Group A is the highest non-elected tier of Indian government service: gazetted officer posts that head divisions, sign official orders in their own name, and carry decision-making authority. It covers the all-India services (IAS, IPS, IFS) recruited through UPSC Civil Services, Group A entry-level posts filled through UPSC combined exams such as CDS and Engineering Services, RBI and PFRDA Officer Grade A / Assistant Manager posts, and the senior management cadre at central PSUs, roles like General Manager, Deputy General Manager, and Chief General Manager at companies such as NTPC, BEML, and state power/transport corporations.

Eligibility for direct-entry Group A posts is almost always a bachelor's degree at minimum, with many technical and PSU management posts requiring an engineering, finance, or specialised professional degree plus several years of relevant experience for lateral-entry and senior-management hires. Age limits are typically 21 to 32 years for fresh UPSC-route entrants, with the usual SC/ST/OBC relaxations; PSU executive posts hiring at DGM/GM level often have no strict upper age cap beyond what the pay scale and experience requirement implies.

Selection runs through a multi-stage process: a written exam (often with a technical or domain paper), followed by an interview or personality test, and in the case of UPSC Civil Services, a mandatory training period at a national academy before posting. Pay starts at Level 10 of the 7th CPC matrix (roughly ₹56,100/month basic) for entry-level Group A and rises well beyond that for PSU CGM and Board-level positions, alongside a defined promotion path to senior administrative grades.

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