State civil service officers to face UPSC test and interview for promotion to Indian Administrative, Police and Forest Services.

State civil service officers to face UPSC test and interview for promotion to Indian Administrative, Police and Forest Services.

State civil services officers will now have to face a Union Public Service Commission test and interview for their promotion to the three All India Services. The selection to IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service from states' services will be made through a 1000 marks four-stage process including a written exam and interview. The Ministry of Personnel has changed the rules for promotion from state services. The move was opposed by some states including Tamil Nadu.

As per new rules, a state civil service officer will have to face the written examination comprising two papers-- Paper I on aptitude test and Paper II on General Studies and state specific questions.

In addition, there will be an interview and assessment of ACR by a board for such officers.

The rules said that there will be a third written paper on essay, comprehension and precis type only for non state civil services officers in addition to two papers Till now, the selection of state services officers into these Services was being done on the basis of review of their seniority and Annual Confidential Reports.