Probation.

(1) The officer appointed to the Service shall remain on probation for a period of two years, if recruited by direct appointment and one year, if recruited otherwise: Provided that –(a) any period after appointment to the Service spent on deputation on a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the period of probation fixed under this section;(b) in the case of an appointment by transfer, any period of work in the rank of Executive Engineer or above, prior to appointment to the Service may, at the discretion of the Government, be allowed to be counted towards the period of probation fixed under this section; and(c) an officiating appointment in the Service shall be reckoned as a period spent on probation but no member of Service who has thus officiated shall, on the completion of the specified period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed, unless he is appointed against a cadre post.(2) If the work or conduct of an officer appointed to the Service during the period of probation is, in the opinion of the Government, not satisfactory, it may –(a) dispense with his Services, if recruited by direct appointment; and