Amendment of Rule 15 under PART-V (RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION) of the Principal Rules :

7.1] The provision of Sub-rule (4) of Rule 15 of the Principal Rules shall be substituted by the following:

“Grade-IV posts shall be filled by officers who hold Grade-V posts and have rendered not less than 8 years regular service in the grade and passed the Departmental Examination conducted by the Commission.”

7.2] After Sub-rule (4) of Rule 15 of the Principal Rules, a new Sub-rule ‘(5)’ shall be inserted as follows:

“(5) Grade-V posts shall be filled by officers who hold Grade-VI posts and have rendered not less than 5 years continuous service in the grade and passed the Departmental Examination conducted by the Commission.”