Collector

10th

12th (Any Stream)

Graduation in any discipline from a Recognized University

• • After graduation, the student can apply for government agencies or private organizations.
  • To become an ARCHAEOLOGIST, the candidate has to register and qualify for UPSC CSE and SPSC Exams that the Central Government conducts and State Governments both every once in a while.
  • Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Exam is conducted every year.
  • This exam is conducted in 2 phases:Preliminary examination and Main examination. 
  • The pre-Exam is conducted in May and June, and the main exam is in October for qualified pre-exam students.
  • The candidate should be between 21 to 32 years of age on the first day of the month in which the course starts. However, the upper age limit will be relaxed by three years for OBC candidates and five years for SC/ST candidates. 

  Official Website for Registration to UPSC Exam: https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-exams

  Official Website for Registration to Exam (For HARYANA State): http://hpsc.gov.in/en-us/Instructions

  * To Become an Archaeologist, the candidate must apply for different state or central governments conducted by SPSCs or UPSCs.

  * The state police service commission(SPSC) is based in the state. So, for example, if a candidate lives in Haryana, then name is the Haryana police service commission(HPSC). 

• After Qualify the UPSC/SPSC written main exam, the candidate will go for the Interview to test the personality and mental ability of the candidate, such as the candidate's brain ability, personality, leadership skills, stress handling, administration skills, decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, etc. are tested. Candidates who clear the interview part will get a chance to feature in the merit list.
• The merit list is based on the marks scored by candidates in UPSC/SPSC Written Exam and Interview. The final selection of candidates for training will be made based on this merit list.

Official Website for Registration to UPSC Exam: https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-exams

Official Website for Registration to SPSC Exam (For HARYANA State): http://hpsc.gov.in/en-us/Instructions

• After final selection based on the merit list, selected candidates become IAS officers and will go for training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
• After becoming an IAS officer, the candidate has to work in the posts given by the government for a few years, and after that, the candidate is promoted after two to three promotions. After that, it takes about 10 to 15 years of the Collector. After this, the candidate is made a Collector of the special district/District Collector.

Who is a Collector?

      A Collector, formally addressed as the District Collector, is any person given the power to collect or manage collection in a district or territory. The Collector is the highest Indian Civil Administrative Officer in charge of the group of revenue and administration of a community in the country. District Collector also possesses executive magisterial powers; that post is also known as District Magistrate. The district collector is in a position to run a mini-government within the territory to ensure its people's safety and security and maintain law and order. The Collector has considered the all-in-one in the district where the candidate is in charge.

Job Responsibilities of a Collector

• A collector's primary functions are to maintain law and order.
• Collector plays a pivotal role in assessing the lands in a district to collect land revenue.
• The Collector directs and supervises the execution of developmental plans.
• The Collector also makes sure there is no corruption.
• The Collector collects income tax dues, excise duties, irrigation dues, etc.
• Collectors also manage Disaster management during natural calamities such as floods, famines, or epidemics.
• Collector performs distribution of agricultural loans.

Career Scope of a Collector

The government of India is the only recruiter of collectors in India. There is no employment in the private sector, and the job is permanent in the government sector.

Salary/Income of a Collector

The post of Collector is vast, so its responsibilities are also very high. Hence their salary is also high. A collector gets a wage from about 94000 to 172000 per month.  In addition, collectors get DA (Dearness Allowance), various types of allowances, and many services.