Odisha Municipal Services (General) Rules, 2016

13. Procedure for Direct Recruitment:-

(1) The Director shall intimate to the Government in Housing & Urban Development Department each year preferably in the month of January the categorywise vacancy position in respect of Group A, Group B and Group C posts required to be filled up by direct recruitment.

(2) On receiving the Government approval, the Directorate of Municipal Administration shall initiate the process of recruitment through the Commission, or the Service Selection Committee or a Committee notified by the Government as the case may be in accordance with the provisions made in this respect in different recruitment rules.

(3) The posts coming under the category of direct recruitment in Group A, Group B and Group C in different services, shall be filled up through a combined or separate competitive examination and to be conducted by the Commission or the service selection committee or the committee notified by the Government as specified in respective recruitment Rules.