(1) The licensee shall select the workers from among the applications received in accordance with rule 15 on the following basis:-
(a) Qualifications and training and experience mentioned in the requisition,
(b) Age and physical fitness of the applicant,
(c) Skilled training in case of skilled and semi-skilled workers (d) In accordance with Section 9 of the Act, reservation has been provided to women, Dalits, tribal tribes, oppressed classes, backward areas and classes and remote areas and victims of natural calamities in the number specified by the Government of Nepal.
(2) In addition to the basis mentioned in sub-rule (1), the department may give necessary written instructions to the licensee regarding the criteria and procedures for selecting workers.
(3) It shall be the duty of the concerned licensee to comply with the instructions given as per sub-rule (2).