The seniority inter se of the members of a Service shall be determined by the length of their continuous appointment on a post in that Service :
Provided that in the case of members appointed by direct recruitment their inter se seniority shall be in the order or merit in which they have been placed by the Selection Committee :
Provided further that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same date, a member appointed by direct recruitment shall be senior to a member appointed otherwise :
[Provided further that in the case of members recruited under sub- rule (1) of rule 5, their inter se seniority shall be determined by the length of their continuous service on a corresponding post in that Service]1 Note. - This rule shall not apply to persons appointed on purely provisional basis.
Rule 11