PAY AND PERKS

Indian Civil Service was created by the crown and other services like Indian Police. Indian Forest Service etc were created. But ICS was the paramount service who belong to Provincial Cadres who start as Asst Collectors and end end up as Chief Secretaries of the state, or Secretaries at the center. The pay was from Rs 400 to Rs 4000(This was reduced to 350-3000 for IAS created in 1948)

A Dist Collector gets around Rs 600 and also works as District Magistrate. He has a big bungalow with servant quarters, owns his car and was paying for all services of Khansama Rs 5,servants, dhobi, barbaer etc at Re 1.Out of salary he used to send 50% back home in pound sterling.Because of high income corruption was unknown in ICS.

The interview was originally at London and later shifted to Calcutta. The school students from Eton, Harrow and others gave a petition to the King requesting 50% reservation for england, since Bengali babus will excel, which was granted 

ICS was having a judicial branch, who became judges in high courts. They can opt for posting at foreign embassies. In sort they were the backbones of british administration in India.They used to retire at the age of 60, which is astrologically a crucial year.(This was reduced to 55 of other services after 1947).Six months before 60 he can opt to tour whole of Europe other than England at the govt expense.