(1) A fee of twenty rupees per paper in each group in the case of employees of local authorities and thirty rupees per paper in each group by other candidates shall be deposited in the Government Treasury under the Head of Account - "065 Other Administrative Services - C - Other receipts Miscellaneous Department Examination Fees', and a treasury challan shall be enclosed with the application form:
Provided that the application along with fee may be submitted up to thirty days before the date of examination by depositing late-fee of five rupees per paper.
(2) Fee once had paid is not refundable except in case of death where candidate had not the opportunity to appear in the examination or if the candidate is declared ineligible to appear in examination by the Government or no examination is held that year and the candidate drops to appear in any future examination.