Section 15(1) in The Bihar Finance Service Rules, 1953
(1)The minimum qualifying marks for the written tests, which shall be the total marks obtained in the written examination and not the marks obtained in individual subjects, shall be as follows:-(i)For candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and 35 per cent the Scheduled Tribes.(ii)For other candidates ... ... ... 45 per cent:Provided that the Commission may, in any particular year with the prior approval of the State Government, fix higher qualifying marks in any or all of the subjects at the written examination than those specified above:Provided further that in determining the suitability of a particular candidate for appointment to the service, the total marks obtained at the written examination and not the marks obtained in any particular subject or subjects the qualifying marks of which have been raised, shall be taken into consideration.
