Hello Aspirant

By doing PhD you can contribute by doing research in a particular area. Let's say if you are pursuing PhD in Commerce then you do research in the area related to particular subject. Your research can help only a small section of society related to your field of subject. So, you are helping and contributing towards society but only to a smaller sector.

Now, IAS is an civil servant who has more resources than a PhD scholar. Also, in a city or in society IAS is the one whose decisions has a direct impact on everyone's life. IAS has powers with which he/she can make a city crime free, makes city a better place to live. The administration of a city is in the hands of DM of city, who is an IAS. So, in comparison to PhD, IAs is the field which can contribute more for the country.

Hope this helps.

I'm also a BAMS student. Can we get in touch someday?

Hello

Both are important for ias exam. Whatever you choose  it will only help you out in a particular paper.

There are many other subject that you have to cover. Like history, geography,  economics, geology,science.

It doesn't matter which group you take . So go for the group which you are interested in. Most of the student choose political science to  get a good hold on it.

Good Luck

Hey friend!

The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years (for the General category candidate) on 1 August of the year of examination. Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations. For Other Backward Castes (OBC) the upper age limit is 35 years.

All the best friend!

Hello,

First of all I would appreciate that you on choose to become an IAS officer.

Coming to your question, Yes you can join for arts even after completing your 12th in Science. You need to score really well(more than 85%) to get admission into some of the best ARTs colleges in India.

Below I have mentioned some of the best ART colleges in India:

1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
2. Loyola College, Chennai
3. St. Stephen's College, Delhi
4. St.Xavier's College, Mumbai
5. St.Xavier's College, Kolkata
6. Presidency College, Kolkata
7. Fergusson College, Pune
8. Christ College, Bangalore
9. Stella Maris College, Chennai
10. Miranda House, Delhi
11. St.Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
12. Presidency College, Kolkata
13. Symbiosis Society's College, Pune
14. Hindu College, Delhi
15. Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
16. St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
17. Madras Christian College, Chennai
18. Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
19. Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
20. Hansraj College, Delhi
21. K.J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
22. Jesus and Mary College, Delhi
23. Ramjas College, Delhi
24. St. Teresa College, Cochin
25. Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai

Hope this helps.

Good Luck

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.