Understanding the recent policy updates regarding the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) appointments from State Civil Service officers reveals a streamlined approach to seniority and year of allotment calculations. A recent decision confirms the appointment of an officer, Dr. Santosh Kumar Dewangan, to the Chhattisgarh Cadre, a move that follows his inclusion in the 2017 Review Select List. A critical aspect of this process involves a clear formula for determining an officer’s seniority and the specific year of allotment. This calculation adheres to the well-established IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, incorporating specific amendments. A detailed weightage system is in place: for instance, 12 years of qualifying service earns 3 years of weightage, escalating to a maximum of 9 years of weightage for 27 or more years of service. The 2017 Review Select List, addressing vacancies from that year, names several officers, detailing their continuous service, computed weightage, and entitled year of allotment. It’s important to note that the seniority and year of allotment for certain officers from this list have been carefully restricted. This measure ensures that no officer is assigned an allotment year earlier than those already senior to them in the same Select List or those appointed through earlier selections, upholding the integrity of the seniority hierarchy. Furthermore, the placement of officers from the 2017 Review Select List (SCS) within the Chhattisgarh Cadre is meticulously defined. They are positioned below specific junior-most promotee IAS officers and senior-most direct recruit IAS officers from the 2012 and 2013 batches, in accordance with Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987. This comprehensive framework underscores the commitment to transparency and fairness in career progression for IAS officers, ensuring that merit and established rules govern all appointments and seniority determinations.
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No. 14015/05/2018-AIS(I) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi Dated: 04.03.2025
ORDER
Consequent upon appointment of Dr. Santosh Kumar Dewangan to IAS officer of Chhattisgarh Cadre from State Civil Service on the basis of inclusion of his name in the Review Select List of 2017 vide DoPT’s Notification No. 14015/05/2018-AIS(I)-B dated 03.02.2025 and on receipt of the proposal from the Government of Chhattisgarh vide their letter No. § 1-05/2024/एक-2 dated 10.02.2025, the seniority/year of allotment of the officer 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) |
- Review Select List of 2017 (SCS) (Prepared against vacancies arisen between 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Officer (S/Shri/Scrit) | 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. 31.12.2017. | Total weightage in years in terms of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 as 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 |
| 1. | Omkar Singh | 01.06.1982 | 35 | 9 | 2008 | Shri Sanjay Agrawal (SL 2016, YoA 2012) |
| 2. | Sudhaker Xalxo | 01.05.1989 | 28 | 9 | 2008 | As at Sr No. 1 in Col. 2 |
counol-24 -| 3. | Dr. Santosh Kumar Dewangan | 01.09.2000 | 17 | 4 | 2013 | As at Sr No. 2 in Col. 2 | 2013 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. | P.S. Dhruv | 01.09.2000 | 17 | 4 | 2013 | As at Sr No. 3 in Col. 2 | 2013 |
*Seniority/year of allotment of officer mentioned at SI. No. 1 \& 2 in the Review Select List of 2017 (SCS Category) has been restricted under proviso of the rule 3(3)(ii) of IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 which provide that an officer shall not be assigned year of allotment earlier than year of allotment assigned to other officer senior to him in that Select List or appointed on the basis of earlier Select List. 2.1 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, the officers whose names have been mentioned at SI. No. 1 \& 2 of the Review Select List of 2017 (SCS) shall be placed below Shri Sanjay Agrawal (CG:2012), the junior most promotee IAS officer (appointed from SCS) of 2012 batch and above Ms. Namrata Gandhi (RR:CG:2013), the senior most RR IAS officer of 2013 batch of Chhattisgarh Cadre. 2.2 As per Rule 4 of the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, the officers whose names have been mentioned at SI. No. 3 \& 4 of the Review Select List of 2017 (SCS) shall be placed below Shri Rajendra Kumar Katara (RR:CG:2013), the junior most RR IAS officer of 2013 batch and above Shri Anand Kumar Masih (CG:2013), the promotee IAS officer (appointed from SCS) of 2013 batch (SL-2018) of Chhattisgarh Cadre. 3. The order may be conveyed to the concerned officer(s). (Sanjay Kumar Chaurasia) Under Secretary to the Government of India Tel. No: 011-23093063 Email: uss1@nic.in
Copy to:
- The Chief Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur – 492001 – for onward transmission to the officer concerned.
- The Accountant General, Chhattisgarh, Raipur – 492001.
- US AIS(III)/ US(EO-PR)/EO(CM)
- NIC, for uploading on the DoPT’s website.