THE CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (CLASSIFICATION, CONTROL AND APPEAL) RULES, 1965
4.Classification of Services
(1) The Civil Services of the Union shall be classified as follows :-
- Central Civil Services, Group ‘A’;
- Central Civil Services, Group ‘B’;
- Central Civil Services, Group ‘C’;
- Central Civil Services, Group ‘D’.
(2) If a Service consists of more than one grade, different grades of such Service may be included in different groups.
5.Constitution of Central Civil Services
The Central Civil Services, Group 'A', Group 'B', Group 'C' and Group 'D', shall consist of the Services and grades of Services specified in the Schedule.
6.Classification of Posts
Civil Posts under the Union other than those ordinarily held by persons to whom these rules do not apply, shall, by a general or special order of the President, be classified as follows :-
- Central Civil Posts, Group 'A';
- Central Civil Posts, Group 'B';
- Central Civil Posts, Group 'C';
- Central Civil Posts, Group 'D'.
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All references to Central Civil Services/Central Civil Posts, Class I, Class II, Class III and Class IV in all Rules, Orders, Schedules, Notifications, Regulations, Instructions in force, immediately before the commencement of these rules shall be construed as references to Central Civil Services/Central Civil Posts, Group 'A', Group 'B', Group 'C' and Group 'D' respectively, and any reference to "Class or Classes" therein in this context shall be construed as reference to "Group or Groups", as the case may be.
7.General Central Service
Central Civil posts of any group not included in any other Central Civil Service shall be deemed to be included in the General Central Service of the corresponding group and a Government servant appointed to any such post shall be deemed to be a member of that Service unless he is already a member of any other Central Civil Service of the same group.
Note: This is Part II of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, dealing with the classification of services and posts under the Central Government. The rules establish four groups (A, B, C, D) for both services and posts, replacing the previous Class I, II, III, IV system.
