Hello Aspirant,

The salary of IFS officers depends upon the ranks which are discussed as follows:(These are mentioned from lowest to highest ranks)

1. JUNIOR TIME SCALE -  work as Under Secretary and basic pay is INR 8000 TO 14000.
2. SENIOR TIME SCALE - work as Under Secretary and basic pay is INR 10650 to 16000.
3. JUNIOR ADMINISTRATIVE- work as Deputy Secretary and basic pay is INR 12750 to 17000.
4. SELECTION GRADE - work as Counselor Director and basic pay is INR 15100 to 18000.
5. The officer at Senior administrative level will join as Joint Secretary and the basic pay is around 18400 to 22500.
6. Officer at High Commissioner Ambassador level will work as Foreign secretary and will not receive any pay.

The IFS salary overall is around 60,000 per month including all the allowances depending upon the ranks. But this salary depends upon the postings and that is if the selected candidate has posting in foreign country he/she may receive a salary of 2.4 lakh under special foreign allowance which depends upon the country you are posted in.

HOPE THIS HELPS

Hello,

First of all the eligibility criteria for appearing in Indian Forest Service is passed Bachelor's degree having studied any one of the subjects amidst Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/Forestry/ Engineering , if you wish to appear for IFS then you should have graduation in any of the aforementioned discipline as per your preference, next you're still in 11th standard, so there are still 4-5 years to go depending upon the duration of your graduation, see this exam is highly competitive, and you're still young, you may want to appear for this exam that's a good thing, but it's important to sustain the motivation, and for that you need to be extremely clear about your career goals, since this is a long journey it takes a minimum of two years in the sense you'll be preparing for one whole year, and the entire examination of prelims, mains and interview happen over a period of one year, so you need to have single minded focus, dedication and perseverance to qualify this exam, at this point I will suggest focus only on your studies, and once you enter college try to dedicate yourself in knowing this exam, such as go through syllabus to learn it by heart, this will enable you to understand what to read, what to skip, develop the habit of newspaper reading this is crucial from the point of view of prelims/mains/interview, and you shouldn't stop this habit ever, next start off with NCERT and then move towards other standard books, further go through previous year papers, apply mock tests on regular basis to analyze yourself in terms of preparation level, and practice answer writing in advance, these are some of the general overview I've mentioned in regards to preparation of the exam, but as I said your priority at this time should be your studies, focus on it whole-heartedly, and you can appear for IFS even after  completion of graduation, see there are many aspirant coming from diverse fields in some cases they also have relevant years  of experiences in their domain, in case your goals regarding UPSC isn't clear you can explore that sphere of work as well.

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Hello Decembersboy,

The salary of an Indian ambassador varies according to different level. It should be around 60,000 INR  including all perks and allowances.

But if an IFS officer is placed in US or UAE the salary is around 2.4 lakh per month under Special Foreign Allowances. This allowance varies according to the place the officer is posted in. This allowance increases according to the grades also.

The benefits under the 7th pay commission are as follows:

1. Wonderful accommodation of 2 or 3 BHK in cheap rates
2. Car
3. Household helps
4. Security guards
5. Medical treatment expenses
6. Free electricity and water bills
7. Free phone call
8. Abroad study options
9. Retirement and pension benefits

Dear,

Though Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) are considered to be the most sought after prestigious civil services post in India among the aspirants, yet Indian Foreign Service (IFS) has maintained its sheen over time and is still one of the most admired services in India.

IFS Salary-

Junior Time Scale – Officers at this level join as Under Secretary and the salary is around 8000 –14000 INR

Senior Time Scale – An officer at this level joins as Under Secretary and the salary is around 10, 650 -16000 INR

Junior Administrative Scale – An officer at this level joins as Deputy Secretary and the salary is around 12, 750 –17000 INR

Selection Grade – An officer at this level joins as Counselor Director and the salary is around 15, 100 –18500 INR

Senior Administrative Scale – An officer at this level joins as Joint Secretary and the salary is around 18, 400 –22, 500 INR

High Commissioner / Ambassador – An officer at this level join as Foreign Secretary and the salary is 26, 000 INR which is fixed with no grade pay.

Hope this helps!

Hi,

As the 7th pay commision has been approved and for this reason, there is a huge hike in salary for the IFS officers. So, candidates who secure a job as an IFS officer in India will be awarded various perks . Apart from this, the Indian Government also provides  Special Foreign Allowances for the candidates who are posted out of the country.

Junior Time Scale – The officers will join as “Under Secretary” and the will range from 8000 to 14000/-

Senior Time Scale – The officers will join as “Under Secretary” and the salary will be around 10650 to 16000/-

Junior Administrative – The officers will join as “Deputy Secretary” and the salary will range from 12,750 to 17000/-

Selection Grade – The officers will join as “Counselor Director” and the salary will be around 15,100 to 18,500/–

The officer at Senior Administrative level will join as a “Joint Secretary” and the salary will be around 18,400 to 22,500/-

Officer at High Commissioner or Ambassador level will work as “Foreign Secretary” and they would not receive any grade pay.

Hope this helps

Wish you luck

Dear student,

First of all I would suggest you to please clear us about which course you are talking about.

See, UPSC and Civil services exam syllabus are not just limited to a single course you are pursuing. From secondary to senior secondary, graduation syllabus, general knowledge, English language all comes under the syllabus of UPSC, civil service exam.

That is the reason UPSC is considered to be one the toughest exam of the world.

You can take help for coaching institutes or can buy some courses related to it to boost your preparation and you can heck your level by attempting the mock papers.

To check the syllabus of UPSC, you can go through the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

To know the pattern of this exam, you can click on the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

To get the preparation tips about this examination, follow the link below.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

I hope this answer helps you.

Fee free to connect me in comment section for further discussion related to it.

All the very best!

Hi

Yes, you can definitely prepare for civil services examination without writing Neet. You need to write neet only if you want to get admission in following courses.

• MBBS

• BDS

• Ayush courses( Ayurveda i. e BAMS , Unani i.e B. U. M. S, Siddha i. e BSMS, and Homeopathy i.e BHMS ) and

• veterinary i. e BVSc.

Coming to civil services,

To appear in civil services examination you just need to be a graduate in any discipline like Ba/Bsc or any other bachelor's degree from a recognised University and so you can prepare for it without NEET.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

*You  must  have  a bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

Thank you

Hello,

It's good that you are thinking of appearing in UPSC Civil Service Exam from your college period itself, to give you a brief about the exam, UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary : First Stage is MCQs based exam, it has two papers and each one consists of 200 marks, its numbers ain't added to final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

First is GS Paper-I which consists of the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second Paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature,you need to score merely 33% which is 66 marks out of 200, it includes following topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.

Mains : This is a second stage which it's more of a subjective type, you are required to write answers for Four General Studies Paper such as

• GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society,
• GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations,
• GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management,
• GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude
• Two Optionals,
• One Essay,
• Two Language Paper

In total there are nine papers in Mains, and each paper is of 250 marks, total adds up to 1750 marks.

Interview: Prelims and Mains are further followed by personality test of 275 marks.

In order to initiate your preparation, the first and most important step is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , learn it by heart as this will enable you to know what to read and what to skip. As per the recent trends UPSC is framing Prelims questions also based on Mains syllabus, so have an integrated approach in that sense.

To cover such a humongous syllabus you will have to make a timetable, set targets on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, that's the only way to complete this extensive syllabus.

Newspaper reading is equally vital part of preparation, you can start with any newspaper like The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part. Put a more emphasis on editorial part, it will not only broaden your perspective but help a lot in answer writing, and make sure whatever opinion you form it should be well balanced. You can also make notes of this, it'll be very useful in answer writing, put emphasis on news of national and international importance, polity, government scheme, economics, science and technology developments etc.

When it comes to reading books ,start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this. This will build your foundation strong, as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, you can refer the following books:

History ;

• NCERT Class XI and XII
• India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
• For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;

• NCERT Class VI to XII
• GC Leong's Physical Geography
• World Atlas

Economics ;

• NCERT Class XI
• Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;

• NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs
• Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;

• Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
• M Tyra's Quicker Maths

Coming to Mains Exam, you can refer the following books for four General Studies Paper;

• GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra . For Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.
• For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri
• For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.
• For GS IV - For Ethics refer a book named Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

Remember to keep your resources minimal, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, as you have to retain so much of information so rely on only limited yet trustworthy resources and revision is the only key for remembrance.

Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. So, you have to start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, There are many sites which provide questions on daily basis you can avail that. Try to give a holistic viewpoint while answer writing by providing political, economical and social aspect. You can get topper's answer sheet from various sites, try to analyze and study them minutely, you'll get an ideas about what to write, how to express and present viewpoint in organized manner.

Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC ,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites exclusively dedicated to UPSC, it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.

As you're still in your college, initiate your preparation by reading newspaper on a daily basis, and NCERTs book and go through the syllabus on a regular basis, and then later on move towards other stuffs as discussed above.