Gazetted officer (India)

In India, gazetted officers are government officials whose appointments are officially published in The Gazette of India or in the gazette of any of the state governments.

Military ranks

The Indian Armed Forces does not fall under the Central Civil Services. Indian military ranks are broadly classified into commissioned officers, junior commissioned officer (JCO), and other ranks. All ranks from JCO level and above are gazetted officers.

Civil services

The civil services of India falls under two categories—All India Services (AIS) and Central Civil Services (CCS). All officers of AIS are gazetted, while the CCS are classified into four—Group A, B, C, and D. All Group A officers are gazetted, while Group B has gazetted and non-gazetted levels, Group C and Group D are non-gazetted. Earlier, the four Groups were known as Class I, II, III, and IV.

Notary public

A notary public is a gazetted officer as per Section 6 of the Notaries Act, 1952, whose appointments are published in the Gazette by the central and state governments.

See also

• The London Gazette
• Gazetted officer (Kenya)

References

External links

• Official website