Civil Servicies – India

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Is joining the civil services your aim? Do you wish to be an officer in the Indian civil services?

Then here is what you need to do. The civil services started way back in 1919, and since then have gained a lot of popularity, a civil servant has a commanding post, a good salary package, and huge amount of perks and advantages. Due to the rise in more and more students and people at large opting to pursue a course in civil services or aspiring to make a career in civil services recent time has seen a growth in the number of universities and reputed colleges in India offering education and courses in civil service.

The entrance exam conducted for civil services in broadly divided into three parts:

Preliminary test – it’s a multiple type objective paper, divided in two parts, a total of 450 marks. The first paper is general studies for 150 marks, and in the second paper the student gets to chose from the following subjects - Public Administration, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Chemistry, Agriculture, Botany, Electrical Engineering, Law, Civil Engineering, Indian history, geology, Geography, Economics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Philosophy, Medical Science, physics, psychology, Public Administration, Zoology, Sociology and statistics. The language of the question paper comes both in Hindi and English a with time duration of 2 hrs.

Main test – the candidates appearing for this one is three times more then the available seats. Once the candidate obtains the min. passing marks as set by the commission he/she is called for a round of interview. The marks obtained here determine the rank of the candidate and hence forth is allotted his/her post.

Written test – the written test is broadly divided into 8 parts (details can be searched on net or various education sites), unlike the prelim test this one has essay type questions.

There is no obligation to present the subjects studied at the graduate level for the Prelims or Mains exam. Many candidates choose subjects that are completely new. The trends shows that History, Sociology, Physics, Public management and language like Hindi, English, Punjabi, Telugu, and Tamil are better scoring.

The last process is that of an interview, for 250 marks and the best part here is that it needs no qualifying marks for it. The board who interviews the candidates holds their career records for reference with them.

 

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Civil services as a Career

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A civil service is a most renowned and highly competitive exam for public sector. Lakhs of students from all over India take this examination and only very few hundreds among them are selected. This exam is conducted in three phases first phase is preliminary exam and those shortlisted in this exam are eligible to take main exam and after main exam interview is conducted for those who qualify mains and ultimately those who qualify interview are ones who will serve the country. Many young aspirants strive hard to clear this examination not because of good salary only but because of power, authority and many benefits one gets.

Civil services constitutes of All India Services, central services and state services. Many students take help of coaching centers in order to beat the tough competition.

All India Services

All India Services include

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS),
• Indian Police Service (IPS) and
• Indian Forest Service (IFS)

Central Services include:

• Indian Foreign Service (IFS),
• Indian Postal Service,
• Central Information Service,
• Defence Lands and Cantonment Service,
• Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS),
• Central Secretariat Service,
• Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers,
• Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers,
• Indian Railway Service of Engineers,
• Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers,
• Indian Railway Stores Service,
• Indian Telecommunication Service,
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS) - Income Tax,
• Indian Revenue Service (IRS) - Customs & Central Excise,
• Indian Audits & Accounts Service (IA&AS),
• Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS),
• Indian Defense Estate Service (IDES),
• Indian Economic Service(IES),
• Indian Ordnance Factory Services (IOFS),
• Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS),
• Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS),
• Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS),
• Indian Information Service (IIS),
• Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS),
• Indian Naval Armament Service,
• Indian Supply Service,
• Indian Inspection Service,
• Indian Salt Service

State Services include:

• State Civil/Administrative Service,
• State Police Service,
• State Forest Service,
• Public Works Department

Eligibility Criteria

1) Candidate should be Indian citizen

2) Maximum age should be 30 years and minimum 21 years some relaxation is given to SC/ST and OBC

3) Should have completed graduation from a recognized University

**Eligibility criteria is dependent on respective Government departments & their rules and regulations. These are subject to change. Please refer govt. website.

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