Government amends Common Eligibility Test (in CET Stage 1) Policy, 2022 for Group-C & D posts

State Cabinet accords approval for the same

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 28-Dec-2024

Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini here today approved amendments in the  Common Eligibility Test (in CET Stage 1) Policy, 2022 for Group-C & D posts. This policy  will be called the Policy for Recruitment to Group C and D posts through Common Eligibility Test, (Amendment) Rule, 2024.

As per the amendments, the 5 percent  weightage for social economic criteria provided for the bona-fide residents of Haryana has been removed.  The said amendments have been done as per the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Policy for Recruitment to Group C and D posts through Common Eligibility Test, (Amendment) Rule, 2024 shall apply to direct recruitment to Group C posts including the posts of Police service, Prisons and Home Guards etc, excluding (i) the teaching posts (ii) Ex-Agniveer and (iii) Group D posts for which minimum educational qualification is below Matriculation in the Haryana Group D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018 (5 of 2018), in the departments of State Government or any Board, Corporation, statutory body or any other agency owned and controlled by the State Government other than any University established by or under a State Act.

Furthermore, after the amendment now the maximum number of eligible candidates to appear for the skill and/or written examination shall be ten times the total number of posts advertised by the Commission. Earlier,  the candidates equal to four times the number of posts advertised  were eligible to appear.

The State Government on May  5, 2022 introduced Common Eligibility Test for Group-C & D posts with a view to securing and sustaining the confidence of the public in general and to ensure credible and trustworthy recruitments to the posts in government of Haryana and for standardizing the recruitment process for government employment to all direct recruitment of Group-C & D posts, including the posts of Police, Prisons, Home Guards, etc., excluding the teaching posts.