{"id":11688,"date":"2025-11-11T18:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=11688"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:47:46","slug":"how-to-become-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/how-to-become-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Become Collector, Job Role, Eligibility and Salary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being a Collector also known as District Collector is considered as one of the most esteemed positions in Government. A Collector principally is a Government appointed field officer who acts as Administrator of a district and is responsible for maintenance of the law and order. He\/She is appointed to act as a bridge between the Government and citizens.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An interesting job with huge impact on grass root level is what essentially sums up the job description of a Collector.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who is a District Collector and What Does he Do?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Collector also known as District Collector or District Magistrate is an Administrative Officer with primary responsibility of maintaining Law and Order in the allotted district. They play a significant role in Development Planning of the District which includes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Incharge of all administration related functions in the district which includes preparing budgets, spearheading and monitoring implementation of Government Schemes and Policies in a democratic manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest Judicial Authority in the District<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest officer of Revenue Administration which includes collection of land revenue, income tax dues, irrigation dues and excise dues<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are the ex officio incharge of Disaster Management, Election conduction and Public Grievance in the District.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How To Become Collector?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collectors are selected directly through an extensive and rigorous exam conducted by UPSC called UPSC Civil Services Exam or indirectly via certain state Public Service Exams like UKPSC, UPPSC, HPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, OPSC etc. An aspiring candidate can appear in these exams after graduating from a recognized university.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These Exams Majorly comprise of 3 Stages<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stage 1- Preliminary Examination consisting of multiple choice questions from General Studies and Civil Services Aptitude Test to act as a screening test.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stage 2- Mains Examination consisting of certain number of general studies and state specific studies along with language papers. It contains descriptive questions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stage 3- Personality Test which comprising of face to face interview to asses the overall personality of the candidate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post qualifying these stages a Merit List is prepared and according to relative preference based on merit the candidate is selected for Administrative Services. After completion of the subsequent training they are appointed in a particular district by the Central Government and are supervised and governed by respective State governments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eligibility and Path to Become Collector<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It Is essential for aspirants to check and meet the eligibility criteria before starting the preparation for the exam. UPSC CSE Notification 2025 mentions in detail about the Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Civil Services Exam and can be checked out on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upsc.gov.in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Notifications on similar lines are also released by respective State Public Service Commisions to conduct their PCS Exams. For a generic reference we are mentioning the Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Civil Services Exam below<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nationality<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidate must be Citizen of India<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Citizens of Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet are also permitted time to time to appear for the UPSC CSE\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Age Limit\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The minimum age requirement to appear in UPSC Civil Services Exam is 21 years and Maximum age should not exceed 32 year.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Certain category related relaxation are provided as follows -&gt; <\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBC- 35 Years<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li>SC\/ST- 37 Years<\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PwD- 42 years<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(depending on category)<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic Eligibility\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidate must hold a bachelor degree from a recognised university in any subject.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Final year students are also eligible provided the degree is complete while writing UPSC Mains Exam<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Number of Attempts<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Number of attempts an individual gets varies based the category they belong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Category- 6 Attempts<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBC Candidates- 9 Attempts<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SC\/ST- Unlimited Attempts<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once an individual has cleared UPSC Civil Services Exam and is allotted IAS, he\/She undergoes rigorous training in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administration Academy and with 3 subsequent promotions and 6 years of work experience gets promoted to becoming a Collector.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qualified candidates of\u00a0 State Public Services also go on to become Collector but compared to IAS they are required to have more promotions and work experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salary and Perks of a Collector<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As per 7th Pay Commission the basic salary of a collector starts from INR 56,100 and can go upto INR 2,50,000 based on designation and years of service. Apart from this basic salary there are a number of other allowances also which a collector is entitled to.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IAS Officer Salary as Per 7th Pay Commision<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 7th Central Pay Commission, the previous system of \u2018Pay Grades for Civil Services\u2019 has been replaced by \u2018Consolidated Pay Levels\u2019 in the new pay structure. Under this system, the IAS Officer pay scale is determined solely based on the \u2018Basic Pay,\u2019 along with additional allowances like TA (Travel Allowance), DA (Dearness Allowance), and HRA (Housing and Rent Allowance). The uniformity in the initial salary of all IAS officers, which increases with tenure and promotions also serves as a significant attraction to candidates applying for UPSC Civil Services Exam<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 99.3105%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;width: 98.8866%\" colspan=\"5\"><b>Salary Structure of an IAS Officer<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basic Pay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Rs)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Number of Service year required<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post in District Administration<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post in State Secretariat<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post in Central Secretariat<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">56100<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1-4<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SubDivisional Magistrate<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undersecretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assistant Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67,000<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5-8<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional District Magistrate<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">78,800<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9-12<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District Magistrate<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joint Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,18,500<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13-16<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District Magistrate<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special Secretary cum Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,44,200<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16-24<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Divisional Commissioner<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary cum Commisioner\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joint Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1,82,200<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25-30<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Principal Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,05,400<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">30-33<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional Cheif Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,25,000<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">34-36<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cheif Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 7.28745%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,50,000<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.1012%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">37+ years<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.3806%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.1781%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No equivalent Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.9393%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cabinet Secretary of India<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perks of A Collector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides Basic Salary, there are a number of additional perks and benefits that a Collector is entitled to. Here we have mentioned a comprehensive list of such benefits<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dearness Allowance (DA)- Considered as one of the best benefits, this component of salary is changed in accordance to inflation on regular intervals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0House Rent Allowance (HRA)- It varies according to the city IAS Officer is posted in and is given to those IAS officers who haven't used the official housing due to any reason. It can vary from 8% to 24%<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Travel Allowance (TA)- Given to cover relevant travel cost\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other Perks include\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medical cover for self and immediate family<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Job Security<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office Vehicle<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Security- In case of threat even STF commandos are deployed to ensure safety of Collector as well as her family<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subsidized Electricity and Phone Bills etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The individuals contemplating How to Become Collector should consider making a well informed decision based on thorough research about job role. The Salary and Perks of a Collector might be an attractive factor in your decision but one needs to remember that civil services offer immense opportunities to serve the nation and bring positive changes in lives of citizens. Thus you should be committed to a life dedicated to public service. 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