The classification of the service, the ~umber of pos~s included in the service and the scale of pay attached thereto shall be in accordance with the provisions contained iil Schedule-l .: Provided that the Government may, from time to time, am;:!or reduce the number of posts included in the service, either-on a permanent or tem- .porary basis. ~ ;: 6. Method of :Recruitment.-(I) Recruitment to service after commencement of these rules, shall be made by the follOwingmethods, namely:- ! (a) By direct recruitment by competitive examination and int'--'rri 'ur- ,,4 ",,,,r 1 l..- '.
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(b) By promotion from the postal as shown in column (2) of ; Schedule-N;
(c) By transfer of persons who held in a substantive capacity such posts in such services as specified in this behalf;
.. (2)The number of persons recruited under clause (b) or clause (c)of sub-rule (1) shall not at any time, exceed the percentage as shown in schedule-II of the number of posts as specified in Schedule-I.
(3)Subject to the provisions of these rules, the method or methods of recruitment to be adopted for the purpose of filling any particular vacancy or vacancies in the service as may be required to be filled during any particular period ofrecruitment and the number ofpersons to be recruited by each method, shall be determined on each occasion by the Government in consultation with the Professional Examination Board;
(4)Notwithstan.ding anything contained in sub-rule (1) ifin the opinion of the appointing authority the exigencies of the service so require, he may after approval of the Government in the General Administration Department adopt such methods of recruitment to the service other than those specified in the said sub-rule, as it may, by order issued in this behalf prescribe.