SSC CGL 31 Aug 2016 Paper

All appointments to All India Services are made by the President of India. The All India Services comprises Civil Services of India, namely the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). The members of these services are recruited by the Union government, but their services are placed under various State cadres, and they have the liability to serve both under the State and under the Centre.