Indian Economic Service

Harry Sethi | Director | Ministry of Personnel

What is Indian Economic Service?

You may be curious about a Career in Indian Economic Service. One should first understand What a Career in Indian Economic Service entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Indian Economic Service. The internet is a great source of information on Indian Economic Service, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Director Harry Sethi is an experienced professional with 24 years in Indian Economic Service. Here is how Director Harry Sethi detailed Indian Economic Service:

IES is a part of class 1 gazette civil services in India. The recruitment for the service is done through all India competitive examination, UPSC. The service was started in early 60s.

How Director Harry Sethi got into Indian Economic Service?

I joined the Indian Economic Service in 1971. And took volunteer retirement in 1995. At that time I was posted in the Ministry of personnel as Director. I have had the opportunity to work with Govt., Non-Govt. and the Corporate Sector.

Director Harry Sethi's Talk on Indian Economic Service

Starts with what is:
1)	Indian Economic Service

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Indian Economic Service is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Indian Economic Service. It explains Education needed in Indian Economic Service with these items:
2)	Economic Theory
3)	Indian Economy
4)	World Economy
5)	General Knowledge
6)	English Communication

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Indian Economic Service go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It discusses following headings for Skills in Indian Economic Service:
7)	Analytical
8)	Presentation Skills
9)	Decision Making
10)	Managerial Skills
11)	Leadership
12)	Interpersonal

It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Indian Economic Service. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Indian Economic Service:
13)	Class 1 Gazetted Service
14)	Exposure
15)	Specialist in Economic Advice
16)	Continuous Learning

Challenges are the other side of Positives and Indian Economic Service is no exception:
17)	High Competition
18)	Continuous Knowledge Updating

In the final section of the Talk, Harry Sethi talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
19)	Indian Economic Service

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