Civil Service - Courses, Training & Admissions 2024 - 2025 Academic Year

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Roles and Responsibilities of an IAS officer

• Handle affairs of the government that involve policy framing and implementation in consultation with the concerned Minister.

Travel to various sites and supervise whether the policies are properly implemented.

• Supervision on disbursement of funds for various policies framed.


• Accountable to the State Legislature and the Parliament in case of any breach while on duty.


• The IAS officers will be employed at the sub-divisional level to administer the law and order and other developmental programs in the region assigned to them.


• At the district level, an IAS officer handles the district affairs, including the implementation of developmental programs.


• Through deputation, the IAS officers may serve in different offices of the State and Central Government.


• Based on the seniority, the IAS officers at the Centre serve several positions such as Directors, Cabinet Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and Under Secretaries, Secretaries/Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries etc.
  
• At the Central administration level, the IAS officers play a crucial role in framing and various policies related to finance and administration of a particular region.


• IAS officers serve different posts such as joint secretary, deputy secretary at the central level during the policy framing and implementation giving their valuable inputs.

Eligibility Criteria to Join IAS

• Candidate must be a citizen of India.
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• Candidate must be a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan.


• Candidate must be a Tibetan Refugee who relocated to India before January 1, 1962, to permanently settle in India.


• Candidate must be a person of Indian Origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, Malawi, Tanzania, Vietnam, Uganda, Zaire, or Zambia for permanently settling in India.

Educational Qualification for Civil Service

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognized universities. Those who have appeared for the qualification examination and are awaiting results are eligible for the IAS preliminary examination.


• Candidates who are yet to appear for the qualification examination are also agreeable to attend the prelims. Those candidates have to present the proof of passing the stated examination along with the application for the Main Examination.


• Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical Examination but haven't completed the internship can also attend the Main Examination. Nevertheless, they must produce a certificate from their University stating that they have passed the final professional medical examination.


• Candidates with a Government recognised professional and technical qualifications or its equivalent are also eligible to apply.

Age Limit to Apply for IAS

• For General Category, the upper age limit is 32 years and 7 attempts are possible.


• For Other Backward Castes (OBC), the upper age limit is 32 years with 3 years of relaxation, that is 35 years, and they have 9 attempts


• For Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Candidates (SC/ST), the upper age limit is 32 years with 5 years relaxation, that is 37 years and have no limits up to 37 years.


• Physically handicapped people in general and OBC category have 9 attempts, while unlimited for SC/ST.