Military Medical Services.
Paras. 60-63.
NOTE (i).—Those in civil employ promoted will be supernumerary to the establish-
ment of Senior Assistant Surgeons for the military department.
NOTE (ii).—A Senior Assistant Surgeon of the in I.M.D. in civil employ who is reverted
to military, owing to a local government or other employing authority being unable,
for reasons of economy, to find suitable employment for him will be treated supernu
- m e r a r y i n t h e s e n i o r g r a d e u n t i l h e b e c o m e s n o n - e f f e c t i v e .
(ii) Sub-Assistant Surgeons—
Indian Warrant Officer to the rank of Jemadar . After 5 years' service in the warrant
grade, subject to passing the
prescribed examination.
Jemadar to Jemadar above the efficiency bar
at 10 years' total service.
After passing the prescribed examina-
tion.
Jemadar above the efficiency bar to Subedar. By selection from among those in
military and civil employ to fill
Subedar to Subedar-Major
.
vacancies in these ranks.
NOTE.—In exceptional cases of meritorious service sub-assistant surgeons who
have completed at least five years' service in the rank of subedar or in the ranks of
subedar and subedar-major may be granted the honorary rank of assistant surgeon.
60. Honorary King's Commissions.— A certain number of Honorary
King's Commissions as Lieutenants and Captains are granted to
selected Sub-Assistant Surgeons holding the rank of subedar-major
or subedar who have rendered distinguished service; provided they
have been specially recommended for appointment to Honorary
King's Commissions. The conditions governing the grant of these
commissions are set forth in Appendix III-A.
61. Special and accelerated promotion.— The rules governing
special promotion for good service in the field or for distinguished
service in peace are as laid down in Regulations for the Army in India,
Appendix XXVII, paragraphs 10 and 11.
62. Departmental examinations for promotion.— Promotion will be
withheld until all subjects of the prescribed examination have been
passed; and neither absence on field service nor any other excuse
for failure to pass will be accepted.
(i) Assistant Surgeons' Branch.—An Assistant Surgeon before
being eligible for promotion from the 3rd class to the 2nd class (on
completion of 12 years' total service in the Department) must have
passed the prescribed examination, the conditions of which are detailed
in Appendix III.
(ii) Sub-Assistant Surgeons' Branch.— A Sub-Assistant Surgeon
before being eligible for promotion to the rank of jemadar and, in
the rank of jemadar above the efficiency bar at 10 years' total service,
must have passed the prescribed examination, the conditions of which
are detailed in Appendix III.
63. Exemption of members of the I.M.D. from Departmental exami-
nations for promotion.—An Assistant Surgeon who, as the result of
study leave obtains professional qualifications which the D.G., I.M.S.
accepts as a satisfactory equivalent, may be exempted from appearance
at his next departmental examination for promotion.
An assistant or sub-assistant surgeon who obtains the Diploma
of the School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Calcutta, will be
exempted from passing his departmental examination for promotion.
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