Scheme of Best Among the Failed

Scheme of Best Among the Failed

Railway Board’s letter No.88-E(SCT)I/23/1, dated 28.06.1995 (RBE No. 57/1995).

Sub: In service training to the candidates who are below standard in case of promotion against reserve quota of SC/ST.

Inspite of all relaxations if the candidates from SC/ST categories do not secure minimum marks then out of failure 20% are taken as best among failures and they shall be trained for a period of 6 months and Govt should provide them all necessary facilities to enhance their knowledge and working and after 6 months a reports shall be prepared routed to Gm via SPO(RP) which will decide their continuance in the higher grade.

(Correction issued vide RBE 46/96)

RBE No. 44/2017: Promotion – Regularization – SC/ST – Scheme of Best Among the Failed  

Sub: Regularization of promotion by selection of SC/ST candidates through the “scheme of best among the failed candidates”.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.88-E(SCT)I/23/1, dated 28.06.1995 (RBE No. 57/1995).

Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter No.88-E(SCT)I/23/1, dated 28.06.1995 (RBE No. 57/1995) wherein detailed instructions were laid down in regard to applicability of Scheme of Best among the failed candidates in case of promotion in non-safety categories. Some of the Railways have raised doubt regarding date of regularization of promotion by selection of SC/ST candidates through the “scheme of best among the failed candidates”. In this regard, it is clarified that regularization of promotion by selection of SC/ST candidates through the “scheme of best among the failed candidates” should be counted from the date of ad-hoc promotion, if on review, after the six months, they are found to have come up to the requisite standard. These instructions will have the prospective effect and selection which have already been finalized should not be reopened.

RBE No. 31/2015: Promotion – Stenographers – SC/ST Employees against reserved vacancies:

‘Best Amongst the Failure Scheme’ is equally applicable in the category of Stenographers also with the same terms and conditions as applicable to other non-safety category posts as laid down in Board’s letter No.88-E(SCT)I/23/1, dated 28.06.1995 (RBE No. 57/1995) wherever the suitability of the candidates is judged through Written Test and/or Viva-voce, etc. 3. It is further clarified that there is no relaxation for SC/ST candidates in the Stenography Speed Test over and above the permissible limits of 10% mistakes of total words dictated as per extant instructions of the Board.

The provision of selecting “Best among failed” SC/ST candidate may be applied only when the selection is for Non-safety post and sufficient no. of SC/ST candidate are not available against the SC/ST vacancy even after applying relaxed standard.