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Because of the British legacy and its influence on contemporary public administration, the civil servants in India lacks Individual Social Responsibility (ISR) in their profession. In this background, this research attempt to study the understanding and practice of ISR by in-service civil servant in Karnataka at their individual and professional level respectively. The nature of the study is descriptive and exploratory. A non-probability sampling technique is adopted. The studies rely on both primary and secondary data. The sample size is 160 consisting of four districts, all level official groups and three types of areas in Karnataka. It used to statistical analysis, such as - percentage analysis and descriptive analysis data interpretation and analysis. The research concludes that, most of the in-service civil servants in Karnataka are aware about the concept of ISR. However, it not well practiced in their profession due many reasons. The study received many valuable suggestions to better practice of ISR by civil servants in Karnataka.