One way to build expertise in governance would be to break up the IAS into two divisions — a field division and a policy analysis division ...

Satyendranath Tagore was India’s first IAS officer, a writer, and a social reformer. He contributed to literature, music, and ...

Nearly all the higher officials throughout India are British. To be sure, the Civil Service is nominally open to Indians. But it is hedged about with so many restrictions (among others ...

In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey a memorial commemorates those who served in the Indian Civil Service from 1858 to 1947 ... flanked by the badges of the two British orders of chivalry ...

For many Indians, joining the Civil Services is more than just a career goal- it’s a chance to serve the nation and secure a prestigious government job. Every year, thousands of young aspirants ...