RECRUITMENT

I.

INDUCTION LEVELS GRADE

CATEGORY

WORKMEN a) b) Unskilled Group Skilled Group W0 W3 S1 E1/E2

SUPERVISORS EXECUTIVES

II. (A)

PROBATION ON FIRST APPOINTMENT (including employees appointed to a higher grade on the basis of an open selection): one year

EXEMPTION i) ii) Employees who join initially on deputation/foreign service prior to their permanent absorption in the service of the Corporation; Employees who surrender lien, on their previous posts & are absorbed in NTPC.

EXTENSION: Probation may be extended at the discretion of the Competent Authority but will not be extended by more than one year save for exceptional reasons. (B) ON PROMOTION: a) EXECUTIVES: Executives promoted from Manager (E5) to Senior Manager (E6) and above - one year from the date of assumption of charge of the higher post.

Probation may be extended at the discretion of the Competent Authority but will not be extended by more than 1 year save for exceptional reasons. b) III. SUPERVISORS & WORKMEN: 6 months which may be extended wherever necessary.

CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND APPEAL RULES/STANDING ORDERS & SERVICE RULES Employees of NTPC are required to comply with the provisions of the Companys CDA Rules/Standing Orders, as the case may be, as well as Service Rules, a copy of each of which is supplied to each employee at the time of appointment.

IV.

PROMOTION Scope and Coverage Employees in the executive grades of E1 to E6, supervisors and workmen, excluding deputationists, lien holders, temporary and casual employees. Category I. EXECUTIVES E-2 E1, E2A, E3 & E4 E5 & E6 SUPERVISORS All grades (except S4) S4 WORKMEN W0 W1 & W2 W3 to W11 *Eligibility Period 1 year 3 years 4 years 3 years 1 year for E-1, 4 years for SG 10 years 5/8 years 4 years

II. III.

* Eligibility period is that minimum period in the existing grade on completion of which an employee is considered for promotion to the next higher grade on the standard date of promotion, subject to provision of promotion channel and availability of vacancies and other conditions. Standard Dates of Promotion (I) (a) Executives Grade (E5 & below)

(i) (ii)

Executives who complete the eligibility period together with grace period as on preceding 31st July will be considered for promotion from Ist January Executives who complete the eligibility period as on 30th April (inclusive of grace period) will be considered for promotion from Ist April.

(b)

Grade (E6 to E7) The promotion will be effective from date of issue of promotion orders.

(II)

Supervisors (i) Supervisors who complete the eligibility period together with the grace period as on preceeding 31st July will be considered for promotion w.e.f. Ist January of the following year. Supervisors who complete the eligibility period together with grace period as on 30th April will be considered for promotion w.e.f. Ist April of that year.

(ii)

(III)

Workmen (i) Workmen who complete the eligiblity period together with grace period as on 31st January will be considered for promotion w.e.f. Ist January of that year. Workmen who complete the eligibility period together with grace period as on 31st July will be considered for promotion w.e.f. Ist July of that year.

(ii)

V.

SERVICE LINKED PLACEMENT SCHEME Service Linked Placement Scheme for Workmen in W1-W10 grades. These guide lines are issued to provide growth avenues to those workmen who have stagnated in various grades on account of non-qualification, non-qualifying in promotion test and/or lack of vacancy for promotion to the next higher scale of pay on completion of 10 years of continuous service in the same grade. Workmen in the grades of W1-W10 are eligible to be placed in the next higher scale of pay on completion of 10 years of continuous service in the same grade. This is subject to the condition that the workman in question fulfills the conditions for promotion to next higher grade,

or do not possess requisite qualifications for promotion to next higher grade or for reasons such as lack of vacancy, or non-qualifying in trade test and / or interview as prescribed for the next higher post. Workmen who have completed 10 years of service in a particular grade under SLPS or as substantive grade or a mixture of both are eligible for being placed to the next higher SLPS scale. For instance, a workman in W1 grade, placed in W2 scale under SLPS, and later promoted to W2 substantive grade, can further be placed to W3 SLPS scale under these guidelines, if he has completed 10 years in W2 scale. On placement of SLPS, the pay of the employee will be fixed in terms of the pay fixation rules applicable on promotion. However, on regularization in to regular scale, no further pay fixation benefits accrue. Eligible workman can be considered for placement to SLPS, under the above guidelines, with effect from 1st January 2000. Service Linked Placement Scheme for employees in Supervisory category. Supervisors, who have completed 8 years of service in the grade of S4/SG, and have not been promoted / placed in Executive cadre for want of qualification or other wise, are eligible for being placed in the pay scale of E1. st Eligible employees will be placed in the scale of E1, w.e.f. the 1 April following the date on which such employee has completed 8 years of continuous service in S4/SG grade. In case an eligible supervisor is due for superannuation before 1st of April, following the date on which he/she has completed 8 years of continuous service in S4/SG grade. Such an employee may be considered for being placed in the SLPS in terms of the existing scheme. However, st he/she would be placed in the pay scale of E1 under the SLPS w.e.f. the 1 of the month in which he/she will be superannuating. Benefits A Supervisor placed in E-1 pay scale under SLPS shall carry the usual designation as attached at E1 level. He shall also be entitled to other benefits

such as Leased Accommodation, Conveyance Reimbursement etc. as applicable to Executives at E1 level. VI. FORWARDING OF AP PLICATION FOR OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT One application per year is forwarded for outside employment, except during the probation period, or during the first year after confirmation on initial appointment, or during the period when an employee is under Service Bond, or during the first year after promotion. Applications from employees who remain in the same scale of pay for a period of 5 years or more are forwarded without any restriction on the number of applications.