Section 9 in The Assam State Electricity Board Engineering Service Regulations, 1973
9. Recruitment of Assistant Engineers by promotion.
(a)Junior Engineers who have put in not less than 9 years of continuous service as Subordinate Engineer Grade I and/or Junior Engineer or both under the Board including services under the Government or other autonomous body, if any, will be eligible for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer, subject to the work and conduct of the candidate having been satisfactory, and further subject to his having passed the departmental examination as may be prescribed, unless exempted by any special or general order :Provided that 25% of the vacancies in the cadre posts of Assistant Engineers in each branch may be reserved for being filled by this process.N.B. Nine years' service shall be as on the 1st January of the year of recruitment.(b)Junior Engineers who are degree-holders and/or who pass Parts A and B of the Associate Membership examination of the Institution of Engineers (India) should be treated as eligible for appointment as Assistant Engineers in each branch in accordance with the procedure laid down for direct recruitment and they shall be treated as direct recruits.
