As you are already aware, Government Jobs are the most sought after career option for most young job seekers in our country. All try to get Best Government Jobs in India for assured career progression, good salary, job stability etc. But it requires patience, a lot of efforts, preparedness, alertness, smartness and luck also to achieve the target.
If you too are looking for a career as a government employee,
the first thing that you need to do is understand your prospects and how to get
selected for it.
VARIOUS TYPES OF
GOVERNMENT JOBS AND EMPLOYEES:
The Indian central government or the Indian
State government segregates the public employees into various group rankings
and further, these groups are divided as following:
- Group - D and C : 7th CPC Pay Levels 1
- 5
- Group - B : 7th CPC Pay Level 6-9
(Non-Gazetted)
- Group - A : 7th CPC Pay Level 10 - 12
(Gazetted)
- Group - A : 7th CPC Pay Levels 13 -14
(Senior Level)
- HAG : 7th CPC Pay Levels 15-18
Group-A:
Firstly, Group-A is the Officer grade in government jobs. It is ranked highest in terms of appointment and authority. Job seekers who are appointed into this group are officials and are employed at various managerial positions across governments.
Commissioned officers for the IAF/Navy/Army (Indian Armed Forces), AIS Officers (All India Services), Engineers, Bureaucrats, Scientists in the organisations like DRDO, ISRO, CSIR, BARC and Central India Civil Services (IAS, IRS, IPS, IFS, IRS, IRTS)
In the 6th pay commission, most of the government employees of Group-A were in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 grade pay Rs.5400 to Rs. 7600 also in the pay band of Rs. 37400-67000 grade pay Rs. 8700 to Rs. 10000. Now 7th pay commission has put all the Group-A officers in the pay levels 10-14.
All government officers recruited by Public Service
Commissions in India start their career in the pay level of 10 and then
get promoted to the various levels up to HAG levels. For Scientists and
Faculty vacancy posts also recruitment takes place for the pay level from 10-13.
Group-B:
Group-B is the biggest executive government job type. Most of the supervisory work is done by the employees of this group. Generally, government employees of Group-B are Non-Gazetted but some of the jobs are gazetted also. The basic difference between the gazetted and non-gazetted employees of the government is that the former can authorise the issuance of official government stamps whereas, the latter cannot. The Gazetted officers have a more administrative role.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) take recruitment examination to recruit vacancies for these groups. However, for some posts, UPSC and state PSC also recruit.
Some of the Group-B vacancies are of Gazetted nature. The authority of a Group - B gazetted officer is similar to that of a Group A officer. In order to start one’s career as a Group - B gazetted officer, one has to clear an exam of UPSC but most of these seats are filled through promotions.
The officers in Group-B are appointed by the Department Heads of any government organisation. For instance: JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer) across The India Armed Forces and SCS (State Civil Services) to name a couple of positions under the Group - B.
In the 6th pay commission, most of the government employees of Group-B were in the pay band of Rs. 9300 to Rs 34800 with grade pay from Rs. 4200 to Rs. 5400/-. The 7th pay Commission has put them pay levels 6 - 9. The Basic pay of Group-B government employees has been between Rs. 34500 to Rs 53100. Group-B is the backbone of government services. Preparation and Execution of most of the government action lie in the shoulder of this group of government employees only. Sub-Inspectors, Inspector, Junior Engineers, TGT and PGT School Teachers, Programmers, Technicians, Staff Nurse, Translator, Jr. Officers, Technical Assistants, Physiotherapist, Accountants, Accounts Officer, Instructors, Section Officers, Counsellors, etc. are some of the prominent government jobs in the group.
Group-C:
Group-C is the largest government employee or staff at the ground level. There are mostly supportive and non-supervisory jobs. Group-C employees in the government sector can be promoted to higher levels. , Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruits for group-C government jobs.
Individuals working at these positions do not hold any critical
administrative positions. These candidates normally selected via the SSC (Staff
Selection Commission) recruitment examinations for central government
vacancies.
In the 6th pay commission, the government employees of these groups in the pay
band of Rs 5200 to 20200 with grade pays Rs. 1800 to Rs. 2800. The 7th pay
Commission merged the Group - C and D so that they can come in the same pay
band and put them in the pay level 1 - 5. Now Basic Pay of Group-C
employees starts from Rs 18000 to Rs 29200.
Most of the government staff false in this category. Clerks, Multi Tasking
Staff, Stenographers, Assistants, Typist, Telephone Operators, Primary
Teachers, Havildar, Constables, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Technician,
Mechanic, Attendants, Lineman, Drivers, Electricians, Supervisors, Cashiers,
Store Keeper, Chemist, Sanitary Inspector, etc. are some of the prominent
government jobs in the group.
Group-D:
Group-D is the bottom of the government job employees in India. Previously in the 6th pay commission pay scales, these groups of employees were in the pay band of Rs. 5200-20200 grade pay Rs. 1800. Driver, Peon, Cleaner, Mali, Guard, Barber, Cook etc. are some of the Group-D or Class 4 government jobs in India.
There are various types of government jobs in India in various pay
levels. Before applying for a government job, a job seeker needs to know all
the details about Group A, B, C & D category of government jobs.
HOW
TO GET SELECTED FOR GOVERNMENT JOB?
Lakhs of job seekers students appear for Government Job examinations
every year, but only a few qualify it. However, you can get selected for a good
Government Job if you follow some of the listed below steps:
Make
a habit to read newspaper:
Reading a newspaper daily will improve your General Awareness and
General Knowledge. It will also help you to know the latest advertised
Government Vacancies as well.
Improve your English:
English should be improved in all aspects reading, speaking and writing.
In Central Government and in most of the Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), the
work culture is of English only.
Time to all subjects:
In order to
crack exam, every mark you get is counted and help you in getting into the
merit list. So read the syllabus of the examination carefully and devote time
equally to all topics.
Solve previous
years question paper:
Practicing past years question papers gives you an insight of the exam
pattern and also you will get an idea about the difficulty level of the
questions.
As they say ' Practice makes a
man perfect', following the above mentioned points will minimize your
mistakes in competitive recruitment examination and increases your chances of
clearing.
In order to get into it, an individual needs to go through various competitive exams
in which lakhs of people participate and fight for limited seats.
Here a table to know the list of competitive exams for government job:
|
Competitive Exams’
Name |
Competitive Exams’
Conducting Authority |
Official website of
Competitive Exams |
Minimum Education
Qualification |
Posts |
|
Civil Services Exam |
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
https://upsc.gov.in/ |
Graduates from any stream. |
IAS, IPS, IFS etc. |
|
SSC CGL |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
Bachelor’s degree from recognized university/ institute. |
Assistant, Superintendent, Inspector, Sub Inspectors,
Accountant, Junior Statistical Officer, Auditor, Upper Division Clerk,
Compiler etc. |
|
SBI PO |
State Bank of India |
https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/ongoing-recruitment.html |
Graduates from any stream. |
Probationary Officers |
|
IBPS PO |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
https://www.ibps.in/ |
Graduates from any stream. |
Probationary Officers |
|
SSC CHSL |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
12th Standard or equivalent examination passed from a
recognized Board or University. |
Data Entry Operator (DEO), Lower Division Clerk (LDC),
Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA), Court Clerk |
|
NDA and NA |
Union Public Service Commission |
https://upsc.gov.in/ |
12th Standard or equivalent examination passed from a
recognized Board or University. |
National Defense Academy, Naval Academy |
|
SBI Clerk |
State Bank of India |
https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/ongoing-recruitment.html |
Graduation in any discipline. |
Clerical Cadre, Junior Associate |
|
IBPS Clerk |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
https://www.ibps.in/ |
Graduate from any stream. |
Clerical Cadre |
|
CDS |
Union Public Service Commission |
https://upsc.gov.in/ |
Bachelor’s degree from recognized university/ institute. |
Combined Defense Service |
|
IBPS RRB |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
https://www.ibps.in/ |
graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized
university. |
Officer Scale I, II, III, Office Assistant |
|
RBI Assistant |
Reserve Bank of India |
https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/scripts/vacancies.aspx |
bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
Assistant |
|
SBI SO |
State Bank of India |
https://www.sbi.co.in/careers/ongoing-recruitment.html |
bachelor’s degree in any discipline with work experience. |
Analytics |
|
IBPS SO |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
https://www.ibps.in/ |
4-year graduate degree. |
IT Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha
Adhikari, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing
Officer |
|
RBI Grade B Officer |
Reserve Bank of India |
https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/scripts/vacancies.aspx |
graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized
university. |
RBI Officer Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General, DEPR, DSIM |
|
SSC GD |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
12th Standard or equivalent examination passed from a
recognized Board or University. |
Constable GD (General Duty) |
|
SSC Stenographer |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
12th (10+2) Standard or equivalent from a recognized
Board or University. |
Stenographer Grade C and Grade D |
|
CTET |
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
https://www.ctet.nic.in/ |
graduation or a 2-year diploma in elementary
education . |
Teacher |
|
SSC CPO |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a recognized
university. |
Sub Inspector (SI), Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) |
|
SSC JE |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
diploma or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Electrical
Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution. |
Junior Engineer |
|
SSC JHT |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
Degree from a recognized university or equivalent in Hindi
or English. |
Junior Hindi Translators (JHT), Junior Translators, Senior
Hindi Translator (SHT) & Hindi Pradhyapak. |
|
SSC MTS |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
10th class (Matriculation) or its equivalent exam from any
government recognized institute or board. |
Multi-Tasking Staff (non-technical) |
|
SSC Scientific Assistant |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
https://ssc.nic.in/ |
Bachelor’s Degree in Science. |
Scientific Assistant |
|
RRB ALP |
Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRB) |
http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
ITI or diploma in engineering. |
Assistant Loco Pilot |
|
RRB JE /SSE |
Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRB) |
http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
Four years bachelor’s degree in Engineering. |
Junior Engineer, Senior Section Engineer |
|
RRB NTPC |
Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRB) |
http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
Graduate degree from Recognized University / Institute. |
Commercial Apprentice (CA), Traffic Apprentice (TA),
Assistant Station Master (ASM), Senior Clerk-Cum Typist, Inquiry- Cum-Reservation,
Goods Guards, Junior Accounts Assistant, Traffic Assistant, Senior Time
Keeper |
|
RRC Group D |
Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRB) |
http://www.rrbcdg.gov.in/ |
class 10th or ITI or its equivalent qualification
from the recognized board or institute. |
Helper, Hospital Attendant, Pointsman, Assistant
Pointsman, Porter, Track Maintainer, Gateman |
|
DRDO |
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) |
https://www.drdo.gov.in/ |
Bachelor’s degree (minimum 60% marks) in
engineering, technology, electronics, communication, mechanical
engineering and computer science. |
Junior Research Fellow, Senior Technical Assistant |
|
ISRO |
ISRO Centralized Recruitment Board |
https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
B.E/B.Tech. or an equivalent qualifying degree |
Scientist, Engineer |
|
ESIC |
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) |
https://www.esic.nic.in/ |
For different post, different qualification required. |
Junior Engineer, Insurance Medical Officer (IMO)Grade II,
Stenographer, UDC, MTS |
|
FCI |
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
http://fci.gov.in/ |
Graduate Degree in any discipline. |
Junior Engineer, Steno Grade II, AG -II, Typist, AG-III |
|
LIC AAO |
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) |
https://www.licindia.in/Bottom-Links/careers |
Bachelor/Master’s Degree from a recognized Indian
University/ Institution. |
Administration AAO, Development AAO, Accounts AAO |