IAS Posting: Civil service is one of the most prestigious services in the country. In this too, most of the youth dream of becoming an IAS. But, do you know which is the first post you get after becoming an IAS and which is the highest post. Through this article, we will know about all these things.

IAS Posting: Most of the youth dream of becoming an IAS by cracking the civil service which is one of the prestigious services of the country. However, very few youngsters make this dream come true. Because, it is very difficult to pass this exam. This is the reason why this exam is one of the toughest exams in the country. However, have you ever thought that when a person becomes IAS after cracking civil services, what is the first post he gets. Wherein, what is the biggest post of an IAS. If not, then today we will tell you about the journey of an IAS through this article, in which how and in which positions he moves in his career after passing the exam.

First of all, we know that after cracking civil services, all the officers are trained at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) located in Mussoorie. Here, after the foundation course, officers from other services, except the IAS, go to their respective academies. Only IAS officers get their complete training here.


After completion of training from the academy, the district trains the officers in the allotted cadre. After completion of training here the officers start their career in the state as Deputy District Magistrate also known as SDM. On getting the appointment of SDM, the IAS officer has the responsibility of handling the law and order of the tehsil.

Work in the center for three months after district training
After the completion of district training, IAS officers are sent to work in the Central Government for 3 months. Here the officers are given the rank of Assistant Secretary. After here they are given responsibility on other posts in some other department. Let us also tell you that the IAS officers

Also appointed in ministries. While working here, he is given important assignments on deputation to the World Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations and its agencies. This gives the officials an opportunity to coordinate India with foreign countries.

Now we are going to tell you about some of the posts that IAS officers get in field posting.

Positions available to IAS officers in field postings
Deputy District Magistrate

-Additional District Magistrate

-District Magistrate

-Divisional Commissioner

IAS posts in state government
-under secretary

-Deputy Secretary

-joint Secretary

-Special Secretary

-Secretary

-Principal Secretary

-Chief Secretary

Let us tell you that at the state level, the Chief Secretary is the highest post of the IAS officer, who, being in the government, is involved in important policies at the state level.

Positions available to IAS in the Central Government
-assistant Secretary

-Upper Secretary

-Deputy Secretary

-Director

-joint Secretary

-Additional Secretary

-Secretary

-Cabinet Secretary of India

That is, Cabinet Secretary is the highest post for an IAS officer in the Government of India. Sitting here, the officer is a partner of the policy maker of the whole country and the policies prepared by him have an impact on the whole country. This is the reason why this post is the biggest post at the administrative level in the cabinet, where not every IAS officer reaches. Because it takes a long time to reach here. At the same time, some officers retire earlier because of their age limit. In such a situation, the person who has become an IAS officer at a very young age, has more chances of reaching this position.