Jaipur: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has allotted seniority and IAS batch years to 16 Rajasthan officers promoted from the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) under the 2025 select list.
According to reports, 13 of the newly inducted officers have been allotted the 2016 IAS batch, while the remaining three have received the 2017 batch. All 16 officers belong to the Rajasthan cadre.
The officers were promoted to the IAS in October 2026 against vacancies for the 2025 select list. The batch allocation determines their year of allotment and position in the IAS seniority structure.
13 Officers Allotted the 2016 IAS Batch
The following 13 officers were among those promoted from the 1998 batch of the Rajasthan Administrative Service. Their reported IAS batch allotment is 2016.
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- Gopal Ram Birda —Previously Additional Director General, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.
- Meghna Chaudhary —Previously Additional Inspector General, Registration and Stamps (Administration), Ajmer.
- Om Prakash Jain —Previously Director, Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur.
- Rajesh Singh —Previously Member, Board of Revenue, Ajmer.
- Mukesh Kumar Sharma —Previously Secretary, Rajasthan State Information Commission.
- Mahendra Kumar Sharma —Previously Joint Secretary, Technical Education Department.
- Anju Rajpal —Previously Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
- Vivek Kumar —Previously Additional Inspector General (Administration), Registration and Stamps Department.
- Madan Lal Nehra —Previously Member, Board of Revenue, Ajmer.
- Dinesh Kumar Jangid —Previously Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department.
- Poonam Prasad Sagar —Previously Additional Commissioner, Food and Civil Supplies Department.
- Ummed Singh —Previously Special Assistant to Cabinet Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
- Mahaveer Kharadi — IAS: 2016: Rajasthan. Previously Additional Commissioner (II), Tribal Area Development Department, Udaipur. He also served as president of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Association.
Three Officers Allotted the 2017 IAS Batch
The following three officers were included in the 1999-batch RAS group promoted to the IAS. Their reported IAS batch allotment is 2017.
- Dr. Bhagchand Badhal —Previously Additional Commissioner, Jaipur Development Authority.
- Aslam Sher Khan —Previously Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs and Waqf Department.
- Narendra Kumar Bansal —Previously Additional Commissioner, Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
From RAS to the IAS
The 16 officers were inducted into the IAS through the promotion quota against vacancies for the 2025 select list. Their promotion followed a selection committee meeting held in Jaipur in September 2026, after which the Centre issued the formal promotion orders in October.
The batch allocation is a subsequent step in the induction process, establishing the officers’ IAS year of allotment and seniority.
