IAS is one of the most coveted jobs in India. Every year lakhs of students sit for the exam but only around 100 of them finally get the most desired job out of all the civil services i.e. Indian Administrative Service or IAS. Despite such a low success rate of 0.01%, many aspirants give as many 5 or 6 or even more years of their life and put everything at stake just to prepare for this exam. Then why is it that so many officers leave this prestigious service especially after toiling for many years and surviving the long and arduous preparation that the exam requires?
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