Section 16(2) in Service Statutes of the Establishment of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai
(2)Sanction of advance increments : All appointments by direct recruitment shall ordinarily be made at the minimum of the scale of pay prescribed for the post, provided, however, that the Governing Council in special cases may authorize fixation of pay at a higher stage in the pay scale for reasons to be recorded in writing. Such higher fixation shall be subject to a maximum of five additional increments unless it is a question of protecting the previous emoluments of the selected candidates.
