In 1863, Satyendranath Tagore was chosen for the civil service and after finishing his education in England, he returned to India in 1864.
761 aspirants were selected to join the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after the Civil Services Main Examination 2020 was announced last month. Shubham Kumar, a citizen of Bihar's Katihar district, topped the Civil Services Main Exam 2020 and moved to Delhi to pursue his dream of becoming an IAS officer. However, have you ever pondered who India's first IAS official was?
Satyendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore's elder brother, was the first Indian to qualify the Civil Services Examination in 1864. Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to be appointed to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). In 1862, Satyendranath Tagore travelled from India to England to study for the exam. In 1863, he was chosen for the civil service, and after finishing his education in England, he returned to India in 1864. He was India's first Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. After that, he was assigned to the Bombay Presidency, and then to Ahmedabad City after a few months.
When was Satyendranath Tagore born?
On June 1, 1842, Satyendranath Tagore was born. He attended the Hindu School and became one of the few students in 1857 to compete for the Calcutta University examination. At the age of 17, Satyendranath Tagore married Gyandanandini Devi. He was just 21 years old when he became an IAS official. He did a good job with his responsibilities. He comes from a family of writers, so he did a lot of work in the field of writing as well.
When did the Civil Service Exam begin?
According to upsc.gov.in, the British began administering the Civil Service Exam in India in 1854, following Lord Macaulay's report to the Select Committee of Parliament. Previously, public servants were recruited by the East India Company's directors, who were transferred to India after receiving training at Haileybury College in London. Following the formation of the Civil Service Commission in 1854, competitive examinations were introduced in London in 1855. The minimum and maximum ages were 18 and 23, respectively; however, the examinations were extremely challenging for Indians.
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