ICS
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ICS refers to the Indian Civil Service, the elite higher civil service of the British Empire in India that formed the administrative backbone of colonial governance.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil service
→
colonial administrative institution → |
| alsoKnownAs |
ICS
→
Imperial Civil Service → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
India
→
|
| country |
British India
→
|
| dissolved |
1947
→
|
| eligibility |
increasing number of Indians in late 19th and early 20th century
→
primarily British citizens in 19th century → |
| employer |
Government of India (British Raj)
→
|
| employerOf |
commissioners
→
district collectors → members of provincial governments → secretaries to Government of India → |
| examinationLocation |
London
→
|
| fieldOfWork |
district administration
→
law and order → policy implementation → public administration → revenue collection → |
| governingBody |
India Office in London
→
|
| headquartersLocation |
Calcutta
→
New Delhi → |
| historicalPeriod |
British Raj
→
|
| inception |
1858
→
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
→
|
| legacy |
model for Indian Administrative Service
→
symbol of British colonial bureaucracy in India → |
| notableMember |
Allan Octavian Hume
→
Jawaharlal Nehru → Philip Woodruff → Satyendranath Tagore → Subhas Chandra Bose → Surendranath Banerjee → Vallabhbhai Patel → |
| parentOrganization |
Secretary of State for India
→
|
| partOf |
British Empire
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|
| precededBy |
East India Company civil service
→
|
| replacedBy |
Indian Administrative Service
→
Pakistan Civil Service → |
| role |
administrative backbone of British rule in India
→
higher civil service of British India → |
| selectionMethod |
competitive examination
→
nomination in early years → |
| significantEvent |
age limit changes restricting Indian entry in late 19th century
→
open competitive exams for Indians after 1860s → transfer of rule from East India Company to British Crown in 1858 → |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary of State for India
→
Viceroy of India → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Indian Civil Service
→
Indian Civil Service → |
alsoKnownAs |