Patna: The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has issued a comprehensive seniority order for 19 State Civil Service (SCS) officers newly inducted into the IAS Bihar cadre through the 2024 Select List.
The order, released on 19 November 2025, determines their year of allotment (YoA) and seniority under the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987 and subsequent amendments.
Based on the weightage assigned to qualifying years of service – ranging from 3 years’ credit for 12 years of service to a maximum of 9 years for 27 years of service – all 19 promoted officers have been assigned the 2015 allotment year.
Placement Between 2015 and 2016 Batch Officers
In accordance with cadre positioning norms, the newly inducted IAS officers will be placed –
- Below Tushar Singla (IAS 2015 batch), and
- Above Richie Pandey (IAS 2016 batch).
This ensures proper seniority alignment within the Bihar IAS cadre.
Vacancies Linked to 2024 Select List
DoPT finalized the seniority based on proposals sent by the Government of Bihar, with the Select List prepared against vacancies arising between 01 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.
The seniority calculations were carried out under Rule 3(3)(ii) of the IAS Seniority Rules.
Profiles of the 19 Newly Inducted IAS Officers (All Assigned 2015 Batch)
Arvind Kumar
Assigned 2015 allotment year; placed between IAS officers of 2015–2016 batches.
Pramod Kumar
Receives 2015 YoA under revised seniority rules after induction from SCS.
Vinay Kumar
Joins the IAS Bihar cadre with the 2015 allotment year as per seniority formula.
Abhay Kumar Singh
Granted 2015 year of allotment after promotion via 2024 Select List.
Rajiv Kumar Singh
Allotted the 2015 IAS batch under the notified seniority framework.
Amit Kumar
Senior IAS year fixed as 2015 under Rule 3(3)(ii) of Seniority Rules.
Kumari Seema
Assigned 2015 YoA after induction into the IAS Bihar cadre.
Dr. Mahendra Pal
Receives 2015 allotment year under amended IAS seniority rules.
Rashid Kalim Ansari
Allotted 2015 YoA following promotion from State Civil Service.
Md. Mumtaz Alam
Assigned 2015 year of allotment under DoPT’s finalized order.
Vijay Kumar
Receives 2015 IAS allotment year as per mandated weightage formula.
Sushant Kumar
Allotted 2015 YoA; inducted through the 2024 Select List.
Manoj Kumar Ranjak
Assigned 2015 batch year under Rule 3(3)(ii) of seniority regulations.
Ram Kumar Poddar
Joins the IAS with 2015 allotment year under official seniority norms.
Rajesh Parimal
Receives 2015 YoA after induction into IAS Bihar cadre.
Raj Mohan Jha
Allotted 2015 IAS year; seniority determined under amended rules.
Rajeev Prabhakar
Assigned 2015 YoA following his entry via the 2024 Select List.
Dhananjay Kumar
Receives 2015 year of allotment as per notified seniority formula.
Rakesh Kumar
Assigned 2015 batch year under IAS Seniority Rules.
