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Indian Foreign Service
The
Indian Foreign Service
(abbreviated as
IFS
) is the
administrative
diplomatic
civil service
under Group A and Group B of the
Central Civil Services
of the
executive branch
of the
Government of India
. It is one of the two premier Civil Services (other being
IAS
) as appointment to IFS renders a person ineligible to reappear in
Civil Services Examination
. It is a Central Civil service as
Foreign policy
is the subject matter and prerogative of Union Government. The
Ambassador
,
High Commissioner
,
Consul General
,
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
and
Foreign Secretary
are some of the offices held by the members of this service. The Indian Foreign Service holds the distinction of giving India its- President, Vice President, Speaker of
Lok Sabha
, Foreign Minister and many distinguished Statesmen in past and present.
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