Career in Civil services

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1. CAREER IN CIVIL SERVICES Dr. Niyati Garg

2. In India, the Civil Service is defined as "appointive positions by the Government in connection with the affairs of the Union and includes a civilian in a Defense Service, except positions in the Indian Armed Forces." The Civil Services of India can be classified into two types - the All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B). INTRODUCTION

3. Union Public Service Commission conducts this competitive examination for appointment to the Indian Civil Service. Some of the services to which appointment is to be made are as follows. All India Services : Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Foreign Service Central Service Group A/B : Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts & Finance Service Group A Indian Audit & Accounts Service Group A Indian Customs & Central Excise Service Group A Indian Defence Accounts Service Group A Indian Revenue Service Group A Indian Civil Accounts Service Group A Indian Postal Service Group A Indian Railway Traffic Service Group A Indian Railway Accounts Service Group A Indian Railway Personnel Service Group A Indian Railway Protection Force Assistant Security Officer Group A Indian Defence Estate Service Group A

4. Central Service Group A/B : Indian Information Service (Junior Grade)Group A Indian Trade Service Group A Central Industrial Security Force-Assistant Commandant Group A Central Bureau of Investigation-Deputy Superintendent of Police Group A Central Secretariat Service Group B (Selection Officer Grade) Railway Board Secretariat Service Group B (Section Officer Grade) Armed Forced Headquarters Civil Service Group B (Assistant Civilian Staff Officer Grade) Customs Appraisers Service Group B Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli Civil Service Group B Pondicherry Civil Services Group B. The Indian Forest Service The Defence Secretariat Service The Union Territories Police Service The Union Territories Administrative Service

5. In the parliamentary democracy of India, the ultimate responsibility for running the administration rests with the elected representatives of the people which are the ministers. But the handful of ministers cannot be expected to deal personally with the manifold problems of modern administration. Thus the ministers lay down the policy and it is for the civil servants to carry out this policy. The executive decisions are implemented by the Indian civil servants . NATURE OF WORK

6. Most Civil Servants work in an office environment but this obviously depends upon which department an individual is employed in. For example, some Civil Servants will work at airports or at ferry terminals. The large majority of civil servants manage to work to a nine to five timetable but some roles will demand longer hours. Flexible working hours are also available subject to departmental needs. CONDITIONS OF WORK

7. Office hours – 10.a.m. to 6.00.p.m. Crises hours – no fixed time. The Government of India has fixed salary grades for Civil Servants. Approximately the range of salaries drawn at various levels is as follows : Junior Officers: Rs. 8000-275-13500 Senior Officers: Rs. 10650-325-15200 Junior Administrative Grade: Rs.12,750-375-16,500 Selection Grade: Rs.15,100-400-18,300 Additional Secretary : Rs.22400-525-24500 Secretary/Cabinet Secretary: Rs.26,000/30,000 (The above scales only provide an idea of the pay scales. Different branches of the service have different scales of pay.) HOURS OF WORK and EARNINGS

8. Age: A candidate must have attended the age of 21 years and must not have attended the age of 30 years as on 1 st August of the year of the Examination. Educational Qualification : A degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature. QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

9. The Indian Civil Service Examinations are conducted by & under the supervision of the Union Public Service Commission which was established in 1950 under the Constitution of India's Article 315. This annually held examination is highly competitive as thousands of aspirants appear for it every year. Number of Attempts: Every eligible candidate appearing at the Civil Service examinations shall be permitted 4 (four) attempts only. This restriction will not apply in case of SC & ST candidate. For OBC candidates the number of permissible attempts is limited to 7 (seven). METHODS OF ENTERING THE JOB

10. Smart thinking A responsible attitude Good analytical skills. Good organizational skills Excellent communication skills The ability to motivate other members of the team The ability to manage both resources and a tight budget The ability to keep certain information confidential at all times The ability to work both as part of a team and on an individual basis A hunger for improving knowledge and reading around different subjects The ability to read complex information and summaries it in an easy-to-understand manner PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED

11. After their probationary period & the period of training, all officers are in charge of the most junior posts. With time & experience one is promoted to higher positions. Responsibilities vary with the seniority of the civil servant. Junior officers begin with probation and move up in the hierarchy. ADVANCEMENT / PROMOTIONS

12. CIRTES www.upsc.nic.gov.in http://www.myjobsearch.com/careers/civil-servant.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Services_of_India http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION