Section 5 in Junior Clerk, Clerk-cum-Typist, Typist, Class III, (Departmental Examination) Rules, 2012
5.
Where a candidate fails to pass the examination within the specified period and the specified chances, shall, notwithstanding such failure be eligible to appear at any time in such examination on payment of an examination fee as may be determined by the Government from time to time and if he passes the examination, he shall be eligible for promotion to the post of a Senior Clerk:Provided that he shall not be entitled to claim seniority over those persons who have been promoted before he became eligible for promotion on account of having passed the examination earlier than him notwithstanding that he was senior to the persons so promoted in the cadre from which promotion was given.
