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What are the different types of Civil Service

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Have you ever wondered, What are the different types of Civil Service? Here you have the complete list of services you need to know.

The civil service consists of permanent executives who are involved in the day-to-day functioning of our government.

Entry into the coveted civil services is through the Civil Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission or UPSC.

IAS, IPS, and IFS are the most known civil services but the Indian Civil Services aren’t limited to these three.

There are in total 24 services under the civil service.

They are as follows

  1. Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
  2. Indian Police Service (IPS)
  3. Indian Forest Service (IFoS)
  4. Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
  5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IAAS)
  6. Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
  7. Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)
  8. Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS)
  9. Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)
  10. Indian Information Service (IIS)
  11. Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS)
  12. Indian Communication Finance Services (ICFS)
  13. Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
  14. Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
  15. Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
  16. Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
  17. Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
  18. Indian Trade Service (ITS)
  19. Railway Protection Force (RPF)
  20. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
  21. DANICS
  22. DANIPS
  23. Pondicherry Civil Service
  24. Pondicherry Police Service

Hence, the Civil Service Examination is a focal point for recruiting the top officers required to run the various departments of our government.

iLearn IAS has successfully placed over 170 students as officers under the 24 various services within a short span of 7 years.

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