Chapter -4

Chapter -4  Provisions Relating to Promotion

27. Probable candidacy for promotion: In order to be a candidate for promotion, one shall be a permanent teacher having completed the service period of five academic years in the post of the concerned class.  Provided that in any of the following circumstances, no teacher  shall be allowed to become a candidate for promotion.
(a) If suspended, during the period of suspension,
(b) If promotion is suspended, during the period of suspension,
(c) If decreased to the lower rank, for a period of two  years from the date of demotion,
(d) If increment in salary (grade) is suspended, for a  period of one year from the date of suspension.

28. Determination of posts for promotion and basis of Promotion :
(1) Out of the vacant posts of the first and second class of the primary,  lower secondary and secondary levels, Twenty Five percent of the posts  shall be fulfilled through internal competitive examination and Seventy  Five percent shall be fulfilled on the basis of work performance  evaluation.
(2) The Commission shall, while making recommendation of  teachers for promotion, recommend on the basis of the work efficiency  of the teacher. The maximum of 100 marks shall be given as follows: –

For seniority of service 30 marks  For academic qualification 15 marks  For Training 15 marks
For work performance evaluation 40 marks

(3) The Commission shall, evaluating candidates pursuant to Sub-Rule (2), make recommendation of the teacher getting highest marks first. In case of teachers getting equal marks, recommendation for  promotion shall be made on the basis of seniority of service.

29. Seniority of service :

(1) While counting seniority of service, a  maximum of 30 marks shall be given at the rate of two marks for each
academic session in the post and level currently engaged in.  Provided that-
(1) While counting marks for seniority, for some months or  days more than an academic session, marks shall be given proportionately.
(2) For the purpose of this Sub-Rule, no marks shall be given for the period of absence or extra ordinary leave.
(2) For the purpose of this chapter, if the duration of permanent service is discontinued in between, the duration so
discontinued shall be deducted and the actual duration of service shall be counted. More over, if one has served as temporary teacher continuously, fifty percent of such period shall also be counted.
Provided that, the period in which one is absent in school without getting salary shall not be counted in the service period.

30. Academic qualification :

(1) While giving marks to teachers for academic qualification, 10 marks, 8 marks and 6 marks shall be given
for the first, second and third division of the minimum qualification prescribed for entry into the service respectively. For an academic  degree above the minimum academic qualification 5 marks 3 marks and  2 marks shall be given for the first, second and third division thereof respectively.
(2) For academic qualification without showing division, marks equal to second division shall be given.

31. Training :

(1) For training, the maximum of 15 marks shall be given on the following rates:
(a) For acquiring training of ten months or more on  education and teaching on the concerned level or  superior level having acquired minimum academic   qualification or for the purpose of a primary teacher, one having completed secondary education having opted education subject of 400 marks, 15 marks, 12 marks and 10 marks for the first second and third division respectively.
(b) For acquiring training of five months or more on education and teaching on the superior level having
acquired minimum academic qualification; 8 marks ,6 marks and 5 marks for the first, second  and third division respectively.
(c) For acquiring training of two and half months or more on education and teaching on the superior
level having acquired minimum academic qualification; 4 marks, 3 marks and 2.5 marks for  the first, second and third division respectively.
(2) For the training not mentioning division, the marks equal to the second division shall be given,
(3) Teachers having completed the proficiency Certificate Level, Bachelors Level or Masters Level in education shall be given the marks for the minimum qualification and trainings as well.

32. Work performance evaluation :

(1) In order to evaluate work  performance of teachers, the work performance evaluation form  mentioned in schedule-1 shall be used.

• (2) The School Inspector and District Education Officer shall  be the supervisor of the Headmaster of a secondary school and the concerned Regional Education Director shall be the reviewing authority.
The School Inspector and the officer designated by the District Education officer shall be supervisor of the Headmasters of primary and lower secondary school and the District Education Officer shall be the
reviewing authority. Provided that, in case there is no Headmaster above one level of the teacher whose work performance has to be evaluated, the school inspector in case of the primary level teacher and the District Education
officer in case of the lower secondary and secondary school teacher shall be the supervisor.

∗ (2a) Except the Headmaster of the school referred to in Sub-Rule
(1), the concerned Headmaster and school inspector shall be the supervisor of other teachers and the District Education Officer shall be the reviewing authority.

Provided that, in case there is no Headmaster belonging to one level or class above than the teacher whose work performance has to be  evaluated in any school, the concerned school inspector and the officer designated by the District Education Officer shall be supervisors and the  District Education Officer shall be the reviewing authority of the teacher of primary and lower secondary schools and the concerned school inspector and the District Education Officer shall be supervisor and the concerned Regional Education Director shall be the reviewing authority
in case of secondary school teacher.

(3) While counting marks for the purpose of evaluation of work performance, marks calculation shall be made from the average of the marks obtained for number of the latest years equal to the number of  years, which is required for a candidate to become eligible for promotion. In advertisements published after the commencement of
these Rules,

→ work performance of Academic year 2057/058 shall be evaluated for all teachers and marks shall be calculated as per work performance evaluation under these Rules. Irrespective of whatsoever years of work performance evaluation may be required for promotion, average of the marks of one duration → for the academic year 2057-58, of
two duration for the second two years, of three duration for the third three years, of four duration for the fourth four years and of five duration for the fifth five years shall be calculated for promotion.

≡ (4) The teacher not having his/her work performance evaluated at the commencement of this Sub-Rule may have his/her work performance evaluated under this Rule within six months from the
commencement of this Sub-Rule.

33. Publication of Name list of Promotion :

The Commission shall   publicly publish name list of teachers recommended for promotion and  the minimum marks obtained by the teacher shall also be stated in the name list. After publication of the name-list of recommendation for promotion, if any concerned candidate wants to see the marks he/she has obtained, he/she shall be allowed to see marks he/she has obtained for the basis other than work performance evaluation.

34. Complaint and Review over Recommendation of Promotion:
(1) The teacher not having his/her name included in the name list of recommendation for promotion pursuant to Rule 33 may, if so willing, file a complaint against the decision of promotion, before the Commission stating clear grounds bases and evidence within 35 days  from the date of publication of promotion name list.

(2) The Commission shall give decision on the compliant filed pursuant to Sub-Rule (1) normally within 90 days from the date of expiry of the time limit to file complaint.

(3) While reviewing the name list pursuant to Sub-Rule (2), if  it appears that the name list for promotion published earlier needs to be amended, the Commission shall make decision thereof and publish  amended name list of recommendation for promotion.

35. Date of promotion and promotion appointment :

(1) After publication of promotion name list pursuant to Rule 33, the candidates having been recommended for promotion shall not be given promotion appointment for 35 days from the date of publication of the said name
list for the purpose of complaint over the promotion and they shall be kept in waiting list. If no complaint is filed against the recommendation of promotion, appointment shall be given having maintained the  seniority in the class of promotion to be applicable from the 36th day of  the date of publication the said name list.
(2) In case a complaint has been filed against the recommendation of promotion, appointment shall be given having
maintained the seniority as follows: –
(a) In case a decision has been made to amend the name list of recommendation of promotion pursuant to Sub-Rule (3) of Rule 34, from the date of publication of the amended name list.
(b) In case the complaint has been dismissed or the prior recommendation of the Commission is held
valid, from the 36 the day of the date of publication of recommendation for promotion.

36. Advertisement for promotion Through internal Competitive Examination :

The Commission shall, in order for the posts to be  fulfilled by promotion through the medium of internal competitive examination in accordance with the percentage allotted pursuant to Rule.

28, publish advertisement for the information of the concerned  candidates .

In such advertisement, number of the posts, required academic qualification and period of service, the place for submitting application and last date of submission of application, place for  conducting examination and other necessary particulars shall also be included.

37. Basis of Promotion in internal competitive examinations:

The following shall be the methods for examination of internal competition:-
(a) Written examination
(b) Interview

38. Curriculum of Examination and other provisions Relating to  recommendation for promotion:

(1) Curriculum of internal competitive examination shall be as determined by the Commission.
(2) Allocation of marks for written examination and interview  and other provisions relating to internal competitive examination of teachers shall be as good as the open competitive examination. A maximum of ten marks for experience at the rate of one mark for each year, shall be allocated in this regard.

39. Special provision relating to promotion :

(1) Notwithstanding  anything contained elsewhere in these Rules, the Commission shall  make recommendation one month in advance for promotion to upper class of the same level to a teacher who is going to get  mandatory  retirement having been entitled to pension from the same post of the same class in which he/she was permanently appointed.

• (2) The teacher getting retirement pursuant to Sub-Rule (1) shall, prior to six months from the date of retirement, submit application to the concerned District Education Office enclosing therewith necessary documents.
∗ (2a) while securitizing documents along with the application received pursuant to Sub-Rule (2), if it is found that the teacher submitting the application is eligible for promotion, the District Education Officer shall forward the application to the Commission ninety days in advance from the date of retirement of such teacher.
* (2b) In case it is found appropriate for the teacher submitting  application to be promoted while scrutinizing documents along with application reviewed pursuant to sub-Sub-Rule (2A), the Commission shall recommend the concerned District Education Office to promote such teachers pursuant to Sub-Rule (1).
* (2c) Upon recommendation from Commission pursuant to Sub- Rule (2B), the District Education Officer shall promote the teacher submitting application to the post of one level above of the same class prior to one month from the date of retirement.
(3) While promoting pursuant to Sub-section (1), a special post shall be deemed to have be ipso facto created and after the retirement of such a teacher such a post so promoted shall ipso facto be lapsed and the earlier post shall continue