I don't think there are any course namely for IAS. You can pursue any subject you want as you need to have a graduation degree only. Now the IAS is entirely dependent on the preparation. So if you can prepare well the coursework doesn't matter. If you see the syllabus then you may think that Arts students gets a lot of benefit but let me assure you that is not the case and if it is true then every year a lot of Engineers or doctors or science students will not be able to crack it. So you should study what you like to study and which will not feel like a burden to you because if your college subject became a burden for you then the UPSC Preparation will hamper. So choose wisely what you want to pursue by judging your potential and interest.

To know more about UPSC you may visit the link below:

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

I hope my answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hi

Unfortunately we don't offer any course for the preparation of UPSC civil services examination/ IAS exam.

Coming to fee,

It depends on the coaching Institute you want to join, the place where it is located etc. But yes, it cost you anywhere around 50,000 - 2 lakh for 1 year course.

Just for example,

Coaching fee of Chahal IAS Academy,Bokaro is given below:-

One Year Batch    Rs.65000

Two Year Batch    Rs.85000

Three Years Batch    Rs.105000

Whereas in VAJI RAO, Delhi for c omplete Course (GS Pre Cum Mains + CSAT, Optional Subject)  of around 1 year is   Rs.1,98,500 .

So, fee depends of the coaching Institute.

Also,

You can prepare for UPSC civil services exam even without any Coching through self study following the given below tips:-

To start your preparation  first of all go well through syllabus  , you can check the complete syllabus at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-

HISTORY

*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)

*NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)

*Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum

*From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India

Indian Art & Culture

*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania

Polity

*NCERT IX-XII

*Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

Geography

*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)

*NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)

*Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong

World Atlas

Economics

NCERT XI

*The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma

*Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

*Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri

Environment

*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)

*Environment by Shankar IAS Academy

International Relations

*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)

*Current Affairs ( read newspaper )

To get the complete list of books go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

*Make a routine or a time table and try to religiously follow it , take short breaks in between your studies.

*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs

* take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain otherwise you won't be able to retain whatever you read.

*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.

*Make short notes for each subject, it  will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide

*Set daily goals like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to  cover these chapters this week and practice their questions too, by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.

*Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.

* Your mains examination is in written, so you need to work your speed and also work on improving how to present the knowledge you have on paper, so answer writing practicing should be also your priority

*Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.

*Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round

For more tips go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

If you have any other doubt then feel free to ask them :) we are always here to help you out and guide you

Thankyou

Hi Bharti,

Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you yes you can can start preparing for UPSC exam in your graduation also as such boundation is not there. Yes you need to manage your college studies and preparation together and yes you have to spend more time in college preparation rather then spending more time on your graduation syllabus. And yes it is necessary to read all relevant NCERT books for preparation as NCERT is very standard book which gives very good overview.

Hope you found this answer useful.Stay motivated stay positive.

All the best!

Hi Aspirant,

Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you no you can't do two government jobs at a time. you have to only serve one post at a time. Being a scientist and An IAS officer is a duty of national importance so you need to serve both of them responsibly.

Hope you found this answer useful.Stay motivated stay positive.

All the best!

Hello,

First of all there is no separate syllabus for IAS or IPS even all the 24 services included in recruitment through UPSC, there are three stages of exams such as prelims ,mains and interview, the post you get is dependent on the preference you have filled and the rank you secure in the exam,

The first stage is prelims which is MCQs based and it has two papers for 200 marks each, the second paper is qualifying by nature, the numbers of prelims aren't added in the final list,

Recommended books are as follows:

History ; NCERT Class XI and XII/India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;NCERT Class VI to XII/GC Leong's Physical Geography/World Atlas

Economics ; NCERT Class XI/Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs/Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal/
M Tyra's Quicker Maths

You can refer the following books for four General Studies Paper;

GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra, In case of Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.

For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.

For GS IV - For Ethics refer a book named Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

If you want to get detailed syllabus of both the stages, it's best you access the official notification of this year at https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice-CSP-2021-Engl-04032021N.pdf (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice-CSP-2021-Engl-04032021N.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjQh5K3vu7wAhVM7XMBHUCQAbQQFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw3h4ikqkKEtX3Gdb3VPsZHJ)

See for being an IAS officer there is no need of being an engineer or from any professional field. The only requirement is that you have to qualify all the tiers of UPSC CSE with good marks and you must have a graduation. Now as you are interested in Engineering then its always better to choose the best.

Among the two you have provided I would recommend you to go for VIT CHENNAI.

VIT have a very well organized curriculum such that the curriculum provides adequate skills to work in industry as well as to pursue academia. Also the faculties are very well experienced and are active in research. VIT offers a very good rate of placement about 91%. Thus if you want to get admitted in an engineering course then I would say its better to go for VIT CHENNAI. VIT CHENNAI have very good infrastructure which is really  good fact for science students.

** I would highly recommend you to conduct a research by yourself. If you find my facts relevant then only go for it , else take the decision  which will be the best for you.

To know more about VIT CHENNAI visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/vellore-institute-of-technology-chennai-campus

To know more about JNTU visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/jntuh-college-of-engineering-hyderabad

To know more about UPSC visit the link below:

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

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hello,

If you are to give IAS officer examination that means you have to give UPSC examination. And UPSC examination total marks is 2025 which is including all subjects and category. And there will be present negetive marking also. Each wrong answer carrying 0.33% negetive marking from your total marks. That is 0.66 marks will alloted in each wrong answer. So whenever you will give any answer carefully given.

All the best.

Dear Aspirant,

so UPSC examinations are divided into three sections, they are,

• UPSC Prelims
• UPSC Mains
• UPSC Personality tests

The subjects for UPSC prelims are,

• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics
• Science
• Environmental Science
• Sociology

Subjects for mains are,

• General Studies
• Essay
• English
• Indian Language
• Optional subjects can be chosen from the following which are,
  • Social Science
  • Science
  • Languages
  • Commerce
  • Medical
  • Engineering