Section 17 in U.P. Jail (Group A and B) Service Rules, 1982
17. Procedure for recruitment by promotion to the posts of Inspector-General of Prisons/Additional Inspector-General of Prisons/Deputy Inspector-General of Prisons/Superintendents, Central Prisons/Principal, Jail, Training School/Superintendents, Sampurnanand Camps and Model Prison, Lucknow.
(1)Recruitment by Promotion to the post of Inspector-General of Prisons and Additional Inspector-General of Prisons shall be made on the basis of merit and to the posts of Deputy Inspector-General of Prisons, Superintendent, Central Prisons, Principal, Jail Training School and Superintendents, Sampurnanand Camps and Model Prisons, Lucknow shall be made on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of the unfit through selection committee comprising:-(i)the Chief Secretary to the Government or his nominee;(ii)the Secretary to the Government, Personnel Department or his nominee;(iii)the Secretary to the Government, Home (Jails) Department.(2)The appointing authority shall prepare an eligibility list of the candidates, arranged in order of seniority and place it before the Selection Committee along with their character rolls and such other records, pertaining to them, as may be considered proper.(3)The Selection Committee shall consider the cases of candidates on the basis of records referred to in sub-rule (2) and if it considers necessary, it may interview the candidates also.(4)The Selection Committee shall prepare a list of selected candidates arranged in order of seniority and forward the same to the appointing authority.
