The work is interesting as it uses the flare for journalism, public relations and administration all together. There is a special requirement to enter this service. The officer needs to have some previous experience of work in a newspaper or news agency or ad agency. The promotional channel is more or less the same as that of other Services.
The eligibility criteria for the Indian Information Service exam is the same as for other services. Once the candidate clears the civil services and gets allotment to the Indian foriegn service as per his rank, he has to go through specified training.
The training for Indian Information Service is of two sorts; one is the thought the Civil Service Exam which is conducted by UPSC every year (50%) and the other is upgrading the officers already working at senior position of IIS of Group B (50%).
After the distribution by Department of Personnel & Training, the newly appointed officers have to pursue three months basic training in any of the recognized national academies.
The other part of training includes nine months certified training in India Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) and further one year being part of media in several outlets like PIB, DPD, NSD, RNI, AIR, DFP, DDN and NMW under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The Indian Information Service exam 2016 notification has come and the last date of online application was on the 27th of may 2015. The date of prelims exam is 7th August 2015. The next exam will happen in 2017 around the same time.
The syllabus for the civil services exam in 2016 and every other year is the same for the Indian Information Service as well as other services. There is no difference whatsoever.
Grade |
Pay
scales |
Designation in Field |
Designation in Headquarters |
Junior
time scale |
8000-275-13500 |
Assistant Director, Inspector of Exhibition, Assistant News
Editor, New Reporter/ Correspondent, Assistant Director
(Monitoring), Field Publicity Officer, Assistant Regional
Officer, Assistant Research Officer |
Assistant Director, PIB |
Senior
time scale |
10650-325-15850 |
Assistant Press registrar, Campaign Officer, Public Relations
Officer, deputy Director, Editor, Copy Tester, Research
Officer, Senior Correspondent-cum-Editor, Regional Officer,
Officer on Special duty, Talks officers, Senior correspondent,
Public Relations Officer, Special Correspondent (abroad) |
Deputy
Director, PIB |
Junior
administrative grade |
12000-375-16500 |
Joint
Director (News), Chief (Media), Director (Media), Deputy Press
Registrar, editor-in-Chief, Special correspondent (abroad),
Joint Director |
Counselor Director |
JAG
(NFSG) |
14300-400-18300 |
Director |
Director |
Senior
administrative grade |
18400-500-22400 |
Director, Registrar of Newspapers for India, Additional
Director General (News), Special correspondent (abroad) |
Deputy
Director General, PIB |
Higher
administrative grade |
22400-525-24500 |
Director
General (News) |
Additional Director General, PIB |
26000
(fixed) |
Director
General / Principal Information Officer |
Director
General, PIB |