CHAPTER II

The Akademi's Establishment

Creation of posts, their classification and duties of incumbents

4. (1)The Akademi shall have such number of posts in such grades and in such scales of pay as may be sanctioned from time to time. The grade applicable to each post shall be mentioned in the Recruitment Rules.
(2)The Executive Board may

(i) abolish any post or grade;
(ii) transfer a post from one grade to another, create any post, or alter the pay scale of any post; and

(iii) create, for such time as it deems fit, any post to be filled up on contract in the exigencies of work and determine the terms of the contract.

5. (1) Recruitment to every post shall be made in accordance with the Recruitment Rules approved by the Executive Board.

(2) If , for any reason, a temporary vacancy arises in any post, the duties of that post may be assigned to another employee who is in the same scale of pay be the Secretary:

Provided that in the case of Deputy Secretary level officers, the Secretary shall seek the approval of the President.

(3) Every appointment on contract shall be made for such period and on such terms as the Executive Board may decide.

(4) Direct recruitment to any post, where required under the Recruitment Rules, shall be made

(i) in respect of posts in Groups A, B & C from amongst candidates applying in response to advertisement; and

(ii) in respect of posts in Group D from amongst candidates recommended by the Employment Exchange on requisition.

(5) Whenever the Executive Board decides to appoint an employee of any other organisation in a post under the Akademi, the appointment shall be made on the basis of the recommen-dation of a Selection Committee constituted by the Executive Board which shall also be competent to determine the period for which and the emoluments on which the borrowed employee shall be employed by the Akademi.

(6) No person shall be appointed to any post by direct recruitment unless
(a) he is declared medically fit by the medical authority approved by the Executive Board; and

(b)the Appointing Authority is satisfied that he possesses good character and antecedents.

6. (1) Every person appointed to a post under the Akademi shall be on probation for two years:

Provided that, if in the opinion of the Controlling Authority, the employee' s performance has not been wholly satisfactory during the probation but he is likely to overcome his shortcoming if he is allowed some more time, the Controlling Authority may extend the period of probation for such period as he deems fit:

Provided further that any decision for extension of probation shall be taken ordinarily within eight weeks after the expiry of the previous probationary period and communicated in writing to the employee concerned together with the reason for so doing within the said period.

(2) If an employee's performance during the period of probation has been unsatisfactory, his probation shall be terminated and thereupon, the employee.

(a)  if appointed through direct recruitment, shall cease to be an employee of the Akademi; and

(b)  if appointed by promotion, shall be reverted to the grade or post from which he was promoted.

(3) On the satisfactory completing of probation, an employee shall be confirmed against the post to which he was appointed:

Provided that no person shall be appointed substantively to the post unless the post is included in the permanent establishment of the Akademi.

7 (1) The services of an employee shall be terminated

(a)  if his appointment was made for a specific period, then on the expiry of such period; or

(b)  if his appointment was made against a temporary post, on the abolition of the post or on the expiry of the period for which the post was created.

(2)  The services of a permanent employee may be terminated by a notice of three months or on payment of pay and allowances for such period as the notice falls short of three months or without notice on payment of three months' pay and allowances if the post to which he was substantively appointed is abolished.

8. (1) An employee shall retire from the service of the Akademi
(a) on his attaining the age of superannuation applicable to employees of the Akademi in pursuance of orders of Government; or
(b) on his being declared medically unfit for service by the Medical Authority constituted by the Executive Board in this behalf; or
(c) on the imposition of the penalty of compulsory retirement.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-rule, Appointing Authority may require an employee to retire after he attains the age that falls short of the prescribed retirement age by two years. The employee may also after attaining this age, voluntarily retire from service under the Akademi after giving three months' notice to the Appointing Authority:

Provided that the Controlling Authority may, in his discretion, accept a notice of a shorter period.

9. (1) An employee may, by notice of one month in writing addressed to the Appointing Authority, resign from the service of the Akademi.

(2) The Appointing Authority may, in his discretion, permit an employee to resign from the service of the Akademi by notice of less than a month.

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