Eligibility Criteria, Salary & Selection Procedure for RAW & IB

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A prestigious job is what many individuals demand. Working for RAW and Intelligence Bureau is not an everyday task. It demands some hard core eligibility and rigorous examination process to fit into the shoes of the Officers and Intelligence Agents. Starting from the eligibility criteria to selection procedure, every sphere needs to be highlighted for those candidates who want to live an intriguing life.

What is the Salary of RAW?

There is not much information available in the public domain regarding the perks and salaries that RAW agents get. According to some unofficial sources on the internet, it is estimated that they get Rs. 80000/- to Rs. 130000/- per month.

A RAW agent works across borders or within the boundaries in some operations. To become one, you must clear all the Civil Service examination stages. Only the top candidates are allowed to write the RAW exam. Applicants must also have a 20-year of experience working with the government.

Due to this extensive history and experience requirement, the salary of a RAW agent tends to be between INR 80,000 per month to 1.3 Lakhs per month. The RAW agent salary per annum ranges from INR 9.60 Lakhs to INR 15.60 Lakhs.

• Some other benefits apart from a RAW agent's salary are:

• RAW agents or officials get two months of extra pay per financial year.

• They get a special security allowance, which could be above their gross income; basic pay, and dearness allowance.

• RAW employees posted overseas missions get particular DA as well as foreign service allowance.

• Raw Agents get hardship allowance for those postings, which have been categorized as hardship postings by the department.

• RAW officials get themselves assigned to either the United States, Singapore, or a European country to ensure good university education for their kids.

Eligibility to Apply in IB & RAW

Primary necessity to apply for Officer Post in both the top Organization's is the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria comprise of educational qualification, age limit, experience and other basic criteria. Both IB and RAW demands some tough criteria process for candidates to get an entry into it.

• Educational Qualification

Aspirants need to be graduate from any reputed organization or institute to apply for Intelligence Officer post. In case of RAW, willing candidates should possess good education from reputed University and should also have a grasp on one foreign language at least to become a RAW agent.

• Age Limit

To apply for Intelligence Bureau jobs candidates need to be under 56 years of age. To become RAW agent candidates should have an experience of 20 years of service. 

• Other Basic Criterion

Other criterion involves the candidate to be a citizen of the country. Criminal back ground should not be there for the aspirant and the applicant should not be drug addicted.

Way to Get into IB and RAW

A tough process to get recruited into these two organizations includes written examination followed by interview. Intelligence Bureau recruitment process requires candidates to appear for CGPE ( Combined Graduate Preliminary Exam) which is conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission) every year.

To become RAW agent, candidates should take Group A Civil Services exam under the Central Staffing Scheme. They have to clear all the stages of Civil Service Examination and qualified candidates are allowed to write the RAW examination.