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**IAS Officer Hierarchy, Salary, and Promotion Timeline**
1. **Initial Posts**
* Assistant Collector/SDM (after 2 yrs training): ₹75,200/month (basic + duty allowance)
* Additional District Magistrate (after 2 yrs as SDM): ₹81,630/month
2. **Mid-Level Posts**
* District Magistrate (after 4 yrs as IAS): ₹95,000/month (small district), ₹142,920/month (big district)
* Divisional Commissioner/Secretary (after 6 yrs as DM): ₹182,200/month
3. **Senior Posts**
* Principal Secretary (after 8 yrs as Commissioner): ₹219,735/month (after 23 yrs as IAS)
* Additional Secretary (after 5 yrs as Principal Secretary): ₹247,680/month
4. **Top Posts**
* Secretary (after 3 yrs as Additional Secretary, 31 yrs as IAS): ₹271,350/month
* Cabinet Secretary (after 3-4 yrs as Secretary, level 18 post): ₹301,500/month (only a few IAS officers reach this post)
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**IAS Officer Hierarchy and Promotions**
1. To become an IAS officer, one must qualify the UPSC Civil Services Exam.
2. After passing the exam, selected candidates are trained in Mussoorie for 2 years.
3. The first post an IAS officer gets is Assistant Collector or SDM.
4. IAS officers are promoted to ADM after 2 years of service.
5. After 4 years of service, IAS officers are promoted to DM (District Magistrate).
6. IAS officers are promoted to Special Secretary after 5 years as DM.
7. After 6 years as Special Secretary, IAS officers are promoted to Division Commissioner or Secretary.
8. IAS officers are promoted to Principal Secretary after 8 years as Division Commissioner.
9. IAS officers are promoted to Additional Secretary after 5 years as Principal Secretary.
10. IAS officers are promoted to Secretary after 3 years as Additional Secretary.
11. IAS officers are sent on central deputation after 2 years as Secretary.
12. Experienced IAS officers are promoted to Cabinet Secretary, a level 18 post.
**Salary Details (Basic Pay + Allowances, with deductions where mentioned)**
13. SDM (Assistant Collector): ₹56,000 (basic) + ₹19,000 (duty allowance) = ₹75,200 (total); ₹67,680 (after 10% NPS deduction)
14. ADM: ₹67,700 (basic) + ₹23,000 (duty allowance) = ₹81,630 (total)
15. DM (small district): ₹78,000 (basic) + ₹26,000 (Teer Allowance) = ₹95,000 (approx. total)
16. DM (big district) / Special Secretary: ₹118,500 (basic) + ₹40,000 (duty allowance) = ₹142,920 (total)
17. Division Commissioner / Secretary: ₹154,200 (basic) + ₹49,000 (duty allowance); total not explicitly stated
18. Principal Secretary: ₹158,200 (basic) + ₹61,950 (duty allowance) = ₹220,150 (total)
19. Additional Secretary: ₹254,000 (basic) + ₹69,800 (duty allowance) = ₹247,680 (total, after deductions)
20. Secretary: ₹225,000 (basic) + ₹76,500 (duty allowance) = ₹271,350 (total, after 10% NPS deduction)
21. Cabinet Secretary: ₹301,500 (monthly salary, after total deductions)
**Miscellaneous**
22. It takes almost 9 years for IAS officers to reach the post of Special Secretary.
23. It takes 23 years for an IAS officer to reach the post of Principal Secretary.
24. It takes 31 years for an IAS officer to reach the post of Secretary.
25. Very few IAS officers reach the post of Cabinet Secretary, requiring exceptional work performance and a spotless career.