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13. From a bare perusal of Rule 7(vii) of the 1997 Rules it is clear that now 90% of the posts of Clerk could be filled in by direct recruitment out of such a candidate who holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science or equivalent thereto from a recognised University and has passed matriculation examination with Punjabi as one of the subject. Such a candidate is also required to pass the written examination, obtain minimum 40% aggregate marks in the written examination and having proficiency in operation of computers. The remaining 10% posts are to be filled by way of promotion from amongst the Bailiffs, Process Servers, Daftri and Record Lifter possessing minimum Matric qualification or equivalent thereto having 5 years service as such subject to his having proficiency in operation of computers. Meaning thereby, for a Clerk to be directly recruited, the minimum qualification has been enhanced from Matriculation to a Bachelor Degree plus passing of matriculation examination with Punjabi as one of the subject as also passing of written examination with 40% minimum aggregate marks and proficiency in operation of computers. On the other hand in the case of promotion, a person who has worked for 5 years on either of the posts of Bailiff, Process Server, Daftri and Record Lifter and possess minimum Matric qualification or equivalent thereof, is eligible to be promoted as Clerk, subject to the further rider that he is having proficiency in operation of computers. Schedule-I of the 1997 Rules further contains a statement showing the posts and their old and revised pay scales. At Entry No. 8, the post of Clerk with different nomenclatures has been shown with the un-revised scale of ` 950-1800 and revised scale of `3120-5160.