Who is the boss of an IAS officer?

The Chief Secretary is usually the senior most IAS officer of the senior most batch in the state. The appointee for the office is approved by state Chief Minister, based on appointee's ability and strong confidence with him or her.
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Who is the head of the IAS?

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Cabinet Secretary (Central) and Chief Secretary (State) is the highest post for IAS officers.
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Who is most powerful IAS officer?

The Cabinet Secretary is the most senior officer of the IAS.
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Who control IAS officer in India?

All IAS officers, regardless of the mode of entry, are appointed by the President of India. Only about 180 candidates out of over 1 million applicants, who apply through CSE, are successful, a success rate of less than 0.01 per cent. As a result, the members of the service are often referred as "heaven-born".
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Who commands a IAS?

The appointing authority

Every year, the three cadre-controlling authorities — the DoPT (for the IAS), the home ministry (for the IPS) and the environment ministry (for the IFS) — carry out a “cadre review” of the three services.
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Who can fire an IAS officer?

An autocratic government can even summarily dismiss an IAS officer without inquiry by invoking Article 311 of the constitution. To sum up, while posting all-India service officers to the Centre, approval of the state government should not be done away with.
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Can Chief Minister suspend IAS?

Simply speaking, only the President of India can suspend or dismiss IAS officers after reviewing their case. The central government also has rights in this matter.
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Who is bigger IAS or collector?

The District Collector is the highest Officer of Revenue administration in the district. A district magistrate, often abbreviated to DM, is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is the senior-most executive magistrate and chief in charge of the general administration of a district in India.
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What is the powers of IAS officer?

Answer: Some of the powers of an IAS include managing government affairs and infrastructure, implement and supervise government policies' formulation process, etc. Also, IAS officers can give the 1st order in case of any disaster (natural/ manmade) and for managing the disaster.
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Who is most famous IAS officer?

15 Famous IAS Officers Who The Country Is Proud Of!
  1. Armstrong Pame. The first IAS officer from Zeme Tribe of the Naga People, Armstrong Pame is often referred as the 'Miracle Man' by the people of his town. ...
  2. Aruna Sundararajan. ...
  3. Anshul Mishra. ...
  4. Dr. ...
  5. Smitha Sabharwal. ...
  6. Krishna Gopal Tiwari. ...
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  8. Ashok Khemka.
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Who is more powerful IAS or judge?

Power. Judges have Judicial powers and IAS have executive powers. But a Judge may summon an executive officer such as IAS/IPS in the court, punish him, order him to do/not to do certain things. Reverse is not possible as IAS/IPS can't exercise any power on Judges.
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Who is the famous IAS?

Ashok Khemka

He always stood against corruption and exposed wrong-doings in the departments he has worked. He has therefore been transferred 45 times in 23 years. An IIT graduate, Khemka is a 1991 batch IAS officer.
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Who is boss of collector?

As District Collector

The Deputy Commissioner is the highest Officer of revenue administration in the district. In revenue matters, he is responsible to the Government through the Divisional Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner, Revenue.
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Is IAS powerful?

Both IAS and IPS are very powerful positions in their respective fields but IAS is much more powerful than the IPS. An IPS has only the responsibility of its department, but an IAS has the responsibility of all the departments of the district. An IAS officer is the head of the police department too.
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Who reports to IAS?

The Ministry of Personnel is the Cadre Controlling Authority for IAS. This ministry directly reports to the Prime Minister of India.
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What is the lowest post in IAS?

A: The lowest post of the IAS officer is the IAS trainee or IAS probationer given to them during the training period.
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How many seats are there in IAS?

The total number of seats for the UPSC examination this year is 712. UPSC released a notification for 712 vacancies this year. The notification was released on March 04, 2021, and the candidates can apply for these 712 vacancies till March 24.
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Who is higher than IAS?

The Cabinet Secretary is the IAS top post and senior civil officer of the India's government. She/he is the senior executive of the Indian Administrative Service[6] ranked eleventh in the Indian order of priorities. She/he is under the direct responsibility of the PM and is designated for a set period of two years.
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Is DGP higher than IAS?

The first reason is that the DGP of the state is the more powerful police officer of the state, but he has to inform the Home Secretary who can be an IAS officer. Another reason is that all heads of central police, such as CBI, BSF, CRPF, report to IAS secretaries, who are often junior to IAS.
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Do all IAS become DM?

To become a DM the candidate must first qualify for the UPSC-CSE exam and become an IAS officer. After serving as an IAS officer for 6 years, including 2 years of the training period, a candidate is eligible to become a DM. To become a DM the candidate has to be at the top of the rank list of IAS Officers.
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How much can a corrupt IAS officer earn?

IAS officer posted as SDM in allotted district after 1 year of training. As SDM he earn black money range from 0 to 1 crores. If you are honest officer then you will earn zero black money. If you are corrupt officer then anything you can do.
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How can IAS become rich legally?

IAS officials and other civil servants may lawfully make crores of rupees by saving their salaries and investing them legally in equities, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. When compared to the private sector, the salary following the 7th pay commission is still lower.
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Which state is best for IAS officers?

The given data is as per the record of the year of 2015.
  • Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of IAS officers serving the country and the number is 717.
  • Bihar is in the second position having 452 IAS officers in service.
  • Rajasthan has 322 IAS officers in service and positions in third.
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