Making of an IAS: Role and Impact of Induction Training

The Indian Administrative service is a premier administrative service in India. On its effectiveness depends the spirit and style of Indian administration at the national, state and district level. Much of the IAS officers’ orientations and outlook are determined at the stage of induction training. An IAS officer, after his entry into the service undergoes foundational training, professional training and a year long field training. At the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussouri and at the variegated state and district centers of administration, an IAS officer’s socialization takes place that affects his personality and performance for the rest of his life and career. The Present study is a profound analysis of the contents, methodology and impact of the induction training for the IAS officers. The study is empirical as well as instrumental in its perspective and is a must reading for all the scholars of Public Administrators, IAS officers and those involved in HRD activities, particularly training in government.