Cornwallis (1786-93) first to organise
Wellesley (1798-1805)
A. Fort William college for new recruits
B. 1806- Disapproved ( by Court of Directors)
C. East India College at Haileybury in England
1853- Open competition
Indian Civil Service Act, 1861:
A. Age: 23 (1859), 22 ( 1860), 21 ( 1866), 19 ( 1878)
B. 1863- Satyendra Nath Tagore became first Indian to qualify
Statutory civil service (1878-79: Lytton)
A. 1/6th covenanted post to Indians through nominations ( system failed and abolished)
Aitchison Committee on Public Services ( 1886) - Dufferin
A. Drop covenanted and uncovenanted
B. Imperial Indian Civil service ( Exam- England), Provincial Civil Service ( exam- India),
Subordinate Civil Service ( Exam- India)
C. Raising Age limit to 23
Montford Reforms 1919:
A. 1/3rd recruitment in India itself- to be raised annually by 1.5%
Lee Commission 1924:
A. Direct recruit. To ICS on basis of 50:50 parity to be reached in 15 yrs
B. Public Service Commission to be established ( as laid in GoI Act,1919)
GoI Act, 1935:
A. Establishment of Federal Public Service Commission and Provincial Public Service Commission.

May 2025

Sanctioned number of IAS officers in 2014 was 163, IPS - 139 and IFS - 81.
Later the number was increased to 208 for IAS in 2018.
State had only 170 IAS officers last year, 38 less than the sanctioned strength.
The shortage was seen in IPS and IFS officers.
The state has repeatedly asked the centre to fill the gap and enhance the cadre strength
The shortage has resulted in existing officers to take additional charges adding to their existing workload.
[*] The DoPT, should revise the cadre strength once every five years.