Dear aspirant,

To become IAS officer you have to undergo UPSC Preliminary exam , UPSE Mains exam and Interview. In UPSE Preliminary Exam there are 2 papers, General Studies Paper-I & General Studies Paper-II which are object type. The preliminary exam marks are not considered for final ranking but need just for qualifying for UPSE (IAS) Mains exam.

UPSE (IAS) Mains exam there are 9 papers and it is Subjective exam. Part-A Compulsory Indian Language, Part-B English, Essay, General Studies papers I, II, III as well as IV, Optional papers I & II. So UPSE (IAS) Mains contains 2 Language Papers, 4 General Studies Papers, 1 Essay Paper and 2 Optional Papers over all 9 papers.

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IPS Physical Requirements:

The candidate’s eye-sight will be tested:

General- The candidate’s eyes will be submitted to a general examination directed to the detection of any disease or abnormality. The candidate will be rejected if he suffers from any morbid conditions of eye, eyelids or contiguous structure of such a sort as to render or are likely at future date to render him unfit for service.

Visual Acuity- The examination for determining the acuteness of visions includes two tests-one for distant the other for near vision. Each eye will be examined separately.

Eyesight: For the Male: 6/6 or 6/9 distant vision for good eye. For the Female: 6/12 or 6/9 for worst eye. Near vision J 1 for good eye. J2 for worst eye

Distant vision	6/6 or 6/9	6/12 or 6/9	6/6 or 6/9	6/18 to Nil or 6/12
2. Near vision	J1	J2	J1 J2	J3 to Nil** J2
3. Types of corrections permitted	Spectacles		Spectacles 10L Radial Keratotomy/ Lasik Laser Surgery
4. Limits of refractive permitted	+4.00 D (including cylinder)-Non- Pathological Myopia +4.00 D (including cylinder) Hypermetropia.		None but without
5. Color vision requirements	High Grade		Low grade
6. Binocular vision needed	Yes		No

Yes you are eligible for IPS and other police services under central government... You should be 6/6 vision after correction (spectacles) and in the better eye and 6/9 vision without correction in worse eye.

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The job profile for both of the IAS and IPS services is very broad and both are posted on the powerful posts, An IPS has only the responsibility of its department, An IPS can change rules, for protecting the country and making the situation safe for all, but an IPS officer can take action after a complaint has been logged, but an IAS has the responsibility of all the departments of the district only. An IAS is a part of the administrative setup. They generally handles governmental affairs and public administration. An IAS generally holds designations like cabinet secretary, undersecretary, joint secretary etc. An IAS officer can take action against a problem without any complaint being logged.

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Dear student,

Best books for (IAS) UPSE Mains are given below.

Ancient India by RS Sharma

India After Independence by Bipan Chandra

History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra

India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra

Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania

Hi

Yes , you can definitely become an IAS officer even if you choose Arts after your 10th.

This is because,

To become an IAS officer one needs to clear UPSC civil services examination and to be eligible for that one needs to be a graduate in any discipline .

So, it doesn't matter whether you choose arts commerce or Science for 10+2 , and also you free to can choose any degree for your graduation after 10 + 2 .

Moreover, in comparison to  other streams, arts is more beneficial for you if you want to become an IAS officer as in arts you get to study History ,economics ,political science etc which are a part of UPSC syllabus

So, first you need to complete your 12th then get admission in graduation and along with your graduation you can start your preparation for UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages prelims mains and interview following the 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

After your graduation ,you can appear in UPSC civil services examination and if you manage to qualify prelims ,mains and then interview then on the basis of your rank in UPSC you can become an IAS

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

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Hello, .

UPSC Civil Service Exam has mainly three stages-

Preliminary : This is the first Stage, it's a MCQs based exam, it has two papers and each one consists of 200 marks,its numbers ain't added to final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

First is GS Paper-I which consists of following topics 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.

You just need to score the required cut offs against your respective category.

Second Paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature,you need to score merely 33% which is 66 marks out of 200, it includes following topics such as

basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.

Mains : This is a second stage which it's more of a subjective type, you are required to write answers for Four General Studies Paper such as

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

In total there are nine papers in Mains, and each paper is of 250 marks, total adds up to 1750 marks.

Interview : The two stages are further followed by personality test of 275 marks.

You may visit our page at https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam/amp

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!