The Civil Services aptitude test (CSAT)is designed to test the aptitude of the candidate to a certain extent . The government of India announced the sketch of the new Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) and changes in the General Studies (GS) paper. Each year about 500000 applicants apply for Civil Services Examination. The Union Public service commission (UPSC) had made available the detailed syllabus on their web site. In new Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), the preliminary exam has replaced by a General Studies paper and there is no Optional Paper. Now the new civil services exam pattern will be CSAT, Main exam and interview.
Career option of civil Services:
The civil services exam is one of the most rewarding and respected competitive exams in India. Lack’s of people attempt these examinations with the hope of getting a great job to serve the nation and at the same time earn respect in the society.
It provides great career options based on the marks the candidate gets in the mains and interview. It is based on these marks that the candidates are selected in various services like the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police services, and various departments like Post and Telegraph and Finance and so on.
A job in any of these disciplines gives the candidate power in the country. Candidates are ensured promotions on a timely basis, if they serve their country well. With these promotions, the candidate experiences an automatic increase in their privileges.
The recruited applicants are first put through short training sessions at an academic staff college that is associated with the candidate’s allocated service. The greatest and the most popular reason for people to seek a career in the civil service is its job security.
Another popular reason for a civil services career is the special facilities associated with the job. Candidates who get jobs in the civil services experience special facilities like telephone and transport facilities, subsidized accommodation, leave travel concession and medical benefits. The last reason for people to opt for a job in the civil services is the satisfaction they experience while they participate in the development of their country.
Remuneration
There are fixes salary grades for Civil Servants. The range of salaries of the civil servants is usually divided into Junior Officers who earn about rs 22,000, Senior Officers who earn about Rs 29,000 onwards., Junior Administrative Grade Officers who earn about Rs 29,500. Selection Grade officers who earn about Rs 44,000., Additional Secretaries who earn about Rs 65,000 . and the Secretary or Cabinet Secretary who earn about Rs 90,000Rs. per month. While this is a generic approximation of remuneration for various jobs, the different branches of different services have different pay scales.
Additional benefits
Besides all these remunerations, salaried civil service servants receive various additional benefits like City compensatory allowance, Leave Travel Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Medical and subsidized housing.
Even though the salary of a person in the civil services may not be as much as the salary of a person working in a private company, the additional allowances and intangibles make up for all this.
In addition to all this, as a government employee, you are assured the job security associated with a governmental job. Once you manage to get yourself into the government job sphere, you can well expect to remain there for some time.
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