Why there is lot of craze for IAS?

Due to the enormous discretionary powers coupled with an instrumental role in the policy making and policy implementation, social prestige of IAS and IPS officers is very high in the Indian society.

Is Upsc worth the hype?

If you want to become and IAS for the sake of popularity, sure. But you will not get any attention after, say, 3–4 years. So, you will not get any attention or media fame, and you will become one of the many government officers in India, that’s it.

What is the importance of the civil service?

Management of public expenditure and revenue: The civil service is critical for the responsible management of public expenditure and revenues. In its turn, such responsible management requires the provision of sustainable employment opportunities for competent and motivated personnel.

Why is there so much craze for IAS Quora?

These people have degrees and qualifications but due to lack of enough quality jobs in their field they are attracted towards IAS because firstly IAS has a high aspirational value therefore every year people educated even from premier institutes like IITs, IIMs, AIIMS etc. appear for this exam.

Is IAS salary good?

The basic per month salary of an IAS officer starts at Rs. 56,100 (TA, DA, and HRA are extra) and can go on to reach Rs. 2,50,000 for a Cabinet Secretary. A career in the Indian Administrative Service is one of the most sought-after professions in India.

Why was civil service created?

The United States Civil Service Commission was a government agency of the federal government of the United States and was created to select employees of federal government on merit rather than relationships.

How many people are able to get into civil services?

Still only 1 in 500 is able to get into Civil Services and 1 in 5000 gets into IAS (proper). Even most people, who are in IAS, fail to get the cadre of choice and 25\% end up in cadres which they hate to go.

Why is a career in the Indian Civil Services a rage?

They are involved in the framing and implementation of foreign policy. The top most post given to an IFS officer is that of Ambassadors. The analysis of the three top Civil Services show why a career in the Indian Civil Services is a rage among those who aspire to make their voices heard.

Schiavo-Campo and Sundaram (2001) outline six reasons for the importance of the civil service: Governance: A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for good governance is a skilled, motivated and efficient civil service with a professional ethos. By contrast, a bad civil service is a sufficient condition to produce bad governance.

What happens when you join the Civil Service and do illegal activities?

Once you start doing illegal activities, you can never go back to your honest life because you will always be blackmailed by your superiors and juniors who know where you committed the illegal acts. Corruption is one way traffic, with no U-turn. People join civil services to occupy the prominent positions like DM, SP or Commissioners.