(1) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the Service :-
(a) Unless he is a citizen of India ; and
(b) If he has more than one wife living or in case of a female candidate who has married a person who has wife living :
Provided that the Governor may, if he is satisfied that there is a special grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this clause.
(2) No person who attempts to enlist support for his candidature directly or indirectly by any recommendation, either written or oral or by any other means, shall be appointed to the service.
Reservation:
16. In all cases of appointment by direct recruitment as well as by promotion there shall be reservation in case of candidates belonging to the member of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes as per the provision of the Assam Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of vacancies in services and posts) Act, 1978 and rules framed there under. There shall be also reservation for candidates belonging to other backward classes as per Govt. instructions contained in OM.NO.TAD/OBC/1/2004/55 dated
31.05.2005 for direct recruitment only. Reservation in favour of women as per the Assam Women (Reservation of Vacancies in Service and Post) Act, Page 8 2005 and Person with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Right & Full Participation) Act,1995 shall also be followed in direct recruitment.
Appointment: