(1) A civil employee who is to go to pursue study, upon being selected in the open competition or inter-departmental competition by obtaining approval of the concerned Ministry or upon being nominated by the Government of Nepal for a foreign scholarship available for the Government of Nepal in a subject that is useful and necessary for the civil service may get a study leave during the period of study.
(1a) If a recommendation is made by the concerned body to
make nomination for study in scholarship or quota received from any university within the country or any educational institute or faculty under it or at the expense of the Government of Nepal in any subject that is useful and necessary for the service, group, sub-group, and it is approved by the committee as referred to in Sub-section (3) of Section 40B. of the Act, a study leave may be granted to such a civil employee during the period of study.
(1b) Even a civil employee who has obtained prior approval of the Government of Nepal in a manner to obtain scholarship from various countries or international organizations of which Nepal is a member in a subject that is useful and necessary for the service, group, sub-group in which the employee is in service, and been selected in the global competition and got an opportunity to take part in study or training in a foreign country shall be nominated pursuant to Sub-rule (1) and be granted the study leave for study and training deputation for training.
(2) A civil employee shall be entitled to the study leave for a maximum period of Three years at One time or various times during the service period.
Provided that, if the Government of Nepal so considers necessary, it may add the period of the study leave for up to Two years.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (2), any civil employee who has gone on the study leave for any study on nomination shall not be granted any additional study leave for the study of additional subject or for obtaining additional degree nor shall the extra- ordinary leave be granted.
(4) The civil employee going on the study leave shall be entitled to full salary.
(5) Any civil employee, who is going for study within and outside
the country in a subject that is useful and necessary for the concerned
group, sub-group, on personal effort with the prior approval of the Government of Nepal, may be granted the study leave pursuant to Sub- rule (2). Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (4), the employee going on such study leave shall not be entitled to salary.
(6) Any civil employee who has not served in the government service for Three years shall not be entitled to get the study leave.
Explanation: If a temporary service period of any civil employee has been included in his or her permanent service period pursuant to these Rules, such temporary service shall also be counted for purposes of this Sub-rule.
(7) In cases where a civil employee is nominated and deputed by the Government of Nepal to take a training that is essential for the implementation of any project or programme, he or she shall be sent on deputation for the whole period of such training and be paid full salary for such period.
Provided that, such type of deputation shall be made only for the purpose of training, and training deputation shall not be granted to any employee sent to obtain an academic degree.
(8) A civil employee who has got the study leave to pursue
study in an educational institute shall not be entitled to change that educational institution without obtaining prior approval. If the employee so changes the educational institution or does not study in that educational institution, his or her study leave shall ipso facto be cancelled. The concerned body shall give details of the leave so canceled to the Ministry of General Administration and the Civil Employees Record Office.
(9) Once a study leave without pay has been sanctioned for
study pursuant to this Rule, the period of that leave shall not be converted into the study leave without pay.