{"id":9448,"date":"2026-02-03T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=9448"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:05:36","slug":"indian-corporate-law-service-icls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/indian-corporate-law-service-icls\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Corporate Law Service, IClS Salary, Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS) is a \u2018Group A\u2019 service that is offered to candidates who qualify the UPSC Civil Services Examination. This service was introduced under the UPSC CSE in 2009 and the role and responsibilities includes the implementation of Companies Act, 2013 and The Limited Liability Partnership, 2008 (LLP). In this article, we are going to discuss the ICLS service, role and responsibilities, salary, training and functions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Corporate Law Service History\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Established in 1967, ICLS was initially named as Company Law Service and was introduced for the implementation and administration of Companies Act. While the service followed an independent recruitment process till 2007, the service was put under the UPSC CSE selection process in 2008. Until 2004 the service was working under the Ministry of Finance, and was later brought under the functioning of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ICLS Service Roles and Responsibilities<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following are the roles and responsibilities of Indian Corporate Law Service:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Administration of Key Acts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The officers are tasked with administering the Companies Act, the LLP Act, and related legislations.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Role as Registrar of Companies (RoC):<\/b><b><br \/>\r\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The RoC is responsible for registering companies and partnerships, ensuring compliance with annual filings like returns and balance sheets. Additionally, the RoC holds the authority to investigate irregularities and initiate prosecutions for criminal and civil offenses.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Role as Official Liquidators (OL):<\/b><b><br \/>\r\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acting under court orders, OLs manage the liquidation of companies. Their responsibilities include taking control of company assets, recovering debts, conducting public auctions of assets, and settling creditors\u2019 claims.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Role as Regional Directors (RD):<\/b><b><br \/>\r\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RDs head the seven Regional Directorates in India and are the senior-most ICLS officers in their respective regions. They oversee the activities of RoCs and OLs, ensuring effective execution of their responsibilities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Corporate Law Service Salary and Grade Pay\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ICLS is a grade \u2018A\u2019 service that is responsible for managing the matters related to companies affairs and functions in India. This service is considered one of the best career options when it comes to service providing and pay scale and salary. The table below provides the details about the salary and pay scale of ICLS Cadre:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Grade<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Designations<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Pay Scale<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Junior Time Scale<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Registrar of Companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Registrar of Companies cum Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Assistant Registrar of Companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Assistant Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. Assistant Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7. Bench Officer \u2013 Company Law Board<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15600 \u2013 39100 + Grade Pay 5400<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior Time Scale<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Registrar of Companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Deputy Registrar of Companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Deputy Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Deputy Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15600 \u2013 39100 + Grade Pay 6600<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Junior Administrative Grade<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Registrar of Companies<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Official Liquidator<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Joint Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Secretary, Company Law Board<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15600 \u2013 39100 + Grade Pay 7600<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior Administrative Grade<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Regional Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Director of Inspection and Investigation<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Director<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">37400 \u2013 67000 + Grade Pay 10000<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Higher Administrative Grade<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director-General of Corporate Affairs (DGCA)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67000 \u2013 79000<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS) Training Period<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The training for ICLS Officers is conducted at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar, Haryana.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The training is conducted for a period of 10 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As probationary officers, the induction training includes learning the provisions of Companies Act, LLP Act and other respective allied acts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bookkeeping, accounting, Indian Penal Codes, Law, Management and economics are a part of the training process.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ICLS Service Career Growth\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ICLS Officers have the following career growth prospects:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Indian Corporate Law Service Cadre officers are appointed as Assistant Directors, Deputy\u00a0 Directors and Joint Directors with the responsibilities of ensuring the working of companies in sync with the companies act.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opportunity for promotion to the 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