Indian civil services coaching centres

The Indian Civil Service was introduced in India by Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, who became known as the "Father of the Indian Civil Service". After a long evolution the Indian Civil Services Act was enacted in 1861. Under this Act, all of the Civil Servants of the British Indian Empire were to be selected only upon open competitive examination. The announcement of this policy was made in the Charter Act 1853, and reiterated with a liberal promise of equality to all her Majesty's subjects "irrespective of color and creed" in Queen Victoria's Proclamation of November 1, 1858. Nevertheless, until 1919 the open competitive examinations were held only in London. After 1919 they were held simultaneously in London and in India. After the inauguration of the Indian Republic the examination has been conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).

The examination conducted by this UPSC is regarded as one of the toughest examinations in the world. In fact, a great effort with proper guidance and coaching is needed to crack this examination. There are about two lakh applicants and about 70% of them appear in the Preliminary Test (Prelims) every year to fill up about 400-500 civil posts in the country. Many coaching centres have emerged to help candidates, first centred around New Delhi; but now they are easily accessible in other major cities.

The UPSC conducts the combined civil services exam, to recruit officers into Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), etc.

In UPSC examinations more than twenty optional subjects are listed. Indian History is one of the most most selected optional subjects.

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