Overview

• The UPSC applied strict rules limiting eligibility to officers with DGP rank and at least 30 years of service, excluding all ADGPs from consideration.
• Nitin Agrawal, a 1989-batch IPS officer, currently serves as Road Safety Commissioner and previously led the Border Security Force as its Director General.
• Ravada A. Chandrasekhar, a 1991-batch Special Director at the Intelligence Bureau, met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to express interest and is slated for a Cabinet Secretariat security post on August 1 if not selected.
• Yogesh Gupta, a 1993-batch Director General of Fire and Rescue Services, has faced transfers over policy disagreements and continues to await his Vigilance clearance certificate.
• Kerala’s cabinet is expected to convene this week to choose one of the three officers ahead of Saheb’s June 30 retirement.