Indian Foreign Service Officers

Job Description:

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) as the name suggests, deals with the external affairs of the country, which includes diplomacy, trade and cultural relations.  Like their counterparts in the IAS, IFS Officers are responsible for framing and implementation of policies, which govern our relations with other countries. Probationers at first are attached with a desk, dealing with a particular country, at the External Affairs Ministry. Thereafter they are posted to the Indian Mission of that country, as third secretaries. During their tenure within the country they work in the Ministry or are posted in any of its attached office e.g. the Passport Office.

Educational Qualification:

Graduates in any discipline and selected through the Civil Services Examination, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

See Examination Details in APYL Career Counselor under ‘Examinations in India’.

Remuneration:

Starting salary is Rs. 13,000 per month (excluding other allowances)