The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has allotted IAS batch years and seniority to 16 Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers who were promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) against vacancies under the 2025 select list.
Of the 16 officers, 13 have been assigned the 2016 IAS batch, while the remaining three have been allotted the 2017 batch. All 16 officers have been allocated to the Rajasthan cadre.
The officers were inducted into the IAS through the promotion quota in October 2026. The latest batch allocation formalises their respective years of allotment and determines their position in the IAS seniority hierarchy.
13 Rajasthan Officers Allotted 2016 IAS Batch
Thirteen officers belonging to the 1998 batch of the Rajasthan Administrative Service have been assigned the 2016 IAS batch. The officers and their previous postings are as follows:
Gopal Ram Birda – Previously served as Additional Director General, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.
Meghna Chaudhary – Previously served as Additional Inspector General, Registration and Stamps (Administration), Ajmer.
Om Prakash Jain – Previously served as Director, Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur.
Rajesh Singh – Previously served as Member, Board of Revenue, Ajmer.
Mukesh Kumar Sharma – Previously served as Secretary, Rajasthan State Information Commission.
Mahendra Kumar Sharma – Previously served as Joint Secretary, Technical Education Department.
Anju Rajpal – Previously served as Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Vivek Kumar – Previously served as Additional Inspector General (Administration), Registration and Stamps Department.
Madan Lal Nehra – Previously served as Member, Board of Revenue, Ajmer.
Dinesh Kumar Jangid – Previously served as Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department.
Poonam Prasad Sagar – Previously served as Additional Commissioner, Food and Civil Supplies Department.
Ummed Singh – Previously served as Special Assistant to Cabinet Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Mahaveer Kharadi – Previously served as Additional Commissioner (II), Tribal Area Development Department, Udaipur. He also served as President of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Association.
Three Officers Assigned 2017 IAS Batch
The remaining three officers, who belong to the 1999 batch of the Rajasthan Administrative Service, have been allotted the 2017 IAS batch. Their names and previous assignments are:
Dr Bhagchand Badhal – Previously served as Additional Commissioner, Jaipur Development Authority.
Aslam Sher Khan – Previously served as Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs and Waqf Department.
Narendra Kumar Bansal – Previously served as Additional Commissioner, Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
RAS Officers’ Induction into IAS Under 2025 Select List
The induction of these 16 officers into the IAS was carried out under the promotion quota against vacancies earmarked for the 2025 select list. The selection process followed a meeting of the Selection Committee held in Jaipur in September 2026. Subsequently, the Central Government issued formal promotion orders in October 2026, paving the way for their induction into the prestigious All India Service.
The subsequent batch allocation by the DoPT is an important administrative step, as it establishes the officers’ year of allotment and their corresponding seniority within the IAS cadre.
With this development, all 16 Rajasthan officers have received formal clarity on their IAS batch allocation, marking another significant milestone in their transition from the state administrative service to the country
