Unique Identification Authority of India (Appointment of Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2020 · II — Methods Of Recruitment
Regulation 7 Direct recruitment
Selection of candidate for appointment to various posts which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be made as per the procedure laid down below:
(a) The vacancies which are to be filled up shall be advertised at least in two leading national dailies and Authority's website.
(b) A candidate must be a citizen of India or he must belong to such categories of persons as may from time to time be notified by the Government.
(c) No person—
(i) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(ii) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to any post under the Authority,
Provided that the Authority may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this regulation.
(d) Minimum qualifications and age limit for appointment to cadre by direct recruitment shall be as specified in the Schedule.
(e) Officers and employees borne on the Authority's cadre and possessing requisite qualification and experience may also be eligible for applying for the posts to be filled on direct recruitment basis.
(f) Orders and policies of the Central Government on reservation of posts for Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, other backward castes, economically weaker sections of citizens and other categories which may be applicable currently will apply to these posts.
(g) The employees of the Authority or Central or State Government or Administration of a Union Territory who have rendered five-year regular and continuous service as on the closing date of application shall be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit up to a maximum of five years.
(h) Applications which are not received by the last date mentioned in the advertisement or which are from candidates who do not satisfy the conditions laid down will not be entertained.
(i) From the remaining applications, the Authority will short-list the candidates who are to be called for the selection process which may include written test or technical assessment or interview or combination of these or any other process as determined by the Selection Committee.
Provided that the Authority may use the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score in the relevant discipline for short-listing of candidates for recruitment to the post of the Technical Officer and the Assistant Director (Technology).
(j) Final selection of the candidate(s) will be made by the Appointing Authority on the recommendation of the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee may give appropriate weightage to the candidate's performance in the selection process, his qualifications, job experience and such other criteria as it may deem fit.
(k) The Appointing Authority may maintain a panel of names of selected candidates in accordance with their performance in the selection process who may be offered employment against future vacancies in the concerned posts. Any such panel of names, if prepared and maintained, shall remain valid for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of its approval by the Appointing Authority.
(l) A candidate who, after such medical examination as the Authority may prescribe, is found not to be in good mental or bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of the duties of the service, shall not be appointed to the post. The fact that a candidate has been physically examined will not mean or imply that he shall be considered for appointment.
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Selection of candidate for appointment to various posts which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be made as per the procedure laid down below:
(a) The vacancies which are to be filled up shall be advertised at least in two leading national dailies and Authority’s website.
(b) A candidate must be a citizen of India or he must belong to such categories of persons as may from time to time be notified by the Government.
(c) No person -
(i) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(ii) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to any post under the Authority,
Provided that the Authority may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this regulation.
(d) Minimum qualifications and age limit for appointment to cadre by direct recruitment shall be as specified in the Schedule.
(e) Officers and employees borne on the Authority’s cadre and possessing requisite qualification and experience may also be eligible for applying for the posts to be filled on direct recruitment basis.
(f) Orders and policies of the Central Government on reservation of posts for Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, other backward castes, economically weaker sections of citizens and other categories which may be applicable currently will apply to these posts.
(g) The employees of the Authority or Central or State Government or Administration of a Union Territory who have rendered five-year regular and continuous service as on the closing date of application shall be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit up to a maximum of five years.
(h) Applications which are not received by the last date mentioned in the advertisement or which are from candidates who do not satisfy the conditions laid down will not be entertained.
(i) From the remaining applications, the Authority will short-list the candidates who are to be called for the selection process which may include written test or technical assessment or interview or combination of these or any other process as determined by the Selection Committee.
Provided that the Authority may use the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score in the relevant discipline for short-listing of candidates for recruitment to the post of the Technical Officer and the Assistant Director (Technology).
(j) Final selection of the candidate(s) will be made by the Appointing Authority on the recommendation of the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee may give appropriate weightage to the candidate’s performance in the selection process, his qualifications, job experience and such other criteria as it may deem fit.
(k) The Appointing Authority may maintain a panel of names of selected candidates in accordance with their performance in the selection process who may be offered employment against future vacancies in the concerned posts. Any such panel of names, if prepared and maintained, shall remain valid for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of its approval by the Appointing Authority.
(l) A candidate who, after such medical examination as the Authority may prescribe, is found not to be in good mental or bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of the duties of the service, shall not be appointed to the post. The fact that a candidate has been physically examined will not mean or imply that he shall be considered for appointment.