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A possible Code of Honor for Officer Trainees attending Foundation Course can be: 1. Devotion to duty / learning requisite competencies 2. Dealing with colleagues, faculty and staff in a courteous manner 3. Sportsman spirit A career in civil service is more than doing a job. It means putting public interests ahead of personal interests. A good training program should create an environment where practice of ethical values is encouraged.

Ethical values have always been regarded as an necessary quality of a good civil servant. It is in that context, civil service aspirants are tested on subject of Ethics in Mains Examination of a Civil Service Examination. Once an aspirant gets selected and joins public service, he needs to sharpen his knowledge of ethics by practicing in day-to-day situations. A good training program should afford opportunities to Officer Trainees to practice and reflect on Ethical Values.