Regulation 8 - Procedure of selection of experts and professionals - CCI (Procedure For Engagement Of Experts And Professionals) Regulations, 2009

8. Procedure of selection of experts and professionals. 3 [ (1) The experts and young professionals shall ordinarily be engaged by the Commission on contractual basis for not less than one year and up to three years. Beyond the 3 years term, the Commission, on special cases, may extend the term of engagement maximum upto 2 years. ] (2) The Commission may decide, from time to time, the number of the experts and professionals to be engaged. (3) After the number of the experts and professionals to be engaged is decided, as mentioned in sub-regulation (2), the Secretary shall publish the number of the experts and professionals to be engaged with details of qualifications, experience needed and the remuneration payable on the official website of the Commission and invite applications for each category and level of expert and professional giving a stipulated last date for the receipt of the applications for each category and level: Provided that the Secretary may also invite the applications by suitable public notice, for each category and level of expert and professional. (4) The Commission shall constitute a selection board for each category of expert and professional. The Commission may invite eminent experts having special knowledge and experience in the relevant field to join the selection boards. (5) The Secretary shall scrutinize the applications in accordance with these regulations and prepare lists of eligible candidates for each category to be called for interview and submit a report to the Commission. (6) The selection boards mentioned in sub-regulation (4) shall be convened with the approval of the Chairperson for each category and the Secretary shall notify the date and the venue of the interview to the short listed eligible candidates sufficiently in advance. (7) The recommendations of each selection board regarding engagement for each category shall be placed by the Secretary before the Commission for decision. (8) On approval of the engagements by the Commission as mentioned in sub-regulation (7), the Secretary shall inform each candidate in writing by an offer letter of engagement giving not less than ten days time to accept the offer of engagement. (9) After receipt of acceptance from the selected candidates as per sub-regulation (8), the Secretary shall issue letter of engagement to each candidate giving not less than thirty days time to join: 4 [ **** ] (10) The Secretary shall inform the number of selected candidates who have joined in the next meeting of the Commission and obtain approval of the Commission to restart the process of selection to fill up the shortfalls, if any, in the total number of experts and professionals decided to be engaged as per sub-regulation (2). ************** NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. A-12015/1/2014-HR/CCI dated 21-11-2014 before it was read as, (1) The experts and professionals shall ordinarily be engaged by the Commission on contractual basis for not less than three months and not more than three years. 2. Substituted vide F.No. A-12015/01/2022-HR/CCI dated 12-04-2022 before it was read as, experts or professionals including research associates 3. Substituted vide F.No. A-12015/01/2022-HR/CCI dated 12-04-2022 before it was read as, 1 [ (1) the 2 [ Experts and Young Professionals ] shall ordinarily be engaged by the Commission on contractual basis for not less than one year and not more than three years ] 4. Omitted vide F.No. A-12015/01/2022-HR/CCI dated 12-04-2022 before it was read as, Provided that the joining time may be extended by the Secretary on being satisfied that extension is sought on circumstances beyond the control of the individual candidate.