PROBATION

PROBATION

 PROBATION

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a. PROBATION PERIOD

Govt: Every person appointed in Govt service,except in Last Grade Service by direct recruitment will be on probation for a period of two years of duty within a continuous period of three years.

In the case of promotion to higher posts the period of probation will be six months of duty within a continuous  period of one year.
(  GO(P) 42/10/P&ARD  DT:20.12.2010   &  GO(MS) 188/66/PD  DT: 06.05.1966)


Last Grade Employees will be on probation for one year of duty within  a continuous period of three years, if appointed by direct recruitment and if appointed by promotion, they will be on probation for one year of  duty within  a continuous period of two  years ( Rule 9 of  Special Rules )


Aided : Teaching : probation for a period of one year of duty within continuous period of two years(Rule 6(a) chapter XIV A and Rule 7 XXIV B of KER).


Non_ Teaching Staff: The rules  regarding declaration of probation, departmental test qualification and increment as applicable to non-teaching staffs in Government schools for the time being in force shall mutatis mutandis apply to non-teaching staffs in aided schools".

(G. O. (P) No. 198/2012 G.Edn  Dated, Thinvananthapuram, l9th June, 2012).

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b. Broken periods of duty within a continuous period of two years can be reckoned for the calculation of one year of duty.[Exp Rule 6(a)].

c. Joining time on transfer, casual leave, special casual leave, authorized holidays; vacation will be counted as duty for the completion of probation.

d. Maternity leave  will be counted as duty  from 15.02.1988. But other kinds of leave  if any ,availed of in continuation of ML will not be counted.

e. Dies non was  treated as duty till 09.01.2002.diesnon will not be counted as duty for  probation from 10.01.2002{GO(P) 291/02/GAD dt:31.08.02.

f. Period of holidays and vacation, if any, prefixed or suffixed to leave which will not be counted as duty for the purpose of completion of probation, will not be counted as duty for probation .

g. Only the Appointing authority can declare the probation. The Authority competent should declare the completion of probation of an employee on the FN of the date on which he is found suitable for declaration of probation{cir.55792/Rules-1/79/GAD dt:29.08.79}

h.Computer education has been made compulsory for declaration of probation of teachers.  ( GO(P)308/13/G.EDN DT:27/11/2013).

Teachers shall, within the period of probation, pass short term computer course having a duration of not less than 45 hours approved by the Government if they have not already acquired such or higher qualification.( Come into force on the 22nd day of March 2011.)