Institution

Indian Civil Service

The Indian Civil Service was the elite administrative service of British India, recruited by competitive examination. A small number of officials governed districts and provinces across the subcontinent. It was a central institution of British imperial governance and continued in altered form after independence.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Indian Civil Service. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indian-civil-service
MLA
“Indian Civil Service.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indian-civil-service. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Indian Civil Service.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indian-civil-service.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Indian Civil Service’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indian-civil-service (Accessed: ).

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