The Directorate vide Circular No.46 has laid down minimum requirements for training and subsequent approval / empanelment of examiners for the purpose of MEO Examination. Issue have been raised time and again as to the extent of evaluation and the time period required for assessment of examiners. It needs to be appreciated that some examiners assimilate the objective faster than others. It is also a matter of knowledge that experienced surveyors have performed better as compared to less experienced surveyors when they are ultimately trained as examiners. Aptitude and attitude also makes a big difference during the training and evaluation of the officers both as an examiner as well as Trainee examinee. In view of the large variances in the wonder of candidates sitting for the exams at the various MMDs and the scope for training of examiners viz-a-viz availability of trainers, it is now proposed that some change in should be incorporated in Circular 46 as implemented. Circular 46 lays down the basic requirements for training and evaluation of examiners. The time periods mentioned therein are a guideline. However, taking into view considerations of matters as stated above, there may be cases where the Examiner of Engineers feel that there needs to be a case of departure from the time periods laid down in Circular 46 in view of experience and / or exceptional ability of the surveyor, based on which he could possibly reduce the time schedule, subject to the condition that he is fully satisfied that the examinee being trained as an examiner meets the requirements as an examiner and would not require to go through the time schedule laid down by Circular 46. To aid and assist him towards this end, the examiner of engineers may refer to letter corollary 1 of Circular 46 for guidance. This corollary may be referred to in letters to examiner of engineers. This is again a guideline, but the minimum standards are stated here and are applicable to all trainee examiners who may be more than even exceptionally qualified.