Srinagar, Aug 28 (JKNS): The Government of India has notified the Select Lists of State Civil Service (SCS) officers of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under the promotion quota for the 2019 and 2020 selection years.
The notification was issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training, on August 28, 2026, a copy of which lies with news agency JKNS stated that, in exercise of powers under the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, read with the IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955.
The Select List for 2019, prepared against vacancies that arose between January 1 and December 31, 2019, includes 18 officers of the J&K segment of the State Civil Service.
The officers included in the 2019 Select List are Babila Rakwal, Anil Koul, Shabnam Shah Karnili, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Itco, Rachna Sharma, Leela Padha, Kusum Badyal, Vivek Sharma, Rajinder Singh Tara, Tariq Hussain Ganai, Munir-ul-Islam, Mohammad Harun Malik, Nisar Ahmad Wani, Jatinder Singh, Sajjad Hussain Ganai, Anoo Malhotra, Shamim Ahmad and Nitu Gupta.
The Select List for 2020, prepared against vacancies arising between January 1 and December 31, 2020, includes five officers—Nisar Ahmad Wani, Prediman Krishan Bhat, Tariq Ahmad Zargar, Bhawani Rakwal and Smita Sethi.
The notification states that the Select Lists were prepared on April 24, 2026, under Regulation 5(5) and approved on August 3, 2026, under Regulation 7(2), for filling promotion-quota vacancies in the AGMUT cadre of the IAS under the State Civil Service category.
The name of Nisar Ahmad Wani in the 2019 Select List has been included provisionally, subject to the grant of an Integrity Certificate by the State Government. His name in the 2020 Select List has also been included provisionally subject to the same requirement.
The Centre has further noted that the name of one officer in the 2020 Select List has been included in addition to the normal size of the Select List in accordance with the second proviso to Regulation 5(5) of the IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955.
The notification marks a significant step in the induction of eligible J&K State Civil Service officers into the IAS against the promotion quota vacancies in the AGMUT cadre. (JKNS)
