Civil Services

Civil Services

The Civil Services refer to the permanent executive branch of the Republic of India. The primary responsibility of the members of this service is the implementation of executive decisions taken by the ministries as well as implementation of orders of the various courts and other bodies/commissions. The members of the civil services serve as administrators in the central government as well as state government; as emissaries in the foreign missions/embassies; as permanent representatives and employees in the United Nations and its agencies and as Chairman/Managing Director/Full-time/ Functional Director/Member of the Board of Management of various Public Sector Undertakings/ Enterprises, Corporations, Banks and other institutions. Civil servants can also be appointed as advisors or special duty officers or private secretaries to ministers of the Union and the State Government.

        All India Services

  • Indian Administrative Service
  • Indian Police Service

    Group A Services

  • Indian Foreign Service
  • Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
  • Indian Audit and Accounts Service
  • Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise)
  • Indian Defence Accounts Service
  • Indian Revenue Service (I.T.)
  • Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)
  • Indian Postal Service
  • Indian Civil Accounts Service
  • Indian Railway Traffic Service
  • Indian Railway Accounts Service
  • Indian Railway Personnel Service
  • Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force
  • Indian Defence Estates Service
  • Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)
  • Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Gr. III)
  • Indian Corporate Law Service

      Group – B Services

  • Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer’s Grade)
  • Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service
  • Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service
  • Pondicherry Civil Service
  • Pondicherry Police Service

Civil Services Examination

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India

The syllabus and examination scheme for the Civil Services can be found at -> Examination Scheme and Syllabus