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((short description|Executive/managerial level ranked government officers in India))
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'''Gazetted Officers''' are executive/managerial level ranked [[Officer|government officer]]s in India. Authority for a Gazetted Officer officer to issue an official stamp comes from the [[President of India]] or the Governors of States. To that effect, they are [[de jure]] representatives and delegates of the Indian State and the President. If and only if a person's appointment is published in the ''[[Gazette of India]]'' or any state government gazette with their name, are they called Gazetted.

Any appointment released and published in the government gazette is called a gazetted appointment. [[The Gazette of India]] and state gazettes are official government publications, which publish the appointments or promotions of certain government officials along with other government ordinary/extraordinary notifications. An officer, who is appointed under the seal of the Governor at the state level or by the President of India at the national level (and in the [[Union Territories]]), requires being listed in the ''Gazette of India'' or a state government gazette to be a Gazetted Officer. Many are honorary Justices of the Peace and have the same standing as some of the [[officer|government officers]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Candidate Verification Form By Gazetted Officer - Fill and Sign Printable Template Online |url=https://www.uslegalforms.com/form-library/560161-candidate-verification-form-by-gazetted-officer |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.uslegalforms.com))</ref>((clarify|date=October 2018)) Such officers, among other functions, have the power to verify the documents for financial, industrial, immigration, and other purposes.

A [[Notary public#India|notary public]] is also a gazetted officer.

==Military ranks ==

((see also |  Army ranks and insignia of India ))

[[Indian Military]] ranks do not fall under the ''"Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965"'' law. Therefore, Commissioned Officers of Army, Navy and Air Force who holds commission of The President of India, doesn't fall under the definition of Group A, B or C.<ref>((cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jcos-are-gazetted-officers-says-defence-ministry/article24681972.ece | title=JCOs are gazetted officers, says Defence Ministry | newspaper=The Hindu | date=13 August 2018 | last1=Peri | first1=Dinakar ))</ref> The [[Army ranks and insignia of India|ranks]] of [[Indian Armed Forces|Defence Servants]] are categorized as [[Officer (armed forces)#Commonwealth of Nations|Commissioned Officers]] (CO), Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and Other Ranks (OR).

==Civilian Public Servant ranks ==

===4 levels of ranks ===

The [[civil service]]  posts under the Union of India have been classified as Group A, B, and C. The Central Government of India or any State Government classifies [[civil service]] (government employees) into Group A (Gazetted/Executive), Group B (Gazetted), Group B (Non-Gazetted), Group C and Group D. Earlier classification was Class I (Gazetted), II (Gazetted), II (Non-Gazetted), III and IV. Class I or Group A is the highest rank class and Class IV or Group D is the least. The Government of India has plans to merge Group D into Group C. Class I and II (Gazetted) belong to the class of officers whose transfers, appointments, promotions and [[superannuation]] are published on a yearly basis in the official gazette of State or Union Government.

===Gazetted ===

====Group A (Gazetted), formerly called Class I====

'''Group A (Gazetted)''', formerly called '''Class I''', officials belong to the managerial or highest class of government employees who are placed in Level 10 and above in Pay matrices, Previously in the pay band 3 with 5400 grade pay and above in 6th CPC and Level 10 above in Pay Matrix in 7th CPC pay structure. However, Pay structure (Grade Pay or Level) is not the sole criteria and many though drawing pay in above pay structure due to financial. All Non- Ministrial posts are normally classified as Gazetted posts. upgradation under MACP Scheme, etc., may not be holding class I rank.
:Examples - Officers of the [[Judiciary of India|Indian Judicial Service]], [[Civil Servants]] of the [[All India Services]] i.e. [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], IFoS, ADO (Agriculture Development officer), IOFHS and PF Commissioners,;Officers of 61 Central Organized Group A Civil Services including Officers of BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, CISF, [[Indian Defence Accounts Service|Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)]], [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]], ICoAS, [[Indian Audit and Accounts Service|IA&AS]], [[Indian Corporate Law Service|ICLS]], [[Indian Postal Service|IPoS]], [[Indian Trade Service|ITS]], [[Indian Information Service|IIS]], IP&TAFS, [[Indian Statistical Service|ISS]], [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]], IRTS, IRAS, IRPS, IRPFS, Officers of  Engineering Services Officers, Indian Ordnance Factory Service Officer's, Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE<ref>https://www.idse.org</ref>), All India Railway Officers ([[Indian Railway Stores Service|IRSS]], [[Indian Railway Service of Engineers|IRSE]], [[Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers|IRSME]], [[Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers|IRSEE]], [[Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers|IRSSE]], [[Indian Railway Accounts Service|IRAS]], [[Indian Railway Personnel Service|IRPS]], [[Indian Railway Traffic Service|IRTS]], [[Railway Protection Force|IRPFS]], [[Indian Railway Health Service|IRHS]],((clarify|What do all these letters mean?|date=October 2020))Under Secretaries/Dy. Directors/Dy. Secretaries/Jt. Directors/Directors, etc. in Secretariat, Sr Audit/Account officers/Sr Divisional Accounts officers in IA&AD, Engineers of ISRO, DRDO, BARC, DAE, AERB, Examiner of Patents and Designs (O/o-CGPDTM, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and industry), Geologist/Director/Director General (DG)/DDG/ADG and Geo scientists from Central Geological Services (Geological Survey of India, GSI), scientists of ISRO (Technical Officers of ISRO), Officers of the Information Technology (IT) Cadres of GNCTD/Central Govt etc.) (The Group A ,Techno-Administrative posts in IT cadre are System Analyst (SA)- Assistant Director(IT)/ Sr. System Analyst-Deputy Director(IT)/Joint Director (IT)/T), the technical officers of [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|MeitY]], NIC, DRDO,<ref>https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/subordinate_legislation_doc/SRO%2076-DRTC.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref> BARC, DAE, AERB also fall under this category. Central Secretariat Service (abbreviated as CSS) is the Ministerial cadre of Central Govt. , Under Secretary and above are Group A post of this Central Civil Services. Assistant Professor and above in Central, State or in an Autonomous University, State Governments also appoint certain category officers under Group A Services in State Civil Services but officials of PSUs/Autonomous bodies, etc. though in above pay structure, are not classified as Group A (Gazetted) as their names are not notified in the Gazette of the Government. Officers of Autonomous bodies/ PSUs (Even Group 'A') are not Gazetted, however high they may be in the Rank. ADO (Agriculture Development officer) are also classified as Gazetted officers.

====Group B (Gazetted), formerly called Class II (Gazetted)====

'''Group B (Gazetted)''', formerly called '''Class II (Gazetted)'' All non-ministrial posts are Gazetted but it also includes some ministrial/clerical posts of subordinate service.
Some Services in this Group are - [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service|DANIPS]], [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service|DANICS]], Puducherry Civil Service, Puducherry Police Service, Section officers of AFHQ Civil Services and Central Secretariat Services, Chief Cartographer, Civilian Technical Officer(Design), (Indian Navy), Junior Design Officer(Indian Navy),Chief Draughtsman, Chief Estimator,Foreman (Indian Navy), Chief Pharmacists, Appraiser/Superintendents of GST and Customs, Income Tax Officers, Asst. Audit/Accounts Officers,Divisional Accounts Officer-Grade-1 of Indian Audit & Accounts Department,Asst. Accounts Officers of Defence Accounts Department, Indian P&T Accounts & Financial Services, Junior Works Manager (Indian Ordnance Factory's), PS and Sr. PS in various ministries, JCOs in Armed Forces,<ref>((cite news|title=JCOs are Gazetted Officers|url=https://rediff.com/news/report/army-clarifies-jcos-are-gazetted-officers-cancels-earlier-note/20171102.htm|access-date=2 November 2017|work=[[Rediff.com]]))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=MoD drops use of term pbor in armed forces|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mod-drops-use-of-term-pbor-in-armed-forces/756929/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 October 2017))</ref> Principal/Headmaster of Government High School, Officers in State Civil Services, and Labour Enforcement Officers etc.

====Documents certification authority====

* ''Character certificate, Police records verification:'' Commissioned officers of [[Indian Armed Forces]], Group A Officers.
* ''Citizenship certification:'' Group A officers, certification is limited to very few officials such as [[Sub-divisional magistrate|Sub-Divisional Magistrate]], etc.
*Verification for issue of Passport: It can be done by the Group 'A' officers of the rank of Under Secretary/Dy. Director (Grade Pay 6600/Level 11) and above and Officers of Indian Armed Forces of Pay Level 11 and above (Maj/Lt Cdr/Sqn Ldr) .

===Non-Gazetted===

All posts classified as ministrial are Non- Gazetted. These posts are of subordinate service and clerical in nature,  However, some posts may be given Gazetted status but they remain subordinate and perform clerical work and are ministrial i.e Section Officer , Private Secretary to secretary/Joint Secretary. Government Employees falling under the category of Group C (formerly called class III) and Group D (formerly called class IV) are not gazetted. They do not have the personal authority to issue an official stamp on behalf of the Government. Further, Class III employees and Class IV employees serving in  [[Public sector undertakings in India|central public sector undertakings]] are also classified as non-gazetted employees and officers of [[Public sector banks in India|central public sector banks]] can also attest financial documents.

====Group B (Non-Gazetted), formerly Class II (Non-Gazetted)====

'''Group B (Non-Gazetted)''', formerly called '''Class II (Non-Gazetted)''' All belong to subordinate service (Ministrial/clerical) examples are - Assistant Section Officers in various ministries, Stenographers Grade '1', Senior Pharmacists various different Health Departments, Senior Cartographer, Senior Draughtsman, Senior Estimator, Junior Engineers in different departments of Union and State Govts, Income Tax Inspectors,Customs / GST Inspectors, Sub-inspector in CAPF's etc.

====Group C, formerly called Class III====

'''Group C''', formerly called '''Class III''', are the public servants in non-supervisory roles. Examples are - Pharmacists, Lab technicians, Head Clerks / Section Heads, Police Head Constables, Typists, Stenographers, Tax Assistants, Telephone operators, TTEs, Junior Engineers, Cartographer, Draughtsman, Estimator etc.

=====Group D (now subsumed in Group C), formerly Class IV=====

'''Group D''' (now subsumed in Group C), formerly '''Class IV''' category since stands upgraded to Group C lowest pay scale of PB1 Grade Pay Rs.1800 in 6th CPC pay structure en masse on account of implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC, though continuing to largely perform their erstwhile manual functions. Their recruitment qualification also stands upgraded to Matric or ITI. In 7th CPC pay structure they are in Level 1 in Pay Matrix. They are generally Manual workers (skilled or semi-skilled).
:Examples - Peons, Sweepers, Junior Clerks, Multi Tasking Staff (MTS),Track men Grade IV and Group D in Railways, etc.

==Notary Public as Gazetted Officer ==

A Notary Public is also a Gazetted officer as per the law stated in the Notaries act, 1952. Section 6, Notaries act, 1952 states the annual publication of lists of notaries. It reads as:-

((blockquote|The Central Government, and every State Government shall, during the month of January each year, publish in the Official Gazette a list of notaries appointed by that government and in practice at the beginning of that year together with such details pertaining to them as may be prescribed.<ref>((cite web|url=http://legalaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/The_Notaries_Act_1952_0.pdf|title=The Notaries Act of 1952|publisher=Government of India))</ref>))

==See also ==
* [[SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://egazette.nic.in/))
*[http://legalaffairs.gov.in/documents/list-notaries List of notaries]

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