Relaxation, if any, from the maximum age-limit, educational qualifications or/and any procedural requirements of recruitment in favour of the ex-servicemen, disabled military personnel, dependants of military personnel dying in action, dependants of board's servants dying in harness and sportsmen shall be in accordance with the general rules or orders of the Government in this behalf in force at the time of recruitment.
11. Character - The character of a candidate for direct recruitment to a post in the service must be such as to render him suitable in all respects for employment in the service. The appointing authority shall satisfy itself on this point.
Note- Persons dismissed by the Union Government or by a State Government or by a local authority or a Corporation or body owned or controlled by the Union Government or a State Government shall be ineligible for employment. Persons convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude shall also be ineligible.
12. Marital status - A male candidate who has more than one wife living or a female candidate who has married a person already having a wife living, shall not be eligible for appointment to the service :
Provided that the Board may, if satisfied that there exists special ground for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
13. Physical fitness - (1) No candidate shall be appointed to a post in the service unless he be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties.
(2) Before a candidate is finally approved for appointment by direct recruitment he shall be required to produce a medical certificate of fitness of a Chief Medical Officer.