These days a good chunk of the Indian youth aims to become an IAS or IPS officer. During the era of British rule, Indians did not dream of even appearing for the civil services examination. However, the decision of two Indians paved the way for future generations of IAS and IPS from our country.
The first IAS officer in India
Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to become an IAS officer during the British Raj. In the early 1850s, the British government was looking for recruits in civil services from India. So, the civil service examination was started by the government in 1854. By 1863, Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to qualify for the examination, becoming the country’s first IAS officer.
He was born in Calcutta on June 1, 1842, and at the age of 21, he appeared for the civil services examination and cracked it. After his qualification, he was sent to England for training and came back to India as an IAS officer. In that period, men between the ages of 18 to 23 years were allowed to take the civil services exam. As an IAS, he was first posted in Bombay and after that, he went to Ahmedabad. Satyendranath Tagore was the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore and was married to Jnanadanandini Devi, a social reformer.
India’s first IPS officer
Chakravarthi V Narasimhan was the first IPS officer in India. He was born in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1915, and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1937. According to the information, he completed his earlier studies at St Joseph’s College, Tiruchi. For his higher studies, he went to Oxford University. After being a part of the Indian Civil Services he worked in several posts. For his work and dedication, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire honour in 1946, by the British government.
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