Yes. Gazetted Officer under the Government of Kerala.
yes BPS-16 is also gazetted officer.
Pakistan armed forces commissioned officers, junior commissioned officers and officers holding grade 17 and above in government service are said to be the gazetted officer.
In Government of India, the posts are divided into two cadres, Gazetted (Section Officer, Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary & Secretary). This is the Officers cadre. The other one is Non-gazetted (Peon, Lower Division Clerk, Upper Division Clerk, Assistants). These are clerical cadre. Gazetted Officers are recruited directly, through Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Indian Police Service (IPS ) & Indian Revenue Service (IRS) exams', conducted by UPSC. For others also UPSC conducts Clerical Grade & Assistant Grade exams'. Senior assistants having good performance records are sometime promoted Gazetted Cadre. Disciplinary procedures are same, but, Gazetted Officers have more power according to their post. There are Conduct Rules available in all offices with the administration in charge. There is also special tribunal for dealing government employees..
whether a retired grade 1 one officer can attest documents
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14 dec, 2008
The government of West Bengal abolished the system of classification of employees into Gazetted, Non-Gazetted and Fourth Grade Services vide GO No. 10606-F dated 25.09.1978 and grouping of services introduced. For more details visit the related links.
Class I or Group A (Gazetted) - Public servants in PB 3 (Rs.15600-39100 with Grade Pay 5400) & above.Members of all-india-services, though posted to states; State Government Services (selected through Public Service Commissions in States) or promoted public servants/ officers from states to the cadre of Assistant Commissioner or above and to the cadre of All India services; Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors of Central and State Universities; Principal of government-degree-colleges-in-india, http://www.answers.com/topic/patent-examiner(OfficialDesignation-Examiner of Patents and Designs), Additional District Civil surgeons, Assistant Executive Engineers(Selected through UPSC), Executive Engineers and above, District Medical Officer and above, Geologists of geological-survey-of-indiaand Indian Bureau of Mines etc. are Gazetted officers and have the authority to verify and attest documents.Class II or Group B (Gazetted) - Public servants in supervisory/administrative roles in PB 2 (Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay 4200) & above.Office Superintendents/Section Officers, BDO, tehsildar-1, Junior Doctors in Government hospitals, TDO , Magistrate (SDM) and CO (police department),Income Tax Officer(ITO) etc.Class II or Group B (Non-Gazetted) - Public servants in limited administrative roles in PB 2 (Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay 4200) & below.Office Assistants, Senior Stenographer, Government School Teachers, Police Assistant Sub-Inspectors/Sub-Inspectors/Inspectors and Foreman(NG) etc. belong to Group B(Non-Gazetted)category of staff.Class III or Group C - Public servants in non-supervisory/non-administrative roles.Clerks, Head clerk, Assistants, Typist, Stenographer, Tax Assistant, Telephone operator and Assistant Central Intelligence Officer in Intelligence Bureau under Ministry of Home Affairs come under grade C non-ministerial,non-gazetted postsClass IV or Group D- Manual workers (skilled or semi-skilled)Peon, attender, gardener, driver etc.
pay band 2 with grade pay 4800/-
it s on 11/7/2010
the exam is on 11 th of July 2010