Indian Civil Services
The Time of India “The Crest Edition” of Saturday, January 16, 2010 covered an interesting article on the “Changing Face of the Indian Civil Servant”. The article points out that there has been a complete reorientation among the aspirants getting through the Union Public Service Commission entrance exams.
The article states that whereas, in 1963, four of the top five in the UPSC (Civil Service) entrance exams opted for the Indian Foreign Service from 2005 to 08 almost no one from the top 20 joined the IFS.
The article brings to light some very interesting facts and figures. The articles points out that by the 90s the IFS has finally completely fell off its perch. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was now been increasingly seen as one of the the real power. Understandably, it has been the economic reforms which led to a sudden spurt in the economy and the growth of the IAS as a preferred career choice among Civil Service aspirants.
