All India Civil Services (AIS)
All appointments to All India Civil Services are made by the President of India.
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Forest Service (IFS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
Central Civil Services (CCS)
The Central Civil Services are concerned with the administration of the Union Government.
Group A
All appointments to Civil Services, Group A are made by the President of India.
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Group B
All appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President.
- Income Tax Service, Group ‘B’
- Indian Foreign Service, Group ‘B’ - (General Cadre, Grade I and General Cadre, Grade II only)
- Central Secretariat Service, Group 'B' (Section and Assistants’ Grade officers only)
- Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘B’ Telecommunication Wing.
- Indian Posts & Telegraphs Accounts & Finance Service, Postal Wing, Group ‘B’
- Indian Salt Service, Group ‘B’
- India Meteorological Service, Group ‘B'
- Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group ‘B’
- Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service, (Grade I, Grade II and Selection Grade officers only)
- Central Health Service, Group ‘B’
- Botanical Survey of India, Group 'B'.
- Geological Survey of India, Group 'B'.
- Geological Survey of India, Group 'B'.
- Survey of India, Group 'B'.
- Zoological Survey of India, Group 'B'.
- Central Electrical Engineering Service, Group 'B'.
- Central Engineering Service, Group 'B'.
- Central Power Engineering Service, Group ‘B’
- Postal Superintendents’ Service, Group ‘B’
- Postmasters’ Service, Group ‘B’
- Telecommunication Engineering Service, Group ‘B’
- Telegraphs Traffic Service, Group ‘B
- Central Excise Service, Group ‘B’
- Customs Appraisers Service, Group ‘B’- (Principal Appraisers and Head Appraisers)
- Customs Preventive Service, Group ‘B’ – (Chief Inspectors)
- Defense Secretariat Service
- Union Territories Administrative Service
- Union Territories Police Service
State/Provincial Civil Services (SCS/PCS)
The Provincial Civil Services (also known as State Civil Services) examinations and recruitments are conducted by the individual states of India. The state civil services deals with subjects such as land revenue, agriculture, forests, education etc. The officers are recruited by different States through the State Public Service Commissions. Officers from PCS,PPS and PFS are later promoted as IAS,IPS and IFS respectively. The categories of services to which candidates are selected through the provincial civil services (PCS) examination are as under:
- Provincial Civil Services, Class-I (PCS)
- Provincial Police Services, Class-I (PPS).
- Block Development Officer.
- Tehsildar/Talukadar/Assistant Collector.
- Excise and Taxation Officer.
- District Employment Officer.
- District Treasury Officer.
- District Welfare Officer.
- Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies.
- District Food and Supplies Controller/Officer.
- Any other Class-I/Class-II service notified as per rules by the concerned State i. e. officers/lecturers/ assistant/associate professors/principals of Government Degree Colleges, Class I.
Employment by agency
Union Government executive branch civilian employment:
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Independent agencies:
- Reserve Bank of India
- Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Department of Space
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Planning Commission
- Directorate General of Economic Enforcement
- Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation
- Directorate of Income Tax Intelligence and Criminal Investigation
- Directorate General of Anti-Evasion
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
- National Advisory Council
- Central Bureau of Investigation
- Intelligence Bureau
- Central Vigilance Commission
- National Security Guards
Civil Service Day
The Civil Service Day is celebrated on 21 April every year. The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people. It is observed by all Civil Services. This day gives civil servants the opportunity for introspection and thinking about future strategies to deal with the challenges being posed by the changing times.
On this occasion, all officers of Central and State Governments are honored for excellence in public administration by the Prime Minister of India. The 'Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration' is presented in three categories. Under this scheme of awards instituted in 2006, all the officers individually or as group or as organization are eligible.
The award includes a medal, scroll and a cash amount of ₹100000 (US$1,600). In case of a group, the total award money is ₹500000 (US$7,900) subject to a maximum of₹100000 (US$1,600) per person. For an organization the cash amount is limited to ₹500000 (US$7,900).
