p.s. For the benefit of those who are not aware of the distinction between the IAS and state level bureaucracies, the former is selected by the Union Public Service Commission, and the latter by State PSC's. I believe around 120 IAS officers are selected per year nationwide, and a few dozen IPS and IFS as well. IAS officers start as block development officers, move to District collectors and eventually end up as secretaries of different departments, as well as directors of those departments. Bureaucrats selected by the state PSC's cannot aspire to rise higher than deputy director of a department, though on occasion they rise to directors or even secretaries. Such indominable individuals are (derisivley) referred to as "promotees", by their IAS kin. The IAS remains entirely merit-based and draws some of the brightest minds from across the country and hence generally (not alwys) produces a better quality product than the state commissions which ave been known to operate on the, shall we say, "merit plus" principle.
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