Fourteen serving officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) have been cleared for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), following approval by the Union Public Service Fee (UPSC).
The event comes after the UPSC, throughout its two-day assembly held in New Delhi on April 23 and 24, 2026, cleared the induction of 14 serving JKAS officers into the IAS. The remaining 9 vacancies pertaining to retired JKAS officers will probably be carried ahead to the subsequent yr.
Official sources stated the Common Administration Division (GAD) of the J&Ok administration has acquired a communication from the Union Ministry of Residence Affairs (MHA) and the Division of Personnel and Coaching (DoPT) looking for the consent of the 14 officers for his or her induction into the IAS.
The consent is being sought as among the officers might select to not go for induction into the All India Service, sources stated.
“The communication states that 14 JKAS officers have been cleared for induction into IAS and their consent could also be despatched to the MHA and DoPT for issuance of a proper notification and allotment yr of induction to the officers,” the sources stated.
Among the many officers cleared for induction are Muneer-ul-Islam, Babila Rakwal, Shabnam Kamili, Rachna Sharma, Leena Padha, Rajinder Singh Tara, Tariq Hussain Ganai, Sajjad Hussain Ganai, Anoo Malhotra, Nitu Gupta, Prediman Krishen Bhat, Bhawani Rakwal, Smita Sethi and Anuradha Gupta.
The formal induction and allocation of the respective yr of allotment will observe after the officers convey their consent and the requisite notification is issued by the competent authorities.
