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28-469: The Indian Economic Service (abbreviated as IES, I.E.S. ) is an inter-ministerial and inter-departmental central civil service under Group A of the executive branch of the Government of India . The unique aspect of the service is that the cadre posts are spread across various departments and ministries of central government numbering more than 55. It is a highly specialised and professional service within

56-518: A circular released in October 2018, directed central universities to adopt the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 for professors of the university. The members of Central Civil Services are eligible for deputation to state governments either on personal grounds or official approval from both Government of India Staffing Scheme of Government of India. The employees performance review

84-638: A new body, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). This form of the bill was ultimately dropped in the face of strong political opposition, and was reworked in 2019 in order to gain political consensus. As of mid-2020 the UGC continues to remain in existence. Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, was renamed as 'Ministry of Education'. On 13 April 2022 the University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) announced to allow

112-559: A penalty for possession of assets disproportionate to known source of income or for accepting gratification as a reward for doing or forbearing to do an official act. The recruitment of the CCS (Group A) is made through Civil Services Examination , Engineering Services Examination , Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination , Central Armed Police Forces of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). All promotions or empanelment in

140-473: A service to be known as the Statistical and Economic Advisory Service. On the contrary, Prasanta Mahalanobis did not favour the idea of a combined Statistical and Economic Advisory Service. The Cabinet in its meeting held on 12 February 1958 decided that two separate services should be formed; a Statistical Service and other an Economic Service. The Indian Economic Service was constituted on 1 November 1961 and

168-808: Is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Education , Government of India . It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges . The UGC headquarters are in New Delhi , and it has six regional centres in Pune , Bhopal , Kolkata , Hyderabad , Guwahati and Bangalore . A proposal to replace it with another new regulatory body called HECI

196-509: Is a post graduate degree in Economics and allied subjects. The direct recruits undergo a comprehensive probationary training comprising various phases ranging from Foundation Course (along with All India Services and Central Civil Services) to Applied Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG). The training programme also comprises various attachments with institutions of repute all across

224-1276: Is again demerged into various specific services as of 2024. For Group B civil service posts only, the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). All appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. In 2016, the Ministry of Finance for the first time, dismissed 72 and prematurely retired another 33 Indian Revenue Service officers for non-performance and on disciplinary grounds. In 2019, Government of India dismissed 12 (IRS IT) and 15 (IRS Customs and Central Excise) officers for corruption and bribery charges. In 2019, Department of Personnel and Training in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions listed 284 Central Secretariat Service officers for performance audit by review panel headed by Cabinet Secretary of India . University Grants Commission (India) University Grants Commission ( UGC; ISO : Viś‍vavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga )

252-489: Is conducted under the Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (J) and 56 (I), and also under Rule 48 (1) (b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, that gives "absolute right" to the appropriate authority to retire a government servant, "if it is necessary to do so in public interest". A government servant can be retired "in public interest" under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965, as

280-487: Is run as per Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rule and all service members work under restrictions and rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The Indian Railway Services work under Railway Services (Conduct) Rules of 1966. The Central Civil Services also follows CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules and has its own Recognition of Service Associations Rules 1993 and Leave Travel Concession Rules 1988. The University Grants Commission (UGC), in

308-496: Is under consideration by the Government of India . The UGC provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test . On an average, each year ₹ 725 crore (US$ 87 million) is spent on doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships by the commission. The UGC was first formed in 1945 to oversee the work of the three Central Universities of Aligarh , Banaras and Delhi . Its responsibility

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336-691: The CCS are either by Civil Services Board or by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . The Central Services (Group A) are concerned with the administration of the Union Government . All appointments to Central Civil Services (Group A) are made by the President of India . In 2019, based on the Bibek Debroy committee report of 2015, the Cabinet of India approved the plan to merge eight railway services. In 2022,

364-476: The Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi and former VC of JNU , was appointed as the chairman of the UGC. The types of universities regulated by the UGC include: As of 25 August 2022 , The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also released the list of 21 fake universities operating in India. UGC has said that these 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions functioning in contravention of

392-516: The Government of India catering to economic analysis and policy advice. The Indian Economic Service was introduced by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for formulating and implementing economic policies and programmes in India. The initial steps towards formation of service can be traced to 1952. A Committee under V. T. Krishnamachari submitted a report in September 1953, recommending the formation of

420-635: The Higher Education and Research (HE&R) Bill, 2011, intends to replace the UGC with a National Commission for Higher Education & Research (NCHER) "for determination, coordination, maintenance and continued enhancement of standards of higher education and research". The bill proposes absorbing the UGC and other academic agencies into this new organisation. Those agencies involved in medicine and law would be exempt from this merger "to set minimum standards for medical and legal education leading to professional practice". The bill has received opposition from

448-532: The Service Rules were notified on the same date. The actual operationalization of service took place in 1964. Until 2009, the post of Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India was a Union Public Service Commission appointment and until the 1970s almost all CEAs were members of the Indian Economic Service. The UPSC conducts a separate Economics Service exam. The minimum eligibility criterion

476-630: The UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer any degree. The UGC has also issued warning to Deemed to be Universities to not use the word Deemed University as per their recent changes and guidelines. UGC, along with CSIR currently conducts NET for appointments of teachers in colleges and universities. It has made NET qualification mandatory for teaching at graduation level and at post-graduation level since July 2009. However, those with PhD are given five percent relaxation. Accreditation for higher learning over universities under

504-509: The UGC is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi, with two additional bureaus operating from 35, Feroze Shah Road and the South Campus of University of Delhi as well. In December 2015, the government of India set a National Institutional of Ranking Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2016. In February 2022, M. Jagadesh Kumar , a professor in

532-489: The aegis of University Grants Commission is overseen by following fifteen autonomous statutory institutions: In 2009, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal made known the government of India's plans to consider the closing down of the UGC and the related body All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in favour of a higher regulatory body with more sweeping powers. This goal, proposed by

560-462: The control of Secretary of State for India, and 3 central departments under joint Provincial and Imperial Control. The Central Services was headed by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India . The Group A officers are appointed by the President of India and appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. The Central Civil Services (CCS)

588-515: The coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education. In November 1956, the UGC became a statutory body upon the passing of the " University Grants Commission Act, 1956 " by the Indian Parliament . In 1994 and 1995, the UGC decentralized its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune , Hyderabad , Kolkata , Bhopal , Guwahati and Bangalore . The head office of

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616-412: The country. The training course also has international attachment with Civil Service College, Singapore. Notes Central Civil Services The Cadre Controlling Authority for each established Service is controlled by the respective Union government ministries of India . The higher-level positions in Central Civil Services are classified into Group A and Group B, both of which are gazetted. With

644-506: The government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC. Subsequently, an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , the Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research. The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28 December 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for

672-597: The government released a gazette notification about the merger of existing eight services, which fall under the Central Civil Services, into a new Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS). The eight services includes Indian Railway Accounts Service , Indian Railway Personnel Service , Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers , Indian Railway Stores Service , and Indian Railway Traffic Service . The merged Indian Railways Management Service

700-544: The local governments of the Indian states of Bihar , Kerala , Punjab , Tamil Nadu and West Bengal , but has received general support. On 27 June 2018, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced its plans to repeal the UGC Act, 1956. A bill was expected to be introduced in the 2018 monsoon session of the Parliament, which if passed would have led to the dissolution of the UGC. The bill also stipulated formation of

728-598: The passing of the Government of India Act 1919 , the Imperial Services headed by the Secretary of State for India , were split into two – All India Services and Central Services . The All India and Central Services (Group A) were designated as Central Superior Services as early as 1924. From 1924 to 1934, Administration in India consisted of 10 All India Services (including Indian Education Service , Indian Medical Service ) and 5 central departments, all under

756-640: The students to complete two academic programmes simultaneously keeping in view the proposals outlined in the National Education Policy - NEP 2020 which emphasizes the need to enable multiple pathways to learning involving both formal and non-formal education modes. In a joint notification with All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE ), University Grants Commission advised Indian nationals & overseas citizens of India against pursuing higher education in Pakistan stating that any such student with

784-639: Was extended in 1947 to cover all Indian universities. In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United Kingdom. This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948–1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan "to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions". In 1952

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