Section 44(1)(iii) in The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016
(iii)Children in the age group of 8 to18 years, who are legally free for adoption but have not been selected by any Prospective Adoptive Parent (PAP) for one year to be eligible to be placed in family foster care or group foster care, as the case may be, by the Committee on the recommendation of District Child Protection Unit or Specialized Adoption Agency.