Indian Foreign Service News

Arushi Mishra, an IFS officer from Uttar Pradesh, completed her B.Tech from IIT. Her husband is the well-known IAS officer, Gaurav Gaud. Arushi achieved the makable rank in the UPSC Indian Forest Service examination through considerable hard work.   

A "J form" is a document that commission brokers give to farmers who sell their crops as confirmation of their income. Before the J form was digitised, agents used to hoard these documents rather than give them to farmers.

Vinay Kumar was on Thursday named India's new Ambassador to Afghanistan.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to share online scores of candidates taking competitive exams.

The world is comfortable with India's rising stature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he met the latest batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers here.

Former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and parliamenterian Syed Shahabuddin, who was suffering from a prolonged illness, died at a hospital in this suburb of the national capital on Saturday morning.

The BS Baswan panel has reportedly recommended that “the age limit be reduced in a phased manner spread over several years and not in one go”.

A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over "deterioration" in the quality of recruits to the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and said it is "imperative" that only the best are selected.

As many as 126 more candidates were on Wednesday recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointments to various government services.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the civil services (Main) examination from December 18 to 23.

Over 15,000 people have qualified in this year's civil services preliminary examination, results of which were declared on Monday by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

An expert committee formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination, to select IAS and IPS officers, will give its report within six months time.

Modi told the 29 officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service, who called on him at his 7, Race Course residence, that the focus should be on expansion of trade and commerce and technology transfer.