The document discusses the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). It begins by explaining that the IAS is one of the most prestigious government jobs in India, though the salary is often considered low. It then discusses the qualifications required, including taking a highly competitive civil service examination. The document outlines the various powers and duties of IAS officers, which include policy implementation, supervision, and contributing to policy decisions. It also notes that IAS officers pledge loyalty to serving India. Finally, it discusses the salary structure and benefits of IAS officers, including housing, vehicles, travel accommodations, and the job security of the position.

1. IAS
(Indian Administrative Services)
By:-
Jitendra Thakor

2. Content
IAS Officer : What Is?
IAS Officer : Qulifications?
IAS Officer : Power and Duties?
IAS Officer : Salary?
IAS Officer :Facilities?
IAS Officer:Types?

3. IAS Officer :What Is?
• IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services. It is
one of the most prestigious jobs in India.
• Thousands of Indian job seekers are wondering
about how much is the salary of an IAS. In India, it
is said that the salary in government services is too
low.
• Many bright students do not want to join the
government services for low salary.
• But IAS is not everything about salary, it is not a
simple job for making money, it is also about serving
the nation and its billions of people.

4. IAS Officer : Qulifications?
• Recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service is done through an extremely competitive
examination called the "Civil Services Examination", organized by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC). In 2012, over 500,000 candidates applied for this exam[8] from which
170 were finally recruited into the Indian Administrative Service. The IAS is usually
overwhelmingly the top choice of Civil Service Exam aspirants because of the high diversity
and prestige of career it offers.Due to very few number of vacancies in IAS and first
preference by most of the candidates, entry into the IAS becomes furthermore difficult.
Almost all of the applicants rank IAS as their first preference because of the high prestige and
diversity of career it offers. For example, in the 2011 batch, of the 425 selected candidates,
370 indicated IAS as their first preference, 25 chose IFS and 15 IRS, and 15 chose IPS. But
when it came to second preference, 246 candidates marked IRS as their choice, while only
120 marked IPS as their second choice and 49 as IFS.
• The Civil Services Examination is a three-stage process spanning nearly twelve months.
Candidates have to first write a preliminary examination consisting of two papers, where
they are tested on areas such as economics, politics, history, geography, environment,
awareness of current affairs, reading comprehension, logical reasoning and basic numeracy
skills. Only those that qualify at the preliminary level are eligible to proceed to the second
stage, referred to as the "Mains" exams. Candidates have to write nine papers in the Mains
exams, where they are tested on Indian and world history, constitutional law, international
relations and multilateral bodies, world geography and administrative ethics. Those who
successfully clear the Mains exams are then interviewed by the Union Public Service
Commission, and a final list of recommended candidates is forwarded to the Government of
India.

5. IAS Officer : Power and Duties?
• A civil servant is responsible for the law and order and general administration in the area
under his work. Typically the functions of an IAS officer are as follows:
• To handle the daily affairs of the government, including framing and implementation of
policy in consultation with the minister-in-charge of the concerned ministry.
▫ Implementation of policy requires supervision.
▫ Implementation requires travelling to places where the policies are being implemented.
▫ Implementation also includes expenditure of public funds which again requires personal
supervision as the officers are answerable to the Parliament and State Legislature for any
irregularities that may occur.
• In the process of policy formulation and decision making, officers at various levels like joint
secretary, deputy secretary make their contributions and the final shape to the policy is given
or a final decision is taken with the concurrence of the minister concerned or the cabinet
depending upon the gravity of the issue.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is remembered as the "Patron Saint" of India's civil servants for
establishing modern all-India services. In an unprecedented and unrepeated gesture, on the
day after his death more than 1,500 officers of India's civil and police services congregated to
mourn at Patel's residence in Delhi and pledged "complete loyalty and unremitting
zeal" in India's service

6. IAS Officer : Power and Duties?
• In the process of policy formulation and decision
making, officers at various levels like joint secretary,
deputy secretary make their contributions and the final
shape to the policy is given or a final decision is taken
with the concurrence of the minister concerned or the
cabinet depending upon the gravity of the issue.[12]
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is remembered as the "Patron
Saint" of India's civil servants for establishing modern
all-India services. In an unprecedented and unrepeated
gesture, on the day after his death more than 1,500
officers of India's civil and police services congregated to
mourn at Patel's residence in Delhi and
pledged "complete loyalty and unremitting
zeal" in India's service

7. IAS Officer : Salary?
What is the Total Starting Salary of an IAS ?
• Now, I know you shall want to know how much total money they
get after joining the service. It is difficult to understand all this
jargon: Pay Band, Grade Pay etc. Now, this total pay is
changeable with time. At this moment the total payment of an
IAS recruit can be roughly estimated as below:
Basic Pay: Rs 23,640
D.A. (@80%): Rs 18,912
H.R.A.(@30%): Rs 7,092
T.A.: 5,280
Total: Rs 54,924
• This is the average salary of an IAS officer in India at the
beginning of his career.
• His basic will increase at the rate of 3% per annum. You may
expect a D.A.
• increment of average 10% to 14%. The IAS may hope to get
double salary after each 7 to 9 years.

8. IAS Officer : Salary?
The Maximum Salary of an IAS officer:
• The highest salary is drawn by the Cabinet Secretary
among the IAS.
• He gets Rs.90,000 fixed as basic pay. Fixed means he
shall not get any increments.
• His estimated Salary is as follows:
Basic Pay: Rs 90,000
D.A : Rs 58,500
HRA: Rs 27,000
Total: Rs 1,80,780
• This salary may increase with the increment of DA.

9. IAS Officer : Salary?
• Salary structure
• Grade -Position in the State Government(s) or Central government-Pay Scale
• Cabinet Secretary Grade-Cabinet Secretary of India-90,000
• Apex Scale-Chief Secretary of States, Union Secretaries in charge of various ministries of
Government of India-80,000 (fixed)
• Above Super Time Scale-Principal Secretaries/Financial Commissioners in states,
Additional Secretaries to the Government of India-67,000-79,000
• Super Time Scale-Divisional Commissioner in a division or Secretary in state government or
position ofJoint Secretary to Government of India-37,400-67,000 plus grade pay of 10000
• Selection Grade-District collector in a district or Special Secretary in the state government
or a Director in the central government-37,400-67,000 plus grade Pay of 8700
• Junior Administrative Grade-Joint Secretary in the state government or a Deputy Secretary
in the central government-15,600-39,100 plus grade pay of 7600
• Senior Time Scale-Chief Development Officer or Municipal Commissioner in a district or
Under Secretary in State or O.S.D in Central government-15,600-39,100 plus grade pay
of 6600
• Junior Time Scale-Sub-Divisional Magistrate in a sub-division of a district (Entry)-15,600-
39,100 plus grade pay of 5400

10. IAS Officer :Facilities?
• An IAS is often given a superb accommodation,
usually a big Bungalow with its own Security guards,
Gardeners, Servants and Cooks. All of These are
given to him for a very low rent.
• He gets government cars, usually with Red lights
• He also gets the facilities of free electricity and
telephone bills.
• During official travels for duty they get the
accommodation in very good Government
Bungalows and Rest houses.
• Power and prestige is the greatest perks for an IAS.

11. IAS Officer :Facilities?
• They can apply for a study leave for 2 to 4 years in a
reputed foreign university,the cost of which will be paid
by the government.
• They shall get life time pensions and other retirement
benefits.
• The security of the job is much more than that of a
lucrative private sector job. In fact, it is very, very tough
even for a chief minister to terminate an IAS officer’s job.
They have their legal safe guards against that.
• Moreover, an IAS is behind the formation and
implementation of the policies of the Central and the
various State Governments. You can work for the good of
the people and this is the greatest perk among all.

12. IAS Officer :Types?