Dear Sir,
After completion of 5 years continuous service, you are eligible for study leave. Except Central Health Service Officers, maximum amount of study leave granted is 12 months at any one time and 24 months during entire service.
THE ALL INDIA SERVICES (STUDY LEAVE)
REGULATIONS, 1960
Section 3. Conditions for grant of study leave.—
3
3(1) Subject to the conditions prescribed in these regulations, study leave may
be granted to a member of the Service, with due regard to the exigencies
of public service, to enable him to undergo, in or out of India—
3(1) (i) a special course of study consisting of higher studies or specialised
training in a professional or technical subject having a direct and close
connection with the sphere of his duty; or
3(1) (ii) a course of training or study tour, where such course of training or
study tour is related to the sphere of his duties even though he/she
may not attend a regular academic or semi-academic course; or
3(1) (iii) studies connected with the framework or background of public
administration; or
3(1) (iv) studies which may not be closely or directly connected with the work
of the member of the Service, but which are capable of widening his
mind in a manner likely to improve his ability as a civil servant and to
equip him better to collaborate with those employed in other branches
of public service:
Provided that the grant of study leave under clauses (ii) and (iii) shall be subject to
the following conditions, namely:—
(a) that the particular course of training, study or study tour is approved
by the authority competent to grant study leave; and
(b) that the member of the Service is required to submit, on his return, a
full report on the work done by him while on study leave.
Note.— Applications for study leave falling under clause (iv) shall be considered
on merits of each case, in consultation with the Central Government.
3(2) Study leave shall not be granted unless—
3(2) (i) it is certified by the Government that the proposed course of study or
training shall be of definite advantage from the point of view of public
interest; and
3(2) (ii) it is for prosecution of studies in subjects other than academic or
literary subjects.
4
3(3) Study leave out of India shall not be granted—
3 (3) (i) without the prior approval of the Central Government; and
3(3) (ii) for the prosecution of studies in subjects for which adequate facilities
exist in India or under any of the Schemes administered by the
Government of India.
3(4) Study leave shall not[ ]5
be granted to a member of the Service—
3(4) (i) who has rendered less than „seven years‟ service under the
Government:
6Provided that the All India Service Officers borne on the North East
Cadres of Assam-Meghalaya, Manipur-Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim
shall be eligible for the study leave after completion of six years‟
service under the Government; and
7
3(4) (ii) who is due to reach the age of superannuation within three years from
the date on which he is expected to return to duty after the expiry of
leave.
3(5) Study leave shall not be granted to a member of the Service with such
frequency as to remove him from contact with his regular work or to
cause cadre difficulties owing to his absence on leave.
8
3(6) Where a member of the Service borne permanently on the cadre of one
State is serving, temporarily in another State or under the Central
Government, the grant of study leave shall be subject to the condition that
the concurrence of the State Government, on whose cadre he is
permanently borne, is obtained before the leave is given.