Hello,

Right now you're only in XIth standard and for appearing in upsc exam you need to be 21 years old and graduation in any stream from a recognized university, as of now your priority should be your studies, you will have board exams and then your college studies ahead, but yes if you want to appear for upsc in the final year of graduation or even after its completion, you can start your preparation in gradual manner, to provide you a brief about UPSC consists of three stages-

Preliminary: First Stage is 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 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. you just need to score the required cut offs against your 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.

In order to commence your preparation, the first and most important step is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , learn it by heart as this will enable you to know what to read and what to skip.As per the recent trends UPSC is framing Prelims questions also based on Mains syllabus, so have an integrated approach while preparing.

To cover such a humongous syllabus you will have to make a timetable,set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis,that's the only way to complete this extensive syllabus.

Newspaper reading is equally vital part of preparation, you can start with 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. Put a more emphasis on editorial along with economy, science and technology, news of national and international importance, it will not only broaden your perspective but help a lot in answer writing,and make sure whatever opinion you form it should be well balanced. You can also make notes of this,it'll be very useful in answer writing.

When it comes to reading books ,start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this. This will build your foundation strong,as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, you can refer the following books:

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

Coming to Mains Exam, 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

For 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.

Always keep your resources minimal, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, as you have to retain so much of information so rely on only limited yet trustworthy resources and revision is the only key for remembrance.

Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. So, you have to start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, There are many sites which provide questions on daily basis you can avail that. Try to give a holistic viewpoint while answer writing by providing political,economical and social aspect. You can get topper's answer sheet from various sites, try to analyze and study them minutely, you'll get an ideas about what to write, how to express and present viewpoint in organized manner.

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 exclusively dedicated to UPSC,  revision is the key here to evaluate your performance on regular basis.

No , you can't work simultaneously and if you want to go for IAF go for it only. There is no requirement to be a IAS then IAF. Both of the service are a Grade A Gazetted post so you should bother about any of the stuff. You should go for what you are passionate for. If you like to be in Public Administration then prepare for UPSC if not then don't waste your time in it. Go for IAF.

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

Hello aspirant!

I would like to inform you that, it is actually the approach of a student that defines his success to be an IAS rather than the stream. I totally agree that the stream selection increases probability of success.
The stream of Humanities have certainly have an edge over other streams. History, Public Administration, Political Science, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Economics etc form the major syllabus of General Studies’ papers.

Hence, one can see an obvious advantage for a student with Humanities background.

Hello candidate!

If you mean whether or not you can participate in more than one state counsellings, then yes you can. You can in-fact appear for as many state counsellings or all if you want to. There is no limit on the number of counsellings you can apply for. Especially, since all candidates from around India can participate in counselling for all private colleges in India irrespective of where they are stationed (except for slightly different rules in a couple of states).

Now in case you are asking if  you can claim 'state quota' seats in government medical/dental colleges in more than one states, then for that also, its a Yes. You definitely can claim state quota seats in multiple states, provided you fulfill the eligibility criteria (pertaining to domicile, etc.).

All the best!

Regards!

Hello,

First of all when it comes to appearing for UPSC you need to be 21 years old, passed/appearing graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, there is no minimum aggregate required in this case, now you're seeking government job opportunities after 10+2 , you can appear for SSC CHSL as this is based on 10+2 level, and if you crack this exam then you have to manage your studies along with preparing for UPSC if that's what you eventually aim for, you can also try for state level jobs such as clerk/assistant, various government organizations also recruit candidates for these posts,there are recruiments done by railway as well for clerks in various departments, there are ssc mts, if you have stenography skills then you can appear for SSC Stenographer,  you can stay updated by visiting job portals regarding this, the scope here is limited compared to once you complete your graduation, as the opportunities increase further after graduation in various fields such as banking/insurance as well which offer quite handsome pay scale, and your other question regarding securing good marks in 12th standard, consistency is the key to excellence, hence it's important that your maintain a routine else procrastination might take place, plan your schedule and accordingly assign the time to be spent on each subjects, have a conceptual understanding first, NCERTs books are written in simple and clear language, hence refer to these first and later on move towards standard books, g though previous year paper/sample paper in order to know paper pattern, marking scheme, and other important details which will help you in qualifying the exams with good marks, take care  of your health and mind by doing yoga and meditation on regular basis, in case you want to know anything else , you may also search our site for any detailed information regarding the same.

hi,

see it seems you are having a great difficulty to understanding the NDA exam and the courses which would be taught. NDA is one of the most sought exam in India. The exam is conducted for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). it conduct two times a years which follows by written test and ssb Interview. after that there would be three years training and degree would be awarded which is affiliated by jawharlal nehru university.

On successful completion of the three-year course, Army cadets proceed to Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, Naval cadets to Indian Naval Academy and Air Force cadets to the Air Force Academy . After completion of one year of training at their respective academies, they are commissioned as Officers into respective services.

so after COMPLETING THE one year training you may appear for IAS exam. for indian civil service exam the eligibility criteria is  candidates must hold a bachelors degree in any discipline.

hope it  would help.

Hello applicant,

*Yes,  you can apply for IAS after getting degree of BA and BSC from NDA because the eligibility criteria is you must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university

*Also to become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC CSE examination. And required age limit is has follows

*Minimum age limit :-  21 years

*Maximum age limit :-  32 years

*So , there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject to become an IAS.All we required for eligibility is that you should be a graduate in any discipline . Hence you are eligible for  UPSC exam after qualifying it you can be an IAS officer as well

*for more detailed information you can check the below link:-

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

Hope it helpful

Hi

If you want to become an IAS officer then first of all you need to be a graduate in any discipline of your choice and at least 21 years old, so after your 12th PCB you need to do graduation  and then you need to appear in one of the toughest examination called UPSC, and it has 3 stages which are listed below :-

*The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )

*The second stage, Mains (written).

*If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through third stage i.e interview/personality test .

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

Now, coming to how you should prepare then as you are going to start your UPSC preparation just after your 12 th  along with your graduation ,so you have plenty to time and you can prepare in a good manner 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 religiously follow it , keep short breaks of 20 to 25 minutes after every 2  hours . In your routine you should balance both your UPSC preparation and your graduation studies

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

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

*Make short notes after completing each chapter

*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.

*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

Thankyou

Hi

When it comes to which subject you should choose after your 12th commerce for graduation, to prepare for UPSC

then

You can choose any subject or course  of your choice based on your interest for your graduation

This is because,

to be eligible for UPSC  examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is that you should be a graduate in any discipline

So you can choose any stream of your interest, but yes if you choose BA or Arts

then

choosing Arts or the humanities can be really helpful for your UPSC  examination, this is because in Arts you will be learning subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it will help you in your upsc examination

UPSC examination has 3 stages which are listed below :-

*The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )

*The second stage, Mains (written).

*If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through third stage i.e interview/personality test .

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

I hope you find this helpful

For detailed information go through

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

Thank you