Question Answer - Establishment - (SENIORITY) Part 9 (Short Answer)

Q B Establishment  - (SENIORITY) Part 9 

1.In the case of employee appointing through DR Quota who does not have to undergo initial training, the seniority in the post will be determined on the basis of _________ assigned b the recruiting authority.

Ans. Merit order

2.How is the seniority assigned to a candidate where he has to undergo initial training be for joining in any working post?  

Ans. Seniority will be assigned on the basis of merit obtained in the examination held at the Training centre.

3. What is the basis of assigning seniorit

y when two candidates are declared having equal merit?

Ans. Seniority will be determined on the basis of date of birth Older age (Eear in Born) candidates will be senior.

Rule 304 of IREM Vol.-I

4. Who will be senior if two employees have similar dates of appointment and dates of entry in the grade next below is the same?

Ans. The older employee of the two will be senior

Rule 314 of IREM Vol- I

5. What is the criteria for determining seniority of promotes and direct recruits?

Ans. From the date of appointment against regular post, subject to maintaining inter-sesenioirt in each group 

Rule 314 of IREM Vol- I

6.What is the basis of assigning seniority on promotion to selection posts?

Ans. Seniority will be assigned on the basis of merit order in the select list. 

7. What is the criteria for assigning seniority on promotion to non-selection posts?

Ans. Seniority is assigned to the employees on the basis of date of promotion in lower grade

8.Will Seniority be affected if an employee is transferred in the interest of administration?

Ans. No.

9.How is the seniority assigned to an employee transferred to another unit at their own request?

Ans. Seniority is assigned below all existing railway employees in the relevant grade in the new unit

Rule 312 of IREM Vol.-I

10.Seniority assigned mutual transfer?

Ans. Junior employee shall retain his seniority but senior employee shall lose his original seniority and get juniors seniority.

Rule 310 of IREM Vol- I

11.The medically decategorised employee absorbed in alternative post on administrative ground does not lose its seniority. State true or false.

Ans. True

Rule 313(a)(i) of IREM Vol- I

12. How is the seniority assigned to medically decategorised employee working in higher grade, on absorption in alternative post?

Ans. Seniority assigned on the basis of the total length of service rendered in higher grade.

Rule 313(a)(ii) of IREM Vol- I

13.How is the seniority assigned to an employee who of his own accord has requested for change of category?

Ans. Bottom seniority in the new category

Rule 312 & 313(e) of IREM Vol- I

14.Is the railway employee permitted to peruse the seniority list?

Ans. Yes

Rule 321(a) of IREM Vol- I

 

15.Is the railway employee permitted to represent against wrong assignment of seniority in the seniority list?(Yes/No)

Ans Yes.

16. When confirmation follows a specified probationary period without break, the date of appointment to the grade is reckoned from __________

Ans. From the date of commencement of

17. Railway employee, who for reasons beyond his control, is unable to appear in the selection/Trade test, shall give examination/Trade test immediately on joining and then passes the same, he shall be entitled for promotion to the post along with others and his seniority is not lost. State whether true of false.

Ans. True

Authority: Rule 316 of IREM VoII