Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the electronic Civil List, 2025 in the form of an e-book – a digital compendium of serving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across the country.
The launch marks a significant milestone as the 70th edition of the Civil List and the fifth to be presented in a fully digital format.
The DoPT, as the cadre-controlling authority of IAS officers, compiles the Civil List annually using inputs from central records and state cadres. The 2025 edition reflects a total authorised cadre strength of 6,877 officers, with 5,577 officers in active service across 25 state cadres.
Dr. Jitendra Singh proposed AI based options like AI based search option into the e-Civil List. This enhancement, he noted, could allow domain-specific searches to help identify suitable officers for mission mode and other targeted government projects, while ensuring that access to such features remains appropriately restricted. The Minister also stressed the importance of regularly updating the digital list to maintain its relevance and utility.
The e-book, published by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), contains comprehensive details of IAS officers—including their name, batch, cadre, present posting, pay level, educational qualifications, and retirement dates—as updated on January 1, 2025. It also provides cadre-wise strength, the number of officers retiring over the next five years, and appointment data from 1969 onwards. For the first time, officers' photographs have been included in the digital document.
Designed as a searchable PDF with embedded hyperlinks, the e-book offers a user-friendly interface that enables instant access to information. “The Civil List is an important resource not just for administrators and decision-makers but also for the general public,” Dr. Jitendra Singh said, adding that the move reflects the Centre's larger push for digital governance.
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