central govt change ias/ips cadre rule
IAS/IPS cadre rules have been changed. The new IAS/IPS cadre distribution policy has been issued by the Central Government. This new policy will be implemented from the Civil Services Examination (CSE-2026) of 2026, replacing the previous rules. By January 1 of every year, the departments controlling the cadre will prepare a list of vacant posts. These posts will be divided into unreserved, SC, ST, OBC and within the state and outside the state. The posts reserved for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) will be considered as part of the general posts.
Similarly, there will be four groups of states. All the state cadres have been placed in four groups in alphabetical order. Group 1 has AGMUT, Andhra Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Group 2 has Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. Group 3 has Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu. Group 4 has Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
A candidate will have to clearly state whether he wants to work in his own state or not. Otherwise, he will not be considered for his own state. For the distribution of posts in his own state, cycles like 1-25, 26-50 will be used. So that the candidates can get slots according to their rank. If there is no candidate from that category for the post in his own state, then the post will be filled through a complex swapping process between UR, SC, ST and OBC.
If the candidate is not allotted a cadre from his/her own state, he/she will be allotted a state outside the state as per the roster system. The group from which the allocation will start will change every year. For example, this year it will start from Group-1, next year it will start from Group-2. Candidates with Disabilities (PwBD) will be given priority in allotment of cadre and they can also choose any state of their choice other than their home state.
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