Scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) —regarding provision of quota for PwBD

General Departmental Competitive Examination – GDCE Latest Order

RBE No. 169/2022

भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)1-2019/PM4/8

New Delhi, dated 27.12.2022

The General Manager(P)
All Zonal Railways/PUs
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) —regarding provision of quota for PwBD.

As the Railway administration is aware detailed instructions exist vide letter No. E(NG)I-92/PM2/16 dated 20.08.1993, as modified from time to time, regarding filling up vacancies in the non gazetted categories through the GDCE scheme.

The issue whether reservation for PWBD in GDCE will be applicable or not has been examined by the Board in consultation with the DoPT. It has been decided that reservation for PwBD, which is a horizontal reservation, will be applicable in GDCE also to the permissible extent.

The cases decided otherwise in the past need not be reopened.

Hindi version will follow.

Please acknowledge the receipt.

DA: Nil.

(Sanjay Kumar)
Deputy Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board
E-mail: sanjay.kumar6[at]gov.in
Ph. No. 43658/01 123303658