Selected Group B officers are responsible for the administration of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Direct recruitments to DANICS are conducted through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), comprising three-stages—preliminary exam, main exam, and personality test.
[citation needed] The Union Territories Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs is the cadre controlling authority for DANICS.
[4] DANICS officers are initially posted as Assistant collector (District Administration, Delhi) or Sub Divisional Magistrate.
[6] Ministry of Home Affairs is considering the inclusion of UT of Ladakh also into DANICS cadre but official notification in this regard has not been issued so far.