e-Civil List 2025 of IAS officers launched; 70th edition
Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the e-Civil List 2025 of IAS officers on 19 May 2025 — the 70th edition of the Civil List and the fifth in fully digital format, with officers' photographs included for the first time.
Summary
Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the electronic Civil List 2025, an e-book compendium of serving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, on 19 May 2025. Published by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), it is the 70th edition of the Civil List and the fifth in fully digital format. Updated as of 1 January 2025, it lists each officer's name, batch, cadre, posting, pay level, qualifications and retirement date, and for the first time includes photographs. The 2025 edition shows a total authorised IAS cadre strength of 6,877, with 5,577 officers in service across 25 state cadres. The Minister proposed AI-based search options such as qualification-based search.
Key facts
- Launched
- 19 May 2025 by Jitendra Singh
- Publisher
- DoPT
- Edition
- 70th; fifth fully digital
- New
- Officers' photographs included for the first time
- Cadre
- Authorised strength 6,877; 5,577 in service; 25 state cadres
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The e-Civil List 2025 of IAS officers launched in May 2025 is which edition of the Civil List?
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Correct answer: C — 70th
It is the 70th edition of the Civil List and the fifth in fully digital format.
Consider the following statements about the e-Civil List 2025: 1. It shows a total authorised IAS cadre strength of 6,877 officers. 2. It is the first Civil List to be brought out in fully digital format. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The 2025 edition is the fifth in fully digital format; what is new is that officers' photographs are included for the first time.