STUDY LEAVE RULES ALONGWITH EXTRACTS FROM CIVIL SERVICES RULES (PUNJAB) VOLUME-I, PART-I ABOUT HOSPITAL AND STUDY LEAVE (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Study leave should not ordinarily be granted to government servants who have less than five years’ service. Such leave shall not be granted to government servants within three years of the date of superannuation or retirement. The period of study leave is upto four years and it is granted once in entire service to a government servant. Extraordinary Leave (EOL) can be granted in conjunction with study leave. A government servant admitted in the Ph.D course shall be allowed full pay during study leave. Study leave will be counted as service for promotion and pension but not for leave.