DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING
ESTT. (RR) DIVISION
ESTT. (RR) DIVISION
FLEXIBLE COMPLEMENTING SCHEME
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
S.No.
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Point of doubt
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Clarification
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1
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What
is Flexible
Complimenting
Scheme
(FCS)?
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FCS
is an in-situ promotion scheme for
scientists for which the
criteria shall be
proven merit and records of research.
FCS
as modified after
6th
CPC
recommendations is governed by DOPT
OM No. AB
14017/37/2008-Estt. (RR)
dated
10.09.2010.
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2.
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What are the guidelines on
FCS
issued by DOPT
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DOPT
after 5tr, CPC issued
comprehensive instructions on FCS in
OM No.
2/41/97-PIC dated 9.11.98.
These have been further reviewed in the
light of
6th
CPC instructions and
modified FCS guidelines
issued in OM
NO. AB
14017/37/2008-Estt.(RR) dated
l0th
September, 2010
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3.
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To whom the instructions
are
applicable?
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FCS
is applicable to scientists and
technologists holding
Group A scientific
posts in
scientific and technology
departments and who are
engaged in
scientific
activities and services.
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4.
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at are the
qualifications
covered under FCS?
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Master's degree in
Natural/Agricultural
Sciences or
Bachelor's Degree in
Engineering/Technology/Medicine.
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5.
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Whether qualifications MCA,
M.Sc.(IT), M.Sc.(Statistics),
M.Sc.(Mathematics),
M.A.(Operational Research)
and M.Sc.(Total Quality
Management) are covered
under FCS?
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No
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6.
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From when the modified FCS
after 6th CPC shall be
applicable?
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Assessment of
Scientists from
01.01.2011 shall be done
as per
modified FCS after 6th CPC.
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7.
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Whether promotion cases of
Scientists becoming
due
w.e.f.
1.1.2011 may be
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The
RRs are required to be amended as
per the instructions.
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processed as before or amend
the RRs according to
the
latest guidelines.
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8.
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What is the date of effect of
MACP
scheme for scientists
under FCS ?
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10.09.2010 when the revised instructions
have been issued.
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9.
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Whether the benefit of MACP
shall be admissible if the
officers could not be assessed
for
promotion under FCS due
to various reasons viz. non-
convening of assessment
Boards on
time, RRs
becoming inoperative, etc.
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If
Scientists have not got promotion
under
FCS, for whatever reasons, they
shall be eligible for financial
upgradation under the MACP scheme.
The
benefits shall be from 10.09.2010
when
the revised FCS instructions have
been issued
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10.
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Whether the Scientists who
are
"screened-in" will have to
appear
for the interview in the
second stage of
screening
/assessment under Modified
FCS after 6th CPC?
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The
interview of the scientists as per
OM
dated 9.11.98 in the second level of
screening shall continue
under the
revised assessment procedure for FCS
issued in OM dated 10.9.2010.
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11.
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What would be the
role of
ACRs/APARs
in promotion
of Scientists
under Modified
FCS?
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ACR/APAR grading shall be taken
into
account for the purpose of screening the
Scientists at
Level I.
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12.
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Will there be any
weightage
of ACRs/APARs in
terms of
marks in
promotion of
Scientists under MFCS?
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In Annexure I of guidelines dated
10.9.10, it has been clearly indicated
that the Scientists who meet the
benchmark of
`Good' for Scientists C
and `Very Good'
for Scientists `D' and
above would be
screened in.
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13.
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What is the
procedure to be
followed
for assessment,
considering the
specific role
of ACRs/APARs,
Annual
Work
Report and interview?
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The ACR/APAR
grading shall be taken
into
account for the purpose of
screening the
Scientists for Level II
Screening. The
Annual Work Report is
to capture the
scientific content of work
performance. The
Assessment Board is
required to
examine the specific content
of the work done
justifying the merit for
consideration under FCS. The
procedure to
be followed has been
detailed in
Annexure I of OM dated
10.09.10.
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14.
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Whether the
Benchmark of
"Good"/
"Very Good" is
based on relevant
period of
AWRs
for the same period?
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For the
purpose of screening the
benchmarking
shall be based on
ACRs/APARs
of the relevant period
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15.
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Whether the
procedure of
assessment
by the DPRC
shall
continue as before?
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For promotion of
Scientists to the grade
of Scientist `F'
and `G', the procedure
of
assessment by the DPRC shall
continue
as before.
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16.
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The stipulation in Part C of
the Annual Work Report can
be applied among
the
Scientists working in
the
same peer group which has a
fairly large number
of
Scientists. How this can be
applied
when there could be a
single or only 2-3 scientists
working on a
particular
project
or when scientists are
working on
different
projects?
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Part C of the Annual work Report shall
consist of the internal Peer assessment
even if the number of scientists being
considered is single or only small
number. For this purpose while the
grading may not be possible, the entries
on innovative content of the work done,
highlights of the S&T content of the
work done, etc. shall be considered.
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17.
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Whether the Ministries/
Departments can have a
common
format for APAR?
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In Annexure I to the OM dated
10.9.2010 it is prescribed that the new
format on Annual Work Report will not
replace the regular system of recording
ACR/APAR and would be filled up by
the officer. As such the format for the
ACR/APAR shall be as prescribed by
DOPT
from time to time.
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18.
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Whether the autonomous
institutes can modify the
ACR
format to suit their
specific requirements/job
profiles. If so whether before
doing so, consultation with
the
administrative
Ministry/DOPT
is necessary
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The organizations where FCS is
applicable as per scheme of DOPT shall
follow the instructions accordingly. For
major deviations from the guidelines
reference to DOPT with full justification
shall
be necessary
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