The selection of candidates under these rules shall be made by the special recruitment committee in the manner specified below,-
(1) The special recruitment committee shall, from among the candidates who have applied in pursuance to the publication inviting applications under rule 5 and who are qualified under rule 4 and rule 8, prepare a list of candidates eligible for appointment under these rules, in respect of each category of post, in the order of merit, the merit being determined on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination, specified in column (5) of the schedule and taking into consideration the weightage under sub-rule (4) and the orders, rules or any law in force, relating to reservation.
(2) Where more than one qualifying examination is specified, merit shall be determined on the basis of average percentage of marks secured in those examinations.
(3) Where different qualifying examinations are specified alternatively and if a candidate has passed more than one such qualifying examination, the percentage of total marks obtained in such qualifying examination in which he has obtained highest percentage of marks shall be considered.
(4) A weightage of two percent for each completed year of service, subject to a maximum of twenty percent shall be given to a candidate, who has served in Government hospital or health care center coming under the purview of the Directorate of Health and Family welfare services or Medical Education and schemes coming under the purview of National Rural Health Mission or National Health Mission in Karnataka, on contract basis in the post of Junior Medical Laboratory Technologist, Pharmacists and Junior Medical Radiological Technologist as the case may be.
(5) If two or more candidates have secured equal percentage of total marks in the qualifying examination, the order of merit in respect of such candidates shall be fixed on the basis of their age, the candidate who is older in age being placed higher in the order of merit. The number of candidates to be included in such list of eligible candidates shall be equal to the total number of vacancies specified in the schedule.