Rating of examinations
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(a)The subjects of an examination shall be given such relative weights as the president of the commission may prescribe; provided, however, that in a promotion examination, credit granted for seniority and for performance rating may be applied by the addition of points to the average scores earned by passed candidates in the other parts of the examination.
(b)After a candidate's rating has been determined, he shall be notified of such rating unless he has otherwise been disqualified.
(c)In an examination in which the number of candidates is expected to greatly exceed the number of existing and anticipated vacancies, the president of the commission may prescribe that the passing mark shall be the lowest grade received among a certain fixed number of the candidates graded highest in such examination or in any subject of such examination. Whenever the president shall determine upon such a passing mark in any examination or in any subject of an examination, notice thereof shall be set forth in the announcement of the examination.
(d)In examinations where the competition is small in relation to the number of positions to be filled or in examinations which prove to be unusually difficult so that an adequate number of eligibles cannot otherwise be obtained, the president may authorize the use of any type or combination of types of conversion methods, set forth in the regulations, in the rating of such examinations.