UPSC Civil Services Exam 2009 (General Studies)

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi

The Constitution provides for the creation of All India Services (AIS) common to the Union and the States. The All India Services Act, 1951 provides that the Central Government may make rules for regulating the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to the All India Services. Presently only the IAS, the IPS and the IFS have been constituted as All India Services.