Indian Administrative Services

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is a prestigious and renowned government service in India. It is the civil service of the country, and the highest-ranking members of the service are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the nation.

The IAS is one of the three All India Services, the other two being the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS).

It is one of the premier services of the Union government in India, and its members are selected through the Civil Services Examination, administered by the Union Public Service Commission. Members of the IAS are responsible for the country's administration at the district, divisional, state, and union levels.

They are responsible for the implementation of various policies and laws framed by the Central and State governments. They also can issue orders, implement various laws, and advise state governments on administrative and financial matters.

The IAS is open to all Indian citizens who are graduates and meet certain other eligibility criteria. Selection for the IAS is done through a highly competitive examination, and those who are selected from the examination are then trained in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, located in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. The IAS is a prestigious service, and its members are highly respected in the country.