State PCS - Bihar (BPSC)

• 24 May 2025

iGOT Karmayogi Platform

Why in News?  

The iGOT Karmayogi platform under the Government of India’s Mission Karmayogi initiative has crossed 1 crore registered users, significantly advancing the capacity-building agenda of Indian civil services. 

• Bihar is among the top five contributing states besides Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. 

Key Points  

• Mission Karmayogi: It aims to develop a professional, well-trained, and future-ready civil service that supports India’s developmental goals and national programs.  
  • The mission emphasizes a shift from rule-based to role-based training, adopting a competency-driven approach that balances Attitude, Skills, and Knowledge (ASK). 
  • It follows the 70-20-10 learning model—70% experiential learning, 20% learning through peers, and 10% formal training—while linking learning outcomes with career progression and ensuring objective performance assessments. 
• iGOT Karmayogi Digital Learning Platform: It is Digital Public Infrastructure that offers a sustainable, scalable and secure digital ecosystem for continuous learning in the public sector. 
  • It is a key component of India’s National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (Mission Karmayogi). 
  • Managed by Karmayogi Bharathas, the platform offers over 2,400 courses available in 16 languages.  
  • All courses are designed in alignment with the indigenous Karmayogi Competency Model, which is rooted in Indic wisdom and the principles of Mission Karmayogi. 

Related Initiatives for Training of Civil Servants  

• National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions (NSCSTI): NSCSTI is developed by Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to create a baseline for Central Training Institutes on their current capacity, for elevating the capacity of training delivery and to harmonise standards for training of civil servants. 
  • CBC functions under the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). 
• AARAMBH: An initiative to bring all the probationers of All India Service, Group-A Central Service and Foreign Service together for a Common Foundation Course (CFC), it aims at making the civil servants capable of leading the transformation and work seamlessly across departments and fields.