Indian Polity Part 6: Constitutional Bodies — CAG, EC and UPSC Service Rules, Exam-Ready Notes

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Article numbers, tenure and removal lines score; the three heavyweight bodies compared.

On this page

  1. The big three
  2. Near-heavyweights
  3. Exam-facing contrasts
  4. Revise in 30 seconds

The big three

  • CAG 148-151: 6 years or 65; removal like SC judge; audits accounts and PSUs.
  • Election Commission 324: CEC removal like an SC judge; Anoop Baranwal 2023 committee line; 2024 CEC Act panel: PM, LoP, union minister.
  • UPSC 315-323: 6 years or 65; resignation to President; expenses charged on CFI.

Near-heavyweights

  • Finance Commission 280: five years; Attorney General 76: pleasure tenure; SPSC and Joint Services commissions mirror UPSC at state level.

Exam-facing contrasts

  • Charged-on-CFI salaries: CAG, CEC, chairman UPSC; SC judges — the classic list.

Revise in 30 seconds

  • CAG: 148-151, audit not accounting.
  • CEC removal = SC judge standard.
  • 2024 CEC Act: PM+LoP+Minister panel, CJI out.
  • Salaries charged on CFI for the big three.

Quick revision

  • CAG 148-151: 6 years or 65; removal like SC judge; audits accounts and PSUs.
  • Election Commission 324: CEC removal like an SC judge; Anoop Baranwal 2023 committee line; 2024 CEC Act panel: PM, LoP, union minister.
  • UPSC 315-323: 6 years or 65; resignation to President; expenses charged on CFI.
  • Finance Commission 280: five years; Attorney General 76: pleasure tenure; SPSC and Joint Services commissions mirror UPSC at state level.
  • Charged-on-CFI salaries: CAG, CEC, chairman UPSC; SC judges — the classic list.
  • CAG: 148-151, audit not accounting.