Specialists

Bureaucratic buzz: Why domination by IAS cadres is an issue and not the service itself

It is also noteworthy that in the strict sense of the term no generalist IAS officer is a downright generalist and that he or she knows nothing of anything else.

Pujara the bowler: Why is Indian cricket penalising specialists?

Specialisation can take a back seat simply because you have nothing to fall back on if you fail in your chosen area, which will make it easier for you to be knocked out of the team.