Notification No. 7/5/2014-I-V is issued by Government of Pakistan Cabinet Secretariat Establishment division dated 29th December 2016.
Eligibility of Superintendent BS-17 to Participate in Section Officers Promotional Examination (SOPE)
Office Memorandum
Subject: Eligibility of Superintendent BS-17 to Participate in Section Officers Promotional Examination.
It is directed to refer to the subject cited above and to say that a query has received in this division about Eligibility of Superintendent BS-17 to Participate for Section Officers Promotional Examination (SOPE). It is clarified that grant of BS-17 to Superintendent is not a promotion within the meaning of section 9 of the civil servant act 1973, therefore for all practical purposes, the Superintendents granted/ placed in BS-17 are the substantive holders of the post in BS-16 and are eligible for taking Section Officers Promotional Examination (SOPE) subject on completion of all other conditions/ codal formalities.
This issues with the approval of competent authority.
