LDCE IP Eligibility: Senior/Junior Clause Guide | DOP OM No. X-07/5/2025-SPN-II-DOP dated 17/10/2025

No. X-07/5/2025-SPN-II-DOP

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

(Personnel Division)

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi-110001

Dated 17th October, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: LDCE for promotion to Inspector Posts (IP) Cadre for vacancy year 2025-clarification on Senior/Junior Clause-reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DE Section communication no. DE12/3/2025-DE-DOP-Part (1) dated 16.10.2025 on the above cited subject.

In this regard, DE Section is requested to take necessary action or issue suitable instructions in the matter in light of the following provision:

“Where juniors who have completed qualifying or eligibility service are eligible for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination or Competitive Examination, their seniors would also be eligible for such examination provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade, subject to the condition that both the senior and junior were recruited through the same mode of recruitment and were holding the same feeder cadre prior to appointment to the present post on regular basis.

This condition shall not be applicable with reference to such junior officials who lost their seniority after availing transfer under Rule-38 of Postal Manual Volume-IV.”

This issues with the approval of DDG (P & DE).

(Vinod Kumar)

Assistant Director General (SPN)

To,

ADG (DE)