IAS

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All India Service civil service

IAS is India’s premier civil service responsible for administrative leadership and implementation of government policies at the central and state levels.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	All India Service → civil service →
abbreviation	IAS →
administeredBy	Department of Personnel and Training →
allocationBasis	cadre allocation policy of Government of India →
cadreType	All India cadre →
conductedBy	Union Public Service Commission →
country	India →
eligibilityRequirement	Indian citizenship for most candidates →
established	1946 →
formedBy	Government of India Act 1919 →
function	district administration → maintenance of law and order → policy formulation assistance → policy implementation → revenue administration → supervision of development programs →
governedBy	Government of India →
headOfService	Cabinet Secretary of India →
jurisdiction	Union Government of India → state governments of India → union territories of India →
language	English → Hindi →
legalBasis	All India Services Act 1951 →
location	Mussoorie →
motto	Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam →
notableFeature	officers can serve at both central and state levels → one of the most prestigious careers in India →
partOf	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions → civil services of India →
predecessor	Indian Civil Service →
recruitmentThrough	Civil Services Examination →
reportsTo	central government ministers → state government ministers →
role	administrative leadership → implementation of government policies →
selectionLevel	national level competitive examination →
serviceCadre	Union Territories cadre → joint cadre → state cadre →
standsFor	Indian Administrative Service →
topDistrictPost	Deputy Commissioner → District Collector → District Magistrate →
topStatePost	Chief Secretary →
trainingInstitute	Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration →
translation	Yoga is excellence at work →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indian Administrative Service →	abbreviation
Indian Administrative Service →	shortName