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Can ifs choose place of posting?
An IFS officer has to choose three places of his choice out of the number of vacant posts which are circulated. If he/she is lucky then he/she can get one of the three places of his/her choice. Foreign postings are decided by the Foreign Service Board which is headed by the Foreign Secretary.
How IFS officers are posted in foreign?
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) – Postings after Training After confirmation, you will be posted as a Second Secretary in one of the wings (Political, Economic or Commerce, Consular, Administrative or Cultural) at an Indian Embassy or as Consul at an Indian Consulate for a period of 3 years.
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 happens if an IFS officer does not get CFL?
An IFS officer who did not get the CFL of her/his choice may end up getting all her/his next postings as per his choice. 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.
Can an IFS officer stay in India for a long time?
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. If IFS officer has a choice where to get posted, then no one would choose 3rd world countries.
What happens if the FSB does not review an IFS posting?
In most cases, IFS officers go on to their posting if the FSB does not review their posting. In an odd case, if the IFS officer does not proceed to her/his posting or delays her/his departure, she/he may be retained at headquarters for some time before being posted abroad again.