Service Verification

Sample library entry on advance action before superannuation, verification of service and timelines for forwarding pension proposals.

Service matters cover the entire working life of a Government employee — from the date of appointment to the date of retirement. This section explains each stage in plain language, with the practical documents, registers and approvals involved at every step.

A junior assistant joins on direct recruitment and retires on superannuation after long service. The whole record is traced.

Career progression happens either by promotion to a higher post or through advancement schemes that give higher pay while continuing in the same post. This section explains both routes and the records they depend on.

An assistant professor applies for career advancement to the next stage.

A superannuation case is settled with all terminal benefits.

Almost every later benefit — increments, promotion, leave, pension and gratuity — is worked out from entries in the Service Register. Date of birth, date of joining, probation declaration, pay fixatio

Qualifying service is the service that counts for pension and gratuity under the applicable pension rules. Non-qualifying spells — certain kinds of leave, breaks in service or unverified periods — red

Well before the date of superannuation. Verification of service, settlement of missing periods, the last pay certificate, nominations and options all take time. Government instructions prescribe an ad