Foreign Services Exam

I am interested in joining civil services of India and decided to give the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) exam want details of this exam. Will you please provide me Indian Foreign Service exam eligibility and also provide me details of salary packages offered to diff designation of IFS?

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The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the administrative diplomatic civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.

Indian Foreign Service Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for the IFS exam is the same as for other services.

Once you clears the civil services and gets allotment to the Indian foriegn service as per his rank, you have to go through specified training.

IFS salaries and ranks:

Junior Time Scale
Under Secretary
Rs. 8000 - Rs. 14000

Senior Time Scale
Under Secretary
Rs. 10700 - Rs. 16000

Junior Administrative Scale
Deputy Secretary
Rs. 12800 - Rs. 17000

Selection Grade
Counsellor Director
Rs. 15100 - Rs. 18500

Senior Administrative Scale
Joint Secretary
Rs. 18500 - Rs. 22500

High Commissioner / Ambassador
Foreign Secretary
Rs. 26000 (Fixed)

Important dates:

Last date to apply Online Application
20th May 2016

Date of Civil Services Exam (Preliminary)
07th August 2016

Civil Services Exam (Mains)
03rd December 2016