Minimum educational and other qualifications

(1) (i) No person shall be given direct appointment to the post of Clerk under the Punjab Government unless he possesses the Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or Institution; and (ii) Possesses at least one hundred and twenty hours course with hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer or Information Technology in Office Productivity applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a Government recognised institution or a reputed institution, which is ISO 9001, certified. OR Possesses a Computer information Technology course equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) of Government of India; (2) The person so appointed as Clerk in terms of the provisions of sub- rule (1) should have before his appointment passed a test in English and Punjabi Typewriting respectively on computer, to be conducted by the Board or the appointing authority or the Department of Information Technology, as the case may be, at a speed of thirty words per minute. Provided that where appointment of Group 'C' non-technical post is offered to a War Hero, who has been discharged from Defence services; or dependent member of his family under the instructions issued in this behalf by the Government, the educational qualification to be possessed by such person shall be Graduate from a recognised university or institution. However, such person shall not be required to qualify the test in Punjabi typewriting as specified in sub-rule (2) ". Information Technology, as the case may be, at a speed of thirty words per minute. Provided that where appointment of Group 'C' non-technical post is offered to a War Hero, who has been discharged from Defence services; or dependent member of his family under the instructions issued in this behalf by the Government, the educational qualification to be possessed by such person shall be Graduate from a recognised university or institution. However, such person shall not be required to qualify the test in Punjabi typewriting as specified in sub-rule (2) ".