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How are IFS officers promoted?
A Foreign Service Officer begins his career abroad as a Third Secretary and is promoted to Second Secretary as soon as he is confirmed in service. Subsequent promotions are to the levels of First Secretary, Counsellor, Minister and Ambassador/High Commissioner/Permanent Representative.
Do IFS officers have to stay abroad?
Usually these postings are of 3-5 years tenure and after this tenure the officer is posted again to any other country. For the first 15 years of the service, IFS officers are posted in embassies. After that based on the performance, many officers becomes bureaucrat in Ministry of Foreign Affairs or in PM Office.
Can an IFS officer do foreign postings only?
The officer did not have a reply. As an IFS officer, while one cannot spend her/his career doing foreign postings only, one has the option of staying for longer periods in India. The foreign assignments are field postings and give you an exposure to the practicalities of diplomacy.
What is the meaning of IFS officer?
Career as Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS Officer) is the administrative diplomatic civil service under Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. IFS Officer is one of the posts held by the members of this service. The officers are recruited by the Union Public Service Commission, Government of India.
How many times can an Indian Forest Service officer be posted abroad?
Tenures abroad are fixed. And one has to return to Headquarters after two or three postings abroad. As an IFS officer, one does have the choice of staying in India for as long as one wants. But then, what’s the point in joining the IFS. IFS officers are soldiers whose battlefields are postings abroad.
How to get first posting abroad after completion of training in India?
The first posting abroad after completion of training in India depends on the rank of the IFS officer. Those higher in the rank can choose from entire list of the foreign languages (CFL) on offer. The higher the rank, better are the chances to get the CFL of one’s choice and, thereby, the chances of going to a country of one’s choice.