(1)The Commission shall consist of Chairperson, Member (Administration) and three Members, who shall be whole time officers and shall be appointed by the State Government.

(2)A person shall be eligible for appointment to the post of Chairperson, if, he or she: -

(a)is a retired Officer not below the pay grade of Principal Secretary in the State Government or Additional Secretary in the Government of India or equivalent pay grade from All India Services or any Group A Service; or

(b)has served for a minimum period of 03 years as the Vice Chancellor of a Public University or Director of an Institute established through an Act of Government of India.

(3)A person shall be eligible for appointment to the post of Member (Administration), if he is: -,

(a)a retired Officer not below the pay grade of Secretary in the State Government or Joint Secretary in the Government of India or equivalent pay grade from All India Services or any Group A Service; or

(b)a retired Professor with at least 10 years of experience in the rank of Professor in any Public University or Institute established through an Act of Government of India.

(4)Of the three members,: -

(a)one member shall be a retired Officer not below the pay grade of Joint Secretary in the State Government or Deputy Secretary in the Government of India or equivalent pay grade from All India Services or any Group A Service or any Jharkhand State Public Service;

(b)one member shall be a retired Professor from any Public University or Institute established through an Act of Government of India; and

(c)one member shall be a retired Judicial Officer not below the rank of District Judge or an advocate recognised by State Bar Council with at least 10 years of experience in Court of Law.

(5)The Commission shall have a Secretary who shall be an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the State Government.

(6)Every appointment under this Section shall take effect from the date of its notification by the State Government.