Rajasthan Administrative Service, popularly known as RAS, is a state civil service of state
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern ...
along with
Rajasthan Accounts Service,
Rajasthan Police Service
The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan in India. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur, the state capital. The motto of the force is "committed to serve".
History
History of Indian polic ...
and other services. The officers are included in the state cadre of civil service officers. RAS officers undergo two years training at
HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration.Cadre controlling authority for this service is Department of Personnel,
Government of Rajasthan
The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of Raja ...
. The head of this service is
Chief Secretary. RAS Exam Controversy.
Posts
RAS officers start service as assistant collector and executive magistrate in training period. After training they usually serve as
Sub-Divisional Magistrate for some years. After that they are posted as additional district collector and additional district magistrate or additional Divisional Commissioner till their induction in
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services ...
by promotion. Beside these posts they also hold various other posts like Deputy Secretary to
Rajasthan Government
The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of R ...
, Joint Secretary to
Rajasthan Government
The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of R ...
, Deputy Inspector General Stamp and Registration, Special Assistant to State Minister, Commissioner to Municipal Corporation, Additional Chief Executive Officer to
Zila Parishad, chief executive officer to
Zila Parishad, District Supply Officer, Secretary to Urban Improvement Trust, Registrar to State University, District Excise Officer, Member of Board of Revenue, Deputy and additional Commissioner to Colonisation and many other posts to different departments.
Functions
level and district level while delivering variou
government servicesapart from conducting revenue administration maintenance of law and order. They work at grass-root level of administration for policy implementation and policy formulation. They also work in secretariat at different posts.
Promotion
Promotions in service :-
Junior Scale : 5400 Grade : 0 - 5 Years
Senior Scale : 6600 Grade : 6 - 10 Years
Selection Scale : 7600 Grade : 11 - 18 Years
Supertime Scale : 8700 Grade : 18 - 25 Years
Higher Supertime : 9500 Grade : 26th Year
The cadres usually start from a designation lower in rank than
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services ...
(IAS) (one of the
All India Services
The All India Services (AIS) comprises the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service. A unique feature of the All India Services is that the members of these services are recruited by the centre (Union gover ...
). However, promoted RAS officers gradually can take posts equivalent to IAS officers. Usually it takes 25–30 years of service for promotion in
IAS. Promotee
IAS officers usually reach up to post of
Divisional Commissioner before retirement. Promoted
IAS officers are allotted a year of selection or batch on the basis of equivalent service of RAS to
IAS.
See also
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Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services ...
*
Rajasthan Police Service
The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan in India. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur, the state capital. The motto of the force is "committed to serve".
History
History of Indian polic ...
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Rajasthan Accounts Service
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Rajasthan Public Service Commission
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HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration
References
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/ras-exam-result-controversy-rajasthan-education-minister-govind-dotasra-statement-latest-updates-722024
External links
RAS AssociationRPSC Website
{{Public Services of India
Government of Rajasthan
State civil services of India
1950 establishments in Rajasthan