Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)on Eligibility Criteria for AAO LDCE 2022
Q1. How the service period to be calculated for eligibility condition?
Ans: The RR prescribes eligibility in terms of years of service rendered in a pay scale. As per the promotion policies of the department and granting of financial upgradations under MACPs etc., it is likely that officials will serve in lower scales for some years and subsequently would be promoted / granted MACP and move to higher pay scales. In view of the fact that the eligibility condition is prescribed in terms of number of years of service in a particular pay scale, the period served in higher pay scale will therefore imply satisfaction of service in lower pay scale. As such, the combined service in the eligible pay scales (one or more) is to be reckoned to determine eligibility of an individual. However, in such cases (i.e. in cases where the combined service in lower and higher pay scales is to be considered for determining eligibility) the eligibility criteria applicable to the lowest eligible pay scale in which an official has served will be
applied to determine eligibility for appearing in the examination. However, as the RR specifies/ prescribes a distinct resident period and no minimum educational qualification for the JAs/SAs working in DOP and DOT, therefore while deciding their cases (similar to ones specified above), the combined period of service rendered in EA and SA level should be considered applying the minimum qualifying service in the lower level of EA because JA is the feeder cadre for the SA.
Q2. What is the crucial date for calculation of eligibility criteria?
Ans. Cut-off date(s) for determining vacancy year-wise eligibility has been communicated through Examination Notification dated 15.02.2022. Eligibility is to be assessed year wise as on respective crucial date. It may so happen that a candidate is eligible in a particular year but not eligible for other years.
Q3. A person in level 1 for 10 years will be taken to level 2 under MACP automatically, so that is the meaning of level 1 with 14 years of service?
Ans. In case of financial upgradations under MACP, regular service in substantive cadre will be counted which means in the above case, even though the individual may be in level 2 but he would be considered as in level 1 for counting the period of service.
Q4. Whether the candidates who got absorbed in 2010 as SA and have cleared section officer grade exam conducted by AGAGS office tn 2005 & 2006 are exempted from similar papers for LDCE for AAO?
Ans. No, As per RR for AAOs, only those departmental employees are eligible who have passed Subordinate Account Service Examination or equivalent examination conducted by DOP/ DOT or Competent Authority specified by the department.
Q5. How would residency period for regular service be calculated ?
Ans. Regular service would be calculated from the date of first appointment of service in L1 and above.
Q6. How the eligibility of SAs/JAs seniority should be decided?
Ans. The SAs/JAs are circle cadres. Therefore, their seniority should be decided based on the respective circle gradation
Q7. If an applicant/candidate (other than JA/ SA) is in level 6 but in Group B cadre,
whether he/she would be eligible or not?
Ane. Point 2 under column 11 of RRs of AAO dated 02.04.20 18, clearly stipulates inter- alia that all other officials of DoP/ DoT in Group C with following qualifying service are eligible. Therefore, officials in Group B cadre are not eligible.
Q8. How the comparison of Seniors vs Juniors to be made ?
Q9. How the eligibility of operative side staff determined in case of any dispute of senior
ond junior?
Ans. In the event of any official including those from the operative side raising claim that he/ she is eligible as per the note below point 2 of column 11 vis-a-vis any junior of the same circle / division who is eligible, then the decision on eligibility issue should be taken only after thorough checking of service records and related documents following the clarifications given to Question no 8 above. All related documents referred to in the cases must be attested by the
appropriate authority and held with the Chairperson, Circle Level Coordination Committee till further orders.
