No. 12039/04/2011-PIIA
Government of India
Department of Personnel & Training
(Training Division)
Government of India
Department of Personnel & Training
(Training Division)
Old JNU CamPus, New Delhi- 110067
Dated November 12,2O13
Dated November 12,2O13
Subject: Inviting Inputs/ Comments on Competency Dictionary for Civil Services
National Training policy (NTP)- 2012
stipulates that each Government Department/ Ministry should classify all
posts with a clear job description and competencies required in order
to move from the current system of rule-based Personnel Administration
to Competency-based system of Strategic Human Resource Management’ The
objective of moving towards a competency-based approach is to ensure
that each job is performed by the person who has the required
competencies for that job.
2. DopT in collaboration with UNDP has
prepared a Competency Dictionary for Civil Services to assist
Departments/ Ministries/ Training institutions in identification of
competencies for various posts. This competency Dictionary has been
developed in consultation with various stakeholders including Senior
Civil Servants from Central and States Government Departments, cadre
controlling Authorities, PM Award winners and Training Institutions’
3. The competency Dictionary is not
specific to any Department/ Ministry, Function or Post’ However, this
could be useful for Departments/ Ministries/ Training Institutions while
identifying competencies for various posts and levels within their
organizations’ An lmplementation tool-kit has also been prepared to
provide step-by-step guidance on how Departments/ organizations can
identify competencies for each post.
4. Once the competencies for various
posts are defined, an assessment of job-holder’s competencies vis–vis
current or future roles could be carried out. This assessment is
valuable in preparing the personal Development plan (PDP) for each
officer to ensure that training is closely aligned to the specific
needs. Training Institutions can play a vital role in this entire
process from identifying the competencies to designing of Personal
Development Plans’
5. Inputs/ comments are invited from all
Government Departments/ Ministries, Training Institutions, Civil
Servants, HR Experts and Public in-general on Competency Dictionary for
Civil services and implementation Tool-Kit. The Inputs/ comments may be
sent latest by December 15th 2013 to the undersigned (Email:
sinha.vijay@nic.in/ Postal Address: Room No’ 315′ Training Division,
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Block 04, Old JNU Campus’
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110067).
(V.K.Sinha)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India