FPOE means the Final Passing Out Examination conducted by the Commission or the department concerned after conclusion of STP.

A probationer who fails to qualify in the Final Passing Out Examination shall have his increments withheld until such time he qualifies such examination.

A probationer who does not qualify in the Final Passing Out Examination shall lose his one increment if he fails in the first attempt; shall be relegated in seniority to the bottom of his batch if he fails in the second attempt; and shall be discharged from the service under clause (a) of sub-section of section 6 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973 if he fails in the third attempt provided that the Government may, as a matter of grace provide the probationers who could not qualify in their Final Passing Out Examination upto the provided date an additional chance to appear in the Final Passing Out Examination on such date and at such place as it may notify, and if a probationer does not qualify in the examination or fails to avail of the additional chance, he shall be removed from service.

Absence from the Final Passing Out Examination, without permission of the Government shall be deemed to be a failure to qualifying in that examination.

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