the purpose by the Staff Selection Commission.

(2) The rules for the competitive examination referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be as determined  y Regulation made by the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) and

amended from time to time.

13. Probation.- (1) Every officer directly recruited to the Stenographer Grade 'D', shall initially be on probation for a period of two years from the date of appointment.

(2) Every officer appointed to Personal Assistant or Principal Private Secretary grade shall be on probation for a period of one year from the date of appointment.

(3) The period of probation specified in sub-rules (1) and (2), if the appointing authority deems fit, shall be extended in any case, but the total period of extension of probation shall not,

save where it is necessary by reason of any Departmental or legal proceedings pending against the officers, exceed one year.

(4) During probation, a member of the Service may be required to undergo such training and pass such tests as the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

may prescribe from time to time.

14. Confirmation.- (1) When a Stenographer Grade 'D' has passed the prescribed test and training and completed his probation to the satisfaction of the appointing authority, he shall be eligible for

confirmation in that grade. He shall continue to be on probation until he is confirmed under this rule or is discharged or reverted under rule 16.

(2) Confirmations of all Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers‘ Service Officers shall be made only once at the entry level into the Service.

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