A civil servant, also known as a public servant, is a person employed in the public sector by a government department or agency for public sector undertakings. Civil servants work for central and state governments, and answer to the government, not a political party.

In India, the selection and appointment procedure for the Civil Services are regulated by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and State Public Service Commission (SPSC) (GPSC in case of Gujarat).

At Central level, the civil services can be classified under All India Services like IAS, IPS and IFS, Central Civil Services Group-A and Central Civil Services Group-B.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Civil Services Examination every year to select best suitable candidates for the Civil Services.

IAS or IPS forms a part of these Civil Services categorized as All India Services. The Examination pattern for any civil services including IAS or IPS will be the same. Candidate has to clear all the three stages of the examination i.e., Prelims, Mains and Interview in order to be appointed as a civil servant.

Particularly for IAS or IPS, a candidate has to secure higher position of merit among all the passing candidates to get the preferred services. UPSC selects candidates for IAS or IPS based on the merit achieved in UPSC-CSE.

The IPS also requires certain physical criteria that must be fulfilled to get the service.

The nature, structure and syllabus of the UPSC Civil Services Examination is very complex and a bit lengthy.

In order to ace this examination with good merit, one has to cover the syllabus with multiple aspects and dimensions which is itself quite a difficult task if you are a beginner or you don’t have relevant experience.

To come out of this complexity, UPSC / IAS Coaching can become the next good option for efficient candidates striving to work hard for this examination.

The role of UPSC ends with the declaration of results of the Civil Services Examination.

After declaration, it becomes the responsibility of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to train the IAS or IPS Probationers.

To serve the purpose, the selected candidates are invited to join the foundation training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) located at Mussoorie. After completing the foundation training, the probationers selected for IPS are trained at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Academy of Administration (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad and likewise all officers in different services are trained at different academies.

During the training of both IAS and IPS, the probationers are trained for every possible situation that may arise in their career while serving in the field. After completing the training, the probationers become the officers.