See the jobs have there pay levels according to the grade of the officer post you are applying in.

For most Grade A officers the salary is 62-70K and For Grade B its 55-60k, For grade C: 35-45K and Grade D: 25-35K [This are the starting salaries]

So as you will apply the average monthly income will thus be decided. Also the components like HRA and TA are dependent on the place of employment i.e., which category city you are living in. For Z category city you will get the highest HRA i.e., 24%.

So this is how you will be paid. All the government jobs have there own challenges. So you need to be very much passionate about the job than there salary and perks.

Also there are some post which are really well paid like IFS or Indian Foreign Service officers are paid in Lacs every month depending on there posted country. Also scientist in BARC Mumbai gets a starting salary of Rs.98,000(as per the official website).

Now some of the famous government job exams are:

• UPSC CSE/ STATE CIVIL SERVICE (UPPSC,WBCS ETC)
• SSC CHSL, CGL, MTS
• RRB NTPC & TECHNICAL EXAMS
• GATE(IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED BTECH AND WANT TO WORK IN PSU'S)
• IBPS
• SBI CLERK

To know more about the list of competitive exams in India you may follow the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams

I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!