The Indian Foreign Service (Recruitment, Cadre, Seniority and Promotion), Rules, 1961

2. Definitions :-

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires :-

(a) “Cadre Post” means a post included in the cadre of the Service and includes a temporary post which forms a temporary addition to the cadre ;

(b) “Commission” means the Union Public Service Commission;

(c) “Probationer” means a person appointed to the Service on probation ;

(d) “Service” means the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘A’.

(2) All expressions used in these rules and not defined therein shall have same meaning as in the Indian Foreign Service (Pay, Leave, Compensatory Allowances and other conditions of Service)Rules, 1961.

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