Section 13 in The Assam Accounts Service Rules, 1963
13. Information through Departmental Examination.
- Promotion shall be subject to the following manner-(1)All vacancies in a year of recruitment in the cadre of Accounts Officer shall be filled up by promotion of Assistant Accounts Officer and Deputy Accounts Officer who qualify in a competitive Departmental Examination called the Assam Accounts Service (Promotion) Examination;(2)An Assistant Accounts Officer who has rendered at least one year of service and passed the prescribed examination on completion of training shall be qualified for promotion to the post of Deputy Accounts Officer provided there is a vacant post of Deputy Accounts Officer;(3)A Deputy Accounts Officer or an Assistant Accounts Officer who has rendered at least two years of service combined in two cadres of Assistant Accounts Officer and Deputy Accounts Officer and has completed training, shall qualify in a Departmental Examination for promotion to the post of Accounts Officer;(4)The Assam Accounts Service (Promotion) Examination shall be conducted by the Commissioner in accordance with the Rules and Syllabus as in Schedule-III and shall be held in every year or at such intervals as the Appointing Authority may, in consultation with the Commission, from time to time determine. A list of candidates who have qualified in the said Examination shall be prepared by the Commission in order of merit and forward it to the appointing Authority. Promotion shall be made from the list.
