Career in Civil Servant

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Civil Servant Career

With Great power, comes great responsibility, or so said a famous man once in Civil Servant Career . If we put all the career options on the table and try to find a Civil Servant Career which would best fit the meaning of the quote, after Politics, the most powerful & respectable profession is that of a Civil servant. This career is not for the mild heated, flukes, It’s for the brainy bunch with confidence and discipline.

Civil Servant Career Job Profile

The Main Civil Servant Career services categories are

I A S (Indian Administrative Service).
I P S (Indian Police Service).
I F S (Indian Foreign Service).

Other than the three main Civil Servant Career , we also have other Group A services

Indian Audit & accounts Service.
Indian Postal Service.
Indian Civil accounts service.
Indian Information service.
Indian Railways service.
Indian Revenue service.
Indian Defense Accounts Service.

Skills/ Personality Required Civil Servant Career

One should be Alert.
He/ She should be discreet & diplomatic.
Should be fluent in all the local as well as English language.
Excellent Communication skills.
He/ She should be meticulous, dynamic & extroverted.
Strong Leadership capabilities.
Should be emphatic and interested in human affairs.
Keen observation as well as listening skills.
Should be fully aware of all current affairs, in his/ her own territory as well as national and international affairs.
Flair for writing, conversations, conveying orders and to be disciplined and attentive.

Pay Scale

The Salary structure of a Civil Servant Career officer differs according to the designation.

Junior Scale – Pay is around 15,600-39100 I NR plus Grade pay 5400 I NR.
Senior Time Scale – Pay is around 15,600-39,100 I NR plus Grade Pay of 6600 I NR.
Junior Administrative Grade – Pay is around 15,600 I NR-39,100 I NR plus Grade pay 7600 I NR.
Selection Grade – Pay is around 37,400 I NR – 67,000 I NR plus Grade pay of 8700 I NR.
Super Time Scale – Pay is around 37,400 I NR – 67,000 I NR plus Grade Pay of 10,000 I NR.

Above Super Time Scale

Pay of 37,400 I NR – 67,000 I NR plus grade of 12,000 I NR.
Apex Pay scale is fixed at 80,000 I NR ,No grade pay.
Cabinet Secretary pay is fixed at 90,000 I NR, No grade pay.

Job Opportunities Civil Servant Career

Indian Information Service for Junior Grade in Group ‘A’.
Posts of Assistant Commandant :- Group ‘A’ in Central Industrial Security Force.
Central Secretariat Service :- Group ‘B’.
Railway Board Secretariat Service :- Group ‘B’ in (Section Officer’s Grade).
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service :- Group ‘B’ (Assistant Civilian Staff Officer’s Grade ).
Customs Appraisers Service :- Group ‘B’.
Indian Ordnance Factories Service :- Group ‘A’ in (Assistant Manager, Non-technical).
Indian Postal Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Civil Accounts Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Railway Traffic Service :- Group ‘A.
Indian Railway Accounts Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Railway Personnel Service :- Group ‘A’.
Post of Assistant Security Officer :- Group ‘A’ in (Railway Protection Force).
Indian Defense Estates Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Administrative Service.
Indian Foreign Service.
Indian Police Service.
Indian P&T Accounts and Financial Service in (Group-A).
Indian Audit and Accounts Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Custom & Central Excise Service :- Group ‘A’.
Indian Defense Accounts Service :- Group ‘A.
Indian Revenue Service :- Group ‘A’.
Posts of Assistant Commandant :- Group ‘A’ in Central Industrial Security Force.
Central Secretariat Service :- Group ‘B’.
Railway Board Secretariat Service :- Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service :- Group ‘B’ in (Assistant Civilian Staff Officer’s Grade).
Customs Appraiser’s Service :- Group ‘B’.
The Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshwadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service :- Group ‘B’.
Pondicherry Civil Service :- Group ‘B’.
Pondicherry Police Service :- Group ‘B’.
The Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshwadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service :- Group ‘B’.