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..
custom officer are the gazetted officer and
yes, government officer is a gazetted officer
yes,range forest officer is a gazetted officer.
Yes, scientific officer of BCSIR are gazetted officer.
yes. an income tax officer is a gazetted officer
yes,range forest officer is a gazetted officer.
no guard cant be a gazetted officer.
An RBI officer of the rank General Manager and above is a gazetted officer.
yes govertment college principal is gazetted officer....
yes any one can be a Gazetted Officer it just takes 5min to make your HOD of your institution a Gazetted Officer.
Incometax Inspector is not a Gazetted Officer.
yes BPS-16 is also gazetted officer.