Indian Administrative Service

Vigilance searches only to 'humiliate and harass': IAS officer

A top Kerala bureaucrat, whose flats and office were recently searched by Vigilance in a disproportionate assets case, has alleged that the move was only to "humiliate and harass" him.

Nov 01, 2016, 15:55 PM IST

Politics should never override policy: PM Narendra Modi to IAS officers

"Politics should never override policy." This was the message of Prime Minister to IAS officers as a young batch met him here.

Oct 27, 2016, 17:06 PM IST

Indian civil services need urgent reform: US think tank

The IAS faces a number of serious challenges - from diminishing human capital to political interference - that, if left unaddressed, will lead to further institutional decline, says a report. 

Sep 03, 2016, 09:39 AM IST

Aspiring for civil services? Do it fast as UPSC may cut upper age limit

The BS Baswan panel has reportedly recommended that “the age limit be reduced in a phased manner spread over several years and not in one go”.

Aug 11, 2016, 22:08 PM IST

UPSC topper Tina Dabi's advice to girl students - Read

Tina Dabi is the first Dalit girl to have topped the Union Public Service Commission examinations.

Jul 29, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

On first posting as sub-divisional officer, this Bihar IAS officer caught taking bribe

Dr Jitendra Gupta, a 2013 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Bihar cadre, was posted as a Sub-Divisional Officer in his very first posting.

Jul 14, 2016, 11:02 AM IST

Al Qaeda incites Indian Muslims to carry out lone-wolf attacks on IAS, IPS Officers

Qaeda's South Asian wing AQIS trains its recruits not only to carry out terror attacks but also to radicalise vulnerable Muslim youth in the name of jihad.

Jul 04, 2016, 09:06 AM IST

Civil services toppers get IAS

Tina Dabi, the topper of civil services examination, and Jammu and Kashmir's Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan have been given the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Jun 22, 2016, 19:55 PM IST

Centre-Delhi govt yet again on collision course

Sources said while Delhi has a sanctioned strength of 58 IAS officers, the Home Ministry had provided 93 such officers to Delhi.

Jun 07, 2016, 20:12 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal congratulate civil services exam qualifiers

Delhi's Tina has achieved first rank. Railway service officer Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-based Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, an Indian Revenue Service officer, have secured second and third rank respectively.

May 10, 2016, 22:16 PM IST

UPSC 2016: Official notification for IAS, IFS exams today

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will on Saturday release the official notification for the 2016 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) exam.

Apr 23, 2016, 15:06 PM IST

Rajbala Verma is new Chief secretary of Jharkhand

Rajbala Verma, a 1983 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed the new Chief secretary of Jharkhand, said an official statement.

Mar 31, 2016, 14:30 PM IST

Civil Services interview: UPSC not to send paper call letters this time

No paper call letters for interviews will be issued to candidates who have cleared civil services main examination and they will instead have to download e-summons, UPSC has said.

Feb 28, 2016, 12:29 PM IST

UPSC recommends 126 more candidates for govt jobs

As many as 126 more candidates were on Wednesday recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointments to various government services.

Jan 21, 2016, 11:16 AM IST

Arrested Delhi bureaucrat, aide sent to judicial custody

A court here on Thursday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, a principal secretary of the Delhi government and his personal assistant, arrested by the CBI for taking a bribe from a labour contractor who arranges security guards and peons.

Dec 17, 2015, 17:06 PM IST

Six days to go for UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination 2015

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the civil services (Main) examination from December 18 to 23.

Dec 14, 2015, 17:00 PM IST

CBI searches Delhi IAS officer's home and lockers, finds gold bars, foreign liquor bottles, costly watches

The Central Bureau of Investigation has recovered around 300 expensive foreign brands of liquor bottles, costly watches from IAS officer Sanjay Pratap Singh's residence.

Dec 10, 2015, 10:48 AM IST

IAS, other services bicker in public over job parity

A war of words is going on in social media between officers of most sought-after Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and those belonging to other central government services like IRS over the issue of pay parity and career progression.

Nov 02, 2015, 17:24 PM IST

Over 15,000 qualify in civil services prelims exam: UPSC

Over 15,000 people have qualified in this year's civil services preliminary examination, results of which were declared on Monday by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Oct 13, 2015, 14:16 PM IST

Panel's report on civil services exam pattern in six months

An expert committee formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination, to select IAS and IPS officers, will give its report within six months time.

Oct 07, 2015, 16:31 PM IST