The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) officially appeared in May, 1948, which was referred to around then as the "Secretariat Training College". The present title of the Institute as "Foundation of Secretariat Training and Management" or ISTM, to put it plainly, was granted later with the saying "Proficiency and the Public Good". 

he command of the Institute is to grant preparing to officials of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) and officials of other composed/backup administrations working in the Central Secretariat. CSS officials structure the foundation of the Central Government Ministries/Departments and regularly hold different situations up to the degree of Joint Secretaries. The key duties of the CSS officials incorporate arrangement detailing, execution, observing and survey. 

The Institute additionally gives preparing backing to the State Governments, Union Territory Administrations, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Central Autonomous Bodies and different associations in specific and general territories. The Institute is endowed with the assignment of giving direction preparing to the officials going ahead nomination to the Central Government under the Central Staffing Scheme as Deputy Secretary and Director. The ISTM is the nodal foundation for limit working of Central Government officials for execution of Right to Information Act, 2005. ISTM is the lead foundation in the territories of Training of Trainers and behaviors national and worldwide Training of Trainers courses.Besides, probationers of different sorted out administrations, similar to that of the IAS, IES. Uncertainties and ICLS go to the brief term preparing programs on Office Management, Personnel Management and Financial Management just as, Central Secretariat Practices at ISTM.