (B.A./B.Sc.Ed) or

Bachelor of Arts with Education or Bachelor of Science with

Education (B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed) in the required subject(s) from a

recogrrised university or institution recognised by the National

Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in accordance with the

NCTE (Recognition Norms and procedure) regulations issued

from time to time in this regard.

Note : Rela,xation up to five percent in the qualiffing marks

shall be allowed to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Physically

Handicapped.

and(b) Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), to be conducted by

the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines

framed by the NCTE for the Purpose.

Desirable:Competent to teach both in Hindi or English and medium

of instuction of the School. .

For the post of Physical Education Teacher:-

Bachelor's degree with Physical Education as an elective

subject with 50% marksOr

Bachelor's degree with P[ysical Education as an elective

subject with 45% marks and participation inNational or state

or Inter-University competitions in sports and or games or

athletics recognized by Association of Indian University or

Indian Olympic AssociationOr

Bachelor's degree with45Yo marks and having participated inNational Or State or Inter - University sports or games or

athletics.Or

For deputed in -Service candidates(i.e. ffained Physical

Education Teachers/Coaches) Graduation :uulrth4s% marks and

at least 3 years ofteaching experience as per National Council

for Teacher Education(Recogrrition Norms & Procedure)

Regulations,2009.Or

Graduate in Physical Education with 40% marks

OrGraduate with Physical Education as an eleotive subject

with 40% marksOr

Graduate who parti6ipated school, lnter --collegiate insports /games or passed NCC 'C' certificate in accordance

with the National Council for Teacher education (Recogrrition

Norms and procedure) Regulations,2OO7 notified on

10.t2.2007

OrGraduate in Physical Education i.e. B.P.Ed. course(or itsequivalent) of3 years duration

OrGraduate having represented StateAJniversity insports/games/athl eti cs

OrGraduate who has secured l" ,2'd or 3'd position in Inter-collegiate sports/games tournaments/possessing NCC'C'Certificate or passed basic course in Adventure Sports.

OrGraduate with one year training progftunme in Sports Science,Sports Management,Sports Coaching,Yoga,OlympicEducation,Sports Journalism etc.( in accordance with theNational Council for Teacher Education (Form of applicationfor recognition, the time limit of submission of application

,determination of norms and standaxds for recogrrition of teachereducation progmmmes and permission to start new course ortraining) Regulations,2002 notifred on I 3. 1 1.2002.

And(b) Bachelor of Physical Education(B.P.Ed.) of at least one yeax

duration (or its equivalent ) from any National council forTeacher education recognized institution.

For the post of Domestic or llome Sqience or lYorkEducation Teacher, Drawing or Art and Craft Instructor(Iligh School):-

Essential :

(l) Graduate or Degree in the required subject from arecognised university.

(2) Degree or Post Graduate or Diploma in Education orTeaching from a recognised university or institution.

Desirable:(l) Post qualification teaching experience ofat least two years

regular full time from a recognised school for class VI to Xin the relevant subject..

(2) Competent to teach both in Hindi or English and mediumof instruction of the School.

Method of recruifinent whether by direct recruitment or by promotionor by deputation or absorption and percentage ofthe vacancies to befilled bv various methods.

In case of recruitrnent by promotion, deputation orabsorption, grades from which promotior; deputation orabsomtion to be made.

(10) (11)

(i) 50% by direct recruitrnent and 50o/o by promotion for all posts

except Physical Education Teacher.(ii) The post of Physical Education Teacher to be filled 100% bypromotion.

(a) By promotion from Teacher (Primary) or MusicTeacher or Drawing Master or Arts and Craft Teacherhaving required qualification and minimum five years

regular service for Promotion to the post of TrainedGraduate Teacher (TGT) or Domestic or Home Scienceor Work Education Teacher or Drawing or Art and Craftlnstructor (High School).(b) Laboratory Assistant having required qualificationand minimum fifteen years regular service for Promotionto the post of Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT).(c) By promotion from Yoga or Games Teacher havingrequired qualification and minimum five years regularservice for Promotion to the post of Physical EducationTeacher.

Contd...P/5

If a Deparfinental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. Circumstances under which UnionPublic Service Commission is to be

consulted in making recruitnent.(12\ (l3)

Departrnental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion, completion of probation

and confirmation) consisting of :-1. Deputy Director General, Ordnance Factory Board - Chairman,2. An offrcer not below the rank of Junior Administrative - Member,

Grade or Senior Time Scale connected with the Groupor Section

3. An officer not below the rank of Junior AdministrativeGrade or Senior Time Scale not connected with the Groupor Section - Member.

Not applicable.

(1) QI (3) (4 (s)

2.Head,Master(Primary).

17*(2016)* Subjectto variationdependent on workload.

General CentralService, Group'B', Non-gazetted Non-ministerial.

Pay Band-2, Rs. 9,300-34,800 plusgrade pay of Rs. 4,600.

Selection.

(6) (7) (8) (e)

Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Promotees from group 'C'- twoyears Promotees from group 'B' -nil.

fl0) 1l100% by promotion. By promotion from (a) Teacher (Primary) or Music Teacher or Drawing Master or Arts and Craft

Teacher or Yoga or Games Teacher possessing the educational Qualification of Graduation and

Bachelor of Education or Four years integrated B.Sc., B.Ed /B.A., B.Ed. and having minimum fiveyears of regular service.(b) Laboratory Assistant possessing the educational Qualification of Graduation and Bachelor ofEducation or Four years integrated B.Sc., B.Ed /8.A., B.Ed. and having minimum fifteen years ofregular service.

t2\ fl3)Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion, completion of probation and

confirmation) consisting of :-1. Deputy Director Geniral of Ordnance Factory Board - Chairman,2. An officer not below the rank of Junior Administrative Grade or Senior Time

- Membdr,Scale ofthe connected Group or Section3. An officer not below the rank of Junior Administrative Grade or Senior Time

Scale not connected with the Group or Section - Member.

Not applicable.

fi) Q\ (3) (4) (5)

3. Teacher (Primary) orMusic Teacher or DrawingMaster or Arts and CraftTeacher or Yoga or GamesTeacher.

223*',(2016)* Subject tovariationdependent onworkload.

General CentralService, Group'B'Non-gazetted, Non-ministerial.

Pay band-2, Rs. 9,300-34,800 plusgrade pay ofRs. 4,200.

Not applicable.

Contd...P/6.

Notapplicable.

For the post of Teacher Primary:-

Essential :

f ii S.ri"r Secondary (or its equivalent) wit{ at least fifty percent marks and two

year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

'orSenior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least forty five percent marks and two

year Diploma in Eiementary Education (by whatever name knbwn), in accordance

*itf, tni National Council for Teacher Education (Recogrition Norms and

Procedure), Regulations,2002. or

senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least fifty percent marks and four year

Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed')or

Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name

known)Note 1: Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) shall be from a recognised Board

and Graduation shall be from a recogrrised university'

Note 2 : A diploma or degree course intgryher education recogrrised by the

National Couniit for Teacher Education(NCTE) only shall.be considered.

Note 3: Relaxation up to five percent in the qualifying marks shall-be allowed to

candidates belonging to ScneAutea Castes,'scheduled Tribes, Other Backward

Classes and Physically Handicapped.and

(2) pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TE-T), to-be conductea-lv.tne PIt"pY:bov"m*ent in accordanc. *itt it

" Guidelines framed by the National Council for

Teacher Education for the purpose.

Desirable:-ompetent to teach both in English or Hindi and medium of instruction of the

School.For the post of Games Teacher:-Essential :- (a) Senior Secondary ( class XII or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks

from recognized BoardOr

candidates who have passed the senior Secondary examination(+2) or its

equivalent and have participated in sports/games- at_school/college/district

level in accordance- with the and National council for Teacher

Education(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations,Z}O] notified on

10.122007\ or

Senior Secondary(Class XII or its equivalenQ with at least 45-0lo marks from

recogrrized boardiin accordance with the National Council for Teacher

EduJation(Fo* oi application for recognition, the time limit of submission ofapplication, determinaiion of norms and standards for recognition of teacher

e'rlucation programmes and permiSsion to start new course or training)

Regulations,2002 notified on l 3. l 1.2002And

(b) Certificate/Diploma in Physical Education of duration not less than two

years(or its equivalent) from any National council for Teacher Education

recognized i nstitution.

30 years(Relaxable forGovemmentservants upto 5

years inaccordance withthe instructions ororders issued bythe CeniralGovernment).

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For the post of Music Teacher or Drawing Master or Arts and Craft Teacheror Yoga Teacher :-Essential :

(l) Higher Secondary or equivalent from a School or Board recognised byGovemment of India or State Government.(2) Diploma in Music or Drawing or Art Education or Craft Education or Yoga as

the case may be shall be from a recognised institution.Desirable:

Competent to teach or coach both in Hindi or English and medium of instructionofthe School.

(l0) l1) (12't (13)100% by direct recruitnent. Not applicable. Deparffnental Confirmation Committee (for considering

confirmation) consisting of :-l.Additional General Manager- ChairmarU2. Joint General Manager or Deputy General Manager -Member,3.Deputy General Manager or Works Manager -Member.

Not applicable.

fl) Q\ (3) (4) (5)4. Laboratory Assistant. 17*

(2016)* Subjecttovariationdependentonworkload.

General CentralService, Group'C' Non-gazetted,Non-ministerial.

Pay band-1, Rs. 5,200-20,200 plusgrade pay ofRs. 2,400.

Not applicable.

(6) 0\ (8) (e)Between 18 and 25 years.(Relorable for departmental candidatesupto forty years in accordance with theinstructions or orders issued by theCentral Government).

Essential :

(1) Higher Secondary in Scienee or equivalent from a Schoolor Board recognised by Government of India or a StateGovemment.

Desirable:(l) Post qualification experience of (full time) at least Twoyears as Laboratory Assistant from a recogrrised school inregular capacrty.(2) Competent to teach both in Hindi or English and medium ofinstruction of the School.

Notapplicable.

Twoyears.

(10) l1) fi2\ 03)100% by direct recruitment. Not applicable. Departmental Confirmation Committee (for

considering confirmation) consisting of :-l.Additional General Manager- Chairman,2. Joint General Manager or Deputy GeneralManager - Member,3.Deputy General Manager or Works Manager -Member.

Not applicable.

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(Amlan Das)Under Secy. to the Government of India.

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In relation to prescribed qualifications under Col.(7) of this schedule the question whether a

qualification is equivalent to the prescribed qualification for any posts shall be decided by the Ordnance

Factory Board.For thi purpose of these rules, the Ordnance Factory Board may authorise any Member of the Board or

Additional Director General Ordnance Factory to exercise any or all of its power on its behalf and itshall be deemed to have been exercised by the said Board.

ln these rules the term o'General Manager of the Factory" and its variation shall include Senior General

Manager, General Manager, Senior DDGOF, DDGOF, Principal Director of National Academy ofDefenie Production and Heads of other establishment declared by Ordnance Factory Board to be

equivalent to General Manager of Ordnance Factories.

Where any age limit laid down in Col.(6) of this Schedule, the crucial date of determining age limitshall be the closing date for the receipt of applications from Candidates in India (and not the closing

date prescribed foi those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland,

Tripuia, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahual & Spiti district and Pangi Sub Division ofChamba district of Himachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep). In the case ofrecruitment made through the Employment Exchange the crucial date for determining the age limitshall be the last date upto which the Employment Exchanges are asked to submit the names.

Where any conditions of a minimum service is laid down in Col.(l1) of this Schedule and a junior

employeeis consiCered for selection by virtue of his satisffing the said minimum service condition, all

persons senior to him who have completed probation period shall also become eligible for consideration-for

selection not-withstanding that they may not satisff the minimum service condition.

For administrative convenience, the Ordndnce Factory Board categories the schools as falling under

certain geographical regions. The incumbents in Group 'B' or oC' posts in this schedule are normally

liable foi re.ui.. in any school in the same region in the Ordnance Factories Organisation. But this willbe without prejudice to the right of the management that in the public interest to transfer to equivalent

posts in any other schools/region in the Ordnance Factories Organisation.

Within the total number of posts in the same Pay Band & Grade Pay/scale of pay, addition to and

reduction of posts under different designation and names on any Pay Band & Grade Pay/scale of pay

may be made by Ordnance Factory Board from time to time on the basis of changes in workload and

functional requirement.Experience bifore acquiring essential educational qualification will not be considered.

ThL experience required foi different categories ofteachers, should be the experience in teaching in the

class for which they are to be recruited i.e., Primary, HS & HSS level.

For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying service for promotion, the service rendered on a

regular basis by an offrcer prior to l.T.20}6lthe date from which the revised pay structure based on the

6ft" CPC recommendationi has been extended, shall be deemed to be service rendered in the

corresponding grade paylpay scale extended based on the recommendations of the Commission.

(Amlan Das)Under Secy. to the Government of India.

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