Group A (Gazetted), formerly called Class I, officials belong to the managerial or highest class of government employees who are placed in Level 10 and above in Pay matrices, Previously in the pay band 3 with 5400 grade pay and above in 6th CPC and Level 10 above in Pay Matrix in 7th CPC pay structure. However, Pay structure (Grade Pay or Level) is not the sole criteria and many though drawing pay in above pay structure due to financial. All Non-Ministerial posts are normally classified as Gazetted posts. upgradation under MACP Scheme, etc., may not be holding class I rank.
- Examples - Officers of the Indian Judicial Service, Civil Servants of the All India Services i.e. IAS, IPS, IFoS, ADO (Agriculture Development officer), IOFHS and PF Commissioners (after promotion from ministerial/clerical post); Officers of 61 Central Organized Group A Civil Services including Officers of BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, CISF, Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), IFS, ICoAS, IA&AS, ICLS, IPoS, ITS, IIS, IP&TAFS, ISS, IRS, IRTS, IRAS, IRPS, IRPFS, Officers of Engineering Services Officers, Indian Ordnance Factory Service Officer's, Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE[3]), All India Railway Officers (IRSS, IRSE, IRSME, IRSEE, IRSSE, IRAS, IRPS, IRTS, IRPFS, IRHS,[clarification needed]Under Secretaries/Dy. Directors/Dy. Secretaries/Jt. Directors/Directors, etc. in Secretariat, Sr Audit/Accounts officers/Sr Divisional Accounts officers in IA&AD, Engineers of ISRO, DRDO, BARC, DAE, AERB, Examiner of Patents and Designs (O/o-CGPDTM, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and industry), Geologist/Director/Director General (DG)/DDG/ADG and Geo scientists from Central Geological Services (Geological Survey of India, GSI), scientists of ISRO (Technical Officers of ISRO), Officers of the Information Technology (IT) Cadres of GNCTD/Central Govt etc.) (The Group A ,Techno-Administrative posts in IT cadre are System Analyst (SA)- Assistant Director(IT)/ Sr. System Analyst-Deputy Director(IT)/Joint Director (IT)/T), the technical officers of MeitY, NIC, DRDO,[4] BARC, DAE, AERB also fall under this category. Central Secretariat Service (abbreviated as CSS) is the Ministerial cadre of Central Govt. , Under Secretary and above are Group A post of this Central Civil Services. Assistant Professor and above in Central, State or in an Autonomous University, State Governments also appoint certain category officers under Group A Services in State Civil Services but officials of PSUs/Autonomous bodies, etc. though in above pay structure, are not classified as Group A (Gazetted) as their names are not notified in the Gazette of the Government. Officers of Autonomous bodies/ PSUs (Even Group 'A') are not Gazetted, however high they may be in the Rank. ADO (Agriculture Development officer) are also classified as Gazetted officers.
'Group B (Gazetted), formerly called Class II (Gazetted) All non-ministerial posts are Gazetted but it also includes some ministerial/clerical posts of subordinate service. Some Services in this Group are - DANIPS, DANICS, Puducherry Civil Service, Puducherry Police Service, Section officers of AFHQ Civil Services and Central Secretariat Services, Chief Cartographer, Civilian Technical Officer(Design), (Indian Navy), Junior Design Officer(Indian Navy),Chief Draughtsman, Chief Estimator, Foreman (Indian Navy), Chief Pharmacists, speech language pathologist and audiologist
Appraiser/Superintendents of GST and Customs, Income Tax Officers, Asst. Audit/Accounts Officers, Divisional Accounts Officer-Grade-1 of Indian Audit & Accounts Department, Asst. Accounts Officers of Defense Accounts Department, Indian P&T Accounts & Financial Services, Junior Works Manager (Indian Ordnance Factory's), PS and Sr. PS in various ministries, JCOs in Armed Forces,[5][6] Principal/Headmaster of Government High School, Officers in State Civil Services or State Police Service, and Labour Enforcement Officers etc.