- (1) Direct Recruitment. -(i) Appointment shall be made through direct recruitment on the basis of recommendations received from the Commission, as per the competitive examination held by the Commission.(ii)The Commission shall include the vacancy sent by the government in its advertisement for the annually held combined competitive examination.(iii)The Commission shall send the list of selected candidates to the Department on the basis of the examination held for different services as per its prescribed manner and procedures.(iv)Age. - The maximum age limit for entry into the service shall be the same as prescribed by the government from time to time and advertised by the Commission in its advertisement.(v)Educational Qualification. - Graduation or equivalent from any recognized University.(vi)It will be essential for candidates to fulfill the criterion prescribed by the Commission, and satisfy the Commission for selection into the Service.(2)Recruitment through Promotion. - (i) For the recruitment by promotion, the Departmental Promotion Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Inspector General, Prisons and Correctional Services, Bihar shall prepare a recommendation-list, amongst the working Deputy Superintendents from the cadre of Deputy Superintendents in Bihar jails, on the basis of their service history, Annual Confidential Report, seniority and merit list.(ii)The said recommendation-list shall be sent to the Commission.(iii)The State Government shall notify for filling the actual number of vacancy on the basis of promotion after getting recommendations from the Commission.(iv)The percentage of recruitment through promotion shall be 25 percent of total created and sanctioned posts of the Service.
