State of Assam - Act
Assam Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules, 2010
ASSAM
India
India
Assam Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules, 2010
Rule ASSAM-PUBLIC-SERVICE-COMMISSION-PROCEDURE-AND-CONDUCT-OF-BUSINESS-RULES-2010 of 2010
- Published on 2 August 2010
- Commenced on 2 August 2010
- [This is the version of this document from 2 August 2010.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Title.
- These Rules shall be called the Assam Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules, 2010 and shall come into force w.e.f. 02.08.2010.2. Definitions.
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The Commission shall ordinarily meet twice in a month on 1st Saturday and 3rd Saturday under the presidency of the Chairperson. However, in emergent cases to avoid delay, the Chairperson may obtain opinion of the Members by circulating the concerned matter which will be placed before the next meeting of the Commission for approval. If the opinion of Member is not made available within the time fixed by the Chairperson, then it will be presumed that the Member agrees with the proposal.4.
The Secretary shall place before the Commission all matters to be decided with proper agenda notes. Normally, the agenda and notes shall be circulated to the Chairperson and the Members at least two days before the meeting.5.
If the Chairperson is unable to be present at a meeting of the Commission. the senior-most member present shall act as Chairperson. But a list of items, on which decision was taken, in absence of the Chairperson, shall be put up before him/her, when he/she returns and takes over charge.6.
Two third of the total strength of the Members of the Commission shall form the quorum. But no quorum shall be required for a meeting which was postponed for want of quorum.7.
The Chairperson may adjourn any business at a meeting if he/she is of the opinion that such business should be transacted at a meeting in which all the members are present.8.
The decision of the Commission shall, as far as possible, be unanimous, but-9.
All decisions at a meeting of the Commission shall be recorded by the Secretary in accordance with the direction of the Commission and it shall be open to any Member who dissent from a decision, to record his dissent and where he deems fit state the reasons thereof. But he will not convey such dissent to any other authority or person(s).10.
The proceedings of any meeting of the Commission shall not be invalidated by reason of any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or Member.11.
The Chairperson or in his/her absence the senior most Member present may deal with any urgent matter requiring immediate action, but.the action taken shall be reported to the Chairperson.12.
An emergency meeting may be held by giving notice of 12 hours along with the agenda to be discussed.13.
All decisions of the Commission shall be recorded in Minutes Book which shall be in the personal custody of the Secretary. The minutes will be recorded in the Minutes Book as soon as the Draft Minutes are signed by all the Members present as a token of approval. Originals of the minutes shall be preserved by the Secretary along with the Minutes Book in the relevant file.14.
All the decisions shall be signed by the Members present. If a Member abstains from voting or does not wish to sign the minutes, the same shall be entered in the Minutes Book15.
Copies of the minutes on being signed as token of approval shall be furnished to all the Members.16.
Copies of the minutes or relevant extracts shall be furnished to the respective branches for necessary action/compliance.17.
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The advertisement for selection to various posts by Direct Recruitment shall be issued and applications from eligible candidates invited by the Commission in accordance with the provision of the Service Rules or ad-hoc principles agreed to by the Commission where there are no Service Rules.20.
Preliminary screening/verification of applications to be carried out in terms of the advertisement and appraisal shall be submitted to the Commission to determine the valid applications. Roll Numbers shall be allotted only to the valid applications found eligible in terms of the advertisement.21.
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The methodology for awarding marks under appropriate heads shall be adopted by the Commission taking into consideration the status, grade of the post in respect of which selection is to be made.23.
The programme of the interview shall be fixed by the Chairperson.24.
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The senior most Member shall preside over the Board.26.
The proceedings of the Board/Boards shall, as early as possible, be placed before the Chairperson for approval before the recommendations are issued. Such approval may be obtained in a meeting of the Commission.Provided that if the interview, test and viva-voce test are taken by the Commission as a whole with due quorum, no further approval of the recommendation shall be necessary.27.
Where a large number of applications are received as a result of advertisement, the Commission may shortlist the candidates on the basis of their marks in the qualifying academic examination required for a post in terms of advertisement. The Commission may thereafter call for interview adequate numbers of eligible candidates in order of merit keeping in view the existing reservation policy of. Govt.28.
The following proportion shall be maintained for short-listing of candidates for interview keeping in view the existing Reservation Policy as advertised subject to availability of candidates.| No. of posts advertised | Proportion of candidates for interview |
| 1 to 5 | 6 times |
| 6 to 10 | 5 times |
| 11 and more | 4 times |