Section 16 in The Inland Waterways of India Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion Regulations, 1992
16. Field of selection for promotion.
(1)Where promotion is to made to a non-selection post, the employees, who are senior most in the seniority list of the cadre from which promotions are made to a selection post, the field of selection shall not be less than three times and shall not be more than five times the number of vacancies subject to employees which necessary qualifications and experience being available. The Department Promotion Committee may at its discretion, for reasons to be recorded in writing, alter these limits to suit exceptional circumstances.(2)The following principles and procedures shall normally be observed for making departmental promotions.(a)No employee shall be promoted to a higher post, unless he posses the necessary qualifications for the higher post.
