Dear Applicant,

I hope you are doing well. I would like to bring it to your notice that no student will pass directly in higher classes so exams will be conducted in online mode or later in ofline mode.

I would also tell you about the eligible criteria for IAS Exam

• Candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognized universities.
• Candidates who are awaiting their final result of the graduation can also apply as per IAS 2021 eligibility criteria.
• You should have attained a minimum age 21 as off August 2020
• You should be a Citizen of India

Refer this link for more information.

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

Hope this helps!!

Hello,

Mains is a second stage in UPSC Exam 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.

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.

Keep your resources limited always, read one book many a times and revision should be done on regular basis.

Hi,

Yes, you are very much eligible to sit for the UPSC or any other state examination. You just need to pursue graduation in any field from a recognized university. So, by distance education, you can sit for the UPSC and any other state exams as distance courses is also offered by the recognized university only. So, do not worry and prepare for the same. There is no such provision that distance or private candidates cannot appear for the UPSC exam.

Hello Dear Student,

UPSC CSE Prelims consist of 2 Question Papers:

Paper 1: General Studies (GS), 100 Questions: 200 Marks.

Paper 2: CSAT, 80 Questions: 200 Marks.

Both papers have negative marks for wrong answers marked to the tune of 1/3rd of the total marks assigned to that question.

Subjects in Paper 1 (GS): Indian Polity, Geography, History, Indian Economy, Science and Technology, Environment and Ecology, International Relations and Current Affairs.

Syllabus for CSAT Paper 2: Reading Comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision making and problem solving, Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders and magnitude), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency) Etc.

Recommended Books for GS Paper 1:

History: NCERT 9th Class (Ancient and Medieval), NCERT 12th Class (Modern Indian History), India's struggle for independence by Bipin Chandra, Modern India History by Spectrum.

Geography: Indian Geography by Majid Hussain, G.C Leong Certificate in Physical Geography, NCERT 6th to 12th, World Atlas.

Polity: Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth, Constitution at Work NCERT Class 11th, Political Theory NCERT Class 11th.

Economics: Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, NCERT Class 11th & 12th. Or you can also use Indian Economy by Sri Ram IAS.

International Relations: International Relations by Pavneet Singh.

Art & Culture: Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania.

Environment: Environment by Shankar IAS and Environment and Ecology by Vaishali Anand.

Current Affairs: The Hindu Newspaper or The Indian Express and Vision IAS Monthly Current Affairs Magazine or Vajiram and Ravi Monthly Recitals or Rau's IAS Monthly Current Affairs Magazine. Newspaper will also Help you in Science and Technology portion and environment section.

Recommended Books for CSAT Paper 2:

Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggrawal, TataMcGraw hill CSAT Manual, Old CSAT Question Papers.

Must Solve UPSC CSE Prelims Old Question Papers Book by Disha Publications or Arihant Publications for better practice.

All the Best

Dear Student,

to appear for IAS exam, you can choose Arts groups like, economics, Public administration, psychology, sociology, Political science or Science groups like, Maths, physics, botany, zoology.

Hello Aspirant

Ofcourse it is possible for an IAS officer to treat patients but for that you will need to have a MBBS degree and a license to be a doctor then only you will be eligible for treating patients as a matter of fact anyone with these two things can treat sick patients but without these never.

Hope it helps you

Hello Aspirant,

Well,It is entirely depends on your time shedule.
See,You can join coaching any year of your graduation ...you can start self preparation along with it ... but it all depends on your time schedule.
And as we know graduation is compulsory for UPSC exam.So please do not ignore that study.
You have to make a timetable, then utilize your time accordingly.And see If you are preparing for IAS then most importantly you will be very beneficial, if you do time management from now on.
Think on that
Good luck...!!!

You need to complete your Bachelors degree or atleast be in final year of your degree to qualify the process and go for Administrative training of IAS, IPS, IRS and other Government Jobs., as a basic requirement. Even if you qualify the Mains and Prelims Papers, you will not get pass the Interview stage, unless you have satisfied the eligibility criteria.

For more information regarding UPSC CSE do follow the link below

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