Section 3 in Departmental Examination for the Class III Posts, (Editorial Wing) in the Commissionerate of Information, Rules, 2012
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(1)Every person who is appointed on any of the posts specified in Appendix A otherwise than by promotion shall be required to pass the lower level departmental examination within three chances and within three years from the date of his regular appointment.(2)Every person who is appointed on any of the posts specified in Appendix B otherwise then by promotion shall be required to pass the higher level departmental examination within three chances and within three years from the date of his regular appointment;Provided that a person belonging to the Scheduled Casts or Scheduled Tribes may be given one additional chance which shall have to be availed of within a period of one year from the date of expiry of the period specified in these rules:Provided further that the chances for passing the relevant examination availed of. under the old rules shall be deemed to have been availed of as provided under these rules and a person, who before the appointed date has been provided any chance under the old rules, shall be allowed to avail the remaining chances under these rules:Provided also that if the period for passing the relevant examination as provided in these rules, expires before providing him the chances available under these rules, the said period shall be deemed to have been extended up to the date of declaration of the result of such examination which provides him the last chance.
