Section 12 in Assam Agricultural Engineering Service Rules, 1983
12. Recruitment in Class I by Promotion.
(1)All vacancies in the cadres of Chief Engineer, Agriculture, Superintending Engineer, Agriculture, and Executive Engineer, Agriculture shall be filled by promotion :Provided that Government may for good and sufficient reasons fill any of the posts temporarily or on tenure by transfer or deputation from outside the service if they are satisfied that there is no suitable officer in the service available for filing the vacancy.(2)Subject to suitability as may be decided by the Selection Board and by the appointing Authority as set forth in Rule 13 and also subject to possessing such qualification, training and experience as prescribed herein below, a member shall be eligible for promotion to the corresponding higher cadre as hereinafter provided :(i)From Superintending Engineer, Agriculture to Chief Engineer Agriculture(ii)From Executive Engineer/Agriculture to Superintending Engineer, Agriculture;(iii)From Sub-divisional Agricultural Engineer and Assistant Agricultural Engineer to Executive Engineer, Agriculture.(3)For promotion from one cadre to another, as provided hereinbefore, a member shall be eligible if he possesses the qualifications, training and experience, as prescribed below :(a)For promotion to the cadre of Chief Engineer, Agriculture, an officer shall have experience in the administration of agriculture engineering in the post of Superintending Engineer for at least 8 years on the 1st January of the year of promotion.(b)For promotion to the cadre of Superintending Engineer, Agriculture an officer shall hold-(i)a first or high second class decree in agricultural engineering or in civil or mechanical engineering, or a first or high second class honours or master's degree in the above fields of engineering; and(ii)experience in administration of agriculture in any senior post at least for a period of 5 years on the first January of the year of promotion.(c)For promotion to the cadre of Executive Engineer, Agriculture an officer shall have-(i)the minimum educational qualification of a degree in agriculture engineering or in civil or mechanical engineering or passed Parts A and B of the Associate Membership Examination of the Institution of Engineers (India); and(ii)experience as a Sub-divisional Agricultural Engineer/Assistant Agricultural Engineer for a minimum period of 6 years on the first January of the year of promotion.(d)All officers shall have successfully undergone the training and passed the departmental examination as prescribed for the purposes of promotion.
