UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Salary
UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Salary — reference from Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), with the direct official link. Pay levels below are fixed by the pay rules that apply to these posts, not guesses — the official notification states the pay level for every post it advertises.
UPSC Civil Services (IAS) salary by post
| Post | Pay level (7th CPC) | Starting basic pay |
|---|---|---|
| IAS / IPS / IFS and other Group A services — entry (Junior Time Scale) | Level 10 | ₹56,100 |
Starting basic pay is the first cell of the pay level in the 7th Central Pay Commission pay matrix. Gross monthly pay is higher: Dearness Allowance (revised twice a year), House Rent Allowance (10%, 20% or 30% of basic depending on the city) and Transport Allowance are added on top. Basic pay rises about 3% with each annual increment.
No open notification for this exam is in the live index right now. Pay levels below are fixed by the pay rules that apply to these posts, not guesses — the official notification states the pay level for every post it advertises.
About UPSC Civil Services (IAS)
The UPSC Civil Services Examination recruits for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the other Group A and Group B central services. It is held once a year in three stages.
Selection process
- Preliminary examination — two objective papers
- Main examination — nine written papers
- Personality test (interview)
- Final merit list and service allocation
How to confirm the UPSC Civil Services (IAS) Salary
- Open the latest official notification — it goes straight to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)'s own website.
- Find the table of posts: each post lists its pay level (for example "Level 6") or pay scale.
- Starting basic pay for that level is in the table on this page. Monthly gross pay is higher, because Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance are added on top of basic.
- In-hand pay is gross pay minus deductions such as NPS/UPS contribution, professional tax and income tax, so it varies by city and by person.
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IAS / IPS / IFS and other Group A services — entry (Junior Time Scale): Level 10, ₹56,100. These are starting basic pay figures; allowances are added on top.
In-hand pay is basic pay plus Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance, minus deductions such as the pension contribution and tax. It depends on the city of posting and changes every time DA is revised, so we list only the fixed part — the starting basic pay of each pay level.
Basic pay is the same for the same post everywhere. House Rent Allowance differs by city class — higher in the big metros — so gross pay differs by posting.
In the official recruitment notification issued by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), in the table of posts. Open the latest notification from this page to confirm it before applying.
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