How can the unfilled vacancies of EWS be filled in a recruitment year in case of non-availability of suitabie candidates belonging to EWS ?
Answered on August 12,2023
Where in any recruitment year any vacancy earmarked for EWS cannot be filled up due to non availability of a suitable candidate belonging to EWS, such vacancies for that particular recruitment year shall not be carried forward to the next recruitment year as backlog. A further attempt in the same recruitment year to fill the EWS vacancy is desirable. Thereafter, the unfilled vacancies may be filled up, treating them as unreserved provided it does not result in excess representation in general category beyond the number added on account of non-availability of EWS candidate. If it results in excess representations, it may be diverted to the category in which shortfall exists.
Source: This answer is sourced from DoP&T OM dated 19.09.2022