Which fixation option should I choose?

It depends entirely on dates. Promoted shortly before your increment becomes due? Option B usually wins because you lose almost nothing by waiting and keep your senior increment date. Promoted just after an increment passed? Option A's immediate increment plus early renewal typically pulls ahead. The calculator settles it by totalling actual monthly basic across the following year.

What does 'equal-or-next-higher cell' mean?

After the feeder-level increment, your pay is placed in the promoted level at the cell that equals it, or the very next cell above if no exact match exists. Cells never round down — fixation can only maintain or raise pay.

Does Option A really reset my increment date?

Yes. Taking the promotion-day increment starts a fresh cycle: future increments fall on your promotion anniversary. That trade — cash today for a later renewal date — is precisely why the dated comparison matters.

Can I switch options later?

No. The election is made at fixation and is final, though corrections are possible through departmental channels if the fixation itself was computed wrongly. Choose with the twelve-month projection in hand.

How is my typed basic handled?

Basic pay always sits on a matrix cell. If you type an interim figure like ₹50,000, the tool snaps it to the nearest lower real cell and shows the chip so the arithmetic stays auditable.

Does MACP use the same rule?

Financial upgradations under MACP apply promotion-style fixation, but eligibility counting and benchmark rules come from DoPT's MACP scheme. Use the MACP planner for those dates, then bring the resulting level change here if you want the money view.

Pay Fixation Calculator: Promotion DOP vs DNI

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How FR 22(I)(a)(1) fixation works

On promotion to a higher level, Rule 13 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 gives every employee two fixation choices. Option A re-fixes pay on the day of promotion: you draw one increment in the feeder level immediately, move to the equal-or-next-higher cell of the promoted level, and your increment date resets to the promotion anniversary. Option B leaves pay untouched on promotion day; on your existing date of next increment the feeder pay (with that due increment) is fixed at the equal-or-next-higher cell of the promoted level, and your original increment rhythm continues.

Independently built and maintained · Published August 23, 2026 · Last reviewed August 26, 2026

How the calculation works

A: cell = first(promoted cells ≥ nextCell(feeder)); next increment = promo + 1 yr · B: same snap at DNI using feeder pay then; next increment = due + 1 yr

Pick your current level and enter your basic pay — it snaps visibly to the nearest matrix cell.
Choose the promoted level.
Enter the promotion date and your next increment due date.
Read both dated cards: the recommended ring shows which option pays more across the next twelve months.

Worked example

Promoted 20 September 2026 from Level 7 (₹47,600) to Level 8 with an increment due 1 July: Option A grants ₹49,000 from day one and renews each September. Option B waits until 1 July 2027 and fixes at ₹50,500 — feeder pay with the increments accrued by that date, snapped to the equal cell — keeping July renewals forever. Which wins depends on those exact dates — the calculator sums all twelve months for you.

What this estimate does not include

Modelled for regular promotion between levels; re-designation to the same level and MACP upgradation follow variants of the rule.
NPS, DA and allowances are excluded — this compares basic-pay trajectories only.
The 12-month window is the conventional comparison period employees and DDOs argue over; longer horizons shift slowly toward the option with the earlier renewal date.

Use the result as a planning estimate, not as personalized financial, tax, legal, or investment advice.

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