Section 9 in The Assam Secondary Education (Provincialised) Service Rules, 1982
9. Recruitment by promotion.
(1)Recruitment by promotion to the posts of Principal in Grade I of the service, Headmaster, Superintendent or Vice-Principal in Grade II and Assistant Headmaster or Assistant Superintendent in Grade III of the service shall be made in the manner hereinafter provided.(2)Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (3) to (5) below, the posts of Principal in Grade I and the posts of Headmaster, Superintendent or Vice-Principal in Grade II of the service shall be filled up from the select list prepared by the State level Selection Board and the post of Assistant Headmaster or Assistant Superintendent in Grade III of the service shall be filled up from the select list prepared by the District Level Selection Board in the order of preference.(3)A member of the service either belonging to Grade II or to Grade III and having 15 years continuous teaching experience or to Grade IV and having 17 years continuous teaching experience shall be eligible for selection for the post of Principal in Grade I of the service :Provided that in all the cases preference shall be given to candidates having a Post-Graduate Degree in Teaching/a degree in Post-Graduate Teaching (B.Ed. or B.T.).(4)A member of the service either belonging to Grade III and having 10 years continuous teaching experience or belonging to Grade IV cadre and having 12 years continuous teaching experience shall be eligible for selection for the post of Headmaster or Superintendent in Grade II of the service :Provided that in all cases preference shall be given to candidates having a Post-Graduate Degree in Teaching/a degree in Post-Graduate Teaching (B.Ed. or B.T.).
