The decision to recruit professionals from outside the bureaucracy into senior positions of the Indian Administrative Service could be the greatest reform undertaken by the Narendra Modi government.

Certain government officials can become IAS officers without taking the UPSC exam. Learn about promotion from PCS to IAS, ...

The UPSC Civil Services Examination remains the primary and direct route to becoming an IAS officer for most candidates.

The Manohar Lal Khattar government this year switched to “alphabetic order” for recommending a panel of five candidates to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to fill one post of the Indian ...

The lateral hiring initiative by the government for the bureaucracy may have stirred up a debate but the number of appointees is insignificant to bridge the gap, especially as India faces a shortage ...

For the first time, Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) will hold a written examination for entry into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The government has also released the syllabus of ...

The story so far: The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) on Saturday issued an advertisement to recruit for multiple roles in certain Central Ministries through lateral entry, either on a contract ...