Promotions & Career

Promotions & Career Advancement

Career progression happens either by promotion to a higher post or through advancement schemes that give higher pay while continuing in the same post. This section explains both routes and the records they depend on.

Always verify the latest Government Order / official notification before taking action.

Promotion process

  • Eligibility and qualifying service
  • Seniority list and inter-se seniority
  • Panel preparation and screening
  • Promotion order and joining
  • Pay fixation on promotion
  • Reversion

Advancement schemes

  • Automatic Advancement Scheme
  • Special grade / special promotion posts as applicable
  • Career Advancement
  • Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) for teaching posts

Records that decide progression

  • Service Register entries and verification of service
  • Probation declaration and regularisation orders
  • Confidential reports / performance records
  • Departmental tests and qualifications

Explanation / Practical interpretation

The explanations on this page are a practical reading of the subject to help employees and offices act correctly. They are not a substitute for the official rule or Government Order, which alone is authoritative.