Recruitment to posts in the centralised services be made on the basis of a competitive examination. The commission Services shall scrutinize the application receive and shall permit the eligible candidates to appear at the competitive examination. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless he holds a certificate of admission granted by the commission.
After the marks obtained by the candidate in the written examination have been tabulated, the commission shall summon for personality test as many candidates as have shown their suitability for the Service in written examination. The marks awarded to each candidate at the personality test shall be added to the marks obtained by him in the written examination and the order of merit will be determined on the aggregate of both.
The Commission shall, subject to the provisions regarding the reservation of vacancies under rule 8. Prepare a list of candidates arranged in order of preference and forward the same to the Government. The number of names in this list shall be a little larger than the number of vacancies announced.
If two or more candidate obtained equal marks in the aggregate, the Commission shall arrange their names in order of merit on the basis of their general suitability for the Service.
19. Fees. (1) Candidates for direct recruitment shall pay to the Commission and to the Medical Board such fees as may from time to time be prescribed by the Government. No claim for the refund of fees shall be entertained.
(2) The syllabus and the rules relating to the competitive examination will be prescribed from time to time by the Commission with the approval of Government.