CBIC Releases Final All India Seniority List of Administrative Officers for the Period 1 January 2021-31 December 2022

The Directorate General of Human Resource Development under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) shared an Office Memorandum related to the Final Integrated All India Seniority List of Administrative Officers of CGST and Central Excise, including Directorates, for the period January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022.

A draft All India Seniority List (AISL) for Administrative Officers of CGST and Central Excise, including those in the Directorates, was shared through an office memorandum dated November 29, 2024. This list covered the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022.

The memorandum asked all Cadre Controlling Authorities to review the draft and send any objections or corrections within 15 days.

The draft list was also published on the official websites www.dghrdcbic.gov.in and www.cbic.gov.in. The final All-India Seniority List (AISL) for Administrative Officers of CGST and Central Excise, including those in the Directorates, for the period January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, has been completed (Annexure-A).

This list was prepared based on the Zonal Seniority Lists sent by the respective Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAs) (Annexure-B).

All the representations/objections received from the CCAs up to now have been examined and resolved.

The following principles have been considered in preparation of the final integrated All India Seniority List of Administrative Officers of CGST and Central Excise, including Directorates, for the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022.

1. DOP&T’s instructions on seniority and promotion;
2. Date of regular appointment in the grade of administrative officers;
3. Relative seniority of administrative officers in their respective zones to remain the same in the All India Seniority List;
4. When several officers are promoted to the post of administrative officer on the same date, their seniority (rank order) will be decided based on how long they have been working regularly in the previous (feeder) grade.
5. If two or more officers were promoted to administrative officer on the same day and they were also appointed to their previous post (feeder grade) on the same day, then the officer who is older (has an earlier date of birth) will be considered senior.

The final combined All India Seniority List of Administrative Officers in CGST and Central Excise (including Directorates) for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022 has been made using information provided by the Cadre Controlling Authorities. This list is also available on the websites www.dghrdcbic.gov.in and www.cbic.gov.in.