To give you a basic idea about UPSC exam, it 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 and CSAT. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based.


Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper,Two Optionals, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750


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.


Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed, and for mains, as I already mentioned the importance of answer writing.

Hello,

Yes, you can appear for UPSC provided you've attained 21 years age and have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, even final year students are eligible to apply.

So,to answer your question, you can apply for UPSC even with  your BCA degree

Hello Vamsi

The examination you need to clear to become an IAS officer is UPSC .

UPSC examination has 3 stages which are listed below :-

• The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination , it is objective type examination
• The second stage, Mains it is written type examination
• If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through interview/personality test .

And if you managed to clear all the three rounds mentioned above, then congratulations you may become an ias officer.

Check the criteria to be eligible for UPSC examination which are given below :-

• Age Limit is 21 to 32 years
• Educational qualification for UPSC is graduation in any stream
• Only Indian citizens are eligible

I hope that you find this helpful


Thankyou

Hello Kannada !

Here's a list of institutes that provide IAS coaching :

• Rau's IAS Study Circle -Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore
• Chanakya IAS Academy,Delhi
• Sathya IAS Academy,Chennai
• Brain Tree India,Hyderabad
• Elite Academy,Mumbai
• Astitva I.C.S.,Jaipur
• ALS IAS Academy,Delhi
• Brilliant Tutorials Private. Limited,Chennai
• Vajiram and Ravi's IAS Academy,Delhi
• Khan Study Circle,Delhi

Hope this was helpful!

All the very Best

Hello,

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You can go into any stream you want, like if you select MPC, maths will help you,if you go for Bi.P.C, Biology will help you... But whatever you choose,you need to have a grip on other subjects too...just by your inter, graduation books, you have no chances to become IAS officer, you need to take a special coaching for it... So, firstly complete your studies successfully with  a greater percentage and then go for coaching...To appear for UPSC Exam, you need to hold a Bachelor's degree in any stream. So you can pick any stream in your Graduation.  CSAT exam has 2 papers. Paper 1 covers Current events, Indian History and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, General issues. Paper 2 covers topics like Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, decision making and problem solving, General Mental ability and basic mathematics. But in Civils Mains exams, you need to select a subject as your 2nd paper and so most students pick those subjects for their Graduation so as to help them in their preparation. So, this is where you need to take a call on your plan B. So your plan should be to pick a easy subject in your Bachelors so that your concentration can be more on preparing for Civils.

Hello mukul,

Hope you are doing well!

There are some best coaching Institute for IAS in Chandigarh:-

•ALS IAS Coaching.

•Raj Malhotra’s IAS Coaching institute.

•IAS Today Academy.

•Stellar IAS Coaching Center.

•Simran IAS Academy.

I hope this helpful for you.

Best wishes!!

Dear Aspirant,

Here are some of the best PU Colleges in Mumbai-

1. Mumbai College of Arts Commerce and Science
2. Mother Teresa English High School and Junior College
3. Smt. Sushiladevi Deshmukh Vidyalaya and Junior College
4. Vedant International High School and Junior College of Science and Commerce
5. Holy Spirit Junior College

About your choice of your subject, your graduation does not determine how well you will scroll in UPSC. It marks on the basics of reading the newspaper everyday and understanding the subjects which are going to be the exam. It is important to understand your choice and pattern of subjects as it is peculiar.

Hope this helps. All the best!

Hello,

At first you should mention the exam for what you want to know the topics. Because every examination have its various syllabus.

You please mention your examination in the comment section.

Hope for the best.

Thank you.

Hello there

Greetings

There's nothing like good or best stream for upsc , as for upsc you just need to be a Bachelor in any stream so you can choose any stream of your subject , for example if you are interested in Physics then you can go for bsc physics abd tgen later on you can choose physics as your optional paper for physics.
So , it all depends on your interests.
But yes , if you are interested in history, Polity, Economics etc then the best option for you will be Arts stream regarding upsc examination.
This is because , in upsc exam you will have subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Economics and these are the subjects which you will be reading in arts as well . So , it will definitely help you.

I hope that it helps you :-)

Thankyou

Hi Himanshi!! Hope you are doing well!! For civil services and for being ias, ips,etc, you just need to focus on your upse exams and only in that basis you will be selected for civil services posts. You can do engineering in any branch whichever suits you, as it won't affect your upsc in any way. So take the branch which you think you can study with ease and which is good for you. According to me, ECE or civil branches include less study compared to other branches like computers or mechanical. But at the end it depends on you which is a better branch for you, so select and prepere for your UPSC.

Hope it helps.