Bihar Boiler Operation Engineer's Rules, 1960

Bihar Boiler Operation Engineer's Rules, 1960

Rule BIHAR-BOILER-OPERATION-ENGINEER-S-RULES-1960 of 1960

Part I – Preliminary

Part II – General

Part III – Board of Examiners

Part IV – Examination

Part V – Certificate

Part VI – Application for Examination

Part VII – Age and Training

Part VIII – Examination Subjects

Part IX – Mode of Examination

Part X – Grant of Certificate

Part XI – Penalty

Part XII – Miscellaneous

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State of Bihar - Act

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Boiler to be in charge of a person holding a Boiler Operation Engineer's Certificate.

4. Competent person shall possess certificate and extent of qualification.

5. Production of certificate.

6. Owner to furnish Chief Inspector with particulars of certificates.

7. Limits of daily period of attendance, relief and sphere of action.

8. When boiler deemed to be in use.

9. Constitution of the Board of Examiners.

10. Term of office of the members.

11. Function of the Board.

12. Meeting of the Board.

13. Notice of meeting and list of business.

14. Quorum.

15. Chairman to preside at meeting of the Board.

16. Function of Secretary of the Board.

17. Board's endorsement on application.

18. Board's power to refuse issue of certificate.

19. Examiner's fees.

20. Validation of acts or proceedings of the Board.

21. Examination.

22. Postponement of Examination.

23. Capabilities of holders of certificates.

24. Endorsement on a certificate.

25. Fees.

26. Refund of fees.

27. Fees of candidates found ineligible.

28. Form of application.

29. Candidate to produce satisfactory testimonials.

30. Doubtful testimonials.

31. False testimonials.

32. Filing of copies and return of original testimonials.

33. Qualifications required.

34. Service not in strict conformity with Rules.

35. Syllabus for examination.

36. Nature of Examination.

37. Subjects for Examination.

38. Assessment of work.

39. Fees for examination.

40. Grant of certificate of proficiency.

41. Form of certificate.

42. Application for endorsement on a certificate.

43. Identification requirement.

44. Grant of duplicate certificate.

45. Application for duplicate certificate.

46. Invalidity of original certificate.

47. Record of duplicate certificate.

48. Enquiry regarding certificate holders.

49. Surrender of certificate.

50. Decision of the Board.

51. Penalty for contravention of the Rules.

52. Fees for examination.

53.

2. Any person making a false statement for the purpose of admission to the examination renders himself liable to prosecution.

3. Incomplete applications are liable to be rejected.

State of Bihar - Act

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BIHAR
India

Published on 22 August 1960
Commenced on 22 August 1960
[This is the version of this document from 22 August 1960.]
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Bihar Boiler Operation Engineer's Rules, 1960Published vide Notification No. 2/B1-105/60/6126, dated 22nd August, 1960No. II/B1-105/60-6126. - In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 29 of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (Act V of 1923), the Governor of Bihar is pleased to make the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the said Act:-

- These rules may be called the Bihar Boiler Operation Engineer's Rules, 1960.

- In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a)"the Act" means the Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923);

(b)"Board" means the Board of Examiners constituted under Rule 9;

(c)"Boiler Attendant" means a person holding a certificate of competency as an attendant under the Bihar Boiler Attendants Rules, 1948;

(d)"Boiler Operation Engineer" means a person granted a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer under these Rules;

(e)"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

(f)"Form" means a form appended to these Rules;

(g)"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board;

(h)"Section" means a section of the Act;

(i)Any reference in these Rules to a boiler or boilers shall be deemed to include also a reference to an economiser or economisers, respectively.

- The owner of a single boiler or two or more boilers connected in a battery or of so many separate individual boilers situated within a radius of 150 feet having a total heating surface exceeding 7,500 square feet in any of the cases shall not use the same or permit the same to be used unless the boiler or boilers are placed in direct charge of a competent person specified in Rule 4 in addition to such number of Boiler Attendants as may be specified by the Chief Inspector of Boilers:Provided that the Chief Inspector of Boilers may permit any boiler to remain in charge of a Boiler Attendant for a maximum period of three months, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Rules:Provided further that nothing in these Rules shall debar a person holding a first class certificate of competency granted under the Bihar Boiler Attendant's Rules, 1948 from remaining in attendance or in charge of a boiler or boilers of any size if duly permitted by the Chief Inspector of Boilers and any such certificate shall for the purpose of these Rules be deemed to have been granted under these Rules.

- No person who does not possess a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer under these Rules shall be deemed a fit and proper person to hold charge of a boiler or boilers exceeding the limits laid down in Rule 3.

- Boiler Operation Engineer holding a certificate of proficiency under these Rules shall, at all reasonable times during the period any boiler is in his charge or attendance, be bound to produce such certificate when called upon to do so by any of the persons empowered under Section 15 to call for the production of a certificate or a provisional order granted under the Act.

(1)The owner of a boiler who engages any person to be in charge thereof shall, within seven days of such engagement, furnish the Chief Inspector with full particulars of such person including the serial number, date and place of issue of his certificate.

(2)The owner of a boiler who engages any person to hold charge of such boiler shall, in the event of such person leaving his employment or in the event of death of such person, report the fact within seven days of such event to the Chief Inspector.

(1)A person in charge of a boiler shall be deemed to be in direct and immediate charge of the same when he is within 150 feet of such a boiler.

(2)A person in charge of a boiler or boilers for which a certificate of proficiency is required under these Rules may be relieved of charge in any one day for not more than two periods which when combined do not exceed two hours in duration by a person holding a first class certificate of competency as an attendant under Bihar Boiler Attendants Rules, 1948.

(3)The holder of a first class certificate of competency as an attendant may also, with the consent in writing of the Chief Inspector, relieve a person holding a certificate of proficiency as an Operation Engineer for a period which may extend to ten consecutive days which in special circumstances the Chief Inspector may extend to any length of time not exceeding thirty days at a time.

(1)A boiler shall be deemed to be in use for the purpose of these Rules when there is active fire in the furnance, firebox or fireplace for the purpose of heating the water in the boiler. A boiler shall be deemed to be not in use only when the fire is removed or effectively banked and all steam and water connections are closed.

(2)An economiser shall be deemed to be in use for the purpose of these Rules when there is a flow of flue gases past the economiser and an appreciable heat transfer between the water and the heating gases.

(1)A Board of Examiners shall be constituted for the State of Bihar consisting of the Chief Inspector, an Inspector nominated by the Chief Inspector, and not less than three other members having theoretical and practical knowledge of prime-movers and modern boiler practice to be appointed by the State Government from time to time.

(2)The Chief Inspector shall be the ex-officio Chairman and the Inspector nominated by the Chief Inspector shall be the Secretary to the Board.

- The term of office of each of the members, other than the ex-officio members of the Board shall be the members, other than the ex-officio members of the Board shall be three years. If a member leaves the State permanently or absents himself from three-consecutive meetings without the permission of the Board, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat on the Board and another person may be appointed in his place for the unexpired portion of his term.

- The Board of Examiners shall-

(i)conduct examinations of candidates for the grant of certificates of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer;

(ii)have powers to appoint any person as a paper-setter and examiner, at any examination;

(iii)grant certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer; and

(iv)consider the reports of enquiries into allegations of drunkenness, negligence of duty, misconduct on the part of Boiler Operation Engineers.

- The Board shall meet as often as may, in the opinion of the Chairman, be necessary and at such place and time as may be appointed by the Chairman.

(1)Notice of not less than 15 days from the date of posting shall be given of the time and place fixed for each meeting of the Board to every member of the Board, and with such notice shall be attached the list of business to be discussed at the meeting:Provided that if the Chairman calls any meeting for considering any matter which in his opinion is urgent, a notice giving such reasonable time as he may consider necessary, shall be deemed sufficient.

(2)Any business which is not on the list shall not be considered at the meeting except with the permission of the Chairman.

- The Chairman or the Secretary and two members of the Board of Examiners shall form a quorum.

- The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the Board and in his absence, member chosen by the members present at the meeting shall preside over the meeting.

- The Secretary shall maintain a register of Boiler Operation Engineers and shall perform such other functions as are specified in these Rules or as the Chairman may direct from time to time.

- The Board shall endorse on the printed application form of each candidate the result of his examination for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer.The endorsed application shall be returned to the Secretary.

- The Board may direct any candidate who, in the opinion of the majority of the members, appears too old or physically unfit through deformity, constitutional weakness, defective eyesight, deafness or loss of a limb to perform efficiently the duties of a Boiler Operation Engineer to produce a certificate of fitness from a registered medical practitioner. If, however, the candidate fails to produce a certificate of physical fitness, the Board shall have power to refuse the issue of a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer.

- Each member of the Board of Examiners and any other Examiner appointed under Rule 11 shall be entitled to receive fees for examining candidates under these rules and the rate of fees shall be as follows :-

(1)Paper Setting fee per subject - Rs. 30.

(2)Paper examining fee per paper per candidate - Rs. 0-12-0 or 0.75NP.

(3)Viva-voce test at the rate of Rs. 30 per member per day.

- No act or proceeding of the Board shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Board.

- Examination for the grant of certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall be held by the Board at such place and on such dates as may be notified by the Secretary from time to time in the Official Gazette.

- When a date fixed for the examination is declared to be a gazetted holiday or when for any unforeseen reason an examination cannot be held on the date fixed, the Secretary may fix some other date for holding the examination and the same shall be duly notified to the candidates for examination.

- The certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall qualify the holders thereof to be incharge of a boiler or boilers of any type and size provided that the boilers are so situated that no one of them is distant more than 150 feet from any other of them.The holder of a certificate of proficiency as Boiler Operation Engineer shall for all intents and purposes be deemed to have fulfilled the requirements of the Bihar Boiler Attendants' Rules, 1948.

- A person holding a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer granted by a Board of Examiners under the corresponding Rules in any other State shall, on application, have the certificate endorsed for validity in the State of Bihar. Such endorsement shall be made by the Chairman of the Board.

- A fee of Rs. 10 shall be paid for endorsement on the certificate.

- Candidates once admitted to an examination under these Rules shall not be entitled to any refund of fees. When a candidate is unavoidably absent from the examination on the date fixed, the Chairman of the Board may allow him to appear without payment of a second fee at the next examination.

- A candidate who has paid the examination fee but is found ineligible for an examination may apply within one year from the date of payment for a refund of the fee or he may be allowed to appear without payment of second fee at any subsequent examination held within one year from the date of payment of the fee, provided that he has become eligible to sit for such subsequent examination.

- Every application for examination shall be in Form 'A.' The applicant shall fill in such parts of the form as are to be filled in by a candidate and shall sign the form in the presence of a Gazetted Officer or an Honorary Magistrate who shall attest his signature. The application so filled in shall be forwarded to the Secretary at least one month before the date fixed for the examination and shall be accompanied by-

(a)Originals and one copy each of all testimonials in respect of practical experience and theoretical qualifications of the candidate.

(b)Testimonials of goods character from his employer, with a certificate of age.

(c)A Treasury Challan or Crossed Indian Postal Order or a Cheque payable to Chief Inspector of Boilers, Bihar for evidence in support of payment of the fee specified in these Rules for the examination at which the applicant wishes to appear.

(d)Two copies of recent bust photograph (size 2" x 2 ½") one of which shall bear the signature and the thumb impression of the applicant on the back, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or employer.

(e)A certificate from the District Magistrate to the effect that the applicant is a citizen of India.

(1)No candidate shall be admitted to an examination who cannot produce a satisfactory testimonial certifying his experience, ability, sobriety and general good conduct for the whole period of his qualifying service, as specified in Rule 33. Any break in the period of qualifying service shall be accounted for. Such testimonials shall clearly state the capacity in which the candidate was employed, whether as an Apprentice Engineer, Supervisor, Assistant Engineer, or Engineer and the periods of such employment stating the dates between which the candidate was so employed.

(2)The testimonials shall be signed by a responsible officer under whom the candidate has directly served and be countersigned by the employer, agent, or Manager of the workshop or factory and clearly state the capacity in which the candidate was employed giving details of his work and degree of responsibility with relation to steam generation, in preparation and maintenance of boilers and show dates between which candidate was employed.

(3)Candidates who have undergone a course of training at an engineering college or technical institution must produce either the diploma of the institution or a certificate from the Principal or Superintendent of the Institution giving the period devoted in completing the course.

(4)The testimonial in respect of service on a steamship may be signed by the Chief Engineer and countersigned by the Master of the vessel or may be in the form of a seamen's discharge certificate issued by a Shipping Master.

(5)The testimonial or service rendered on Railway boilers or boiler belonging to a Government Department or local bodies, shall be signed by a responsible officer under whom the candidate has directly served and countersigned by the head of the department concerned.

- If the Secretary has reason to doubt the truth of any statement made in any application of testimonials, he may make such enquiries as he thinks fit to verify the same.

(1)If on enquiry the Secretary is satisfied that any testimonial submitted by a candidate is false in any material particular, he shall submit his findings to the Board. The Board may by a written order debar such candidate from being admitted to any examination held under these Rules. If on the strength of any such testimonial, a candidate has already been admitted to an examination, he shall be deemed to have failed in such examination and any certificate granted to him as a result of his having been declared to have passed such examination, shall be forthwith recalled and be cancelled by a notification in the Official Gazette.

(2)Before taking any action under sub-rule (1) the candidate shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.

(3)Anybody aggrieved by the decision of the Board may within 30 days of the date of the order appeal to the State Government whose decision thereon shall be final.

- Applications and copies of testimonials submitted by candidates shall be filed in the office of the Chairman. Original testimonials shall be returned to the candidates as soon as possible.

- A candidate for a certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall not be less than 23 years of age and shall not be admitted to the examination unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Chairman that-

(a)he has successfully completed a full time apprentice engineer's course in a recognised workshop engaged in making or repairing of boilers and accessories, or diploma course in an institution recognised by Government or a degree or diploma in mechanical or electrical engineering from a recognised University.

(b)he has, served for not less than 2 years as an Engineer or Assistant Engineer in the running, and maintenance of a battery of boilers not less than two in number and each of not less than 1,000 square feet heating surface.

- Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 33, the Board may grant exemption from the written examination as prescribed in these Rules to those who successfully pass Operation Engineers' Training Course held by the Government of Bihar.

- A candidate in order to be qualified for a certificate of proficiency under these Rules, shall inter alia satisfy the examiners that he-

(a)can calculate loads, areas, volumes, quantities and weights;

(b)can give a description of the principal types of steam boilers used on land and to state the purposes and reasons for which different types of boilers are employed; and from the date and formulae supplied, calculate the safe working pressure for any further part of a boiler in accordance with the Indian Boilers Regulations;

(c)can calculate the direct stress, the torsional stress and the bending stress in round bars and shafts and the bending stress in rectangular bars and levers with given load;

(d)understands the working and management of steam boilers, superheaters and economisers;

(e)understands the use and purpose of various valves, cocks, mountings, fittings and other safety devices;

(f)can give a description of and explain functions of feed pumps, feed injectors, feed regulators, feed water filters, and softners, feed heaters, air heaters, calorifiers, steam accumulators, forced draught, induced draught and automatic draught control devices;

(g)can answer questions on facts relating to combustion, heat and steam and calculate consumption of coal and water and the quantity of steam that may be generated from a given aggregate area of heating surface under the various systems of draught, in any land boiler, and also calculate the overall efficiency of a boiler plant;

(h)can explain jet and surface condensation, reheating and the working of steam extensively;

(i)can explain the general methods employed in laying foundation for boilers and chimneys and the suitable area and height of chimneys to promote efficient combustion;

(j)can explain the significance of principal appliances in use for the prevention of smoke and the principle on which they work and give description of the principal mechanical stokers pulverisers, gas, oil and pulverised fuel systems in use;

(k)understands the need for periodical cleaning, the methods used for prevention of scale or other deposits on heating surfaces and the necessity for maintaining a certain PH value in feed water;

(l)can detect defects in boilers and state the means and methods of rectifying them;

(m)understands the precautions to be taken for starting a boiler and economiser from cold or from benked fire condition;

(n)understands the procedure to be adopted in putting an economiser out of commission while the boiler is on steam;

(o)can read and prepare a working sketch and drawing of boilers and boiler mountings or parts thereof; and

(p)can explain the methods adopted for the achievement of fuel economy and the use of various instruments used in a Boiler House.

- Examination for certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall be of such nature as to test the practical ability and technical knowledge of the candidates to be in charge of steam generating plants of all types and pressures in land use.

- Examination shall be conducted in the following manner:-

(a)a written examination consisting of one paper on mathematics, one paper on applied mechanics and one paper on boilers and heat engines, set with reference to the syllabus prescribed in Rule 35;

(b)a drawing examination to make within a prescribed time and drawing and/or sketch of a boiler or part thereof with reference to clause (c) of Rule 35; and

(c)an oral examination to answer questions apertaining to Boilers Practice and if required by the examiner to demonstrate in the examination room or in a workshop his ability to carry out the practical aspects of his duties in a workman like manner.

- A candidate shall secure at least 45 per cent of the marks in each written paper as well as in the oral and drawing examinations; but the aggregate should not be less than 55 per cent of the total marks in order that he can be awarded a certificate of proficiency under these Rules.

- Candidates for examination for certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall pay a fee of Rs. 30 which shall not, except as otherwise provided in these Rules, be refundable.

- If a candidate passes the examination, his result will be notified in the Official Gazette and he shall be granted a certificate as soon as practicable after such publication.

- A certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer shall be in Form 'B'.

- An application for endorsement in the certificate for validity in a State other than the State of issue, shall be made in Form 'A'.

- Every certificate granted under these Rules shall bear a bust photograph of the holder thereof previously submitted alongwith his application under Rule 28 and his signature and thumb impression and such other particulars as may be required for the purposes of identification.

(1)Whenever the holder of a certificate proves to the satisfaction of the Chairman that the certificate granted to him under these rules has been lost, stolen or destroyed or mutilated without any fault on his part, he shall be granted on payment of a fee of Rs. 15 a duplicate certificate to which, by the record so kept as aforesaid, he appears to be entitled. The duplicate certificate shall have for all purposes the same validity as the original certificate.

(2)If on enquiry the Secretary is satisfied that any statement made by the applicant for the issue of a duplicate certificate is false he shall report the case to the Board at its next meeting, and the Board may in its discretion cancel the certificate or permit the grant as aforesaid of a duplicate certificate either immediately, or after such period not exceeding twelve months as the Board may think fit having regard to the circumstances of each case.

- Application for a duplicate certificate shall be lodged with the Chairman with a declaration before a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate stating that the certificate granted under these Rules has been lost without fault on the part of the applicant.

- On the issue of a duplicate certificate, the original certificate shall cease to be valid, and shall, if in the possession of the holder thereof, be returned to the office of the Chairman for cancellation.

- Duplicates of all certificates granted under these Rules shall be recorded in the office of the Chairman.

(1)If a District Magistrate or the Chief Inspector of Boilers has reason to believe from any cause whatsoever, that any enquiry should be made into allegations of incompetence, drunkenness, misconduct or negligence of duties on the part of a Boiler Operation Engineer-

(a)the District Magistrate may either himself or by a Magistrate of the First Class,

(b)the Chief Inspector of Boilers may either himself or by an Inspector of Boilers duly authorised by him in this behalf, make such enquiry.

(2)The proceedings shall be held in the presence of the person whose conduct forms the subject of enquiry and he shall have an opportunity of making any statement he may wish to make and of producing any evidence in his defence.

(3)The proceedings of any such enquiry together with the findings thereon by the officer conducting the enquiry shall be forwarded by that officer for decision of the Board.

- When an enquiry is being conducted under Rule 48 the holder of such certificate shall on demand by the officer charged with the enquiry, forthwith surrender his certificate to the said officer pending the result of such enquiry.

(1)On receipt of the proceedings of the enquiry conducted under Rule 48 together with the findings thereon the Board may allow the certificate to stand or suspend it for such period as it thinks fit or may cancel the certificate permanently.

(2)Before taking any action under sub-rule (1) the candidate shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.

(3)Anybody aggrieved by the decision of the Board may within 30 days of the date of the order appeal to the State Government whose decision thereon shall be final.

- The owner of a boiler or any person who works or permits or causes the boiler to be worked at any time in contravention of Rules 3, 5, 6 and 7 whichever applies, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 100.

- The candidates for examination for certificate of proficiency shall pay a fee of Rs. 30 which shall not be returnable.Note. - All fees for examination for certificate of proficiency as a Boiler Operation Engineer leviable under these Rules shall be paid into the Dhanbad Treasury by means of challans or may be paid by Crossed Indian Postal Orders or may be paid by cheques to the Chief Inspector of Boilers, Bihar drawn on the State Bank of India, Dhanbad. The Indian Postal Orders and the Cheques must be crossed and drawn in favour of the Chief Inspector of Boilers, Bihar by designation and not by name. All such fees whether paid into the said treasury by means of challans or Crossed Indian Postal Orders or paid by Crossed Cheques, shall be credited to the receipt head "XXXVI - Miscellaneous Departments - Examination Fees - Other Examination fees".

These Rules shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the Bihar Boiler Attendant's Rules, 1948.Form A(See Rules 24, 28 and 42)Application for examination for Certificate of Proficiency as Boiler Operation EngineerDivision I - Name, etc. of the applicant

1.	Name (in full)	...	...
2.	Father's Name	...	...
3.	Nationality and Religion	...	...
4.	Date of birth	...	...
5.	Place of birth	...	...
6.	Permanent address	...	...
7.	Whether appeared in any previous examination	...	...
8.	If so, when and where	...	...

Note - 1. Every application must be accompanied by-

(a)originals and one copy each of all testimonials in respect of practical experience and theoretical qualifications of the candidates;

(b)testimonials of good character from his employer, with a certificate of age;

(c)a treasury challan or a cheque payable to the Chief Inspector of Boilers, Bihar for evidence in support of payment of the fee specified in these Rules for the examination at which the applicant wishes to appear;

(d)two copies of recent bust photograph (size 2" x 2 ½") one of which shall bear the signature and the thumb impression of the applicant on the back duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or employer.

(e)a certificate from the District Magistrate to the effect that the applicant is a citizen of India.

Division II - Particulars of all Certificate submitted

Number of the certificate	Class of certificate	Where issued	Date of issue	If at any time suspended or cancelled, and if so,state by whom	Date of suspension or cancellation	Causes of suspension or cancellation
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Division III - List of testimonials and statements of services(The testimonials to be numbered serially corresponding to the numbers given in column 1 below)

Serial number of testimonials	Date of the testimonials	Names of persons signing the testimonials	Address and designation of factory or workshopwhere employed	Number, type and heating surface of boilersworked on	Capacity in which employed
1	2	3	4	5	6

Total service. Time served for which certificates are produced. Time served for which no certificates are produced.Division IV - Declaration to be made by the applicantI do hereby declare that the statement made in Divisions I, II and III of this form are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the papers enumerated in Division III and submitted with this form are true and genuine documents and further that the copies of the documents submitted with this form are true and correct. I further declare that the statements made in Division II contain a true and correct account of the whole period of my service without exception, and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.Dated at this day of 19Signature of the applicantPresent address....................Signed in the presence of:-Signature....................Designation................Note. - (1) Every application must be accompanied by a treasury challan or such evidence as may be prescribed by the State Government showing that the fee for the examination has been paid.

(2)Two copies of a recent bust photograph of the applicant (size 2" x 2 ½") must accompany the application with applicant's signature on the back thereof, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or the employer.

(3)Any person making a false statement for the purpose of admission to the examination renders himself liable to prosecution.

(4)Incomplete applications are liable to be rejectedForm B(See Rule 41)Government of BiharCertificate of Proficiency as Boiler Operation EngineerNo. ..................... of 19Shri .........., aged about ............. years, at present residing at ................ having satisfied the Board of Examiners appointed under the Bihar Boiler Operation Engineers' Rules, 1960 of his proficiency to fulfil the duties of a Boiler Operation' Engineer is granted under the said Rules, this certificate of proficiency authorising him to be in charge of boilers of any type or size provided that the boilers are so situated that no one of them is distant 150 feet from any other of them.Dated, at ..................... this .................... day of ............ 19Chairman, Board of ExaminersSecretary, Board of Examiners

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1.	Date and place of birth	...
2.	Permanent address	...
3.	Nationality and religion	...
4.	Height (without shoes)	...
5.	Marks of identification	...
6.	Left thumb impression	...
	Endorsements
Signature of the applicant

Date of commencement

Service of applicant

Not to be filled in by the applicant

Date of termination

Time employed in this service.

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