Rule 50 — CCS

CCS

CHAPTER VI – Study Leave 50. Conditions for grant of study leave (1) Subject to conditions specified in this Chapter, study leave may be granted to a Government servant with due regard to the exigencies of public service to enable him to undergo, in or out of India, a special course of study consisting of higher studies or specialized training in a professional or a technical subject having a direct and close connection with the sphere of his duty.
(2) Study leave may also be granted-
(i) for a course of training or study tour in which a Government servant may not attend a regular academic or semi-academic course if the course of training or the study tour is certified to be of definite advantage to Government from the point of view of public interest and is related to sphere of duties of the Government servant; and
(ii) for the purpose of studies connected with the framework or background of public administration subject to the conditions that-
(a) the particular study or study tour should be approved by the authority competent to grant leave; and
(b) the Government servant should be required to submit, on his return, a full report on the work done by him while on study leave;
(iii) for the studies which may not be closely or directly connected with the work of a Government servant, but which are capable of widening his mind in a manner likely to improve his abilities as a civil servant and to equip him better to collaborate with those employed in other branches of the public service. NOTE.- Application for study leave in cases falling under clause
(iii) shall be considered on merits of each case in consultation with the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance. (3) Study leave shall not be granted unless-
(i) it is certified by the authority competent to grant leave that the proposed course of study or training shall be of definite advantage from the point of view of public interests;
(ii) it is for prosecution of studies in subjects other than academic or literary subject:
Provided that an officer of the Indian Economic Service or Indian Statistical Service may be granted study leave for prosecuting a course of study for obtaining Ph.D., on a research thesis, subject to the conditions that-
(a) the subject of research and the institution at which such research is to be undertaken are got approved by the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, in case the applicant is a member of the Indian Economic Service, or by the Director, Central Statistical Organization, in case the applicant is a member of the Indian Statistical Service;
(b) the applicant obtains a certificate from the said authority to the effect that such study will be valuable in the matter of increasing the efficiency of the officer in the performance of his duties as a member of the Indian Economic Service or the Indian Statistical Service, as the case may be; and
(c) in cases where the study is to be undertaken at a foreign university, the Applicant obtains a further certificate that the facilities for research on the particular subject chosen for study are not available at any University or other Institution in India:
Provided further that a Medical Officer may be granted study leave for prosecuting a course of postgraduate study in Medical Sciences if the Director-General of Health Services certifies to the effect that such study shall be valuable in increasing the efficiency of such Medical Officer in the performance of his duties:
Provided also that a specialist or a technical person may be granted study leave, on merits of each case for prosecuting a postgraduate course of study directly related to the sphere of his duty in case the Head of the Department or the Secretary to the Department or Ministry concerned certifies that the course of study shall enable the specialist or the technical person, as the case may be, to keep barest with modern development in the field of his duty, improve his technical standards and competence and thus substantially benefit the Department or Ministry.
(DoE Notification No. 16(8)-E.IV(A)/74 dated 26.05.1975)
(iii) the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance agrees to the release of foreign exchange involved in the grant of study leave, if such leave is outside India:
Provided that in releasing foreign exchange to Government servants proceeding on study leave abroad, the Department aforesaid shall satisfy itself whether such Government servant comply with the minimum educational criteria as specified in the general orders issued by the said Department from time to time regulating release of foreign exchange to persons proceeding abroad for higher studies at their expense. (DoE Notification dated
(4) Study leave out of India shall not be granted for the prosecution of studies in subjects for which adequate facilities exist in India or under any of the Schemes administered by the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance or by the Ministry of Education.
(5) Study leave may be granted to a Government servant—
(i) who has satisfactorily completed period of probation and has rendered not less than five years' regular continuous service including the period of probation under the Government;
(ii) who is not due to reach the age of superannuation from the Government service within [three years (five years in the case of Central Health Service Officer who has been granted thirty six months study leave under sub- rule (2) of Rule 51) from] the date on which he is expected to return to duty after the expiry of the leave; and
(iii) who executes a Bond as laid down in Rule 53 (4) undertaking to serve the Government for a period of [three years (five years in the case of Central Health Service Officer who has been granted thirty-six months' study leave under sub-rule (2) of Rule 51)] after the expiry of the leave. (DOPT Notification No. 13023/20/84-Estt.(L) dated 11.12.1986) ( Notification No. 13026/5/20 10- Estt. (L), dated 05.08. 2011)
(6) Study leave shall not be granted to a Government servant with such frequency as to remove him from contact with his regular work or to cause cadre difficulties owing to his absence on leave.

Rule 50 — CCS

CCS

CHAPTER VI – Study Leave 50. Conditions for grant of study leave (1) Subject to conditions specified in this Chapter, study leave may be granted to a Government servant with due regard to the exigencies of public service to enable him to undergo, in or out of India, a special course of study consisting of higher studies or specialized training in a professional or a technical subject having a direct and close connection with the sphere of his duty.
(2) Study leave may also be granted-
(i) for a course of training or study tour in which a Government servant may not attend a regular academic or semi-academic course if the course of training or the study tour is certified to be of definite advantage to Government from the point of view of public interest and is related to sphere of duties of the Government servant; and
(ii) for the purpose of studies connected with the framework or background of public administration subject to the conditions that-
(a) the particular study or study tour should be approved by the authority competent to grant leave; and
(b) the Government servant should be required to submit, on his return, a full report on the work done by him while on study leave;
(iii) for the studies which may not be closely or directly connected with the work of a Government servant, but which are capable of widening his mind in a manner likely to improve his abilities as a civil servant and to equip him better to collaborate with those employed in other branches of the public service. NOTE.- Application for study leave in cases falling under clause
(iii) shall be considered on merits of each case in consultation with the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance. (3) Study leave shall not be granted unless-
(i) it is certified by the authority competent to grant leave that the proposed course of study or training shall be of definite advantage from the point of view of public interests;
(ii) it is for prosecution of studies in subjects other than academic or literary subject:
Provided that an officer of the Indian Economic Service or Indian Statistical Service may be granted study leave for prosecuting a course of study for obtaining Ph.D., on a research thesis, subject to the conditions that-
(a) the subject of research and the institution at which such research is to be undertaken are got approved by the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, in case the applicant is a member of the Indian Economic Service, or by the Director, Central Statistical Organization, in case the applicant is a member of the Indian Statistical Service;
(b) the applicant obtains a certificate from the said authority to the effect that such study will be valuable in the matter of increasing the efficiency of the officer in the performance of his duties as a member of the Indian Economic Service or the Indian Statistical Service, as the case may be; and
(c) in cases where the study is to be undertaken at a foreign university, the Applicant obtains a further certificate that the facilities for research on the particular subject chosen for study are not available at any University or other Institution in India:
Provided further that a Medical Officer may be granted study leave for prosecuting a course of postgraduate study in Medical Sciences if the Director-General of Health Services certifies to the effect that such study shall be valuable in increasing the efficiency of such Medical Officer in the performance of his duties:
Provided also that a specialist or a technical person may be granted study leave, on merits of each case for prosecuting a postgraduate course of study directly related to the sphere of his duty in case the Head of the Department or the Secretary to the Department or Ministry concerned certifies that the course of study shall enable the specialist or the technical person, as the case may be, to keep barest with modern development in the field of his duty, improve his technical standards and competence and thus substantially benefit the Department or Ministry.
(DoE Notification No. 16(8)-E.IV(A)/74 dated 26.05.1975)
(iii) the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance agrees to the release of foreign exchange involved in the grant of study leave, if such leave is outside India:
Provided that in releasing foreign exchange to Government servants proceeding on study leave abroad, the Department aforesaid shall satisfy itself whether such Government servant comply with the minimum educational criteria as specified in the general orders issued by the said Department from time to time regulating release of foreign exchange to persons proceeding abroad for higher studies at their expense. (DoE Notification dated
(4) Study leave out of India shall not be granted for the prosecution of studies in subjects for which adequate facilities exist in India or under any of the Schemes administered by the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance or by the Ministry of Education.
(5) Study leave may be granted to a Government servant—
(i) who has satisfactorily completed period of probation and has rendered not less than five years' regular continuous service including the period of probation under the Government;
(ii) who is not due to reach the age of superannuation from the Government service within [three years (five years in the case of Central Health Service Officer who has been granted thirty six months study leave under sub- rule (2) of Rule 51) from] the date on which he is expected to return to duty after the expiry of the leave; and
(iii) who executes a Bond as laid down in Rule 53 (4) undertaking to serve the Government for a period of [three years (five years in the case of Central Health Service Officer who has been granted thirty-six months' study leave under sub-rule (2) of Rule 51)] after the expiry of the leave. (DOPT Notification No. 13023/20/84-Estt.(L) dated 11.12.1986) ( Notification No. 13026/5/20 10- Estt. (L), dated 05.08. 2011)
(6) Study leave shall not be granted to a Government servant with such frequency as to remove him from contact with his regular work or to cause cadre difficulties owing to his absence on leave.

Rule 50 — CCS

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Rule 50 — CCS

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