- All India Services
The All India Services are the three
civil service s ofIndia : theIndian Administrative Service (IAS),Indian Police Service (IPS), and theIndian Forest Service (IFS).The recruitment to these services is made through the
Union Public Service Commission on the basis of the annualCivil Services Examination , a competitivecivil service exam . This is intended to insulate the civil service from political influences and prevent the development of apatronage system.The officers of the All India Services are recruited and trained by the national Union Government ("the Centre") but work under states (which is why the The
Indian Foreign Service is a "central service" instead of an All India Service). Officers are organized intocadre s. Twenty-four states have their own cadre, but there are also three joint cadres:Assam -Meghalaya ,Manipur -Tripura , andArunachal Pradesh -Goa -Mizoram -Union Territories (AGMUT).The All India Services Act 1951 empowers the government of India to make, after consultation with state governments, rules for the regulation of recruitment and conditions of service of the persons appointed to an All India Service.
External links
* [http://upsc.gov.in/ Union Public Service Commission official website]
* [http://persmin.nic.in/ais/ais_index.htm All India Services official website]
** [http://ias.nic.in/ Indian Administrative Service official website]
** [http://mha.nic.in/ips.htm Indian Police Service official website]
** [http://ifs.nic.in/ Indian Forest Service official website]
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