Cadre and service Preference- DAF

Hi,

DAF decides your career and destiny .Many of my students have frequently asked me about how to fill service and cadre preference. Hence ,I decided to write a blog exclusively on service and cadre preference.

Put your home cadre as first ,followed by the following;

CADRE PREFERENCE

North Indian Candidates
1. Rajasthan

2. Bihar

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. AGMUT

5. Madhya Pradesh

6. Punjab

7. Gujarat

8. Jharkhand

9. Himachal Pradesh

10. Uttarakhand

11. Haryana

12. Maharashtra

13. Chhattisgarh

14. Karnataka

15. Andhra Pradesh

16. Tamil Nadu

17. Telangana

18. Odisha

19. Kerala

20. West Bengal

21. Assam, Meghalaya

22. Jammu & Kashmir

23. Sikkim

24. Tripura

25. Nagaland

26. Manipur

South Indian Candidates

1. Karnataka

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Telangana

5. Odisha

6. Maharashtra

7. Kerala (A good State but developed State)

8. Rajasthan

9. Bihar

10. Uttar Pradesh

11. AGMUT

12. Madhya Pradesh

13. Punjab

14. Gujarat

15. West Bengal

16. Jharkhand

17. Chhattisgarh

18. Himachal Pradesh

19. Uttarakhand

20. Haryana

21. Assam, Meghalaya

22. Jammu & Kashmir

23. Sikkim

24. Tripura

25. Nagaland

26. Manipur

 North East Candidates

1. Assam, Meghalaya

2. Sikkim

3. Tripura

4. Nagaland

5. Manipur

6. West Bengal

7. Himachal Pradesh

8. Uttarakhand

9. Jammu & Kashmir

10. Rajasthan

11. Odisha

12. Andhra Pradesh

13. Tamil Nadu

14. Karnataka

15. Telangana

16. Kerala

17. Maharashtra

18. Bihar

19. Uttar Pradesh

20. Jharkhand

21. Madhya Pradesh

22. Gujarat

23. Punjab

24. Madhya Pradesh

25. Haryana

26. Chhattisgarh

SERVICE PREFERENCE

1. IAS

2. IFS

3. IPS

(Above 3 are interchangeable)

4. IRS (IT)

5. IRS (Customs)

6. IAAS

7. Indian Railway Traffic Service (King of Railways)

8. Indian Railways Accounts Service (9am to 6pm job but powerful)

9. Indian Defence Estate

10. Indian Defence Accounts

11. Indian P & T Accounts & Finance

12. Post of Asst Security Commissioner, RPF (Lot of manpower)

13. Indian Railway Personal Service

14. Indian Ordnance Factories Service

15. Indian Civil Accounts Service

16. Indian Postal Service

17. Indian Information Service

18. Indian Trade Service

19. Indian Corporate Law Service

20. DANICS

21. DANIPS

22. Armed Force HQ

23. Pondicherry civil service

(22 & 23 are interchangeable)

 All the best !

May the interview call be at your doorstep.

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