Indian Administrative Service from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Indian Administrative Service From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Indian Administrative Service (Hindi: भारतीय शासिनक सेवा), often abbreviated to as IAS, is an administrative All-India service.[2] It Indian Administrative Service is considered to be one of the two premier civil services of India, Service Overview because a candidate, once appointed to the IAS is rendered ineligible to Formerly ICS [3] reappear in the Civil Services Examination. known as IAS officers serve in strategic and key positions in the Union Founded 1858 Government, States governments[2] and public-sector undertakings.[2] (as Imperial Civil Service) Like in other countries following the Westminster system of 1950 [4] government, IAS as the permanent bureaucracy in India is an (as Indian Administrative [5] inseparable part of the executive of the Government of India, and Service) hence, provides neutrality and continuity to the administration.[4] Country India Along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Staff Lal Bahadur Shastri Service (IFS/IFoS), the IAS is one of the three All India Services — its College National Academy of cadre is employed by both the Union Government and the individual Administration, States.[2] Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Upon confirming to service after probation as Sub-Divisional Cadre Department of Personnel Magistrate, an IAS officer is given the administrative command in the Controlling and Training, Ministry of district as District Magistrate and Collector after a few years of service, Authority Personnel, Public and normally, after sixteen years of service in some states, an IAS Grievances and Pension officer heads a whole division in the state, as its Commissioner.
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