(d) The year of allotment of an offi cer appointed to the Service in accordance with rule 7A of the Indian Police Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, having been eligi ble under the second proviso to sub regulation (iii) of Regulation 4 of,the Indian Police Service (Emergency Commissioned and Short Service Commissioned Officers) (Appoint 280 ment by Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1971, shall be deemed to be the year in which he would have been so appointed at his first or second attempt, after the date of joining pre commission training or the date of his Commission where there was only post comission training and also after the lapse of as many years as would have been necessary for him to complete his studies, in the normal course, for the award of the educational qualifica tions prescribed for direct recruitment to the Indian Police Service according as he quali fied for appointment to the Service in his first or second chance as the case may be." Both the above rules, namely, IFS (Regulation of Senior ity) Rules, 1968 and IPS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954 have been framed under All India Services Act, 1954, hereinafter referred to as 'the Act '.