Civil Services
The civil service system is the backbone of the administrative machinery of the country. The Union Public Service Commission conducts a nationwide competitive examination for recruitment to various Civil Services of the Government of India. Civil Services offer an attractive and challenging career to the ambitious, aspiring and the talented youth of the country. The wide variety of jobs within the fold of the Civil Services have relatively greater sphere of authority and power than any other services in India. It is considered to be one of the toughest examination in India with success rate of 0.1%-0.3% with more than 900,000 applicants. The challenging aspect of this exam is that aspirants must complete a three-stage process, requiring in depth knowledge, rational thinking, drafting skills, creativity, language competency, a can do and empathetic personality. The candidate applying for civil services examination must hold a degree of any central, state or deemed university. There are certain restrictions on age limit and number of attempts. Jobs in civil services are symbols of great power, social recognition and affluence. A wide variety of work domains are associated with civil services, like maintenance of law and order, developmental work, disaster management, representing India on international forums, administration, and empowerment of marginalized sections of society etc. Trending fields: Indian Administrative Services, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service.
11 careers in this cluster
Central Labour Service (CLS) was formed in 1987. It was declared under Central Civil Services- as a part of the government of Indian. The main aim of CLS is to ensure better industrial relations, labour law enforcement and labour welfare. This service merges 3 bodies: Labour Officers, Central Industrial Relations Machinery and Welfare Organisation of the Ministry of Labour. The main functions of Central Labour Service are to execute labour and welfare laws, and negotiate in disputes with the goal of preventing strike action.
Central Secretariat Service is the Group A and Group B administrative civil service of the the executive branch of the government. It has five grades, Assistant, Section Officer, Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director. They manage the middle level posts in the central secretariat. The officers work in various ministries in the government. It comes under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training.
A career in civil services gives you the opportunity to participate in governance and making important policy decisions for the country. There is immense prestige and power attached to the services and one travels the lengths and breadths of the country meeting different types of people often listening to their problems and come up with solutions to resolve those problems. Thus, it has immense opportunities to fulfil desire to provide social service to people in need and serving your country. Entry to these are based on one of the toughest exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
A career in the customs department of the Government of India provides immense job security and other perks related to government services such as housing and concessions. It also gives individuals an opportunity to serve their country. Custom officers work at the airport and their work involves preventing entry and exit of illegal goods such as narcotics, other than that they are also tasked with collection of taxes on various goods going out and coming into the country.
Excise Department of the Government of India or the various state governments is responsible for collecting taxes on goods manufactured in India or that particular state. A career in the Excise Department provides individuals the chance to work with the revenue department with an advantage of immense job security and other related perks.
A career with Income Tax Department (Government of India) gives an opportunity to work in one of the most important function of the government revenue generation setup. A knack for people as well as for numbers is very important to succeed in this department. The various services in the department provide a wonderful opportunity for a stable career along with the chance in contributing to the nation's development.
It is the regulatory service for the corporate sector in India. It is a Central Civil Service (Group A) and functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The main role is to regulate the corporate sector and protect the rights of the investors, particularly small investors. It is responsible for the implementation of Companies Act,1956, Companies Act, 2013 and The Limited liability Partnership Act, 2008.
Indian Foreign Service is a central civil service, which marks India's Presence abroad and comes under Group A of the Central Services of the Government of India. As a career diplomat, the Foreign Service Officer is required to project India?s interests, both at home and abroad on a wide variety of issues. These include bilateral political and economic cooperation, trade and investment promotion, cultural interaction, press and media liaison as well as a whole host of multilateral issues. Recruitment is based on civil services examination conducted by UPSC every year. Candidates must clear each round of the exam and acquire a recommendation from UPSC to get appointed as an IFS officer. Then new entrants undergo a multi-faceted and comprehensive training programme.
The Indian Legal Service was founded by the Government of India's Ministry of Law and Justice under the Indian Legal Service Rules, 1957, which took effect on October 1, 1957. This comes under State Service Group A. Since its formation, personnel of the Indian Legal Service have provided dedicated service to the nation by providing legal advice to various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India on significant subjects.The Department of Legal Affairs has a two tier set up, namely, the Main Secretariat at New Delhi and the Branch Secretariats at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru. The nature of duties discharged can be broadly classified into two areas - advisory duties and litigation.The digital revolution has altered the mechanics of information sharing, and the economy has given rise to new sources of income. This involves ILS officers updating their legal knowledge and skills in order to meet growing legal needs. They, as the Government's Principal Legal Advisers, have responded efficiently and quickly to the demands imposed on them by the various government organs.
The Indian Statistical Service is part of the executive branch of the Indian government's Group-A Central Civil Services. It is a governmental service with a high level of statistical knowledge and application. With the primary goal of creating high-quality official statistics using improved methodologies and procedures, as well as providing solutions to data and information demands, as well as interpretation and analysis. A majority portion of the probationary training programme is to be devoted to acquiring of technical knowledge in the field of official statistics, economics, financial statistics, survey methodology etc.Recruitment in Indian statistical Service is done through UPSC examination.
Indian Railways hold within itself, a vast plethora of opportunities. One may be absorbed in any of the related fields, depending on the skill-set of the individual. Broadly speaking, the Indian Railways is sub- divided into 9 major zones, each of which comes under the purview of the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways. Along with a fixed salary and a pension after retirement, an employee of the Indian Railways is entitled to a variety of other perks, including free train passes for themselves and their families, accommodation at very minimal prices at railway guesthouses throughout the country, as well as educational and healthcare facilities for their family and children. Owing to these benefits, employees of the railways are successfully able to maintain a good work- life balance.