Section 9 in The Orissa Service of Engineers' Rules, 1941
9. Qualifications for direct recruitment.
- A candidate for direct recruitment to the service must-(a)[ not ordinarily be over 28 years of age and under 21 years of age on the first day of August of the year in which applications are invited : [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Extraordinary No. 1901/8.12.1974.]Provided that the maximum age-limit may be relaxed in respect of the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates with approved military service and such other categories, to such extent as the Government may by special order specify from time to time :][Provided further that the maximum age-limit may be fully relaxed in respect of candidates who have entered State Government service as Junior Engineers within the prescribed age-limit be without the qualification prescribed under Clause (d) of Rule 9 and have subsequently acquired the same while serving as such.] [Added vide Orissa Gazette Extraordinary No. 443/17.3.1989-SRO No. 226/89/8.3.1989.](b)be of good character ;(c)be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects and bodily infirmity, and(d)(i)hold a degree in Engineering from an Indian University or a diploma in Engineering from an Indian Engineering College; or(ii)be an Associated Member of the Institution of Engineers (India); or(iii)hold a degree or diploma from one of the Universities or Civil Engineering Colleges in the United Kingdom enumerated in Appendix I to these rules, or have passed one of the examinations mentioned therein.
