Block Development Officer vs Deputy Collector
Side by side on pay, work, transfers and growth — so you can rank your preferences with confidence.
Pay level
S-20: 56,100–1,77,500S-20: 56,100–1,77,500
Starting in-hand
Basic ₹56,100–₹1,77,500Basic ₹56,100–₹1,77,500
Group
Group A (Gazetted)Group A (Gazetted)
Exam
MPSC RajyasevaMPSC Rajyaseva
Qualification
GraduateGraduate
Age limit
19–3819–38
Field work
highmedium
Stress (1–5)
44
Transfers
statestate
First promotion
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Zilla Parishad) (6–10 years)Deputy Collector (Selection Grade) (8–10 years)
Choose Block Development Officer if…
- ✓ Direct charge of development work in around a hundred villages
- ✓ Less law-and-order pressure than revenue posts
- ✓ Group A status and scale
Choose Deputy Collector if…
- ✓ The most powerful post available through a state exam
- ✓ Pathway to the IAS by promotion
- ✓ Wide administrative and magisterial authority early on