An IAS Officer Age, Experience, Knowledge & Capability – Minimum age for the Administrative Post Indian Administrative Services are the key services. An IAS officer is considered to be wisest, experienced, man with sharp mind, highly educated and master mind. They are the highest level decision makers of Govt. Are the newly appointed IAS officers fit for that post? Are they having the vast or working knowledge of their fields? Are new aged IAS officers are having experience of running their family, society, government? Can they manage their own house so they will manage the country in their so new age. Indian Culture was always combined family. Though today small families are there but still their children won’t be much matured in 21 years of age compared to western countries. In older days the Rajkumars (sons of Kings) manages their regions because they get the experience in heredity. If they don’t have the knowledge then also they don’t have to worry because they are having their Ministers, Vajeer very experienced one and aged one (except the Defence Minister – Senapati). Today’s rules for selecting IAS officers are based on British Mentality whose theme is to say ‘Yes Sir’. Today the minimum age for IAS officer is 21 year. A final year appearing student can also fill the form of Administrative Services. It means after clearing Preliminary, Main and Interview in a very less age of 22 to 23 year a boy or girl can appoints as IAS officer. It is true that every one cannot pass the IAS examination. Only few brilliant students can clear the IAS exam. Is only Graduation should be base for appearing IAS. As per our Constitution, Indian Marriage Act a boy cannot marry even a single day before the age of 21 years – reason he may be physically fit for marriage but mentally and socially he is not matured before 21 years of age. Is it not funny that a boy cannot marry a day before 21 years of age stating that he is not matured to run his family and only few days – months after he can manage or bear the burden of our Country? For any technical post besides BSC / engineering / technical diploma is compulsory. For auditor or accountant post accountancy course is compulsory besides commerce graduation / PG. So as for IAS officer why only graduation and not any other qualification. A Doctor / Professor and other highly qualified personalities salutes the IAS. It is a question of worry and deep analysis. As for traditional Hindu Culture the minimum age for marriage is 26 years. Reason is that boy is not fully mentally matured for taking policy decisions. Upto this age he can get high education but he don’t have the practical experience / knowledge. I think the minimum age for appearing for IAS Exam must at atleast 30 to 32 years. Qualification for appearing should be minimum PG and having various qualifications as : 1. 6 to 8 years of knowledge of working in field of Education, culture, society, science, technology etc. 2. Other Higher qualifications / achievements. 3. Bonus marks for other qualifications, awards etc. 4. Reservation must be totally avoided. 5. Instead of Police Verification – an open notice should be circulated in News Papers, public places for inviting NOC for the candidates and it should be verified strictly. Results should be publicly issued. The scrutiny of IAS officers should be totally free from corruption because how much corruption done by hundreds of clerks in month-years more than that is done by a single signature of a corrupt IAS officer. IAS is a person who makes rules for government. They are the key posts. Only school knowledge is not sufficient, they should be having social, cultural, family knowledge. These knowledge cannot be learnt from books, experience is needed. Experience cannot be learns in months, it is gained by age itself. If the selection procedure of IAS is revised, the more and more experienced / deserved / personalities will come to serve the nation with their knowledge and experience. These are my personal views. You might not be fully or partly agree with me. I have not commented any particular newly appointed IAS officer. I don’t mean that every newly (new aged – below 25-26 years) appointed IAS don’t have experience. These are based on commerce rule ‘in-general’ ‘samanthaya’. Your valuable comments are welcome. suntel@sancharnet.in www.suntel.110mb.com