Greetings,

So some basic information about Civil Services Examination:

- Eligibility criteria : Graduation (from any stream), age has to be minimum 21 years in the year you are appearing for the examination.

- Exam Pattern: the exam has 3 phases: Prelims (GS paper 1 200mm + CSAT 200mm) , Mains (2 GS Papers (300mm), 2 optional subject papers(300 mm), 2 language papers (300mm) and 1 essay paper (200mm)

- how to choose optional subject?

You should take a look at the official upsc website for the list of optional subjects offered and then shortlist your favorite ones. If your subjects of B.Sc. are also in there then check out the past year papers on them to judge for yourself whether you'll be able to study that subject in the required level of depth for the mains exam. Otherwise check some popular arts subjects like Anthropology, Sociology, History and Political Science which have pretty well defined syllabus and good study material that is readily available.

Base your optional choice on the following criteria:

- Your interest

- Time required to study the whole subject (some subjects have shorter syllabuses than others)

- Past year trends of selected students who have taken similar subjects

- going through the basic material for a few subjects before deciding

- How much time to give for preparation?

Since you are still in college, the earlier you start the better. You do not necessarily have to opt for coaching early on if you find it hard to manage it alongside your college you can use online resources to start clearing your fundamentals by referring to books (NCERT first because they are easy to understand and will cover a lot of topics) then moving on to high grade books that are often recommended for the exams.

- Make a strategy early on:

If you just let yourself go and decide to take your time with clearing the fundamentals, chances are you will end up procrastinating and wasting time. This college time of yours is crucial and if you make use of it wisely then you won't have to take multiple drops. So start by strategizing how much you need to cover in a year and break it down into micro plans for month and weeks.

Example - if you decide to cover all NCERT's from class 8th to 12th in 6 months time then you need to make plan for it. How much time will you devote everyday? how much time would you need to read one chapter? think along those lines.

- Study material:

Initially, start by the easy things like NCERTs which you can buy anywhere then you can refer to subject wise books (the extensive list for which you can find online) and if you join a coaching they will have their own material also which is usually consolidated and easy to read.

- Do not buy too many books for one subject, stick to quality over quantity

- Try to prepare subjects according to the mains syllabus rather than the prelims syllabus as your mains preparation will also work on prelims questions.

- Once you have completed your basics, join a test series and start testing your understanding of the topics you have covered.

- Current affairs:

Refer to one or at max two national newspaper of repute like the Hindu or Indian express. (dainik bhaskar or Patrika for hindi)

- Refer to one monthly magazine flike Pratiyogita darpan or chronicle to brush up your current affairs each month.

- make notes of some important events that happen from a mains perspective.

- Mindset:

- Be calm and analytical as much as possible. The course is so vast that you will be distracted and you will lose your cool every once in a while. do not let that happen and find an activity that keeps you engaged to cope up with dicouraging thoughts

- Find friends who are also pursuing UPSC and make study groups (if you prefer it) to share thoughts and notes on subjects.

- Get a clear understanding of the world around you and be a good student. UPSC is a journey not an exam so travel safely, slowly but steadily and you will do it.

Best of luck, this was not a comprehensive answer and there was a lot to include which I could not, unfortunately. But if you have further doubts the leave them in the comments and I will try to answer them as well.

Good day!

Hello,

Hope you are doing good.

Yes, It is possible to get high marks in the IAS exam in your first attempt.

Kanishak Kataria, Shreyans Kumat, Srushti Jayant Deshmukh have cleared the UPSC exam in 2018 with single digit ranks.

You need to be completely dedicated for one year and work really hard to clear it, as UPSC exams are one of the toughest exams in India.

First understand the syllabus well, so that you maybe able to plan a suitable timetable for you.

Also make notes as you study.

Below I have shared some coaching institutes for UPSC coaching:

• Plutus IAS Coaching Delhi

• Vajiram and Ravi IAS Coaching  Delhi

• Vision IAS

• Shankar IAS Academy Delhi

• Raj Malhotra IAS Coaching

Hope you found this useful.

Good Luck

UPSC is a 3 stage   selection process involving Prelims, Mains and Interview which tests your personality test. Prelims has 2 Papers namely General Studies and CSAT.

General Studies has Current Events, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change and General Science.

CSAT has Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General Mental Ability, Basic numeracy and Data Interpretation.

You will need atleast to start preparing ahead of 1- 2 years. If you are preparing at home, you need to keep yourself away from distractions and focus on the goal ahead. Gather as much as information as you can on each topic and keep yourself updated. Practise mock test papers.

Whenever you select an Optional subject or a subject in your Graduation,  you should make sure it interests you, gives you access to all the material required for preparation and also prepare you for a plan B. BA Arts is a good option. You can always work as Editor,Columnists, Translators, etc. You also will have options in MNCs and abroad. So this is a good option.

Hello Student,

As far as I know there is no corruption in the process of selection of UPSC exams which helps you to become IAS officer. You have 3 stages which are Prelims, Mains and interview. After passing in previous two stages you will come to interview and if you selected then you will get jib according to your overall performance. Exam is really tough and it requires great deal of determination. So there is no bribe and corruption it is all your hard work. Also the people who take interview them self are people with good posts. So do not worry and just give your best.

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

Thanks

Dear aspirant

The first step to test oneself in Civil Service examinations is preliminary exam. The exam paper will be segregated into two sections: Paper I (General Studies) and Paper II (Aptitude Test). Both the papers would carry 200 marks each.

Since, preliminary examination does not require an in-depth focus under each subject, hence, it is suggested that students should concentrate on reading NCERT high school textbooks. Along with this, UPSC wants candidates to be loaded with facts regarding the past and current events, for which the candidate must thoroughly read newspapers.

Reading good general studies books would be an additional advantage. For geographical knowledge, one should look at an atlas to store the required knowledge about places, cities, continents or countries in his/her long term memory .

Paper 2 entirely examine your aptitude; hence it covers topics like comprehension, interpersonal and communication skills, logical reasoning, decision making ability, general mental ability and basic numeracy or data interpretation. One should try to solve the question papers of last 5 years; this will enhance the ability to answer questions smartly.

Recommended books

General studies paper manual -I

General studies paper I

General studies paper II

UPSC general studies paper I & II practice sets

ALL THE BEST

For UPSC you must be a Graduate. So after your completion of 10+2 you have to pursue any Bachelor's degree course and simultaneously prepare for the examination.

UPSC have three tiers :

1. UPSC prelims (Paper-I & II)
2. UPSC Mains.
3. Personality [Interview]

Syllabus of UPSC Prelims:

Syllabus of paper-I:

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialisation.
• General Science

Syllabus of paper-II(CSAT):

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)

For Mains examination you have to give 7 papers as follows:

1. Essay (can be written in the medium of the candidate’s choice)
2. General Studies – I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of the World & Society)
3. General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations)
4. General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Security & Disaster Management)
5. General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude)
6. Optional Subject – Paper I
7. Optional Subject – Paper II

All this paper will be descriptive type. Each paper holds a marks of 250 and the papers can be attempted in any language (mentioned on the 8th schedule of Constitution). For detailed syllabus about mains and Optional subject list you should visit the UPSC website and download the syllabus.

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

Hi

I am extremely sorry to tell you dear but you cannot join  AICSCC i. e all India civil services coaching centre.

This is because,

You are still in the second year of your graduation but to be eligible for joining all India civil services coaching centre one needs to be at least a graduate and being still in the second year of graduation  makes you ineligible  and thus you cannot join it .

Admission in all India civil services coaching centre is provided through entrance examination and eligibility criteria of all India civil services coaching centre examination  is provided below:-

*You  must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

You can check the same at its official page the link for the same is provided below

http://civilservicecoaching.com/eligibility.htm

Thank you