Haryana Cabinet Approves Amendments to College Cadre Group C Service Rules

Revised qualifications prescribed for direct recruitment and promotion to the post of Junior Lecturer Assistant

Amended rules to be called the Haryana Educational College Cadre (Group C) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026

Chandigarh, 

The Council of Ministers, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, here today, approved amendments to the Haryana Educational College Cadre (Group C) Service Rules, 1986, revising qualifications for appointment to the post of Junior Lecture Assistant and updating other service provisions.

The amended rules will be called the Haryana Educational College Cadre (Group C) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026. They will come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Under the revised provisions, candidates seeking direct recruitment to the post of Junior Lecture Assistant must have passed 10+2 in the science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) or Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB). They must also possess five years’ experience as a Laboratory Attendant in a recognised college. Hindi or Sanskrit as a subject at the matriculation level, or Hindi as a subject in higher education, will also be required.

For appointment by promotion, the prescribed qualifications will be 10+2 or its equivalent and five years’ experience as a Laboratory Attendant after regular appointment to the post.

The amendments prescribe an age limit of 18 to 42 years for direct recruitment, determined as on the last date for submission of applications to the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. Relaxation in the upper age limit will be admissible under the Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016.

As per the new Rules, the Commission may relax the experience requirement by up to 50 per cent where sufficient candidates with the requisite experience are unavailable against vacancies reserved for Deprived Scheduled Castes, Other Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Disabilities. Reasons for granting such relaxation must be recorded in writing.

The amended rules also update provisions relating to nationality, reservation and confirmation on satisfactory completion of probation. Indian citizens and subjects of Nepal or Bhutan will be eligible for appointment, with subjects of Nepal or Bhutan required to hold a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government.

Reservation and other concessions will continue to apply in accordance with State Government orders. The amendments also retain the Government’s authority to increase or reduce the number of posts or create new regular posts with different designations and pay scales.