Deputy Collector vs Deputy Collector
Side by side on pay, work, transfers and growth — so you can rank your preferences with confidence.
Pay level
S-20: 56,100–1,77,500Level 22 (starting pay ₹56,100)
Starting in-hand
Basic ₹56,100–₹1,77,500Basic ₹56,100
Group
Group A (Gazetted)Group A (Gazetted)
Exam
MPSC RajyasevaTNPSC Group 1
Qualification
GraduateGraduate
Age limit
19–3821–34
Field work
mediummedium
Stress (1–5)
44
Transfers
statestate
First promotion
Deputy Collector (Selection Grade) (8–10 years)District Revenue Officer (About 8–12 years)
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
Choose Deputy Collector if…
- ✓ Highest post in the state's Group I exam
- ✓ Route to the IAS by promotion
- ✓ Wide executive and magisterial authority