Is it worth leaving job for UPSC?

Pros of quitting your job for IAS preparation: You will get more time to focus on your IAS preparation. Your attention will not be diverted to other things on the job. You can join a coaching class for your IAS preparation. Enroll for BYJU’S coaching classes for the best IAS coaching in the country.

Is IAS job stressful?

The IAS officers encounter the greatest anxiety and stress when they need to face a substantial number of vulnerabilities and constantly changing the workplace. Stress additionally goes up quickly if your capacity to control outside varieties is low.

Can IAS officers get leave?

IAS officers will be allowed from six months to two years of paid leave to pursue higher studies. The officer will not be permitted to quit from his/her duty after resuming the service. The officer needs to complete a minimum of nine years in service (for North-East cadre officers it is six years).

Do IAS get paid leave?

Things to remember for sabbatical leave for IAS for studies: You will get two years’ paid leave to continue your education. You will not be allowed to resign from service for three years after resuming work. You should have completed at least nine years in service (six years for officers of the North-East cadre).

Can I become an IAS officer after 4-6 years of work?

I know a few people who got into IAS after 4-6 years of working in their other jobs as IPS, IRS etc. It is because, the type of recognition an IAS or IPS gets at such young age is unparallel in other services. They get the big bungalows, red-light cars and uniformed guards which are not available to other services.

Do IAS officers become just a glorified Babu after promotion?

However, as you get promoted to DIG, IG or Commissioner/Secretary, your importance declines. There are several dozen IG, ADG and even DG sitting in the state capital, and no one knows them. The IAS officers also become just a glorified babu when they become secretaries after promotion.

What is the peak salary to staring salary of an IAS?

The ratio of the peak salary to staring salary of an IAS officer is just four times. However, the story is quite different in corporate. For example, the Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has been given an annual salary of USD5.08 million (over Rs. 30 crore) and USD2 million in stock options.