- The preliminary selection of candidates is made by the Sub-divisional Education Officer. He should make his selection after consulting the Headmaster concerned. The Sub-divisional Education Officer will fix centres at which the preliminary selection will be made and to which headmaster will send their candidates for examination; provided always that no pupil be required to attend a centre more than six miles from his school. The number of candidates selected must not exceed ten times the number of scholarships allotted to each subdivision, and not more than two candidates may be selected from any one school.(Government notification no. 2246-E., dated the 3rd November, 1914, G. O. no. 25-E.R., dated the 4th May, 1926 and Government notification no. 3795-E., dated the 9th December, 1936.)Note. - In the case of girls' schools which observe pardah the District Inspectress of Schools and in the case of other schools the District Education Officer may select not more than one candidate from each middle and upper primary school that has one or more girls in class V but it should be understood that it is not necessary to select a candidate from every such school, if suitable candidates are not forthcoming.(D. P. I.'s order dated the 18th September, 1930 in file 2S-37-1930.)
