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IAS – The Training Canvas
The training of an IAS Officer Trainee now spans about two years (104 weeks) and comprises the following courses:
� The Foundation Course equips fresh entrants with requisite skills, knowledge, and appropriate attitudes to
shoulder responsibilities as public administrators; inculcates greater coordination among the different civil
services by building esprit de corps; and cultivates the spirit of cooperation and interdependence.
(15 weeks)
� The IAS Professional Course Phase I imparts rigorous training to the IAS Officer Trainees in a wide range of
subjects to enable them to handle varied assignments that the officer typically holds in the first decade of
service.
(26 weeks)
� State and District Training exposes the officer trainees to the ground realities and provides opportunities to
apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the Professional Course to field situations.
(Joining time and 52 Weeks)
� The IAS Professional Course Phase II provides the Officer Trainees an opportunity to reflect on and
synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired during the Phase I and the experiential learning of District
Training.
(Joining time and 8 Weeks)
From 2007 onwards, the training scheme for the IAS has expanded well beyond the IAS Professional Courses and
now involves Mid-career Training Programmes (MCTPs). These programmes are now delivered in three stages – the
Phase III at seven to nine years of service, the Phase IV at fourteen to sixteen years of service and the Phase V at twenty
six to twenty eight years of seniority.
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