Section 3 in The Assam Engineering (Irrigation Department) Service Rules, 1978
3. Class, cadre, branch and status.
(1)The service shall consist of the following classes and cadres :(a)Class I (Senior Grade) : It shall include the cadres-(i)Secretary to Government,(ii)Chief Engineer,(iii)Additional Chief Engineer, and(iv)Superintending Engineer.(b)Class I : It shall include the cadres-(i)Executive Engineer,(ii)Research Officer, Research Station, and(iii)Assistant Executive Engineer.Officers in cadres (i) and (ii) shall shall have the same status.(c)Class II : It shall include the cadre-(i)Assistant Engineer.(2)The service may also include-(a)any post equivalent to a post in any of the cadres mentioned in sub-rule (1); and(b)any cadre or post subsequently laid down by Government to be included in a cadre of service.Explanation. - (i) The posts of Director, Design/Planning, Deputy Chief Engineer and Chief Research Officer are included in the cadre of Superintending Engineer.(ii)The post of Assistant Chief Engineer and Additional Executive Engineer are included in the cadre of Executive Engineer.(iii)The posts of Assistant Research Officer are included in the cadre of Assistant Engineer.(3)The cadres of Additional Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers and Assistant Engineers may have distinct Branches namely, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and each Branch may be deemed to be a separate cadre.(4)The posts in cadres (i), (ii) and (iii) of Class I (Senior Grade) mentioned in sub-rule (1) shall be borne in the civil branch unless specifically created for any other branch, as may be considered necessary.
