Motto: "Excellence in action"
Founded:1858; 166 years ago
IAS
26 January 1950; 73 years ago
Country India
Staff college Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Cadre controlling authority Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister responsible Prime Minister of India and Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Legal personality Governmental; Civil Service
Cadre strength 4,926 members (3,511 officers directly recruited by the Union Public Service Commission and 1,415 officers promoted from state civil services)
Selection Civil Services Examination
Association IAS (Central) Association
Head of the Civil services
Cabinet Secretary of India
Rajiv Gauba, IAS