Ever since the advent of the Liberalisation-Privatisation-Globalisation era in India, in the early nineties, the clarion call has been to privatise everything that belonged to the people and the ...

The decision to recruit professionals from outside the bureaucracy into senior positions of the Indian Administrative Service could be the greatest reform undertaken by the Narendra Modi government.

Lateral Entry into UPSC: Nine professionals from private sector have been recommended for induction into the government as joint secretaries. The Indian bureaucracy is unperturbed by the recent ...

Lateral Entry in UPSC: The recent selection of nine private sector professionals as joint secretaries in the Government of India has triggered heated debates. Though specialists had been inducted ...

IAS Officer Without UPSC Exam: The Indian Administrative Service is one of the most prestigious government jobs in the country. IAS officers work as a bridge between the public and the policies, i.e., ...

The lateral hiring initiative by the government for the bureaucracy may have stirred up a debate but the number of appointees is insignificant to bridge the gap, especially as India faces a shortage ...

The government has ruled out lateral entry of professionals into the Indian Administrative Service to make up for the existing shortfall of IAS officers in the country. NEW DELHI: The government has ...