(1) (a) Seniority of permanently absorbed officers in the rank of Deputy Inspector General shall be determined from the date of grant of substantive Captain's rank in the Indian Navy or from the date of grant of rank of Deputy Inspector General in the Coast Guard, whichever is earlier.
(b) Seniority of permanently absorbed officers in the rank of Commandant shall be determined from the date arrived at after taking into consideration full service in the rank of substantive Commander in the Indian Navy.
(c) Seniority of permanently absorbed officers in the rank of Commandant (Junior Grade) shall be determined from the date of completion of ten years' commissioned service in the Indian Navy.
(d) Seniority of permanently absorbed officers in the rank of Deputy Commandant shall be determined from the date of completion of five years' commissioned service in the Indian Navy.
(e) Seniority of permanently absorbed officers in the rank of Assistant Commandant shall be determined from the date of commissioned in the Indian Navy.
(2) Seniority of re-employed officers shall be determined as follows:—
(a) Deputy Inspector General. — Date of promotion to substantive rank of Captain in the Indian Navy.
(b) Commandant. — Date of promotion to substantive rank of Commander in the Indian Navy.
(c) Commandant (Junior Grade).— Date of completion of ten years commissioned service in the Indian Navy.
(d) Deputy Commandant.— Date of completion of five years commissioned service in the Indian Navy.
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(e) Assistant Commandant. — Date of commissioned in the Indian Navy.
Note. — In the event of there being an intervening period between the date of retirement from the Indian Navy and date of re-employment in the Coast Guard, this period will be deducted for the purpose of reckoning seniority in the substantive rank.
(3) Seniority of directly recruited officers and enrolled personnel promoted to the officer rank shall be determined on the basis of the marks obtained during initial training or departmental examination as prescribed by the Director General as the case may be.