Section 15: Character

15. Character.- The Character of a candidate for direct recruitment to the service must be such as will qualify him for employment in the service. He must produce a certificate of good character from the Principal Academic Officer of the University or College in which he was last educated and two such certificates written not more than six months prior to the date of application from two responsible persons not connected with the College or University and not related to him/her. Note: (i) A conviction by a Court of Law need not itself involve the refusal of a certificate of good character. The circumstances of the conviction should be taken into account and if they involve no moral turpitude or association with crimes or violence or with a movement which has as its object the overthrow by violent means of the Government as by law established, the mere conviction need not be regarded as a disqualification. * Added vide Notification No. F. 7(2)DOP/A-II/84Pt. Dated: 23.09.2022. (ii) Ex-Prisoners, who by their disciplined life while in prison and by their subsequent good conduct have proved to be completely reformed, should not be discriminated against on grounds of their previous conviction for the purpose of employment in the service. Those who are convicted of offences not involving moral turpitude shall be deemed to have been completely reformed on the production of a report to that effect from the Superintendent, „After Care Home‟ or if there are not such homes in a particular district, from the Superintendent of Police of that District. (iii) Those convicted of offences involving moral turpitude or violence shall be required to produce a certificate from the Superintendent, 'After Care Home' or if there is no such home in a particular district, from the Superintendent of Police endorsed by the Inspector General of Prisons, to the effect that they are suitable for employment as they have proved to be completely reformed by their disciplined life while in prison and by their subsequent good conduct in an 'After Care Home.'