Ethical Framework for Civil Servants
The current set of ‘enforceable norms’ are ‘Conduct Rules’, prescribed in the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules - 1964 and analogous rules applicable to members of the All India Services or employees of various State Governments.
Broadly, the main values by which the Public Servants of India shall be guided are as follows:
- Integrity, impartiality, commitment to public service
- Devotion to service
- Allegiance to the various ideals enshrined in the preamble to the Constitution
- Apolitical functioning
- Good governance for betterment of the people
- Duty to act objectively, impartially, honestly and equitably
- Accountability and transparency in decision-making
- Act with integrity and in a courteous and just manner
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Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
- 1 Philosophy and Contribution of Major Indian Thinkers and Leaders (The philosophies of these thinkers are used for quote-based answers and value-based analysis in the Ethics paper.)
- 2 Notable Quotes from Prominent Indian Thinkers and Leaders
- 3 Essence, Determinants, and Consequences of Ethics
- 4 Ethics in Human Actions & its Dimensions
- 5 Ethics in Private and Public Relationships
- 6 Human Values – Lessons from the Lives of Great Leaders, Reformers, and Administrators
- 7 Human Values
- 8 Philosophy and Contribution of Global Thinkers and Leaders
- 9 Moral Intuition vs. Moral Reasoning
- 10 Empathy, Tolerance, and Compassion towards Weaker Sections

