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The Indian Defence Contract Management Service (IDCMS) is a civil service of the Government of India. IDCMS officers are Gazetted (Group A) defence-civilian officers under the Ministry of Defence. hey are responsible for all the financial matters including Procurement, Tendering, Contract Management, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and quantity surveying.

IDCMS's background
IDCMS (Indian Defence Contract Management Service) is one of the organised Group 'A' Services of Union of India under Administrative Control of Ministry of Defence. IDCMS officers are basically Civil Engineers by qualification who are expert in the field of Public Procurement, Contract Management, Arbitration, Quantity Surveying and negotiating the terms and conditions of Contract and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of Contract for the purpose of maximising financial and operational performance and minimising risk and disputes.

Recruitment
The recruitment in the Indian Defence Contract Management Service as a Group A gazetted officer is done by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) based on the performance in the Engineering Services Examination (ESE). All appointments to the Group A Civil Services are made by the President of India.

Training
The induction training programme of probationary officers is of 40 weeks, comprising technical, managerial and administrative modules of theoretical, practical and field nature. Classes are held at specialised educational institutions across India. MES Probationers are trained at trained at following premier training institutes during this period


 * Dr MCR HRD Training Institute, Hyderabad
 * NICMAR, Pune
 * IRICEN, Pune
 * MDI, Gurgaon
 * National Institute of Solar Energy, Faridabad
 * International Centre for Information Systems and Audit, Noida
 * National Academy of Defence Financial Management, Pune
 * College of Military Engineering, Pune

Probationers are also sent on attachment with the Army, Navy and Air Force units for better understanding of the environment. Examinations are held at the end of the training. The training concludes with interactions with the Members of Parliament, Ministers in-charge of the Home, Foreign and Defence ministries, Prime Minister, Vice-President and the President of India.

IDCMS officers are allowed to continue their higher studies at various national institutions such as the IITs, NITs, IIMs, IISc, NDC and DSSC under the sponsored category.

Functions
The officers in this cadre are involved in all the stages of Contract Management from issue of NIT upto Arbitration and Court Cases. Interalia they are involved in framing of specifications, detailed contract drafting, competitive bidding and analysis of tenders and its acceptance. The officers also deal with ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions, as well as documenting and agreeing on any changes or amendments that may arise during its implementation or execution. Ours is the only Procurement and Contract Management specialist service in all of Central Govt Services. The importance and utility of our cadre /Service can be gauged from the fact that Public Procurement in India accounts for significant level of Public spending accounting to 20-30 percent of GDP