Shubham, IAS recruitment is through UPSC examination and UPSC is held at 3 stages. Prelims, Mains and Final Round of Interview.

UPSC Prelims has 2 papers. Paper 1 covers Current Events, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and   Social Development, General Issues on Environmental ecology, General Science.

Paper 2 covers Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision making and problem solving, General Mental Ability and basic numeracy numbers.

If you look at the topics, these are based on what you have studied in your 10th and 12th. So while studying B.Tech, you also have to study your 10th and 12th books for Paper 1. And for Paper 2 which is CSAT, you might have to take up coaching because that way you learn the short cuts and can effectively solve the questions. For tips to read our article: https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

Hello,

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three level-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview


Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists of the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally,
General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change.

and CSAT includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed.


Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society, GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations, GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management, GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude),Two Optionals, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.


You can go through the gradual steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:


Be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus, learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a combined preparation for both.

Read any newspaper like The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part.

Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.

As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.

Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, writing mains is a huge task for nine paper, it requires immense practice along with knowledge.

Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.

Hello student. Here are few good platforms that offer online class coaching and would be useful to clear IAS

1. UPSC pathshala

2. Vision IAS

3. Clear IAS

4. Unacademy

5, Byjus

Few better platforms that offer good course materials, video lectures and mock tests if made full use of them

Hello,

Application process for UPSC is already over, it started on 12th Feb,2020 and last date was 3rd March,2020.Prelims will take place on 31st May,2020 while Mains will be conducted on 18th September,2020.

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Hello Sandeep,

Candidates are required to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria for appearing in the UPSC CSE examination. Candidates are required to have completed their graduation from any recognized university incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature of India or established by an Act of Parliament or universities declared to be deemed as University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. Students in their final year can also apply for the examination. However, candidates are also expected to have a minimum age of 21 years by August 1 of the year they appear for the examination.

Therefore you're eligible to apply for the UPSC CSE Examination given that you're 21 years old or will be 21 years old by August 1, 2020.

Hope this helps you. We wish you the best for your future endeavours!

Regards

1. IAS officers are entitled to a duplex bungalow in a (VVIP) restricted zone of the state capital they are deployed in. This benefit is enjoyed by them irrespective of their posting in any some other district/commissionerate or the Headquarters. A rent free accommodation is given to the Officer where he has to pay 1200-2000 per month that is like nothing or free. ALONG with the big house he is also given with gardeners, cooks and house helpers by the government.
2. The electricity bill of IAS officer house is paid by the government. In the era of so costly electricity he can run free electricity without any tension of its bill.
3. A vehicle is provided to the IAS officer for official and personal use. Yes, one should not use official vehicle for their personal use, but somehow it is fine to use it .
4. Officers are provided with security guards for themselves and even their family. In case of a life threat, they can even get STF commandoes for their protection.
5. officers can also go for study leaves for 2 years. They can even undergo courses at reputed foreign universities. The cost of such courses will be undertaken by the government. Of course, there are restrictions on this facility. Only officers who have completed 7 years of service (6 years for North-East Cadres) are allowed this facility. They should also sign a bond that they would serve the government in their capacity as IAS officers for a certain number of years after they return.

Hope it helps.

Hello Aspirant,

UPSC Civil Services is a national level screening examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission for recruitment of various posts and civil services under Government of India such as IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc.

The selection process of UPSC Civil Services comprises three stages – Preliminary, Mains and Interview.Candidates who qualify the prelims exam is invited to appear for mains exam.

You can check the further information to go through with the given below link.

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Good Luck!

Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, you need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,you can apply even in your final year. People who have completed their graduation or are appearing in final year from open university that's recognized by UGC too are eligible for this.
But, in case you're enquiring about this year,application forms for this year is already closed.

Yes you can join an IAS academy that is the national level paper and we must have to prepare ourselves for this.
But as per your case basically the academies and coaching centre are available to you with the start up but I will recommend you that don't take the coaching in 12th time basically at that time you can do self study which it includes of
History ncert books-6th to 12th
Geography ncert books-6th to12th
Political science ncert books-6th to 12th
Mainly maths till class 10th
Make your English at an increase or high level after that you can continue with the things
Daily current affairs
International relations study

Hello Aspirant,

Fees for IAS coaching differs from coaching to coaching. However your average expense wil fall around 2-2.5 Lakhs per year. Here's a list of top IAS coaching institute in India:

• UNIQUE SHIKSHA IAS ACADEMY
• VAJIRAM & RAVI IAS COACHING
• CLASSIC IAS ACADEMY
• ALS IAS ACADEMY

• KD Campus

• Chanakya IAS Academy

Good Luck