Gazetted Officers are executive/managerial level ranked public servants in India. Authority for a gazetted officer to issue an official stamp comes from the President of India or the Governors of States. To that effect, they are de jure representatives and delegates of the Indian State and the President. If a person's name is published in the Gazette of India or any State Government Gazette, he/she is called Gazetted. The Gazette of India and State Gazettes are official Government publications, which publish the appointments or promotions of certain government officials. An officer or public servant, who is appointed under the seal of the Governor at State level or by the President of India at the national level, requires being listed in the Indian Gazette or State Government Gazette and is considered to be a Gazetted Officer. Many are honorary Justices of the Peace and have the same standing as some of the Magistrates. Such officers, among other functions, have the power to verify the documents for academic, immigration and other purposes.
Ranks
Military ranks do not fall under Central Civil Services Rules, 1965. The Civil posts under Union of India have been classified as Group A, B and C. The military ranks does not fall under CCS Rules 1965. However, they hold the Commission of the President of India, and are equivalent class I officer, with Gazette powers. The Central Government of India or any State Government classifies public employees into Group A, Group B, Group B, Group C and Group D. Earlier classification was Class I, II, II, III and IV. Class I or Group A is the highest rank class and the Class IV or Group D is the least. The Government of India has plans to merge Group D into Group C. Class I and II belong to the class of officers whose transfers, appointments, promotions and superannuation are published on a yearly basis in the official gazette of State or Union Government. Defense Personnel are categorized as Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks.
Class IV or Group D The category since stands upgraded to Group C lowest pay scale of PB1 Grade Pay Rs.1800 in 6th CPC pay structure en masse on account of implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC, though continuing to largely perform their erstwhile manual functions. Their recruitment qualification also stands upgraded to Matric or ITI. In 7th CPC pay structure they are in Level 1 in Pay Matrix.
Character certificate, Police records verification: Commissioned officers of Indian Armed Forces, Group A Officers.
Citizenship certification: Group A officers, certification is limited to very few officials such as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, etc.
Verification for issue of Passport: It can be done by the Group 'A' officers of the rank of Under Secretary/Dy.Director and above.
Non-Gazetted
Officers falling under the category of class III and IV are not gazetted. They do not have the personal authority to issue an official stamp on behalf of the Government. Further, Employees serving in Nationalized Banks and PSUs are not gazetted but they can attest financial documents. Any officer of notary or Nagar Sevak or SEO is not included in Gazetted Officer
