Section 14 in The U.P. Co-Operative and Panchayat Audit Service Rules, 1979
14. Direct recruitment.
(1)Whenever vacancies in the posts of Regional Audit Officers are required to be filled by direct recruitment, the Secretary shall intimate to the Commission the number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the State Services Combined Competitive Examination as also the number of vacancies, if any, to be reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other categories for which reservation is required to be made under rule 6.(2)The Commission shall announce the vacancies, admit the candidates to the Competitive Examination in accordance with the prescribed procedure and subject to the requirement of reservation for the Scheduled Caste and others under rule 6, recommend for appointment the candidates standing highest in order of merit from amongst those who have given preference for this Service. If two or more candidates obtain equal marks in the aggregate, the Commission shall arrange their names in order of preference on the basis of their general suitability for the Service.
