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'''Indian civil servants''' includes five principal sub-categories of officials:

*Administrators of the native states of India
*Administrators of [[British India]] who came as servants of the [[East India Company]] before the formation of the ICS in 1853
*Members of the former [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853.
**[[Dewan]]s of the former [[Indian Princely States]]
*Employees of the [[Central Civil Services (India)|Central Civil Services]] of the present [[Government of India]], and respective Indian state governments including the
** [[Indian Administrative Service]]
** [[Indian Forest Service]]
** [[Indian Police Service]]
* Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union.

For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see:

*[[List of Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan]]
==In popular culture==
Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "[[Babu (title)|babus]]",<ref>{{cite news| title = Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yet-to-start-work-Natgrid-CEO-highest-paid-babu/articleshow/15610191.cms?referral=PM |date=Aug 23, 2012| accessdate = 2014-09-17 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref> while Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in Indian media.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1818/18181170.htm
|title=A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out.
|date=Sep 1–14, 2001
|author=Anand Parthasarathy
|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]], India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu
|quote=Bureaucracy knows no bounds...
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-tightens-screws-gives-babudom-a-new-rush-hour/articleshow/41482792.cms |date=Sep 2, 2014| accessdate = 2014-09-17 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Babu|work=Collins English Dictionary| url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/babudom
| accessdate = 2014-09-17 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Indian civil servants]]

== References ==
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{{Indian civil servants}}

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	'''Indian civil servants''' includes five principal sub-categories of officials:		'''Indian civil servants''' includes five principal sub-categories of officials:

	*Administrators of the native states of India		*Administrators of the native states of India
	*Administrators of [[British India]] who came as servants of the [[East India Company]] before the formation of the ICS in 1853		*Administrators of [[British India]] who came as servants of the [[East India Company]] before the formation of the ICS in 1853
	*Members of the former [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853.		Members of the former [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853.<ref name=babu4>Potter, David C. India's Political Administrators: From ICS to IAS*. Oxford University Press, 1996.</ref>
	**[[Dewan]]s of the former [[Indian Princely States]]		**[[Dewan]]s of the former [[Indian Princely States]]
	*Employees of the [[Central Civil Services (India)\|Central Civil Services]] of the present [[Government of India]], and respective Indian state governments including the		*Employees of the [[Central Civil Services (India)\|Central Civil Services]] of the present [[Government of India]], and respective Indian state governments including the
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	** [[Indian Forest Service]]		** [[Indian Forest Service]]
	** [[Indian Police Service]]		** [[Indian Police Service]]
	* Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union.		* Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union.<ref name=babu2>Jain, R. B. Contemporary Issues in Indian Administration. Vishal Publishing Co., 2003.</ref><ref name=babu3>Arora, Ramesh K., and Rajni Goyal. Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues. New Age International, 2007.</ref>

	For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see:		For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see:

	*[[List of Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan]]		*[[List of Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan]]

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "[[Babu (title)\|babus]]",<ref>{{cite news\| title = Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yet-to-start-work-Natgrid-CEO-highest-paid-babu/articleshow/15610191.cms?referral=PM \|date=~~Aug~~ 23, 2012\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 \| newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref> while Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in Indian media.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1818/18181170.htm		Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "[[Babu (title)\|babus]]",<ref>{{cite news\| title = Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu\| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yet-to-start-work-Natgrid-CEO-highest-paid-babu/articleshow/15610191.cms?referral=PM \|date=23 August 2012\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 \| newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref> while Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in Indian media.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1818/18181170.htm
	\|title=A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out.		\|title=A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out.
	\|date=~~Sep~~ 1–14, 2001		\|date=1–14 September 2001
	\|author=Anand Parthasarathy		\|author=Anand Parthasarathy
	\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]], India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu		\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]], India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu
	\|quote=Bureaucracy knows no bounds...		\|quote=Bureaucracy knows no bounds...
	}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| title = PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour \| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-tightens-screws-gives-babudom-a-new-rush-hour/articleshow/41482792.cms \|date=~~Sep~~ 2, 2014\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 \| newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Babu\|work=Collins English Dictionary\| url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/babudom		}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| title = PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour \| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-tightens-screws-gives-babudom-a-new-rush-hour/articleshow/41482792.cms \|date=2 September 2014\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 \| newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Babu\|work=Collins English Dictionary\| url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/babudom
	\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 }}</ref>		\| accessdate = 2014-09-17 }}</ref>

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BrookEjw0071: basic rework formatting for accuracy and cleaned formatting for consistency

>Novem Linguae: I'm not sure if set index articles can get navboxes or not. Adding just in case.