Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, May 26: As only four days have been left to furnish comments to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of Union Government on the proposal to conduct examination and interview of the State Civil Services officers for promotion to the All India Services (IAS/IPS/IFS), Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey is going to thoroughly discuss the issue with the top brass of Home, Forest and General Administration Departments tomorrow to finalize the State’s response.
Official sources told EXCELSIOR that in response to the communication dated May 7, 2013 received from Narendra Gautam, Under Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khandey has convened a meeting of Principal Secretary Home, Commissioner Secretary, Forest and Environment and senior officers of General Administration Department in order to take holistic view of the DoPT’s plan and finalize the State’s comments, which are required to be furnished before May 31, 2013 otherwise the DoPT will presume that State doesn’t have any comments to offer in this regard.
“As far as promotion from J&K Civil Services (KAS) to the IAS, the opinion has already been furnished to the Chief Secretary while as the same of Home and Forest Departments, which deal with the IPS and IFS matters will be tabled before the Chief Secretary tomorrow itself”, sources said, adding “after thoroughly reviewing the response of Home and Forest Departments Chief Secretary will take a decision for furnishing the same to the DoPT”.
The move came on the recommendation from Administrative Reforms Commission and the Union Public Service Commission which suggested changes in the existing rules to select officers from State for three All India Services—Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS).
As per the proposed changes, the selection will be made through a four stage process carrying a maximum of 1000 marks—a common written examination having maximum 400 marks (40% weightage), consideration of additional length of service rendered by an officer in State Civil Service having maximum 200 marks (20% weightage at the rate of 1% per year in excess of minimum length of service), assessment of service records by a committee, having maximum 250 marks (25% weightage) and interview by a board.
Number of members of the State Civil Services who will be called for the written examination will be five times the substantive vacancies in the order of seniority in that service. Out of such members who appear for the examination, on the basis of marks obtained in the written examination and marks assigned for length of service rendered, a number of officers upto 2.5 times the number of substantive vacancies will be shortlisted for assessment of service records and interview.
There will be a common written examination having maximum 400 marks for all the eligible State Civil Service officers in the zone of consideration and such examination will consist of Aptitude Test (100 marks), General Studies (100 marks), State Specific questions (40 marks), Service specific questions (160 marks). The detailed syllabi of the examination will be laid down separately and venue for the common written examination and detailed calendar for the selection process including written examination, assessment of service records and interview will be announced every year.
The marks obtained by an officer in the written examination will be added to the marks assigned to him for the length of service rendered at the rate of 10 marks for each completed year of service beyond 8 years upto a maximum of 200 marks. On the basis of the total obtained marks, the officers will be shortlisted for assessment of service records and interview.
At present, selection of State Services officers into All India Services is made on the basis of review of seniority and Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of an officer. The changes in the existing rules have been mooted in order to ensure preference to the merit and bring transparency in the entire process.
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