Salary Of IAS Officer Lower Than CA?, X User’s Post With Salary Screenshot Sparks Debate
One user thought, people are doing IAS to serve the people, said “People wanting to join IAS are not motivated by money, they are motivated by desire to serve people.”
A chartered accountant (CA) named Chirag Chauhan on X shared a post which compared the salaries of an IAS officer & CA and questioned why people chose to become an IAS officer despite the low salary. His viral post has sparked a debate over social media platforms and divided netizens over salary & profession.
The now-viral post was shared on X by Chirag Chauhan. “The average salary of an IAS is the starting salary of a CA.Why do people prefer IAS?”. He also shared a screenshot which shows the salary of an IAS officer as 56000 per month during training and maximum salary as 256000 as a cabinet secretary.
With 8.28 lac views and 2.5K likes, his post went viral, where around 2K X users also commented on his post, which sparked the debate of choosing a profession as per salary or work.
User’s Debate On IAS Vs CA Salary On X
One user asked him “Have you heard an IAS ever reporting to a CA? (Unless the CA is a senior govt employee or a minister)”.
Another user called CA a profession and IAS as a destination and said, “I don’t think so…u r overrating CA profession…IAS is a destination and CA is just a beginning of journey.”
One user thought, people are doing IAS to serve the people, said “People wanting to join IAS are not motivated by money, they are motivated by desire to serve people.”
User name CA. (Dr). ROHIT RUWATIA AGARWALthought it has No relation to salary, but it depends upon the passion, knowledge & focus on anything we wish to do. He added, “Total seats of IAS in India are less than total no of CA’s qualify every attempt. Every year only 180 IAS are selected in India. IAS cadre seats are based on population and size of the state. CA is one of the best post qualification course for higher studies. People make their career in the area in which they wish to make according to their strength & ability. There are almost 2 crore students who clear class 12th every year and they choose their career in any field.”
