The promotional prospects are bright and Officers can reach upto the
level of Deputy Inspector General and Inspector General.
• An Inspector in ITBP with 5 years of regular service becomes eligible
for promotion to the rank of Assistant Commandant
• After 6 year of service as an Assistant Commandant, he becomes eligible
to the position of Deputy Commandant.
• After 11 years in Group-A (Class-I) service including 5 year service as
Deputy Commandant, the officer can get promotion to the rank of Second-in-Command.
• With 15 year Group-A (Class-I) service including 4 years as Second-in-Command
the officer becomes eligible to get promoted to the rank of Commandant.
Non-Gazetted Officers :
The Promotion prospects are bright and a person can reach upto the level
of Assistant Commandant and Deputy Commandant.
Promotion to the rank of Inspector is subject to passing Departmental
Promotion Test.
The person joining as Sub-Inspector can reach upto the level of 2nd In
Command and Commandant subject to his caliber and vacancies available
for promotion.
A person joining as Sub-Inspector becomes eligible for promotion to
the rank of Inspector after putting 3 years of service
After putting 3 Years as Inspector , he becomes eligible to the Subedar
Major
On completion of 5 years of service as Inspector / Subedar Major,
he is considered for promotion as Assistant Commandant.
On completion of 6 years Group 'A' (Class-I) he becomes eligible for
promotion as Deputy Commandant.
Promotion in each rank from Constable to Inspector is subject to passing
departmental promotion tests.
The person joining as Constable becomes eligible for promotion to
the rank of Head Constable after 8 years of service.
After 13 years service including 8 year service as Head Constable,
he becomes eligible to the rank of Sub-Inspector.
After 16 years service including 3 years service as Sub-Inspector,
he becomes eligible to the rank of Inspector
After 19 years service including 3 years as Inspector, he becomes
eligible to the rank Subedar Major
Other Cadres
Medical Cadre
A Medical Officer (Group-A) is given promotion as Senior Medical Officer
(Deputy Commandant) after 4 years of regular service.
On completion of 6 year service as Senior Medical Officer or 10 years
of total service in the Cadre he is promoted as Chief Medical Officer
(Ordinary Grade)
After rendering 6 years service as Chief Medical Officer (Ordinary
Grade) he gets promoted as Chief Medical Officer (Selection Grade)
One post of Director (Medical) is available and this post is filled
by promotion from amongst the Chief Medical Officers (Selection Grade)
with not less than 3 years service in the grade or 17 years of Total
service.
Engineering Cadre
An Assistant Commandant (Engineer) on completion of 6 years of regular
service in the grade, becomes eligible for promotion to the rank of
Deputy Commandant (Engineer)
The Deputy Commandant (Engg) with 15 years Group 'A' (Class-I) service
of which 10 years should be as Deputy Commandant (Engineer) becomes
eligible for Commandant (Engineer).
Commandant (Engineer) with 18 years Group 'A' (Class-I) service of
which minimum 10 years of regular service should be in the rank of Commandant
(Engineer), becomes eligible for Additional Deputy Inspector General
(Engineer).
Veterinary Cadre
An Assistant Commandant (Veterinary Assistant Surgeon) becomes eligible
to get promotion to the rank of Deputy Commandant (Veterinary Surgeon)
after 6 years of regular service in the grade.
After 5 years of regular service as Deputy Commandant (Veterinary
Surgeon) one is eligible to be promoted as Commandant (Senior Veterinary
Surgeon)
Pay Scales:
Each rank in Indo Tibetan Border Police Force has its own range
of pay scale. The pay scales varies from Rs. 8000 for constables to Rs.
80000 for the Director General.
