**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts, Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which came into force on April 28, 2026. These rules amend the 2021 recruitment framework specifically for the post of Senior Administrative Officer, establishing "promotion failing which by deputation" as the recruitment method. The document details revised eligibility tenures, mandatory training, and qualification requirements for both internal promotion and external deputation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Recruitment Method**
* The primary method for filling the Senior Administrative Officer post is through promotion.
* If recruitment by promotion is not possible, the post shall be filled through deputation.
**Promotion Eligibility and Criteria**
* **Eligible Grade:** Section Officers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force in level-7 of the pay matrix (Rs. 44900-142400).
* **Service Requirement:** Minimum of nine years of regular service in the grade.
* **Training:** Successful completion of at least two weeks of training as prescribed by the competent authority.
* **Existing Holders Provision:** For individuals holding feeder posts on a regular basis as of the notification date (April 28, 2026), the eligibility service remains seven years.
* **Seniority Clause:** If a junior who has completed eligibility service is considered for promotion, their senior may also be considered provided the senior's short-fall in service is not more than half the required period or two years (whichever is less) and they have completed their probation.
**Deputation Requirements**
* **Target Group:** Officers of the Central Government.
* **Service Status:** Must hold an analogous post on a regular basis or have five years of regular service in level-10 (Rs. 56100–177500) or equivalent.
* **Education:** Must possess a bachelor's degree from a recognized university or institute.
* **Experience:** Minimum of two years of experience in administration, establishment, or accounts work in a Government department.
* **Age Limit:** The maximum age for appointment by deputation must not exceed 56 years as of the closing date of applications.
* **Tenure:** The period of deputation, including time spent in previous ex-cadre posts, shall ordinarily not exceed four years.
**Procedural Restrictions**
* Departmental officers in the direct line of promotion are ineligible for appointment on deputation.
* Deputationists are ineligible for consideration for appointment by promotion.
**Impact Analysis**
**Section Officers (ITBP)**
**Impact**
They are now subject to a nine-year service requirement and mandatory two-week training to qualify for promotion to Senior Administrative Officer. However, those already in feeder posts on the date of notification retain a shorter seven-year eligibility period.
**Action Required**
Eligible officers must ensure they complete the prescribed two-week training and meet the specified years of regular service.
**Central Government Officers (External)**
**Impact**
Officers in other departments holding analogous posts or level-10 positions gain the opportunity to apply for the Senior Administrative Officer post via deputation if internal promotion fails.
**Action Required**
Interested applicants must ensure they meet the educational requirements (bachelor's degree), experience criteria, and remain under the 56-year age limit at the time of application.
**ITBP Administration/Competent Authority**
**Impact**
The authority is responsible for implementing the amended recruitment rules and organizing the required two-week training programs.
**Action Required**
Prescribe and facilitate the mandatory training for Section Officers to ensure a qualified pool for promotion.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts, Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026: The primary regulatory document amending the recruitment and promotion criteria for Senior Administrative Officers.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP): The central armed police force whose Group ‘A’ ministerial posts are governed by these recruitment rules.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The central ministry responsible for the administration and issuance of recruitment rules for the ITBP.
Ministry of Home Affairs, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2021: The principal policy document being amended by the 2026 notification.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: The legal provision granting the central government the power to regulate the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 294] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, अप्रलै 28, 2026/ििै ाख 8, 1948
No. 294] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026/VAISAKHA 8, 1948
गहृ मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 28 अप्रलै , 2026
सा.का.जन. 318(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए, गृह मंत्रालय, भारत-जतब्बत सीमा पुजलस बल, समूह 'क' (रािपजत्रत) अनुसजचिीय पि भती जनयम, 2021 म ें संिोधन
करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ाात:् -
1. सजं िप्त िीर्का और प्रारंभ.- (1) इन जनयमों का नाम गृह मत्रं ालय, भारत-जतब्बत सीमा पजु लस बल, समूह 'क'
(रािपजत्रत) अनुसजचिीय पि भती (संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रिृत होंगे।
2. गृह मंत्रालय, भारत-जतब्बत सीमा पुजलस बल, समूह 'क' (रािपजत्रत) अनुसजचिीय पि भती जनयम, 2021 म,ें
ज्य ष्े ठ प्रिासजनक अजधकारी के पि से संबंजधक क्रम सख्ं या 2 के सामन े अनुसूची म ें,-
2999 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(क) स्ट्तंभ 10 म,ें प्रजिजियों के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत प्रजिजिया ाँप्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएगं ी, अर्ाता ्:-
‘’प्रोन् नजत द्वारा, जिसके न हो सकने पर प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा।’’;
(ख) स्ट्तंभ 11 म,ें प्रजिजियों के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत प्रजिजियााँ प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएंगी, अर्ाात्:-
"प्रोन्नजत:
भारत-जतब्बत सीमा पुजलस बल के ऐस ेअनुभाग अजधकारी जिन्होंने िेतन मैट्ररक्स के स्ट्तर-7 (रु. 44900-142400) म,ें उि
ग्रेड में नौ िर्ा की जनयजमत सेिा तर्ा सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा जिजनर्िाि कम से कम िो सप्ताह का प्रजििण सफलतापूिाक पूण ा
दकया हो।
ट्रिप्पण 1 : िहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्होंन े अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै प्रोन्नजत के जलए
जिचार दकया िा रहा हो िहा ंउनसे ज्येष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध म ेंभी जिचार दकया िाएगा परंत ुयह तब िबदक उनके द्वारा की
गई ऐसी अहका या पात्रता सेिा, अपेजित अहका या पात्रता सेिा के आधे से अजधक से या िो िर्ा से, इनम ें से िो भी कम हो,
कम न हो और उन्होंन ेअपने ऐस ेकजनष्ठ व्यजियों सजहत, जिन्होंने ऐसी अहका या पात्रता सेिा पहले ही पूरी कर ली ह,ै अगली
उच्चतर श्रेणी म ेंप्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पट्ररिीिा की अिजध सफलतापूिाक परू ी कर ली हो।
ट्रिप्पण 2 : इन संिोजधत जनयमों की अजधसूचना की तारीख को जनयजमत आधार पर फीडर पि धारण करने िाल ेजिद्यमान
पि धारकों के जलए पात्रता सेिा सात िर्ा बनी रहगे ी।
प्रजतजनयजु ि:
केन्द्रीय सरकार के अजधकारी :
(क) (i) िो जनयजमत आधार पर मूल संिग ाया जिभाग म ेंसििृ पि धारण दकए हुए ह;ैं या
(ii) जिन्होंने मूल संिगा या जिभाग में िेतन मैट्ररक्स में स्ट्तर- 10 (56100-177500 रु.) या समतुल्य पि म ें
जनयुजि के पश्चात जनयजमत आधार पर उस श्रेणी म ेंपांच िर् ाकी सेिा की हो; और
(ख) जिनके पास जनम्नजलजखत िैजिक अहता ाए ंऔर अनुभि हो, अर्ाात ् :-
(i) दकसी मान्यता प्राप्त जिश्वजिद्यालय या संस्ट्र्ान से स्नातक उपाजध; और
(ii) दकसी िासकीय जिभाग में प्रिासन या स्ट्र्ापना या लेखा काया का िो िर्ा का अनुभि।
ट्रिप्पण 1 : पोर्क प्रिग ा के ऐसे जिभागीय अजधकारी, िो प्रोन्नजत की सीधी पंजि म ें ह,ैं प्रजतजनयुजि पर जनयुजि के जलए
जिचार दकए िान े के पात्र नहीं होंगे। इसी प्रकार प्रजतजनयिु व्यजि प्रोन्नजत द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए जिचार दकए िान े के पात्र
नहीं होंगे।
ट्रिप्पण 2 : प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध, जिसके अंतगात केन्द्रीय सरकार के उसी या दकसी अन्य संगठन या जिभाग म ेंइस जनयुजि
से ठीक पहल ेधाट्ररत दकसी अन्य संिगा बाह्य पि पर प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध ह,ै साधारणतया चार िर्ा से अजधक नहीं होगी।
ट्रिप्पण 3 : प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए अजधकतम आयु-सीमा आिेिन प्राप्त करन े की अजं तम तारीख को छप्पन िर्ा स े
अजधक नहीं होगी।‘’।
[फा. सं. I-12012/22/2016- संगठन (भाग)]
पी. एस. डगं िाल, जनििे क
ट्रिप्पण : मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखडं (i) में तारीख 4 अगस्ट्त, 2021 को,
सा.का.जन. 530(अ), तारीख 3 अगस्ट्त, 2021 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th April, 2026
G.S.R. 318(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Ministry of Home Affairs, Indo-Tibetan Border
Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2021, namely :—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Home Affairs, Indo-Tibetan Border
Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts, Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Ministry of Home Affairs, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Group ‘A’ (Gazetted) Ministerial Posts,
Recruitment Rules, 2021, in the Schedule, against serial number 2 relating to the post of Senior Administrative
Officer,—
(a) in column 10, for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:—
“By promotion, failing which by deputation.” ;
(b) in column 11, for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:—
“Promotion :
Section Officer of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force in level-7 in the pay matrix (Rs. 44900-142400) with nine
years regular service in the grade and having successfully completed at least two weeks training as prescribed by
competent authority.
Note 1 : Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion,
their seniors shall also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more
than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their
probation period for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such
qualifying or eligibility service.
Note 2 : The eligibility service shall continue to be seven years for persons holding the feeder posts on regular basis on
the date of notification of the these amendment rules.
Deputation:
Officers of the Central Government:
(a) (i) holding analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
(ii) with five years service rendered after appointment to the said post on a regular basis in posts in level-10 in the
pay matrix (Rs. 56100 – 177500) or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
(b) possessing the following educational qualifications and experience, namely :-
(i) bachelor degree from a recognised University or institute; and
(ii) two years experience in administration or establishment or accounts work in a Government department.
Note 1 : The departmental officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible
for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for
appointment by promotion.
Note 2 : The period of deputation including the period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding
this appointment in same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not
exceed four years.
Note 3 : The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall not be exceeding fifty-six years, as on the closing
date of receipt of applications.”.
[F. No. I-12012/22/2016-Org(Part)]
P.S. DANGWAL, Director
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i),
dated the 4th August, 2021 vide number G.S.R. 530 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2021.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.