Odisha Sub-Ordinate Fodder Service (Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 2012

8. Manner of Selection:

(1) On receipt of applications, the Board shall evaluate the career marks of all eligible candidates and the candidates, who secure such minimum marks in career evaluation, as may be fixed by the Board, shall be called to appear at the interview.

(2) On the basis of the career marks and the marks secured in the interview taken together, the Board shall prepare a common list of successful candidates found suitable for appointment to each category of service i.e. for Category-J and for Category-V in order of merit. In case of two or more candidates securing the same marks in aggregate, the candidate securing higher marks in career evaluation shall be assigned higher position over the others.

In case of securing same marks in career evaluation. final ranking shall be determined on the basis of age, i.e., those elder in age shall be placed above others. This list shall also be published by the Board for general information.

(3) The list prepared under sub-rule (2) for any of the above two categories of the service shall include the names of successful candidates equal to the number of vacancies.

(4) The merit list prepared by the Board shall form the select list from the date of its - approval by the Secretary of the Department and shall remain valid for one year from -the date of its approval or until another select list is prepared afresh, whichever earlier.

(5) Appointment shall be made in the order in which the names appear in the Select list.