According to the Promotion Regulations, a State Civil/Police/Forest Service Officer may be considered for promotion to IAS/IPS/IFS if, on January 1st of the year for which the Select List is being prepared, he/she meets the eligibility criteria.

He/She-

• is a member of the State Civil/Police/Forest Service, as the case
  may be; and
• has successfully completed a minimum of eight years of uninterrupted service in the position of Deputy Collector, or in a position deemed equivalent by the State Government for IAS/Deputy SP, or in a position declared equivalent by the State Government for IPS, or in a position included in the State Forest Service for IFS.
• is verified in the State Service; and
  (d) falls within the zone of consideration, which is three times
  the number of vacancies based on seniority; and
• The age limit for eligibility has been raised to 56 years, effective from the Select List of 2015. This change applies to vacancies occurring between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015, as per the amendments to the IAS/IPS/IFS Promotion Regulations dated March 17, 2015. This clarification was issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, in their OM No. 14015/30/2015-AIS-I dated March 20, 2015.

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