PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Good physical and mental health; ability to spend long periods away from home; sense of responsibility; ability to interact and work with all kinds of people; adaptability discipline; willingness to work according to government hierarchy.

ELIGIBILITY AND TRAINING

Recruitment to all but the Special Class of Railway apprentices is for graduates through examinations conducted by the UPSC. Application forms appear in all the daily newspapers.
For the cadres recruited through the CCSE, no particular discipline is required for the Bachelor's degree. Those appearing for engineering services must possess an engineering degree or its equivalent. Other conditions remain the same as for the Indian Civil Services examination.