(1) The procedure for making direct recruitment to a post, wherever specified in the Schedule, shall be as follows, namely:-
(i) the Centre shall invite applications for the post through an advertisement on all India basis;
(ii) the applications shall be screened by a Screening Committee constituted by the Chairperson;
(iii) in case the number of applications received are more then, the Selection Committee may recommend a preliminary examination to be conducted through an agency having experience in the field of conducting such examination selected on the basis of an open competitive process.
(2) The reservation to the candidates belongings to the Scheduled Caste, the Scheduled Tribe, the Other Backward Class, the Economically Weaker Section and persons with disabilities shall be in accordance with the orders or instructions issued by the Central Government from time to time;
(3) The recruitment shall be made by the Selection Committee.