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