(1) To be a candidate for promotion, one must have the prescribed educational qualification and the following minimum service period for a post below the rank of the post to be promoted:-
(a) Three years for non-gazetted posts,
(b) Five years for gazetted posts.
(2) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section (1), women, tribal/tribals, Madhesi, Dalits, disabled and permanently residing civil servants in backward areas will be potential candidates for promotion even if their service period is less than one year in the mentioned service period.