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Diplomats travel extensively, making it a great career for those who are interested in interacting with people from different cultures and customs. ... Diplomats also have the ability to shape foreign policy.

If you want a full time home leave after one tenure then it can be sanctioned by your seniors in a time period of 2-3 months and can be extended for 15 days from the end date of allotted leave.

Although this rules can change depending on the situation and requirement of officers but in general this is the regulation (as per the information available online)

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I am an aspirant. Just having one question. Did you study Hindi in class 11 &12?

The starting salary of an IFS officer is around Rs. 60,000 if posted in India or equivalent to the Market Index of the country posted in. Now every year for any government service there are increments if you are in same grade. Now on a tenure of every 3-5 years there are promotions depending on the performance. Now as promotions goes on and if you become a bureaucrat in the MEA

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then you can expect salaries of about Rs. 1,20,000-1,50,000 depending on the designation (Including HRA, TA etc and including taxes).

IFS officer usually retires in the age of 60 years although there can be extension procedures as per the foreign ministry guidelines if the officer will be helpful for any situation in building strategy of the nation. Such extensions are a maximum of 5 years.

Now if you want to know about the work duration during the service period then it depends on the situation and international relations with the country you are in. For any emergency situation the working hour may increase, but in general IFS officers usually work for 7-8 hours depending on the work load.

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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.

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There is no such best degree for IFS . You just have to appear for the exam and paas it to get employed. Any graduate degree certificate is enough to appear for the exam.

The candidate must hold a graduate degree from any of recognized university or must have an equivalent qualification

Dear candidate, salary of IFS officers is:

• Grade                                                    Pay Band                 Grade Pay
• Junior Scale                                  15,600 –39,100 INR            5400 INR
• Senior time Scale                        15600 –39100 INR              6600 INR
• Junior Administrative Grade     15,600 –39,100 INR            7,600 INR
• Selection Grade                          37,400 – 67,000 INR           8,700 INR
• Super Time Scale                        37,400 –67,000INR             10,000 INR
• Super Super Time Scale             37,400 – Rs 67,000 INR      12,000 INR
• Apex Pay Scale                             80,000INR (fixed)                 -
• Cabinet Secretary                        90,000INR (fixed)                 -

The 7th Pay Commission has announced that the IFS Officers who currently get two increments in two years will get three increments when she/he is moved to senior level. Perks enjoyed by an IFS Officer are:

• Accommodation in big 2/3 BHK flats

• Cars and travel expenses

• Household servant and expenses

• Health expenses

• Free electricity and water facilities

• Abroad study options

• Retirement benefits and options

Hope, it helps!

For being an IFS officer you have to qualify a 3 tier examination named UPSC CSE. UPSC CSE selects IFS officers based on three steps:

• Prelims: where you are asked objective type questions. This is a qualifying level.
• Mains: Here you will asked descriptive level and on qualifying this you will be called for the next level.
• Personality Test: Here you will be asked questions by the panelist. If you qualify this levels with good marks then you will be able to be an IFS officer.

UPSC CSE aspirants gives IFS to be there 2nd or 3rd choice of priority. So the competition will be quite high for this designation.

Now the eligibility for the UPSC CSE is that the student must have a degree of graduation from a recognized university/college.

The salary of an IFS depends on different factors. If the officer is in India and does job in Foreign Ministry then depending on his/her grade he/she will be paid. If we assume at the starting he/she will get approximately Rs. 65,000 including all the benefits and allowances. But if the officer is posted in the Indian Embassy in any other country, then the payment will be set up as per the Market Price Index of that country. Thus it can't be said what can be the exact salary but in countries like US or UK if IFS is posted then based on the MPI of the country he/she gets around Rs. 2.5-4 Lacs per months which is pretty descent as the accomodation, education of the children (if any), medical charges are carried by the Government of India.

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