Section 96(i) in The Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987
(i)Candidates who are sent for initial training school shall rank in seniorityin the relevant grade, in the order of merit obtained at the examination heldat the end of training period being posted and those who pass examinationin the second attempts shall rank junior to those who passed in the firstattempt but shall rank senior to those who pass in the next or subsequentbatches and where candidates secure equal marks, the seniority shall bedetermined by the date of birth, the elder candidate being senior;
