(1) No person shall be appointed to a Service, unless he is, -
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a citizen of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire; and Ethiopia with the intention of permanently settling in India :
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been given by the Government of India;
(2) A candidate in whose case, a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by Selection Committee and he may also provisionally be appointed subject to the necessary certificate being given to him by the Government of India.
(3) No person shall be recruited to the Service unless his antecedents and char- 2 Punjab Municipal Corporation Services (Recruitment.....) Rules, 1978, Rule 3 acter have been verified before hand by reference to the Police Department:
Provided that in the case of recruitment to a temporary vacancy required to be made urgently, a person may be appointed in accordance with general directions as may be issued by the Government in anticipation of his antecedents and character being verified by the Police Department.
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