Section 8(1) in Home Guards Organisation, (Departmental Examination) Rules, 2012
(1)A person appointed to the post of Senior Clerk by direct selection shall be required to pass the higher grade departmental examination within three chances and within a period of three years from the date of his/her regular appointment as a Senior clerk:Provided that if the period prescribed in these rules expires before the declaration of the result of examination at which he/she has the last chance, the period prescribed above shall be deemed to have been extended up to the date of declaration of result of the examination:Provided further that the chances of passing the relevant examination availed of under the old rules shall be deemed to have been availed of under these rules and the person who before the appointed date has availed of any chance under the old rules shall be allowed to avail the remaining chances under these rules:Provided also that a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall be allowed one additional chance to be availed of within a period of one year from the date of expiry of the period specified in these rules;
