R.1 .

The Orissa Medical Service shall consist of Civil Surgeons appointed by promotion from the ranks of Assistant Surgeons and will include such other posts as the Governor may, from time to time, declare to be included therein.

R.2 .

       Recruitment to the Orissa Medical Service shall be-
       (a) by direct recruitment in accordance with the rules in Part II, or
       (b) by promotion in accordance with the rules in Part III.

R.3 .

The Public Service Commission shall announce on each occasion in such manner as they think fit the number of vacancies in the Orissa Medical Service to be filled by direct appointment and shall invite applications from candidates eligible for appointment under Rules 4 and 5.

R.4 .

       Except under the special orders of the Governor, candidate must be-
       (a) an Oriya, or
       (b) a British subject, being the son of parents permanently domiciled in Orissa, or
       (c) an Anglo-Indian British sublet born in the province, provided that neither he nor his parents are permanently domiciled in any other province, or
       (d) a subject of an Indian State who is eligible for appointment to the service for which he is a candidate by virtue of a declaration made under Section 262 (2) of the Government of India Act, 1935.

R.5 .

       A candidate must-
       (a) be under 1[thirty-two years] and over 1[twenty-one years] of age on the 1st day of August of the year in which applications are invited, or on such date as the Governor may by notification fix; provided that the Governor may, in special cases, relax the age-limit;
       (b) be of good character;
       (c) be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects or bodily infirmity ; and
       (d) hold a registrable medical qualification from a recognised University or Medical College in the United Kingdom or India and must have registered himself under the Orissa Medical Regulation, 1936 (Regulation No. II of 1936).
1. Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part III-A-No. 22/29.5.1987.

R.6 .

       (a) Every candidate shall submit his application in his own hand-writing in the form of which copies may be obtained from the Secretary to the Pubic Service Commission, Ranchi to the said Secretary so as to reach him not later than such date as may be notified by the Commission in this behalf on each occasion.
        (b) The application shall be accompanied by a treasury chalan of Rs. 5 as application fee, which will not be refunded in any circumstances. The fee should be credited to the Government of Orissa under the head 'XXXVI-Miscellaneous Departments-Miscellaneous Examination fees-Public Service Commission'.
        (c) With his application a candidate must submit-
       (i) evidence that he holds one of the registrable qualifications referred to in Rule 5 (d);
       

R.7 .

       The Commission shall consider all applications received and shall interview such candidates as they consider suitable for appointment :
        Provided that the Governor may, if he thinks fit, appoint an officer to represent the Department, and sit with the Commission merely in an advisory capacity. The officer so appointed shall be present at the interviews and shall advise the Commission on the apparent fitness of the candidates from the point of view of their possession of the special qualities required in the Orissa Medical Service, but he will not be responsible for the selection of the candidates.

R.8 .

       (1) From among the candidates interviewed, the Commission shall nominate and arrange in order of preference on each occasion such number of candidates as may be fixed by the Governor.
        (2) The names of the candidates nominated by the Commission arranged in order of merit, together with opinion of the Commission on each candidate and the applications of the candidates so nominated, shall be forwarded to the Governor.

R.9 .

       (a) The Governor may require the Commission to report the names of the best candidates belonging to any particular class or community irrespective of the number of nominations fixed under Rule 8.
        (b) In submitting a report in accordance with Clause (a) of this rule, the Commission shall state in the case of each candidate who has not been nominated by them under Rule 8-
       (i) whether the candidate is in their opinion fit for appointment to the service;
(ii) to what extent he is inferior to the candidates nominated under Rule 8.

R.10 .

       (a) The final selection of candidate shall be made by the Governor from amongst those who have been nominated by the Commission under Rule 8, or in respect of whom a report has been submitted in accordance with Rule 9.
        (b) Every candidate so selected shall be examined by a Medical Board. A candidate who fails to satisfy the Medical Board shall not be appointed.

R.10(a) .

       (1)] The candidates selected shall, if so required, be liable to serve in any Defence Service or the post connected with the Defence of India for a period of not less than 4 years including the period-spent on training, if any, anywhere in India or abroad :
        Provided that (a) he shall not be required to serve as aforesaid after the expiry of 10 years from the date of appointment;
        (b) he shall not ordinarily be required to serve as aforesaid after attaining the age of 45 years.
        2[(2) Every candidate selected for appointment to the Orissa Medical Service shall have to serve the initial period of minimum three years in Tribal/Backward areas as declared by the Government from time to time.
        (3) Every such candidate after serving three years as under S

R.11 .

       (a) The appointment to the posts of Additional Chief District Medical Officer, Deputy Director of Health Services, Zonal Medical Officer under National Malaria Eradication Programme, Superintendent, T.B.Hospitals, Additional Superintendent, Anti T.B.Demonstration and Training Centre, Principal, Health & F.W.Training Centre and such other posts in the rank of Class I (Senior) as may be declared by the Government from time to time to be equivalent to any of the posts mentioned hereinbefore shall be made by promotion from the rank of Assistant District Medical Officer/Sub-divisional Medical Officer/District Malaria Officer/District Leprosy Officer/District Immunization Officer and such other equivalent posts in the rank of Junior Class I having not less than 3 years of experience as such, on the basis of merit with due regard to seniority. For the post of Class I (Senior) Specialists, P.G. Degree in the concerned discipline alon

R.12 .

The Commission shall arrange the names of the officers in order of merit, and advise the Governor in respect of each officer whether his qualifications are sufficient and whether his record proves him to have the requisite character and professional ability for the service to which it is proposed to appoint him.

R.13 .

The final selection of officers to be promoted shall be made by the Governor after considering the recommendations made by the Commission under Rule 12.

R.13(a) .

       Where the State Government are of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, they may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing relax any of the provisions of these rules in respect of any class or category of employees in the interest of the Public Service in consultation with the Public Service Commission.]
1. Inserted vide O.G. No. 45 dated 7.11.2003.

R.14 .

       The seniority of officers in the rank of Civil Surgeons shall be according to the placement given by the Public Service Commission in their recommendation for the particular year, subject to, however, that officers promoted earlier shall be deemed to be senior to the officers promoted in subsequent year.
        Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support for his application through persons of influence or in any other manner will disqualify him for appointment.