Rule 51 — CCS
Original Rule Text
51. Maximum amount of study leave (DOPT Notification No. 13023/3/98-Estt. (L), Vol. 11, dated 26.10.2007) (1) The maximum amount of study leave, which may be granted to a Government servant, other than Central Health Service Officers, shall be—
(a) ordinarily twelve months at any one time, and
(b) during his entire service, twenty-four months in all (inclusive of similar kind of leave for study or training granted under any other rules).
(2) In respect of Central Health Service Officers, study leave may be granted for thirty-six months for acquiring postgraduate qualification, subject to the condition that a Central Health Service Officer who has been granted such study leave shall execute a bond under sub-rule (4) of Rule 53 to serve the Government for a period of five years after completion of the study course.