During courtesy visit to CM Bhupendra Patel Extends Best Wishes to Probationary IAS Officers Ahead of Fifty-Two Weeks of District Training
Gandhinagar, 18 May 2026: Eight probationary officers of the 2025 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), allocated to the Gujarat cadre, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar. These probationary IAS officers have successfully completed the Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, and have been appointed as Additional Assistant Collectors in the Gujarat cadre.
They have been allotted Banaskantha, Bharuch, Amreli, Kutch, Panchmahal, Godhra, Valsad, Rajkot, and Mahisagar districts for fifty-two weeks of district training. Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel extended his best wishes to the probationary IAS officers and encouraged them to work with dedication for the welfare for citizens and the underprivileged sections of society. During the district training, these officers will receive training on various subjects including public health and nutrition, One District-One Product, social and financial inclusion, good governance, law and order, and management.
Prior to this training, the officers are currently undergoing four weeks of institutional training at SPIPA Ahmedabad, which is scheduled to conclude on 26 May. The probationary IAS officers who met the Chief Minister also expressed that the training at SPIPA has played an important role in shaping their careers. This meeting was also attended by Director General of SPIPA and Principal Secretary of the Administrative Reforms Division, Shri Hareet Shukla, Director Shri Chandresh Kotak, and other SPIPA officials.
