Indian Civil Service

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The Indian Civil Service was the elite administrative bureaucracy of British rule in India, responsible for governing and managing the colonial state's key functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bureaucracy
civil service
colonial administrative service
alsoKnownAs ICS
Imperial Civil Service
appliesToJurisdiction British India
British Raj
linked to: British India
controlledBy Secretary of State for India
Viceroy of India
country British India
describedAs steel frame of British rule in India
dissolved 1947
20th century
eligibilityRestriction Indians gradually admitted
initially restricted to British subjects
employer British Crown
examinationLocation London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
hasEthnicComposition minority Indian officers
predominantly British
hasGenderComposition overwhelmingly male
headquartersLocation Calcutta
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
inception 1858
19th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Indian Civil Service Act 1861
notableMember Allan Octavian Hume
Cornwallis
linked to: Charles Cornwallis

Jawaharlal Nehru
Satyendranath Tagore
Subhas Chandra Bose
Surendranath Banerjee
Vallabhbhai Patel
partOf Government of India (British Raj)
linked to: British India
precededBy East India Company civil service
replacedBy Indian Administrative Service
Pakistan Civil Service
responsibleFor collection of land revenue
district administration
implementation of colonial policies
law and order
maintenance of civil administration
revenue administration
selectionMethod competitive examination
merit-based recruitment
significantEvent opening of examinations in India in 1922
transfer of power in 1947

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British India introducedInstitution Indian Civil Service
British India introducedInstitution Indian Police Service (colonial predecessor)
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Indian Civil Service alsoKnownAs Imperial Civil Service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Indian Civil Service legalBasis Indian Civil Service Act 1861
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Viceroy of India supervises Indian Civil Service
Burma (until 1937) partOf Indian Civil Service jurisdiction
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Bombay Legislative Council partOf British colonial administration in India
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Indian Civil Service alsoKnownAs Imperial Civil Service
subject linked to: ICS
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Indian Administrative Service precededBy Indian Civil Service
Pakistan Civil Service predecessor Indian Civil Service
Secretary of State for India hasAuthorityOver Indian Civil Service
Secretary of State for India hasAuthorityOver Indian Political Service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Satyendranath Tagore employer Indian Civil Service
Montford Reforms implementedBy British colonial administration in India
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces partOf British Indian civil administration
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Allan Octavian Hume employer Indian Civil Service
Michael O’Dwyer positionHeld Indian Civil Service officer
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Michael O’Dwyer memberOf Indian Civil Service
Indian Foreign Service predecessor Indian Civil Service (Imperial)
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay employer Indian Civil Service
George Norton partOf British colonial administration in India
linked to: Indian Civil Service
India Office employs Indian Civil Service
subject linked to: India Office in London
Indian Administrative Service predecessor Indian Civil Service
subject linked to: IAS
Thar and Parkar District colonialAdministration British Indian civil service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Subhas Chandra Bose passedExam Indian Civil Service examination
subject linked to: Netaji
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Subhas Chandra Bose resignedFrom Indian Civil Service
subject linked to: Netaji
Political Department of the Government of India employer Indian Civil Service officers
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Morarji Desai resignedFrom British Indian Civil Service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Government of British India controls Indian Civil Service
Indian Foreign Service predecessor Indian Civil Service (ICS) – external affairs branch
subject linked to: IFS
linked to: Indian Civil Service
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar memberOf Indian Civil Service
Sir Richard Strachey memberOf Indian Civil Service
C. D. Deshmukh memberOf Indian Civil Service
Governor of the United Provinces associatedWith Indian Civil Service
Philip Mason employer Indian Civil Service
subject linked to: Philip Woodruff
Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi memberOf Indian Civil Service
St. John Philby employer Indian Civil Service
Francis Gore memberOf British colonial service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Indian Political Service partOf Indian Civil Service
British administration in Awadh implementedBy British Indian Civil Service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Mortimer Durand memberOf Indian Civil Service
Cecil Clementi memberOf Indian Civil Service
John Colville partOf British Indian civil service
linked to: Indian Civil Service
Aditya Nath Jha memberOf Indian Civil Service
civil services of India historicalPrecursor Indian Civil Service (British India)
linked to: Indian Civil Service
George Abraham Grierson employer Indian Civil Service
Dharma Vira memberOf Indian Civil Service
British policies in India associatedWith Indian Civil Service
British colonial authorities in India hasPart Indian Civil Service