Appointment
District Collectors are appointed by the State government, from among the pool of Indian Administrative Service officers in the state. The members of the Indian Administrative Service are either directly recruited by the Union Public Service Commission or promoted from civil services of the State government. The direct recruits are posted as Collectors in their twenties and thirties whereas the promotees from state civil services generally occupy this position in their fifties.
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