by Tarsem
Indian Administrative Service
May 11, 2009 in Choose a Officer Line by Tarsem
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of the Indian government. One of the three All India Services (along with the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service), the IAS plays a major role in managing the bureaucracy of both the Union Government (Central Government) and the state governments, with its officers holding strategic posts across the country.
The career path of IAS officers is well defined. About 60 to 90 officers are inducted every year from about 300,000 applicants based on the results of a competitive civil service examination. Training for IAS officers is also noted for its rigor.
