Indian Corporate Law Service
ICLS Eligibility
The eligibility criteria for the ICLS exam is the same as for other services. Once the candidate clears the civil services and gets allotment to the Indian foriegn service as per his rank, he has to go through specified training.
ICLS eligibility for persons with disability
People with the following disabilities & Physical conditions can be selected into the ICLS
| Category(ies) for which Identified | Functional Classification | Physical Requirements |
| (i) Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy. | One Arm (OA), Both Arms(BA) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Manipulation by Finger, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking |
| One Leg (OL), Both Legs (BL) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Manipulation by Finger, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| One Arm and One Leg (OAL) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Manipulation by Finger, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| Both Legs One Arm (BLOA), Both Legs and Arms (BLA), Cerebral Palsy (CP) | Sitting, Seeing, H, Reading and Writing, Communication, Manipulation by Finger, Pushing & Pulling, Lifting | |
| Leprosy Cured (LC) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Mobility, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| Dwarfism (DW) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Mobility, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| Acid Attack Victims (AAV) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Mobility, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| Muscular Dystrophy (MDy) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Mobility, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing/Speaking | |
| (ii) Blindness and Low Vision | Blind (B), Low Vision (LV) | Sitting, Bending, Manipulation by finger, Reading and Writing, Seeing, Communication |
| (iii)Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Deaf (D) | Sitting, Bending, Reading and Writing, Seeing, Communication, Mobility, Standing |
| Hard of Hearing (HH) | Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Mobility, Sitting, Bending, Standing, Hearing | |
| (iv) Multiple Disabilities (MD) involving (i) to (iii) above including deaf-blindness | Multiple Disabilities (MD), involving (i) to (iii) above | Sitting, Bending, Reading and Writing, Seeing, Communication, Mobility |
ICLS Recruitment and Training
Presently there are two modes of recruitment of ICLS, first one is the direct recruitment conducted by UPSC commission and the second one is by upgrading the officers working under Group 'B' service. The existing ratio of both the forms of recruitment is 60%:40%.
The probationary officers of ICLS are trained in ICLS academy at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). IICA takes up the task to accomplish the induction training for the probationary officers. The induction training programme is carried out for almost 10 months.
The Induction training pattern consists of a thorough knowledge on Indian Penal Codes, Provisions of Companies Act, Other Corporate Laws, Limited Partnership Act, Book Keeping & Accounts etc. After finishing the induction training programme successfully, the ICLS officers are placed at different administrative offices.
Based on their performances and ranking an ICLS officer serves as Regional Director (RD), with legislative authorization and as administrative head with roles of Central Government allotment as per the Companies act; RDs gain administrative control on all over the offices as Registrar of Companies (ROC), Official Liquidator (OL).
ICLS Exam 2023
The ICLS exam 2023 notification has come and the last date of online application was on the 28th February, 2023. The date of prelims exam is 28th May 2023. The next exam will happen in 2023 around the same time.
ICLS syllabus 2023
The syllabus for the civil services exam in 2023 and every other year is the same for the ICLS as well as other services. There is no difference whatsoever.
Indian Corporate Law Service Ranks and Salaries
Service Hierarchy| S.No. | Existing Grade and Scale | Existing Designation | Num.of posts |
| 1 | Higher Administrative Crude (HAG) (Rs.67000-79000) | Director General of Corporate Affairs (DGCA) | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) PB.4, Rs. 37400-67000+Grade Pay Rs.10000) |
|
10 |
| 3 | Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) (PB-3, Rs. 15600-39100/- Grade Pay Rs.7600) |
|
64 |
| 4 | Senior Time Scale (STS) (PB-3, Rs. 15600-39100/- Grade Pay Rs.6600) |
|
80 |
| 5 | Junior Time Scale (JTS) (PB-3, Rs. 15600-39100/- Grade Pay Rs.5400) |
|
137 |
Grand Total |
292 | ||
