Section 4 in Bihar Engineering Service Rules, 1939
4. Sources of recruitment.
- Recruitment to the Service shall be made-(i)by direct recruitment; and(ii)by promotion from the Bihar Engineering Service, Class II. Not less than one-third of the total number of superior posts shall be filled by promotion, provided that when no officer in the service who is fit to hold charge of a division is available, the proportion of superior posts filled by promotion may temporarily exceed one-third of the total number of superior posts :Provided further that the operation of this rule may be held in abeyance, if necessary, by order of the Governor for such time as he thinks fit, with a view to make outside recruitment of men of properly graded ages and experience to make up the strength of the Service in the initial stage.
