Group 1 - Editor

Group 1B - Assistant Editor, Leader Writer, News Editor, Special Correspondent.

Group 2 - Chief Reporter, Chief Sub-Editor, Sports Editor, Commercial Editor, Cartoonist, Chief of Statistical, Chief of  Research Division, Principal Correspondent in State capitals accredited to the State Government, Correspondent accredited to the Central Government other than a Special Correspondent.

Group 3 - Sub-Editor, Reporter, Correspondent, News Photographer, Calligraphist including Katibs, Artist, Librarian, Index Assistant, Chief Proof Reader.

Group 3 A - Proof Reader including Advertisement Proof Reader.

Group 4 - All Working Journalists other than those mentioned under any other group unless placed higher by the establishment.

Note: Any newspaper employee employed with any designation different from those enumerated in the schedules, but doing the same or similar job, or same or similar nature of job, of any group in the schedule, shall be deemed to be a working journalist in that group.

All categories of employees mentioned in the schedule may or may not exist in every class of newspaper establishments..