Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 10 (HBTV): The Haryana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, has approved amendments to the Common Eligibility Test (CET) Policy, 2022, for Group-C and D posts. The decision was made during a meeting held in Chandigarh on Saturday.

The updated policy will now be referred to as the Policy for Recruitment to Group-C and D Posts through the Common Eligibility Test (Amendment) Rule, 2024.

As per the amendments, the 5% weightage for socio-economic criteria previously granted to bona fide residents of Haryana has been removed. This change complies with directives issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The amended policy will apply to direct recruitment for Group-C posts, including those in Police Services, Prisons, and Home Guards, with the following exceptions: Teaching posts; ex-Agniveer posts; and Group-D posts where the minimum educational qualification is below Matriculation, as defined under the Haryana Group-D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018.

The revised rules will govern recruitment across state government departments, boards, corporations, statutory bodies, or other agencies owned or controlled by the state government, excluding universities established under a State Act.

Another significant amendment increases the maximum number of eligible candidates for the skill and/or written examination to ten times the total number of advertised posts, up from the previous limit of four times the number of advertised posts.

The State Government initially introduced the Common Eligibility Test for Group-C and D posts on May 5, 2022. The initiative was designed to bolster public confidence by ensuring credible and transparent recruitment processes for government positions in Haryana. It also aimed to standardize the recruitment process for direct recruitment to all Group-C and D posts, including those in Police, Prisons, and Home Guards, while excluding teaching posts.

(ANI)