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Hi

If you want to become an IAS officer then  you need to clear  UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages listed below :-

*prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

*Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

If you managed to sail through all the three stages  then you can become an IAS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc

For detailed information check out :-

https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-become-an-ias-officer

Also,

To can become an IAS officer, it is not compulsory to do graduation from DU  ,you are free to do graduation from any recognised University in any discipline.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

*You  must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

Also,

Yes, you can definitely first do engineering in computer science and then go for UPSC .  Choosing Engineering also has its own advantage , the benefit of  doing engineering first and then appearing for UPSC examination is that you will have a back , you know UPSC examination is not that  easy to crack so in the worst  if you you could not crack it then with your engineering degree you will have plenty of job opportunities and you can go for  decent jobs.

Also, these days it has become very common to go for UPSC examination after engineering, a lot of students complete their engineering and then go for writing UPSC examination and not only  appear for UPSC examination, they qualify it as well also and some even top the exam : ) .

For Instance,

UPSC 2019 topper, Pradeep Singh was an engineer. Again Kanishak Kataria  who topped  UPSC civil services examination in 2018 was an engineer. There are more such examples.

Thank you

Hello Aspirant

Don't fall for the the rumours, just focus on your preperation. IAS ki pareeksha desh ka bahut hi kathin exam hai aur sarvochh sthaan paate hai aap is pareksha ko pass karke, aapki mehnat ke aage aur kuch nhi. Ye wahi log hai jinka selction nhi ho pata aur kehte hai ki interview me paisa lagta hai. Sab kuch mehnat se hota hai, aap apna dhyan taiyari pe rakhiye safalta jarror milegi aapko.

Aapka ka din shubh ho!!

Hello Aspirant,

National Defense Academy which is situated in Pune, Maharashtra, they train you for 3 years in your preferred field (Army, Navy, Airforce), after that you have to go to your respective Academy to complete 1 more year of your training like IMA for Army, INA for Navy, AFA for Airforce. So its a total 4 year long process, after that you will posted to your field.

NDA will provide you a graduation degree in your respective field, B.sc for Army and B.tech for Navy/Airforce. This is only thing you need to appear in IAS exam, all Defense forces provides a educational leave to pursue your dream, in that leave you can prepare for your UPSC, IAS examination, its a very tough job.

Good Luck!!!

Hi

ELIGIBILITY criteria

UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

* qualification required:-  you must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

HOW TO become an IAS officer

If you want to become an IAS officer then  you need to be a graduate in any discipline  and at least 21 years old and then clear  UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages listed below :-

*prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

*Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

If you managed to sail through all the three stages  then you can become an IAS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc

For detailed information check out :-

https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-become-an-ias-officer

COLLEGES

IAS is not a course to be procured from a college ,to become an IAS you need to clear UPSC civil services exam and to be eligible for that you can do graduation from any recognised university/college .

When  it is conducted

UPSC civil services examination is conducted each year . For example, this year prelims examination will be conducted on  October 10, 2021, while date for the Mains examination has not been released yet. You can get details at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-dates

Thank you

Hi,

Being an IAS officer doesn't mean you can move out with vehicles and show off. IAS Officer is a public servant. He/she looks after the public, their needs and work for their benefits. If you want to be an IAS Officer, just for the sake that you will get fame, name and many vehicles, then, it is not right ethically. If you look upon on an IAS Officer in real, he/she will be polite and decent. It is not like movies where it is shown 10-12 vehicles. In reality, a newly commissioned officer get a single vehicle with a driver and security guards, cook and other benefits as per the cadre allocated. He/she do not have any liability to keep vehicles of their own choice. It is when an IAS Officer, become of secretary level, he/she gets allowance to 4-5 vehicles, but, 10-12 is such a large number.