Government servant is required to execute a bond to serve the Government for a period of three years after expiry of study leave.
Study leave may be combined with other kinds of leave, but in no case shall be grant of this leave in combination with leave, other than extraordinary leave involve a total absence of more than twenty eight months generally and thirty-six months for the courses leading to PhD. degree from the regular duties of the Government servant. (Rule 54).
The maximum amount of study leave, which may be granted to a
member of the Service, shall be—
4(i) ordinarily twelve months at any one time, which shall not be exceeded
save for exceptional reasons; and
4(ii) twenty-four months (inclusive of study leave granted under any other
rules) in all during his entire service:
9Provided that the All India Service Officers selected for fellowships
approved by the Government of India, from time to time, by general or
special orders, will be granted study leave for the entire period of
fellowship, not exceeding twenty-four months.
5. Combination of study leave with leave of other kinds.—
105(1) Study leave may be combined with other kinds of leave, but in no case
shall the grant of this leave in combination with leave other than
extraordinary leave, involve a total absence of more than twenty—eight
months generally and thirty—six months for the courses leading to Ph.D
degree from the regular duties of the member of the Service.
Explanation:— The limit of twenty-eight months or thirty-six months of absence
prescribed in this sub-regulation includes the period of vacation.
5(2) A member of the Service granted study leave in combination with any
other kind of leave may, if he so desires, commence his study before the
end of the other kind of leave but the period of such leave coinciding with
the course of study shall not count as study leave.