Indian Administrative Service

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The Indian Administrative Service is India’s premier civil service, whose officers hold key administrative and policy-making positions at the Union, state, and district levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf All India Service
civil service
allocationBasis all-India rank in Civil Services Examination
cadreAllocationCriteria candidate preference
reservation policy
vacancy position
cadreControllingAuthority Department of Personnel and Training
cadreSystem joint cadre
state cadre
country India
established 1946
governingBody Government of India
initialPostingLevel Sub-Divisional Magistrate
jurisdiction Union government
linked to: Union Government

district administration
state governments
keyFieldPost Collector
Deputy Commissioner
District Magistrate
keySecretariatPost Additional Secretary to Government of India
Joint Secretary to Government of India
Secretary to Government of India
legalBasis All India Services Act, 1951
Article 312 of the Constitution of India
notableFeature considered India’s premier civil service
officers can serve both Union and state governments
officersCalled IAS officers
parentOrganization Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
precededBy Indian Civil Service
primaryRole policy formulation
policy implementation
public administration
recruitmentAgency Union Public Service Commission
recruitmentMethod Civil Services Examination
serviceCategory Group A
serviceHierarchy Apex Scale
Cabinet Secretary Scale
Junior Administrative Grade
Junior Time Scale
Selection Grade
Senior Time Scale
Super Time Scale
serviceMotto Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam
serviceMottoLanguage Sanskrit
serviceMottoTranslation Yoga is excellence in action
serviceType permanent bureaucracy
shortName IAS
topPosition Cabinet Secretary of India
topPositionRank head of civil services
trainingInstitute Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
trainingLocation Mussoorie

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Indian Civil Service replacedBy Indian Administrative Service
Government of India employs Indian Administrative Service
Indian Civil Service replacedBy Indian Administrative Service
subject linked to: ICS
Indian Police Service worksWith Indian Administrative Service
Indian Foreign Service worksWith Indian Administrative Service
Cabinet Secretary of India headOf Indian Administrative Service
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India officeHolderClass Indian Administrative Service officer
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
All India Services Act, 1951 providesFrameworkFor Indian Administrative Service
All India Services Act, 1951 relatedTo Indian Administrative Service
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration trains Indian Administrative Service officers
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
Sub-Divisional Magistrate appointedFrom Indian Administrative Service
Senior Time Scale appliesTo Indian Administrative Service officers
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
Senior Time Scale service Indian Administrative Service
Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands partOf Indian Administrative Service cadre system
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
IAS standsFor Indian Administrative Service
Article 312 of the Constitution of India empowersCreationOf Indian Administrative Service
Article 312 of the Constitution of India relatedTo Indian Administrative Service
District Magistrate appointedFrom Indian Administrative Service
Secretary to the Government of India belongsTo Indian Administrative Service
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Civil Services Examination recruitsFor Indian Administrative Service
Montek Singh Ahluwalia memberOf Indian Administrative Service
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Indian Police Service relatedTo Indian Administrative Service
subject linked to: IPS
All India Services hasComponent Indian Administrative Service
Indian Forest Service relatedTo Indian Administrative Service
Aruna Roy employer Indian Administrative Service
Aruna Roy memberOf Indian Administrative Service
Prime Minister’s Office (India) employs Indian Administrative Service officers
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
T. N. Seshan service Indian Administrative Service
Cabinet Secretary (for administrative matters) memberOf Indian Administrative Service
Civil Services Board of India areaOfWork Indian Administrative Service
Uttar Pradesh state civil services relatedTo Indian Administrative Service
Aditya Nath Jha memberOf Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules appliesTo Indian Administrative Service
Foundation Course for civil service probationers targetGroup Indian Administrative Service probationers
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
Sub-Divisional Magistrate typicalCadre Indian Administrative Service
subject linked to: SDM
State Civil Service distinctFrom Indian Administrative Service
State Civil Service mayBePromotedTo Indian Administrative Service (promotion quota)
linked to: Indian Administrative Service
IAS (Pay) Rules appliesTo Indian Administrative Service officers
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Chief Secretary of Delhi partOf Indian Administrative Service
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Chief Secretary memberOf Indian Administrative Service
All India Judicial Service relatedTo Indian Administrative Service