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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-14112025-267681
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 340]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025/KARTIKA 23, 1947
7612 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th November, 2025
F. No. 13018/03/2024-AIS-I.—In the Civil Services Examination Rules-2025 published in Part I. Section I
of the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) dated 22ndJanuary, 2025, the Central Government hereby makes the following
amendments:-
1.The existing sub-rule 4(b) of Rule 20 may be substituted by the following: -
"20.(4)(b) Along with this list of recommended candidates, the Commission shall also maintain a
Consolidated Reserve List of candidates which will include candidates from unreserved, reserved categories
and PwBD Category, ranking in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under each category.
The number of candidates of unreserved category in the Consolidated Reserve list will be equal to the
number of reserved category candidates and of PwBD Category who in the first instance were included in the
list of recommended candidates as per proviso to sub-rule (1) and reduction in recommendation against
unreserved vacancy(ies), if any, in light of sub-rule (4)(a)(2)."
2. The existing sub-rule 4(c) of Rule 20 may be substituted by the following: -
"20.(4)(c) The number of candidates of reserved category in the Consolidated Reserve List, from each
category of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Class, Economically Weaker Sections and
Persons with Benchmark Disability will be equal to the respective number of candidates reduced in each
category while recommending candidates in the first instance as per sub rule (4)(a)(1) and (4)(a)(2).
Along with the Consolidated Reserve List, the Commission shall also maintain an Extended List
which will include sufficient number of candidates, as in the discretion of the Commission, from unreserved,
reserved and PwBD category, ranking in order of merit below the last candidate included in the Consolidated
Reserved List under each category."
3. The existing sub-rule 4(d) of Rule 20 may be substituted by the following: -
"20.(4)(d) The Consolidated Reserve List as well as the Extended List so maintained shall be treated as
confidential till the process of recommendation(s) in terms of sub-rule (5) is finally concluded by the
Commission."
4. The existing sub-rule 5 of Rule 20 may be substituted by the following: -
"20.(5)(a)(1) The candidates recommended in terms of the provisions of sub-rule (4), shall be allocated
services by the Government. After finalizing the service allocation, including the candidates belonging to
reserved category, who acquire the merit at or above the fixed general qualifying standard without availing of
any concession or relaxation in the eligibility or selection criteria in terms of the proviso to sub-rule (1) and
after ascertaining the resultant vacancies due to migration of the reserve category candidates to their
respective category, the Government may forward a requisition to the Commission requesting it to
recommend, in order of merit, from the Consolidated Reserve List, the same number of candidates as
requisitioned for the purpose of filling up the unfilled vacancies in each category.
20.(5)(a)(2) Along with the requisition for recommending the candidates from the Consolidated Reserve List,
the Government may also forward a requisition to the Commission requesting it to recommend, in order of
merit, from the Extended List and below the last recommended candidate in each category from the
Consolidated Reserve List, the same number of candidates as requisitioned for the purpose of filling up of
vacancies that remained unfilled due to limited preferences expressed by the candidates, invalid reservation
claims of the candidates and cancellation of candidature in each category. No further requisition to the
Commission for filling up the unfilled vacancies, arising out of whatsoever reason(s) thereafter, shall be
forwarded by the Government.
Note: Vacancies arisen due to any reason other than mentioned in Rule 20(5)(a)(2) above, shall not be
considered to be filled up through the Extended List. Further, no reallocation/upgradation of Service of the
candidates shall be considered against such vacancies."
5. The existing sub-rule 6 of Rule 20 may be substituted by the following: -
"20.(6) For candidates recommended on Provisional basis by the Commission either in the results declared
in the first instance or from the Consolidated Reserve List and the Extended List due to non-completion of
any requisite formalities by the candidates or for any other reason whatsoever, the remedial action for
meeting the requisite formalities shall be completed by the candidate without any undue delay and in any
case within a period of time allowed further from the date of declaration of such Provisional result as the
Government may prescribe and notify."
YASHU RUSTAGI, Dy. Secy.
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