Fast-forward to independent India, our civil service has evolved significantly. Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, had initially envisioned a different role for the bureaucracy," he said.

She was preparing for the country's civil service exams, one of the toughest tests in the world. Rivalled possibly only by gaokao, China's national college-entrance exam, India's Union Public ...

Lucknow: Vishal Dubey, 22, son of head constable Sanjay Dubey, is set to don khaki after securing 296th rank in the civil service examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. Vishal ...

India News: NEW DELHI: An analysis of 20 all-India toppers in Civil Services Examination 2022 (CSE 2022) shows that 60% of them are women; 60% belong to the scien.

Meet India's First Civil Servant: Notably, when Satyendranath Tagore was 21 years old, he visited London to take the ICS exam which was designed by Englishmen to favour British candidates.

1855: The Civil Service Commission conducted a competitive exam for Civil Services for the first time in London with a maximum age limit of 23 and a minimum age limit of 18.

Police personnel in Meerut, India, watching video feeds as aspirants for police jobs took exams in August. These Exams Mean Everything in India. Thieves See a Gold Mine.

Last year 1.1m people applied to join the top tier of India’s civil service, but around 1,000 (0.2% of those who actually sat the first exam) were offered a spot.

Candidates who were successful in Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam 2025 (from left) Srinikesh Naik B - Rank 938, Sai Chaitanya Jadhav - Rank 68, Sai Vinod Krishna B - Rank 577 ...