Section 16 in The U.P. Information Service Rules, 1982
16. Procedure for recruitment by promotion.
(1)Assistant Director.- Recruitment by promotion to the post of Assistant Director shall be made on the basis of merit in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Promotion by Selection in Consultation with the Public Service Commission (Procedure) Rules, 1970, as amended from time to time.(2)(a)Deputy Director.-Recruitment by promotion to the post of Deputy Director shall be made on the basis of seniority subject to the rejection of unfit through the Departmental Selection Committee constituted as under :(i)the Secretary, Personnel Department;(ii)the Secretary, Information Department; and(iii)the Director.Note.-Senior Secretary shall be the Chairman of the Committee.(b)The appointing authority shall prepare an eligibility list of the candidates, arranged in order of seniority and place it before the Departmental Selection Committee along with their character rolls and such other records, pertaining to them, as may be considered proper.(c)The Departmental Selection Committee shall consider the cases of candidates on the basis of records, referred in Clause (b), and, if it considers necessary, it may interview the candidates also.(d)The Departmental Selection Committee shall prepare a list of selected candidates arranged in order of seniority and forward the same to the appointing authority.
