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title: "AIS Conduct Rules 1968 — Definition & Meaning"
description: "The AIS Conduct Rules 1968 set integrity and conduct standards for IAS, IPS, and Indian Forest Service members, ensuring accountability in public service."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968 are statutory rules framed under the All India Services Act, 1951 that prescribe the standards of integrity, devotion to duty, and personal conduct binding on members of th…
- Under what authority are the AIS Conduct Rules 1968 made, and whom do they bind?
- What does Rule 3 of the AIS Conduct Rules 1968 require?
- How do the AIS Conduct Rules differ from the CCS Conduct Rules, 1964?
- What happens when an officer violates a conduct rule?

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In 2019 the Department of Personnel and Training invoked the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 read with the AIS (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 to compulsorily retire and proceed against several IAS and IPS officers for breaches of integrity and devotion to duty.

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