New Delhi: Nearly four months after Legend Officers reported that 23 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers were likely to be inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after a gap of nearly four years, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has now notified the Select Lists for the years 2019 and 2020 for filling promotion quota vacancies in the AGMUT cadre of the IAS.
On May 4, 2026, Legend Officers had reported that the Jammu and Kashmir administration had completed the required formalities and referred 23 vacancies for the years 2019 and 2020 to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), with the selection process expected to be completed by the end of the month.
According to the notification issued by the DoPT on August 28, 2026, the Select Lists of State Civil Service officers of the Jammu and Kashmir segment were prepared on April 24, 2026, under Regulation 5(5) of the IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955, and approved on August 3, 2026, under Regulation 7(2). The lists have been notified for filling promotion quota vacancies in the AGMUT cadre of the IAS under the State Civil Service category.
The Select List of 2019, prepared against vacancies from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, contains 18 officers:
- Babila Rakwal
- Anil Koul
- Shabnam Shah Kamili
- Dr. Ghulam Nabi Itoo
- Rachna Sharma
- Leela Padha
- Kusum Badyal
- Rajinder Singh Tara
- Vivek Sharma
- Tariq Hussain Ganai
- Munir-ul-Islam
- Mohammad Harun Malik
- Nisar Ahmad Wani
- Jatinder Singh
- Sajjad Hussain Ganai
- Anoo Malhotra
- Shamim Ahmad
- Nitu Gupta
The notification states that the inclusion of Nisar Ahmad Wani in the 2019 Select List is provisional and subject to the grant of an Integrity Certificate by the State Government.
The Select List of 2020, prepared against vacancies from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, includes Prediman Krishan Bhat, Tariq Ahmad Zargar, Bhawani Rakwal, Smita Sethi and Anuradha Gupta. Nisar Ahmad Wani has also been included at Serial No. 0A, in addition to the normal size of the Select List, with his inclusion remaining provisional and subject to the grant of an Integrity Certificate by the State Government.
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