(1) All members of the service appointed by direct recruitment and those who are promoted to senior posts shall be on probation for a period of 2 years and one year respectively, provided that such of them as have previous to such appointment officiated or served temporarily on a post encadred in the service may be permitted by the Appointing Authority to count such officiating or temporary service towards the period of probation up to a maximum of six months.
(2) During the period of probation, each probationer shall be required to pass such departmental examination and to undergo such training as the Appointing Authority may from time to time, specify.
29A. Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 29, on the occurrence of a permanent vacancy, a person appointed to a post prior to 1-4-1975 and who has put in more than one year's service on such post or higher post on being regularly recruited under the Rules shall be deemed to have completed the period of probation and shall be confirmed in order of his seniority provided he fulfills other conditions of confirmation as laid down in these rules.