Rule 1: Short title and commencement
(1)These rules may be called the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules,1960.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of May,1960.
Rule 2: Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "Act" means the employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 (31 of 1959);
(2) "Central Employment Exchange" means any Employment Exchange established by the Government of India , Ministry of Labour and Employment;
(3) "Director" means the officer - in- charge of the Directorate administering Employment Exchanges in a State or a Union territory;
(4) "Form" means a form appended to these rules;
(5) "Local Employment Exchange" means-
(a) in the whole of India except the Union territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange (other than the Central Employment Exchange) notified in the Official Gazette by the State Government or the Administration of the Union territory as having jurisdiction over the area in which the establishments concerned are situated or over specified classes or categories of establishments or vacancies; and
(b) in the Union territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange established either by the Union Territory Administration of Chandigarh or by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana notified in that State's respective Official Gazette as having jurisdiction over specified classes or categories of establishments or vacancies, provided that the employment exchanges established by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana shall not have jurisdiction over-
(i) the public sector offices/ establishments other than those belonging to the respective States; and
(ii) private sector establishment
(6) "Section" means a section of the Act .
Rule 3: Employment Exchanges to which vacancies are to be notified
(1) The following vacancies, namely-
(a) vacancies in posts of a technical and scientific nature carrying a basic pay of Rs 1400 or more per month occurring in establishments in respect of which the Central Government is the appropriate Government under the Act , and
(b) vacancies which an employer may desire to be circulated to the Employment Exchanges outside the State or Union territory in which the establishment is situated, shall be notified to such Central Employment Exchanges as may be specified by the Central Government , by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf.
(2) Vacancies other than those specified in sub-rule (1) shall be notified to the local Employment Exchange concerned.
Rule 4: Form and manner of notification of vacancies
(1) The vacancy shall be notified in writing to the appropriate Employment Exchange on the following format, furnishing as many details as practicable, separately in respect of each type of vacancy:-
Requisition form to be used when calling for applicants from Employment Exchanges.
(Separate form to be used for each type of posts)
1.Name, address and Telephone No.
(if any) of the employer. ___________________
2. Name, designation and Telephone No. __________________
(if any) of the indenting officer
3. Nature of vacancy:
(a) Designation of the post(s) to be filled __________________
(b) Description of duties __________________
(c) Qualifications required: __________________
(i) Essential __________________
(ii) Desirable __________________
(d) Age limits, if any __________________
(e) Whether woman are eligible? _________________
4. Number of posts to be filled duration wise
Duration
(a) Permanent __________________
(b) Temporary: _________________
(i) Less than 3 months _________________
(ii) Between 3 months and one year _________________
(iii) Likely to be continued beyond one year _________________
5.Whether there is any obligation or arrangement for giving preference to any category of persons such as Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Ex-Servicemen and Physically Handicapped persons in filling up the vacancies and, if so, the number of vacancies to be filled by such categories of person--
---------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Number of vacancies to be filled
Total By Priority candidates (applicable for Central Government posts only)
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(a) Scheduled Caste _________ ___________
(b) Scheduled Tribe _________ ___________
(c) Ex-servicemen _________ ___________
(d) Physically Handicapped _________ ___________
(e) Others _________ ___________
________________________________________________________
6. Pay and allowances _______________________
7. Place of work _______________________
(Name of the town/village
and district in which it is
situated)
8.Probable date by which the ____ ___________________
vacancy will be filled
9. Particulars regarding interview/
test of applicants:
(a) Date of interview/test: ___________________
(b) Time of interview/test: ____________________
(c) Place of interview/test: ____________________
(d) Name,designation,address and
Telephone number(if any)of the
Officer to whom applicants
should report ____________________
10.Any other relevant information _____________________
*Certified that while placing this demand, the instructions connected with the orders on communal representation in the services have been strictly followed with due regard to the roster maintained in accordance with these order (to be given only by all the Central Government Offices/ Establishment/ Undertakings etc. on whom reservation order are applicable).
Date Signature of the Head of Office.
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(2) The vacancies shall be re-notified in writing to the appropriate Employment Exchange if there is any change in the particulars already furnished to the Employment Exchange under sub-rule (1).
Rule 5: Time-limit for the notification of vacancies
(1) Vacancies, required to be notified to the Local Employment Exchange, shall be notified at least (15 days) before the date on which applicants will be interviewed or tested where interviews or tests are held, or the date on which vacancies are intended to be filled, if no interviews or tests are held.
(2) Vacancies required to be notified to the Central Employment Exchange shall be notified, giving at least 60 day's time to the Central Employment Exchange from the date of receipt of the notification to the date of dispatch of particulars or applications of the prospective candidates for purpose of appointment or taking interview or test against the vacancies notified.
(3) An employer shall furnish to the concerned Employment Exchange, the results of selection within 15 days form the date of selection.
Rule 6: Submission of returns
An employer shall furnish to the Local employment Exchange, quarterly returns in Form ER-I and biennial returns in Form ER-II. Quarterly returns shall be furnished within thirty days of the due dates, namely, 31st March , 30th June,30th September and 31st December, biennial returns shall be furnished within thirty days of the due date as notified in the Official Gazette.
Rule 7: Officer for purposes of Section 6
The director is hereby prescribed as the officer who shall exercise the rights referred to in section 6, or authorise any person in writing to exercise those rights.
Rule 8: Prosecution under the Act
The Director of Employment of the State in which the establishment in located is hereby prescribed as the officer who may institute or sanction the institution of prosecution for an offence under the Act, or authorise any person in writing to institute or sanction the institution of such prosecution.
