Section 4(6) in Civil Services (Departmental Examination), Punjab Rules, 2014
(6)The following members of service, shall be exempted, from passing the examination, namely:-(a)the Indian Administrative Service officers (on probation) other than the direct recruits (i.e. promoted from the State Civil Service);(b)the Punjab Civil Service officers (on probation), who are promoted from amongst the Revenue Officers (i.e. District Revenue Officer or Tehsildar or Naib-Tehsildar, as the case may be), have already passed those papers, with requisite percentage;(c)the members of service, who have already passed Hindi and Punjabi papers (as one of the compulsory or elective subject or any other equivalent examination at matriculation level), with at least forty percent marks; and(d)the Indian Administrative Service officer (on probation), if already cleared the same during the Phase-II training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration subject to production of the certificate in this regard .
