Many officers promoted from State Civil Service (Karnataka Administrative Service and others) grade to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) grade seem to be reluctant to attend the Induction Training Programme (ITP) at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
A total of 26 promotee IAS officers from the State have been nominated for the ITP-2026. However, only one officer is going for ITP, while the remaining 25 have not even submitted a request to the government for permission to go. Seven officers who were promoted in 2016 have not attended the induction programme to this day.
The 128th ITP will be held from February 2, 2026, to March 13, 2026. The duration of the course will be six weeks, comprising four weeks of in-house training and two week of study tour.
“All the officers on the list sent by LBSNAA were asked to participate in the ITP. However, only one officer has taken permission from the government and is going,” said Jagadeesha K.G., Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR).
Among 26 officers from Karnataka, seven officers were promoted in 2016, two in 2018, four in 2019, eight in 2020 batch, three in 2021 and two in 2022.
