<Tr> <Th> Selection </Th> <Td> Civil Services Examination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Association </Th> <Td> IAS (Central) Association </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Head of the Civil Services </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current Cabinet Secretary </Th> <Td> Pradeep Kumar Sinha, IAS </Td> </Tr>

Who select and appoint an officer of ias cadre