Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973
Rule 3. (1) Appointments to posts shall be made by any of the following methods, namely:–
(a) by promotion in accordance with Part II of these rules;
(b) by transfer in accordance with Part II of these rules, and
(c) by initial appointment in accordance with Part III of these rules.
(2) The method of appointment and the qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post shall be as laid down by the Ministry or Division concerned in consultation with the Establishment Division.
(3) “Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), or the method of appointment laid down in the recruitment rules, a person who is rendered surplus as a result of the reorganization or abolition of a Division, Department, Office or permanent post in pursuance of any Government decision or as a measure of economy may be appointed to a post in the basic pay scale to which he belonged, if he possesses the qualifications, and fulfils other conditions, applicable to that post”
(4) Where a person referred to in sub-rule (3),—
(i) possesses educational qualifications which are considered interchangeable with, or equivalent to, the qualification prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules; or
(ii) fulfils the prescribed qualifications and the conditions for initial appointment to the post in the relevant rules except the condition relating to prescribed experience,
the appointing authority may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax the requirement of educational qualifications or, as the case may be, the prescribed experience.
— S. 25 — Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, Rr. 3, 10, 11 & 12 — Method of appointment — Scope — Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulates the appointment of a person to the service of Pakistan and their terms and conditions — Whereas the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973 framed under section 25 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulate their method of appointment and promotion, etc — Rule 10 explicitly provides that initial appointment in BS-16 and above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Function) Rules, 1978 do not fall within the purview of the FPSC, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the FPSC — Rule 11 provides that initial appointment to a post in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent, other than those mentioned in Rule 10 shall be made on the recommendation of the Departmental Selection Committee after the vacancies have been advertised in newspapers — Rule 12 mandates that the candidates for initial appointment to a post must possess the prescribed educational qualifications and experience and that he or she must be within the age limit, except if otherwise provided in the rules framed for the purposes of relaxation thereof — Sub-rule (2) of rule 3 provides that the method of appointment and the qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post shall be as laid down by the Ministry or Division concerned in consultation with the Establishment Division — This rule empowers a Ministry or Division to formulate or establish its own method of appointment and qualifications for posts within that Ministry or Division; however, such method must align with the constitutional mandate and the general law on the subject. [2025 SCLR 16 = 2025 SCMR 104 = 2024 SCP 308]
10. Initial appointment to the All-Pakistan Services, the Civil Services of the Federation and posts in connection with the affairs of the Federation in basic pay scales 16 & above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Functions) Rules, 1978, do not fall within the purview of the Commission, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the commission; and
— S. 25 — Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, Rr. 3, 10, 11 & 12 — Method of appointment — Scope — Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulates the appointment of a person to the service of Pakistan and their terms and conditions — Whereas the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973 framed under section 25 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulate their method of appointment and promotion, etc — Rule 10 explicitly provides that initial appointment in BS-16 and above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Function) Rules, 1978 do not fall within the purview of the FPSC, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the FPSC — Rule 11 provides that initial appointment to a post in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent, other than those mentioned in Rule 10 shall be made on the recommendation of the Departmental Selection Committee after the vacancies have been advertised in newspapers — Rule 12 mandates that the candidates for initial appointment to a post must possess the prescribed educational qualifications and experience and that he or she must be within the age limit, except if otherwise provided in the rules framed for the purposes of relaxation thereof — Sub-rule (2) of rule 3 provides that the method of appointment and the qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post shall be as laid down by the Ministry or Division concerned in consultation with the Establishment Division — This rule empowers a Ministry or Division to formulate or establish its own method of appointment and qualifications for posts within that Ministry or Division; however, such method must align with the constitutional mandate and the general law on the subject. [2025 SCLR 16 = 2025 SCMR 104 = 2024 SCP 308]
11. Initial
appointments to posts in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent, shall be made
on the recommendations of the Departmental Selection Committee after the
vacancies have been advertised in newspapers.
— S. 25 — Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, Rr. 3, 10, 11 & 12 — Method of appointment — Scope — Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulates the appointment of a person to the service of Pakistan and their terms and conditions — Whereas the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973 framed under section 25 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulate their method of appointment and promotion, etc — Rule 10 explicitly provides that initial appointment in BS-16 and above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Function) Rules, 1978 do not fall within the purview of the FPSC, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the FPSC — Rule 11 provides that initial appointment to a post in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent, other than those mentioned in Rule 10 shall be made on the recommendation of the Departmental Selection Committee after the vacancies have been advertised in newspapers — Rule 12 mandates that the candidates for initial appointment to a post must possess the prescribed educational qualifications and experience and that he or she must be within the age limit, except if otherwise provided in the rules framed for the purposes of relaxation thereof — Sub-rule (2) of rule 3 provides that the method of appointment and the qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post shall be as laid down by the Ministry or Division concerned in consultation with the Establishment Division — This rule empowers a Ministry or Division to formulate or establish its own method of appointment and qualifications for posts within that Ministry or Division; however, such method must align with the constitutional mandate and the general law on the subject. [2025 SCLR 16 = 2025 SCMR 104 = 2024 SCP 308]
12. A candidate for initial appointment to a post must possess the educational qualifications and experience and, except as provided in the rules framed for the purpose of
relaxation of age limit, must be within the age limit as laid down for the post;
Provided that unless otherwise specified in the method of
appointment, qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post as laid
down under sub rule (2) of rule 3, the experience prescribed for initial
appointment shall be the post-qualification experience.
— S. 25 — Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, Rr. 3, 10, 11 & 12 — Method of appointment — Scope — Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulates the appointment of a person to the service of Pakistan and their terms and conditions — Whereas the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973 framed under section 25 of the Civil Servant Act, 1973 regulate their method of appointment and promotion, etc — Rule 10 explicitly provides that initial appointment in BS-16 and above or equivalent, except those which under the Federal Public Service Commission (Function) Rules, 1978 do not fall within the purview of the FPSC, shall be made on the basis of tests and examinations to be conducted by the FPSC — Rule 11 provides that initial appointment to a post in basic pay scales 1 to 15 and equivalent, other than those mentioned in Rule 10 shall be made on the recommendation of the Departmental Selection Committee after the vacancies have been advertised in newspapers — Rule 12 mandates that the candidates for initial appointment to a post must possess the prescribed educational qualifications and experience and that he or she must be within the age limit, except if otherwise provided in the rules framed for the purposes of relaxation thereof — Sub-rule (2) of rule 3 provides that the method of appointment and the qualifications and other conditions applicable to a post shall be as laid down by the Ministry or Division concerned in consultation with the Establishment Division — This rule empowers a Ministry or Division to formulate or establish its own method of appointment and qualifications for posts within that Ministry or Division; however, such method must align with the constitutional mandate and the general law on the subject. [2025 SCLR 16 = 2025 SCMR 104 = 2024 SCP 308]