(a) Age.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to any post in the service by direct recruitment, if he has not completed 18 years of age and has completed or will complete 30 years of age, as on 15th March of the year in which the selection for appointment is made or notification issued, as the case may be:
Provided that a candidate belonging to schedule castes and scheduled tribes shall be appointed to any post in the service by direct recruitment if he has not completed 35 years of age, as on 15th March.
(b) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post specified in column (2) of the Table below unless he possess the qualification specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) thereof :- THE TABLE Serial Post Qualification No.
(1) (2) (3)
1. Senior Municipal Accounts Officer : Promotion: Must have served as Municipal Accounts Officer for a period of not less than three years.
2. Municipal Accounts Officer : Promotion: Must have served in the post of Senior Accountant for a period of not less thanthree years.
3. Senior Accountant : Direct Recruitment: Must have passed M.Com degree from a recognized University and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from a recognized University / Institution (Full time).
Promotion: Must have served a period of not less than three years in the post of Accountant in the Tamil Nadu Municipal Accounts Service.
Recruitment by transfer:
(i)Must have passed B.Com degree from a recognized University.
and
(ii) (a) Must have served a period of not less than four years in any of the posts under Class II Officers in the Tamil Nadu Municipal General Service including two years of service in the post of Accountant in any Municipality.
(or)
(b) Must have served a period of not less than Four years in the post of Assistant Programmer in the Tamil Nadu Municipal Information Technology Service.
4. Accountant : Promotion: Must have served for a period of not less than three years in the post of Accounts Assistant.
: Recruitment by transfer: Must have served for a period of not less than four years in any of the posts under Class V Officers in Tamil Nadu Municipal General Service including atleast one year service in Accounts wing in any Municipality.
5. Accounts Assistant Direct Recruitment: Must have passed B.Com degree from a recognized University and Diploma in Computer Application from a recognized University/ Institution (Full time).
For Recruitment by Transfer:·
(i) Must have passed B.Com degree from a recognized University; and
(ii) (a) Must have served for a period of not less than four years in the post of Junior Assistant or Revenue Assistant in the Tamil Nadu Municipal General Service;
(or)
(b) Must have served for a period of not less than four years in the post of Data Entry Operator in the Tamil Nadu Municipal Information Technology Service.
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8. Reservation of appointment. The Rule of reservation (General rule 22) shall apply to the appointments by direct recruitment.