Section 15: Determination of Vacancies

15. Determination of Vacancies:- (1) (a) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the Appointing Authority shall determine on 1st April every year, the actual number of vacancies occurring during the financial year. * Substituted for “12. Physical Fitness: A candidate for direct recruitment of the Service, must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any mental or physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties as a member of Service and if selected, must produce a certificate to that effect from a Medical Authority notified by the Government for the purpose.” vide Notification No. F. 7(2)DOP/A-II/74, dated 05.07.1974. Substituted for “Commission” and “interview” by “Board” and “written examination” respectively.” vide Notification No. F. 2(1)DOP/A-II/93, dated 17.09.2021. @ Substituted for “13 (a) by the Commission or the Appointing Authority, as the case may be, from admission to any examination or appearance at any interview held by the Commission or the Appointing Authority for selection of candidates, and” vide Notification No. F. 2(1)DOP/A-II/93, dated 17.09.2021. Substituted for “15. Determination of vacancies:- (1) (a) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the Appointing Authority shall determine every year the number of existing vacancies and those anticipated during the following twelve months and the number of persons likely to be appointed to the Service by each method. The next determination of vacancies shall be done just before the expiry of twelve months of the last determination of vacancies. (b) In calculating the actual number of vacancies to be filled in by each method on the basis of percentage prescribed in the Schedule, the Appointing Authority shall adopt an appropriate continuous cyclic order to correspond with the proportion laid down in the Schedule by giving precedence to promotion quota. (2) The Appointing Authority shall determine every year the number of existing vacancies and those anticipated in next twelve months which are to be filled by promotion of persons already in the Service. (3) The Appointing Authority shall also determine the corresponding vacancies of earlier year, if any, year wise which were required to be filled in by promotion, if such vacancies were not determined and filled earlier in the year in which they were required to be filled in accordance with sub-rule (2)." vide Notification No. F. 7(2)DOP/A-II/81, dated 21.12.1981. (w.e.f. 01.04.1981) (b) Where a post is to be filled in by a single method as prescribed in the rule or Schedule, the vacancies so determined shall be filled in by that method. (c) Where a post is to be filled in by more than one method as prescribed in the rules or Schedule, the apportionment of vacancies, determined under clause (a) above, to each such method shall be done, maintaining the prescribed proportion for the overall number of posts already filled in. If any fraction of vacancies is left over, after apportionment of the vacancies in the manner prescribed above, the same shall be apportioned to the quota of various methods prescribed in a continuous cyclic order giving precedence to the promotion quota. (2) The Appointing Authority shall also determine the vacancies of earlier years, year wise which were required to be filled in by promotion, if such vacancies were not determined and filled earlier in the year in which they were required to be filled in.