Real Life of an (IFS) Indian Foreign service officer

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) exam is conducted by UPSC.  So today  we got to know about the work life of an IFS officer.

We got to know about the pros and cons of an IFS officer. We got to know all factor about The Indian Foreign Service

So friend in old movies, all stories we all listen a term which we all are very familiar with that is “Rajdoot” .

Similarly an IFS officer will also be treated as a “Rajdoot” in today's world they live in other countries by a designation of an “Ambassador”

How an IFS officer trained?

After clearing UPSC CSE exam

There is a foundational course of 3.5 month in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration , (LBSNAA)  Mussoorie.

Then there is a training at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) New Delhi.

After completed the training in Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Services , New Delhi

The third stage is known as the desk attachment.

Her an IFS officer will get to know about how to work in division of ministry of external affairs (MEA)  New delhi. 

After this you are allotted with a compulsory foreign language (CFL)

Now before moving further let us know about some terms. 

What is an diplomat?

A group of people from a Sovereign state or organisation who present as official representatives in another state

What is embassies?

What's the terms Sovereign state mean?

A sovereign nation is a nation that has one centralized government that has the power to govern a specific geographic area. 

IFS Salary – Grades of IFS Explained

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.