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Chapter 7 gives a detailed procedure for tracking and placement.
“Retention tracking for all DDU-GKY interventions is for 365 calendar days (page 11, guidelines)”
All the candidates should be tracked at least once in a month (12 times in a year) for a period of 1 year i.e. 365 calendar days from the date of completion of training
The placement criteria for the candidates depend on their tracking details. Candidates have to go through a two steps process namely, Desk Verification and Physical verification before they are confirmed as “Placed or Not Placed”.
7.1 Tracking and Desk verification of data
Once the training is completed, candidates are tracked every month for 12 months from the date of training completion. It is the responsibility of the PIA OP Team to provide the relevant documents required for tracking of the candidate.
According to the data submitted by the PIA OP Team the candidates will be categorized into Group A or Group B as mentioned in SF 7.1A: Tracking and Related definitions.
7.1.1 Monthly candidate tracking
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To track a candidate for 12 months after completion of training |
Reference to guidelines |
Step 11, Table 4, Page 46 |
Prerequisite/s |
All candidates who have completed the training |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF 7.1A: Tracking and Related definitions, SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’ , SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group B’, SF 7.1C: Certificate for employment location and SF 7.1D: Joint certificate issued by the employer and candidate where salary slip is not issued, SF 7.1E: Declaration of Employer to be given with the offer letter |
Process owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
PIA OP team |
To provide information on the candidates after completing training for12 months. |
To be updated in the system by 9thof every month |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’, SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in Group ‘B’, SF 7.1C: Certificate for employment location and SF 7.1D: Joint certificate issued by the employer and candidate where salary slip is not issued. SF 7.1E: Declaration of Employer to be given with the offer letter |
CTSA for YPS/SRLM for APS |
To ensure that the data is updated and frozen |
By 10th of every month system will freeze the data. To be done every month. |
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No prescriptive steps are indicated on how PIAs should ensure that all candidates are tracked accurately on various parameters. PIAs are free to devise their methods, so that data is captured accurately. They will be held liable for any errors in the report. Still few of the modes of tracking which the PIA can adopt for tracking of candidates is mentioned in modes of tracking in SF 7.1A: Tracking and Related definitions”. |
7.1.2 Desk verification of documents of candidates in Group A (who are tracked as per SF 7.1B1)
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To verify the documents of the candidates |
Reference to guidelines |
Step 11, Table 4, Page 46 |
Prerequisite/s |
All the candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B1 |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in Group ‘A’ , SF7.1B3: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm placement, SF 7.1F: Procedure for desk verification of candidates who are tracked asper SF 7.1B1 , SF 8.6A: Amount transferred to a candidate’s bank a/c as take home pay and SF 7.1G: List of candidates who are in Group ‘A’ |
Process owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Document verification |
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PIA OP team |
To finalise and upload the data of candidates |
To be submitted by 9th of every month |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’ , |
ERP System or SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Sample Generation |
On 10th of every month |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’ , |
PIA Q team |
Verify candidate documents – sample document verification |
To be done between 10th to 14th of month – As per sampling process |
SF7.1B3: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm placement |
ERP System or SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Sample Generation |
On 15th of every month |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’ , |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Verify candidate documents - sample document verification
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To be done between 15th to 18th of month – As per sampling process |
SF7.1B3: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm placement |
Salary payment |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS (finance teams) |
Verify take home pay credited to candidate’s bank a/c uploaded in ERP system |
To be done between 14th to 18th of month – As per sampling process |
SF 8.6A: Amount transferred to a candidate’s bank a/c as take home pay (input from Chapter 8) |
Combining document verification data and salary verification data |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Combine both data. If there are differences in take home pay, system should be programmed to take the lower figure and prepare a list of eligible candidates.
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To be submitted by 20th of every month |
SF 7.1G: List of candidates who are in Group ‘A’
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Note: 1. For cases where a PIA could not submit data and documents as per the timeline: A PIA can submit data and documents with a month delay for a maximum of 20% of candidates in Group A in the month. For these candidates the document verification schedule will be as per the month in which documents and data are submitted. For example if placement is in January but documents are submitted as per March timeline (instead of February timeline) verification will follow the March timeline.
With reference to the above the following is further clarified:
7.1.3 Desk verification of documents of candidates in Group ‘B’ (who are tracked as per SF 7.1B2)
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To verify the documents of the candidates |
Reference to guidelines |
No specific provision |
Prerequisite/s |
All candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B2 |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ and SF 7.1H: Procedure for desk verification of candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B2 and SF 7.1I: List of candidates who are in Group ‘B’ |
Process owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Document verification |
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PIA OP team |
To finalise and upload the data of candidates |
To be submitted by 9th of every month |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ |
ERP System or SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Sample Generation |
On 10th of every month |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ , |
PIA Q team |
Verify candidate documents - sample document verification
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To be done between 10th to 14th of month – As per sampling process |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ |
ERP System or SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Sample Generation |
On 15th of every month |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ , |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Verify candidate documents - sample document verification
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To be done between 15th to 18th of month – As per sampling process |
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘B’ |
Note: 1. For cases where a PIA could not submit data and documents as per the timeline: A PIA can submit data and documents with a month delay for a maximum of 20% of candidates in Group B in the month. For these candidates the document verification schedule will be as per the month in which documents and data are submitted. For example if placement is in January but documents are submitted as per March timeline (instead of February timeline) verification will follow the March timeline.
Placement as defined in the guidelines is operationalized in SF 7.2A: Placement and related definitions. This will be the guiding basis to decide whether a candidate is placed or not. Using these definitions as basis, list of candidates for physical verification will be generated as SF 7.2C1: List of candidates from where samples for physical verification are to be drawn.
7.2.1 Generation of samples for physical verification
The sampling process and the decision rules for judging the payment to be released in all three instalments (other than 1st) are given in SF 7.2C: Procedure to draw samples for physical verification and confirmation of placement. The process will be used to draw samples every month and the process of the verification is described in the next Section.
Note: The sample once generated cannot be changed under any circumstance and they are stored in a secure place in the repository of the ERP system.
7.2.2 Monthly sample physical verification
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To physically verify a sample of candidates who meet the placement criteria at the end of previous month |
Reference to guidelines |
Section 4.8 page 51 |
Prerequisite/s |
Submission of list of candidates deemed as placed after document verification |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification, SF 7.2E: Status of candidates after physical verification of placement, SF 7.2C: Procedure to draw samples for physical verification and confirmation of placement and SF 7.2C1: List of candidates from where samples for physical verification are to be drawn |
Process owner |
CTSA for YPS/SRLM for APS |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Physical verification |
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PIA Q team |
Physical verification of placed candidates |
To be done between 16th to 20th of the month |
SF 7.2C1: List of candidates from where samples for physical verification are to be drawn, SF7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Physical verification of placement: Primary and recheck |
To be done between 21st to 26th of month – As per sampling process |
SF 7.2C1: List of candidates from where samples for physical verification are to be drawn, SF7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification |
Finalisation of placement in the month |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Analyse document verification and physical verification records of that month and conclude number of candidates placed in that month |
27th to last day of the month |
SF 7.2E: Status of candidates after physical verification of placement |
PIA OP team |
To raise any objections or seek clarifications on the summary report of placement submitted by the SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS. |
1st to 5th of next month |
SF 7.2E: Status of candidates after physical verification of placement |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
To finally decide the status of candidate after considering the Ops team’s objections. |
6th to 10th of next month |
SF 7.2E: Status of candidates after physical verification of placement |
7.2.2.1 Mechanism for resolving differences over sampling results
If any differences arise during placement verification, the process for resolving them is as follows:
7.2.3 Finalising placement percentage and release of Instalments
To release an instalment, the following will be followed:
The process will be repeated for all instalments.
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To validate the amount to be paid to the candidate, by deciding the place where a candidate is employed |
Reference to guidelines |
Section 3.2.2.7, page 33; |
Prerequisite/s |
Employment of candidates |
Time for completion |
Verification as per placement verification schedule given above and payment as per schedule of payment given in Chapter 8 |
Resource/s |
SF 7.3A: Instructions on post placement location verification and entitlement of post placement support , SF 7.3B: List of candidates for PPS payment and SF7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification |
Process Owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
All the teams |
Physical check of a sample of candidates on
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To be completed as part of physical verification of placed candidates (as per Section 7.2.2) |
SF7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification |
PIA op team |
List of candidates eligible for PPS |
As per placement verification process |
SF 7.3A: Instructions on post placement location verification and entitlement of post placement support , SF 7.3B: List of candidates for PPS payment |
SRLM for APS/CTSA for YPS (Finance teams) |
To verify the actual amount transferred and cross check with eligible amount |
As per audit process of Financial SOP |
System generated internal check to cross verify money paid and money eligible. |
Retention and Career Progression as defined in the guidelines are operationalized in SF 7.4A: Retention and Career Progression and related definitions. This will be the basis to reckon a PIA’s entitlement to incentives on these two counts. Using these definitions as basis, list of candidates for physical verification will be generated as SF 7.4B1: List of candidates from where samples are to be drawn for physical verification for payment of retention and career progression incentives.
7.4.1 Generation of samples for physical verification
The sampling process and the decision rules for judging the incentive to be paid in all three instalments (other than 1st) are given in SF 7.4B: Process to draw samples for verifying incentive payment on retention and career progression. The process will be used to draw samples every month and the process of verification is described in the next section.
Note: The sample once generated cannot be changed under any circumstance and they are stored in a secure place in the repository of the ERP system.
7.4.2 Monthly sample verification
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To verify a sample of candidates who meet the retention and career progression criteria at the end of previous month |
Reference to guidelines |
Section 3.2.2.9 page 34 |
Prerequisite/s |
Submission of list of candidates eligible for incentives in the month |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF7.4C: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm retention and career progression, SF7.4D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm retention and career progression, SF 7.4E: List of candidates for career progression and retention and SF 7.4F: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for retention and career progression incentives |
Process owner |
CTSA for YPS/SRLM for APS |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Physical verification |
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PIA Q team |
Physical verification of placement |
To be done between 16th to 20th of the month |
SF7.4D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm retention and career progression SF 7.4E: List of candidates for career progression and retention |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Physical verification of placement |
To be done between 21st to 26th of month – As per sampling process |
SF7.4D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm retention and career progression SF 7.4E: List of candidates for career progression and retention |
Finalisation of candidates for incentive payment in the month |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Analyse document verification and physical verification records of that month and conclude number of candidates placed in that month |
27th to last day of the month |
SF 7.4F: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for retention and career progression incentives |
PIA op team |
To raise any objections or seek clarifications on the summary |
1st to 5th of next month |
SF 7.4F: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for retention and career progression incentives |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
To finally decide after considering the Ops team’s objections. |
6th to 10th of next month |
SF 7.4F: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for retention and career progression incentives |
7.4.2.1 Mechanism for resolving differences over sampling results
The procedure followed will be same as that provided for placement verification Section 7.2.2.1.
7.4.3 Finalising eligibility of incentives for retention and career progression and its release with instalments
To release an instalment, the following will be followed:
The process will be repeated for all instalments.
Foreign placements, as defined in the guidelines are operationalized in SF 7.5A: Foreign placements and their tracking. This will be the basis to reckon a PIA’s entitlement to incentives on account of foreign placements.
7.5.1 Counselling for the candidates to be placed in foreign countries
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To provide basic information to ease their transition into countries of destination |
Reference to Guidelines |
Section 3.2.2.12, page 34 |
Prerequisite/s |
Furnishing of SF 7.5B1: List of candidates who were offered and accepted the offers for foreign placement |
Time for completion |
All counselling sessions to be completed before 10 days of scheduled departure from India. |
Resource/s |
SF7.5F: Counselling schedule for candidates who accepted foreign postings in the month of _______________ |
Process owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
PIA OP team |
Counsel the candidates and provide transition assistance
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OP team can make a schedule and inform Q team, SRLM and CTSA as per schedule. |
SF7.5F: Counselling schedule for candidates who accepted foreign placement in the month of _______________ |
PIA Q team |
Monitor physical (at least 25 % of randomly selected sessions) and rest video recorded sessions of counselling sessions |
Not later than 5 days of completion of sessions but all should be completed 7 days before departure date. |
SF7.5F: Counselling schedule for candidates who accepted foreign placement in the month of _______________ |
CTSA (for YPS) / SRLM (for APS) |
1. Monitor 25 % of the sessions either through a physical visit or by viewing video scripts. 2. Counsel the candidates through a physical visit or through a video chat |
At least 5 days before departure |
SF7.5F: Counselling schedule for candidates who accepted foreign placement in the month of _______________ |
7.5.2 Desk verification of candidate’s documents
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To verify the documents of the candidates who are placed in foreign countries |
Reference to guidelines |
No specific provision |
Prerequisite/s |
All candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B1 |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in group ‘A’, SF7.5C: List of documents and items to be verified from different sources to confirm foreign placements , SF 7.5B1: List of candidates who were offered and accepted the offers for foreign employment SF 7.5B2: List of people who joined the foreign employment |
Process owner |
PIA OP team |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Document verification |
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PIA OP team |
To finalise and upload the list of candidates who were offered and accepted foreign placement, and those who joined foreign placement |
To be submitted by 10th of every month |
SF 7.5B1: List of candidates who were offered and accepted the offer for foreign placement SF 7.5B2: List of people who joined the foreign placement |
PIA Q team |
Verify documents of placed candidates – 100 % verification |
To be done between 11th to 15th of month |
SF7.5C: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm foreign placements |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Verify documents of placed candidates - 100 % verification |
To be done between 16th to 20th of month |
SF7.5C: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm foreign placements |
Salary payment |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS (finance teams) |
Verify take home pay credited to candidate’s bank a/c uploaded in ERP system |
To be done between 14th to 18th of month |
SF 8.6A: Amount transferred to candidate bank a/c as take home pay |
Combining document verification data and salary verification data |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Combine both data. If there are differences in salary, system should be programmed to take the lower figure and prepare a list of eligible candidates.
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To be submitted by 20th of every month |
SF 7.1G: List of candidates who are in Group ‘A’ |
7.5.3 Generation of samples for physical verification
The sampling process and the decision rules for judging the incentive to be paid in all three instalments (other than 1st) are given in SF 7.5B: Process to draw samples for verifying incentives on foreign placement. The process will be used to draw samples every month and the process of the verification is described in the next Section.
Note: The sample once generated cannot be changed under any circumstance and they are stored in a secure place in the repository of the ERP system.
7.5.4 Sample Verification
Overview
Item |
Description |
Purpose |
To verify a sample of candidates reckoned to be considered as placed for foreign placements at the end of previous month |
Reference to guidelines |
Section 4.1.1 page 37 |
Prerequisite/s |
SF 7.5B1: List of candidates who were offered and accepted the offers for foreign employment SF 7.5B2: List of people who joined the foreign employment |
Time for completion |
Continuous process |
Resource/s |
SF7.5C: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm foreign placements SF7.5D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm foreign placements SF 7.5E: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for foreign placements |
Process owner |
CTSA for YPS/SRLM for APS |
Activities
Actor |
Action |
Time for completion |
Relevant Documents |
Physical verification |
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PIA Q team |
Physical verification of placement |
To be done as per procedure prescribed for drawing samples. |
SF7.5D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm foreign placements |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Physical verification of placement |
To be done as per procedure prescribed for drawing samples. |
SF7.5D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm foreign placements |
Finalisation of placement in the month |
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SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
Analyse document verification to conclude number of candidates placed. To be corroborated later with physical verification. |
27th to last day of the month |
SF 7.5E: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for foreign placements |
PIA op team |
To raise any objections or seek clarifications on the summary |
5th of next month |
SF 7.5E: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for foreign placements |
SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS |
To finally decide after considering the op team’s objections. |
10th of next month |
SF 7.5E: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for foreign placements |
7.1.4.1 Mechanism for resolving differences over sampling results
The procedure followed will be same as provided for placement verification.
7.1.5 Finalising eligibility for incentives for foreign placement and its release with instalments
To release of instalment, the following will be followed:
The process will be repeated for all instalments.
Placement is a pan Indian phenomenon and very often candidates are placed outside the state they belong to. Verification of placement for these candidates will be as follows:
SF 7.1A: Tracking and Related definitions
SF 7.1B1: Tracking form for candidates in Group A (candidates whose status has financial implications for the project)
SF 7.1B2: Tracking form for candidates in group B (candidates whose status does not have financial implications for the project)
SF 7.1B3: List of items to be verified during desk verification
SF 7.1C: Certificate for employment location
SF 7.1D: Joint salary certificate issued by the employer and the candidate in organisations where salary slip is not issued
SF 7.1D1: Self-Certification on perquisites, incentives and payment for overtime
SF 7.1E: Declaration of Employer to be given with the offer letter
SF 7.1F: Procedure for desk verification of candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B1
SF 7.1G: List of candidates who are in Group ‘A’
SF 7.1H: Procedure for desk verification of candidates who are tracked as per SF 7.1B2
SF 7.1I: List of candidates who are in Group ‘B’
SF 7.2A: Placement and Related definitions
SF 7.2B: List of candidates to be considered for placement in a month
SF 7.2C: Procedure to draw samples for physical verification and confirmation of placement
SF 7.2C1: List of candidates from where samples for physical verification are to be drawn
SF 7.2D: Items to be checked during on-site visit for placement verification
SF 7.2E: Status of candidates after physical verification of placement
SF 7.3A: Instructions on post placement location verification and entitlement of post placement support
SF 7.3B: List of candidates for PPS payment
SF 7.4A: Retention and career progression and related definitions
SF 7.4B: Process to draw samples for verifying incentive payment on retention and career progression
SF 7.4B1: List of candidates from where samples are to be drawn for physical verification for payment of retention and career progression incentives
SF 7.4C: List of items to be verified from different documents to confirm retention and career progression
SF 7.4D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm one year retention and career progression
SF 7.4E: List of candidates for career progression and one year retention
SF 7.4F: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for retention and career progression incentives
SF 7.5A: Foreign placements: Definition, assistance to be provided and their tracking
SF 7.5B: Process to draw samples for verifying incentives on foreign placement
SF 7.5B1: List of candidates who were offered and accepted the offers for foreign employment
SF 7.5B2: List of people who joined the foreign employment
SF 7.5C: List of documents and items to be verified from different sources to confirm foreign placements
SF 7.5D: Items to be checked during on-site visit to confirm foreign placements
SF 7.5E: List of candidates eligible for foreign placement incentive based on document and salary verification
SF 7.5E1: Post verification summary of candidates eligible for foreign placements
SF 7.5F: Counselling schedule for candidates who accepted foreign postings in each month.