(1) Subject to such qualifications and other requirements as may be prescribed by the Trustees of the Memorial, with the approval of the Central Government, recruitment to all posts in the Memorial shall be made by: –
(a) direct recruitment by advertisement or through the Employment Exchange or both, or;
(b) promotion; or
(c) transfer on loan or otherwise from museums under the Central Government or museums aided by the Central Government or statutory bodies carrying out such activities as carried out by the memorials / museums.
Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other special categories of the persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
(2) Appointments to all posts shall be made on the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting of: –
(a) (In the cast of Class 1 posts): –
(i) Chairman Executive Committee of the Trustees;
(ii) two members nominated by the Trustees from among themselves;
(iii) Secretary and Curator, Victoria Memorial;
(iv) one expert in the branch of knowledge to which the post pertains to be nominated by the Trustees;
(v) a representative or nominee of the Government of India from Ministry / Department dealing with the matters relating to the Victoria Memorial.
(b) (In the case of Class II and Class III posts): –
(i) a member nominated by the Trustees from among themselves;
(ii) an expert in the branch of knowledge to which the post pertains to be nominated by the Trustees;
(iii) Secretary and Curator, Victoria Memorial; and
(iv) a representative / nominee of the Government of India in the Department / Ministry dealing with the matters relating to Memorial.
(c) (In case of Class IV posts): –
(i) Secretary and Curator of the Memorial; and
(ii) a senior Class I officer of the Memorial.
(3) The Trustees shall be the appointing authority for all Class I posts and the Secretary and Curator of the Memorial shall be the appointing authority for other lower classes of posts.
(4) Recruitment to all posts in the Memorial shall be made subject to the production of a medical certificate of physical fitness as laid down in Appendix I to these regulations and subject to verification of character and antecedents of the persons concerned, except in such cases where the Trustees consider for reasons to be recorded in writing if any relaxation in physical standards of fitness is necessary.