Section 15 in The U.P. Fire (Gazetted Officer) Services Rules, 1984
15. Procedure for direct recruitment.
(1)Applicable for being considered for selection shall be called by the Commission in the prescribed form, which may be obtained from the Secretary to the Commission on payment, if any.(2)The Commission shall, having regard to the need for securing due representation of the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other categories in accordance with rule 6, call for interview such number of candidates who fulfil the requisite qualifications, as they consider proper.(3)The Commission shall prepare a list of candidates in order of their proficiency as disclosed by the marks obtained by each candidate in the interview. If two or more candidates obtained equal marks, the Commission shall arrange their names in order of merit on the basis of their general suitability for the service. The number of names in the list shall be larger (but not larger by more than 25%) than the number of the vacancies. The Commission shall forward the list to the appointing authority.
