14. Age limit and general qualifications of candidates.
(1)No person shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination held by the Board unless he is twenty years of age.(2)No person shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination for a Manager's Certificate, Surveyor's Certificate, Overman's Certificate or Sirdar's Certificate unless he holds a valid first-aid certificate of the St. John Ambulance Association (India) or any other equivalent standard as may be specified by the Chief Inspector.(3)Every application for any examination as aforesaid shall be accompanied by,-(i)a certificate of age verified by a Gazetted Officer of the Government or by the headmaster of a recognised school of a higher secondary or equivalent standard:Provided that in the case of a person holding a matriculation or equivalent certificate, such certificate shall be submitted as evidence of age;(ii)a medical certificate obtained not more than one year prior to the date of his application, from a qualified medical practitioner not below the rank of a Civil Assistant Surgeon or from a Certifying Surgeon or from a medical practitioner holding at least a degree in Bachelor of Medicines and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) and registered with Medical Council of India, certifying the candidate to be free from deafness, defective vision or any other infirmity, mental or physical, likely to interfere with the efficiency of his work; and(iii)a certificate from some person of good repute as to the general good conduct and sobriety of the candidate.(4)No person shall be admitted as a candidate to any examination for Manager's Certificate, Surveyor's Certificate, Overman's Certificate or Sirdar's Certificate, unless he has passed the senior secondary school examination or intermediate examination or its equivalent from a recognised Board or University or passed a Diploma or Degree in Engineering or other equivalent qualifications approved in that behalf by the Central Government, and for an Engine Driver's Certificate unless he satisfies the Board that he is literate.(5)(a)No person shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination for a Manager's or an Overman's Certificate, which is not restricted to mines having opencast working only, unless he has obtained at least a Sirdar's Certificate, which is not restricted to mines having opencast working only and a Gas Testing Certificate; and(b)no person shall be admitted as a candidate at an examination for Manager's Certificate or Overman's Certificate restricted to mines having opencast working only, unless he has obtained at least a Sirdar's Certificate:Provided that the Board may, subject to the conditions specified in bye-laws, exempt any person from the stipulations of the above sub-regulation.
