Abhay K. along with his batchmates from the 2003 batch of IFS at Tufts University

Abhay K. along with his batchmates from 2003 Batch of Indian Foreign Service in New York

The Tribune features Abhay K. among creative Ambassadors of India

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Abhay K and the IFS 2003 batch with Mr. Lakshaman Kadirgamar, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka in 2004

Life in the Indian Foreign Service

-Abhay K.

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is unlike any other Civil Service such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or the Indian Police Service (IPS). An Indian Foreign Service officer spends most of his/her time abroad ( two-third of his/her career) and only one third of career in India at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) in New Delhi.

After joining the Indian Foreign Service, for which one has to be generally at the top of the ranking order in Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, one is sent to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussorie for training for a period of three months where he/she is known as Foreign Service Probationer/ Officer Trainee. 

After completing three months of training, comprising training in multiple disciplines including a foreign language, horse riding and trekking in theHimalayas, a Foreign Service Probationer/Officer trainee moves to the Foreign Service Institute located in New Delhi for further training.

At the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi, which is located on Baba Gangnath Marg near Jawaharlal University (JNU) campus, a Foreign Service Probationer undergoes training for a year in modules of International Relations, Indian Foreign Service Pay, Leave and Compensatory Allowances (IFS-PLCA) Rules andForeign Trade. One also travels to  the neighbouring South Asian countries or the United Nations to understand the functioning of an Indian mission. An officer-trainee undergoes attachments with the Army, Navy and the Air Force, with the district and the state administration as well as the corporate sector. 

What makes the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) special?

What makes the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) special?  More here.

Life in the Indian Foreign Service

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Life in the Indian Foreign Service

-Abhay K.

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is unlike any other Civil Service such as Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS). An Indian Foreign Service officer spends most of his/her time abroad ( two-third of his/her career) and only one third of career in India at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) in New Delhi.

After joining the Indian Foreign Service, for which one has to be generally at the top of the ranking order in Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, one is sent to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussorie for training for a period of three months where he/she is known as Foreign Service Probationer/ Officer Trainee. 

After completing the three months training, which involves training in multiple disciplines including a foreign language, horse riding and trekking in high Himalayas, a Foreign Service Probationer moves to the Foreign Service Institute located in New Delhi for further training.

At the Foreign Service Institute, which is located on Baba Gangnath Marg near Jawaharlal University (JNU) campus, a Foreign Service Probationer undergoes training for a year which involves International Relations, Indian Foreign Service Pay, Leave and Compensatory Allowances (IFS-PLCA) Rules, Foreign Trade, functioning of Indian missions in neighbouring South Asian countries, attachments with the Army, Navy and the Air Force, attachment with the district and the state administration and attachment with the corporate sector. 

Indian Foreign Service: Positives & Negatives

The Indian Foreign Serivce (IFS) is the most selective and exclusive of all the Civil Services in India, taking in less than 40 candidates each year. Trainees have to undergo three years of training before serving in
Indian missions abroad and in the Ministry of External Affairs. The service was set up in September 1946 and the first batch of officers recruited through the Civil Services examination of the UPSC joined the service in 1948.

Abhay K. (IFS 2003) shares his own views on positives and  negatives of the Indian Foreign Service along with career highlights, family expectations and his advice for those preparing for the IFS in his 2012 interview to MYOD along with the former foreign secretary Salman Haider










"I LOVE MY JOB"- Abhay K.

IFS Officer Nominated For Coveted Pushcart Prize

NEW DELHI – An Indian Foreign Service officer currently posted in Kathmandu has been nominated for the prestigious American ‘Pushcart Prize 2013’ by the Sahitya Akademi.

Already having authored eight books, including four poetry collections, Abhay K has been nominated for his three poems – ‘What’s a Beach’, ‘Masseur’ and ‘Everything has Secrets’.

“Indian Literature, the prestigious bi-monthly journal of the Sahitya Akademi, has nominated the poems which were published in May/June 2012 for the prestigious Pushcart Prize 2013,” the officer said.

The nomination has been made by Dr A J Thomas, the guest editor of Indian Literature, he added.

The Pushcart Prize is the most honored literary project in America of the best of the small presses since 1976.

The Pushcart Press publishes the award-winning entries of short stories, poetry and essays in its annual collections.

Nomination for Pushcart Prize is made by editors of literary magazines and small book presses and it could be any combination of poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot, he said.

Abhay’s forthcoming book ‘Seduction of Delhi’ is a collection of poems. As a widely published poet, his collections include Enigmatic Love, Fallen Leaves of Autumn, Candling the Light and Remains.

Russian translation of his poems have appeared in renowned literary journals such as Literary St Petersburg and Sphinx.

His poems have also appeared in several poetry anthologies published in UK and US.

The officer has earlier served in Russia and at the Public Diplomacy Division of the External Affairs Ministry, heading its digital diplomacy initiative. In 2011, he got an award on behalf of Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry.              (PTI)

Poetry and Diplomacy: Nobel Laureates poet-diplomats

 

Two Shades of Passion

Abhay K's latest book of poems 'Remains' spotted at New Delhi's premier bookshop Bahrisons

Release of Remains at ICWA, New Delhi

Remains by Abhay K features in Booktasting: Sunday Standard

The Civil Servant's Tale

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Life in the Indian Foreign Service

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Life in the Indian Foreign Service

-Abhay K.

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Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is unlike any other Civil Service such as Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS). An Indian Foreign Service officer spends most of his/her time abroad ( two-third of his/her career) and only one third of career in India at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) in New Delhi.

After joining the Indian Foreign Service, for which one has to be generally at the top of the ranking order in Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, one is sent to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussorie for training for a period of three months where he/she is known as Foreign Service Probationer/ Officer Trainee. 

After completing the three months training, which involves training in multiple disciplines including a foreign language, horse riding and trekking in high Himalayas, a Foreign Service Probationer moves to the Foreign Service Institute located in New Delhi for further training.

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At the Foreign Service Institute, which is located on Baba Gangnath Marg near Jawaharlal University (JNU) campus, a Foreign Service Probationer undergoes training for a year which involves International Relations, Indian Foreign Service Pay, Leave and Compensatory Allowances (IFS-PLCA) Rules, Foreign Trade, functioning of Indian missions in neighbouring South Asian countries, attachments with the Army, Navy and the Air Force, attachment with the district and the state administration and attachment with the corporate sector. 

A Diplomatic Web

  The New Indian Express, Sunday 7 August 2011