Section 11 in The Indian Foreign Service Branch 'B' Rules, 2017
11. Recruitment to Section Officer's Grade.
(1)The regular vacancies in the Section Officers Grade shall be filled by (i) 33.33 % through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination to be held by the Commission from officers of Assistant Grade of the General Cadre and Cypher Assistants of the Cypher Cadre and Personal Assistants of the Stenographers' Cadre who have (a) undergone and successfully completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs, (b) possess a Bachelors degree from the recognized University, (c) rendered not less than 5 years approved service and should also have earned at least 4 Annual Performance Appraisal Reports in the Grade(s), as the case may be; and (ii) 66.67 % by promotion of regular Assistants of the General Cadre and those of the Cypher Assistants in position on the date of notification of these rules, in the ratio of 7: 2 who have on the crucial date undergone and successfully completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs and rendered not less than 8 years of approved service and as soon as the persons holding posts of Cypher Assistant on the date as indicated vacate these positions, all the vacancies in the Section Officer grade as per this clause shall thereafter be filled by promotion of Assistants of the General Cadre.(2)The procedures for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination referred to above shall be determined by regulations made by the Central Government in the Ministry of External Affairs.
