(1) In promoting to the post of Inspector General of Armed Police, the Government of Nepal shall make promotion to the post of Inspector General of Armed Police, to such appropriate candidate on the basis of ability to perform the work, capacity to bear the responsibility, experience to provide leadership and the ability to encourage and mobilize the Armed Police under own self,
from amongst the Additional Inspector General of Armed Police, and in the case of not having such Additional Inspector General of Armed Police from amongst the Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police.
(2) In promoting to the post of Additional Inspector General of Armed Police, the Government of Nepal shall make promotion to the post of Additional Inspector General of Armed Police, to such appropriate candidate on the basis of ability to perform the work, capacity to bear the responsibility, experience to provide leadership and
the ability to encourage and mobilize the Armed Police under own self from amongst the Deputy Inspector Generals.
(3) Except in the case of the Inspector General of Armed Police and Additional Inspector General of Armed Police, the following authority shall have the right to promote to other posts of the Armed Police Service on the recommendation of the Promotion Committee:
(a) The Government of Nepal, in the case of the post of the Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police and
to the Gazetted Officer level posts below the same,
(b) Inspector General of Armed Police, in the case of the post of Senior Sub-Inspector and Sub-Inspector
of Armed Police,
(c) Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police or Armed Police Officer of higher level, in the case of the post
of Assistant sub-Inspector of Armed Police,
(d) Superintendent of Armed Police or Armed Police Officer of higher level, in the case of the post of
Senior Constable, Constable and sub-Constable of Armed Police.