The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has issued an important order concerning the appointment of several State Civil Service officers into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for the Punjab Cadre. These appointments are based on their inclusion in the 2023 Select List, following a process that adheres to specific notifications and proposals from the Punjab Government. A key aspect of this order is the meticulous calculation of seniority and the year of allotment for these new entrants. This determination strictly follows Rule 3(3)(ii) of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, incorporating a detailed weightage formula based on completed years of qualifying service. For example, 12 years of service grants a 3-year weightage, while 27 years earns the maximum 9-year weightage. The newly appointed officers will be strategically placed within the existing IAS hierarchy, specifically positioned below a 2020 batch IAS officer and above a 2021 batch IAS officer of the Punjab Cadre. This order ensures a clear and regulated integration of personnel, reinforcing established administrative practices.
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No. 14015/18/2024-AIS-I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 26.08.2025
ORDER
Consequent upon appointment from State Civil Service to IAS of Punjab Cadre on the basis of inclusion of their names in the Select List of 2023 vide DoPT’s Notification 14015/18/2024-AIS-I(S-II&III)-B dated 12.08.2025 and on receipt of the proposal from the Government of Punjab vide their letter No. 5/1/2024-IAS(7)/745 dated 14.08.2025, the seniority / year of allotment of the following officers has been computed under Rule 3(3)(ii) of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 as amended vide Notification No. 14014/04/2011-AIS-I(A) dated 18.04.2012 and other relevant rules as amended from time to time as per following weightage formula:
| Completed years of qualifying service | Weightage in years |
|---|---|
| 12 | 3 |
| 15 | 4 |
| 18 | 5 |
| 21 | 6 |
| 23 | 7 |
| 25 | 8 |
| 27 | 9 (Maximum) |
- Select List of 2023 (SCS)
(Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Officer (S/Shri/Smt) | Date from which holding continuous service in the State Civil Service not below the rank of Deputy Collector or equivalent. | Completed year of continuous service in the State Civil Service not below the rank of Dy. Collector or equivalent till 31st December of the year for which the meeting of the committee to make selection was held to prepare the Select List on the basis of which the said officers were appointed to IAS (Fractions if any, are to be ignored) i.e. 31.12.2023. | Total weightage in years in terms of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 as amended from time to time. | Year of allotment entitled | Name, year of SL and YOA of the officer in PQ (SCS), immediately senior to the one whose name is in column no. 02 | Year of Allotment assigned | ————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | ———————————————- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1. | Rajdeep Singh | 14.07.2009 | 14 | 3 | 2020 | Ms. Navjot Kaur | 2020 | 2. | Bikramjit Singh Shergill |
25.10 .2011 | 12 | 3 | 2020 | As at Sr No. 1 in Col. 2 |
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| 3. | Harshuinder Pal Singh Brar |
20.10 .2011 | 12 | 3 | 2020 | As at Sr No. 2 in Col. 2 |
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| 4. | Rubinderjit Singh Brar |
29.10 .2011 | 12 | 3 | 2020 | As at Sr No. 3 in Col. 2 |
2020 |
2.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, the officers whose names have been mentioned above in the Select List of 2023 shall be placed below Ms. Kanchan, IAS (RR:PB:2020), the junior most RR IAS officer of 2020 batch and above Ms. Aparna M B, IAS (RR:PB:2021), the senior most IAS officer of 2021 batch of Punjab Cadre.
3. The order may be conveyed to the officers concerned.
(Sanjay Kumar Chaurasia)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Email: uss1@nic.in
To,
- The Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh – 160001 – for onward transmission to the officers concerned.
- The Accountant General, Punjab, Chandigarh – 160001.
- US AIS(III)/US(EO-PR)/ RO(CM)
- NIC, for uploading on the DoPT’s website.