Question: who was the first indian to get selected in ics
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore ( / ʃəˈtɛndrənɑːt tæˈɡɔːr / ; Bengali : সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ; ( ʃɔt̪ɛnd̪ronat̪h ʈhakur ) ) ( 1st June , 1842 -- 9th January , 1923 ) was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service .