12. Recruitment by promotion as Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer and to Class I posts.

(i) from Joint Director to Additional Director.
(ii) From Deputy Director to Joint Director.
(iii) from Subject Matter Specialist to Deputy Director.
(iv) from Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer to Subject Matter Specialist.
(v) from Agricultural Extension Officer and Junior Subject Matter Specialist to Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer.
(a) for promotion to cadre of Additional Director an Officer must have served as Joint Director of Agriculture or equivalent posts for a minimum period of 5 years;
(b) for promotion to the cadre of Joint Director an officer must have rendered service in the cadre of Deputy Director for a minimum period of 3 years of the first January of the year of promotion;
(c) for promotion to the cadre of Deputy Director, an officer must be at least a B.Sc. (Agriculture) or M.Sc. (Agriculture Bot.) and must have rendered service as Subject Matter Specialist [and/or] Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer for a minimum period of six year on the first January of the year of promotion;
(d) for promotion to the cadre of Subject Matter Specialist an officer must have B.Sc. (Agriculture) or M.Sc. (Agriculture Bot.) and must have rendered service for a minimum period of 3 years in the cadre of Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer;
(e) for promotion to the cadre of Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer an officer must have at least a degree in Agricultural Science or M.Sc. (Agriculture Bot.) and must have rendered service for a minimum period of 5 years in the corresponding lower cadre of the service on the first January of the year promotion: