Development of Administrative Services in India

The administrative services in India commenced with the appointment of British officers by the East India Company to what was called the Indian Covenanted Civil Service. In 1890, this service came to be called the Indian Civil Service. On the transfer of power in 1947, and the departure of most of the European officers, and a number of Muslim officers opting for Pakistan, an all India service, viz., the Indian Administrative Service was organised to facilitate a certain uniformity of standard of administration in the country.