The Indian Foreign Service (Recruitment, Cadre, Seniority and Promotion), Rules, 1961
13. Appointment to Senior Scale Posts:-
(1) There shall be no direct recruitment to a cadre post in the Senior Scale of the Service.
*#(2)(a) Such number of posts in the Senior Scale of the Service as do not exceed 22.5% of the Senior Scale and higher posts in the cadre (excluding one half of the posts of Heads of Missions/Posts, but including deputation reserve, if any) shall be filled in consultation with the Commission by promotion on the basis of merit from among officers of Grade I of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’ who have completed not less than three years of service in that grade:
(b) Appointments under Clause (a) shall be made in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission. The composition of the Departmental Promotion Committee for such appointments shall be as follows:-
(i) Chairman/Member, Union Public Service Commission: Chairman.
(ii) Foreign Secretary or a Secretary nominated by the Ministry of External Affairs : Member.
(iii) Additional Secretary (Administration), Ministry of External Affairs : Member.
(iv) Joint Secretary (Administration), Ministry of External Affairs : Member.
Note :- The quorum to conduct the meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee shall be three members, including Chairman.
$(3) All other Posts in the Senior Scale of the Service shall be filled by promotion on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, from among officers in the Junior Scale of the Service who have been confirmed in that scale, subject only to the provision of Rule 10.
%(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (3) such number of posts in the Senior Scale of the Service as do not exceed six percent of the Senior Scale and higher posts which were existing in the Cadre on the 1st day of January, 1968(excluding one half of the posts of Head of Missions/Posts, but including the leave reserve and deputation reserve, if any) shall be filled in consultation with the Commission by promotion on the basis of merit from among such offices of the Indian Information Service who are not already member of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘A’ or Branch ‘B’ and have completed not less than six years of service in any post or posts not lower than that of an Information Officer:
Provided that no such officer shall ordinarily be considered for promotion under this sub-rule if on the 1st day of January of the year in which the meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee, which is competent to consider such Promotion, is held, he has attained the age of 55 years:
Provided further that no promotion under this sub-rule shall be made after the 1st day of January, 1972.
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* Amended vide Notification No. 08/Cad/82 dated 04.10.82.
# Amended vide Notification No. 15/PA-II/96 dated 25.6.96.
$ Proviso regarding 55 years of age has been deleted vide Notification No. 15/PA-II/91 dated 5.4.91(file Q/PA-II/584/18/89).
% No longer applicable.
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