Section 3(2)(i) in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Section Officer, Limited Departmental Competitive Examination Rules, 2018
(i)in respect of an officer recruited directly to that grade, period or periods of regular service rendered in that grade, including period or periods of absence during which he would have held a post on regular basis in that grade but for his being on leave or otherwise not being available to hold such post, from the first day of the recruitment year, following the year in which the examination for direct recruitment was held;