Section 148 in Bihar Board's Miscellaneous Rules, 1958
148. Selection of ministerial officers.
- All probationary clerks in Commissioner's Offices should be selected by Commissioner and in district and sub-divisional offices by District Officers with due regard to the orders of Government relating to the representation in Government service of members of scheduled castes and backward classes and tribes, provided that suitable candidates belonging to these castes, classes and tribes are available. A candidate for a vacant post must fulfil the following conditions:(a)He must have passed the Matriculation Examination or must hold the School leaving certificate for high schools. He must also have a good knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagri script, which is language of the State.Note. - (i) Government recognise the final passing out of examination of the Indian Mercantile Marine Training Ship "Dufferin" and certain examinations of National Universities mentioned in Appendix Z and also the Junior Cambridge Examination and the Indian Army first class English Certificate as equivalent to the Matriculation examination for purposes of entry into public service in this province.(ii)[ As knowledge of typewriting is valuable for almost all clerks it should count as an additional but not indispensable qualification.] [Substituted by C.S. No. 31 dated 20.1.1984.](iii)Preference will be given to candidates who are natives of the province or domiciled therein, if otherwise qualified.(b)He must not be over 25 years of age.(c)He must produce a certificate of good moral character from the school or college in which he was last educated or from some respectable householder to whom he is well known in private life and who is himself known to a gazetted officer of Government, the last fact being certified by the counter signature of the officer in question.Exception. - If no candidate is available with the qualification prescribed in clause (a) above, an examination of candidates qualified under clauses (b), (c) and (d) above will be held after due notice.This examination will be in English composition to test, (i) handwriting, (ii) knowledge of English, and (iii) general ability. It will be held by the District Officer or Commissioner, as the case may be, or by any subordinate gazetted officer to whom he may delegate the duty.
