Dear Candidate,

It is not possible to become an IAS Officer right after completing 12th standard.To become an IAS officer you must crack CSE exam held by UPSC.These exam has three different levels that is preliminary, mains and interview in order to get selected for training.

The basic eligibility criteria required to appear for this exam is – candidate must possess Graduate Degree from a recognized University/Institute.So technically, 12th passed students can’t appear for this exam right after 12th. After completing 12th, they must complete Graduation first. After completing Graduation program successfully, you can appear for CSE exam.

Thank you

Hello,

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC is passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, you need to attain 21 years and can apply even in the final year, hence there's no restriction in terms of belonging to any specific stream for it, this exam consists of three stages as mentioned below;

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 last stage which is interview or personality test of 275 marks.

Thank you for showing your interest. The subjects of UPSC CSE in NCERT covers from class 6 to 12. For General Studies I, the subjects are Social Science which have Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, Indian History, Indian Society, Indian Art and Culture, Geography which contains Our Earth, Environment, Contemporary India, Fundamental of Physical Geography and Human Geography, Indian People and Economy and World History. For General Studies II, the subjects are Political Science which contains Democratic Politics, Indian Constitution at Work, Political Theory and Contemporary World Politics. For General Studies III, the subjects are Economics in which Understanding Economic Development, Indian Economic Development, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics and Science & Technology and its development from class 6 to 12. For General Studies IV, the subjects are Ethics and Psycology.

Hi Nida,

The UPSC examination is held for jobs inn the Indian Administrative Sector. For eligibility to  the examination, you need to have a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized Board or University. It is not mentioned what field it needs to be in, so you can go for any field of your preference.

As you have taken Science in your 10+2, you can go for Engineering(If you have Math), Medical(If you have Biology), Law, Humanities, Agriculture, etc. Honestly, no one can really tell you which field would be the best for you. That is a decision you should make.

Regardless, you should start researching History and keeping track of Current and World affairs as it will help you a lot for your UPSC journey.

Hello,


Preliminary in UPSC  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.

Preparation Tips:-

Be acquainted with the syllabus to know what to read and what to skip,

Read newspaper everyday, you can prefer The Hindu or The Indian Express, if necessary you can make notes as well.

Make a timetable to cover such an extensive syllabus
,set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis.

Start with NCERTs for strong foundation, later go for the standard books as follows:
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

Go through previous year papers available at the official website of UPSC.

Solve mock papers on a regular basis to analyze your preparation level, practice test series before the Prelims in order to be acquainted with online pattern and time management.

Qualifying prelims require knowledge coupled with speed as it's a MCQs based exam, so first develop good understanding of the subjects, and solve mock papers, previous year paper regularly, and accordingly see how you're faring in these areas.

Hi,

BFA (bachelor innfine arts) is an undergraduate program in the field of arts.

To give IAS exam which is conducted by upsc the educational eligibility is candidate must have a valid graduation degree. It could be from any stream.

So on the basis of B.F.A degree you can apply to the civil services exam.

Hope it helps.

Hello there!

MBBS is an undergraduate course consisting of 4.5 years of course study and one year of compulsory internship, making it a 5.5 years long course.

As far as IAS exam i.e UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is concerned, the eligible candidates must have completed their graduation.

Combining the above mentioned informations, we can say that an MBBS student can write the IAS exam after completing his/her graduation which means after the course of 5.5 years.

Hope your query is answered.

When you have such a big aspiration, it is also important to have a proper plan and an equally good Plan B. To study B.Tech, you have to appear for entrance examinations like JEE Mains, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, etc  based on the State that you belong to. That itself takes a lot of preparation and then 4 years of Chemical Engineering is no less feat. There are Engineering graduates who have successfully cleared all phases of UPSC. Talking about the phases, 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.

Now when you talk about BA Political Science, it also requires an entrance examination or a merit based admission which means you need to score exceptionally good in your 11th and 12th for an admission in a good College. For example, this year DU has had cut offs more than 85%. So both of them are equally enthralling but equally tough in their own ways. But this answer is not to disappoint you but to give you a perspective. And in UPSC Mains, you do have the option of selecting an Optional subject and previous years data shows that those Candidates who chose Social Sciences cleared Prelims than those Candidates who chose Engineering Subjects. Again, you might be one among those who can change the trend. So do think about it. Because when you choose an optional subject, you should make sure that it coincides with your interest, availability of study material as well. And it should complement your Plan B. Chemical Engineering does have beautiful opportunities too. If you think that you can turn the odds in your favour, we would suggest B.Tech in Chemical Engineering. Again, its your choice.

Hi,

Usually a 1-2 years sincere study is required to clear the IAS exam.

One can start the preparation for the IAS exam at any time he want.

However you can give the IAS exam only when you met all the eligibility criteria for appearing the IAS exam. The educational eligibility to appear for IAS exam is graduation.

The age eligibility for general category candidate is maximum 32 years.

So you can also start preparing for civil services exam with your graduation studies.

Hope it helps.

Hello, .

UPSC Civil Service Exam 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. This tests a broader aspect of your personality, it covers various topics related to your background, academics,home state, college, work experiences(if any) and various such relevant details, this is not a knowledge based judgement process as your knowledge are tested in the earlier two phases, but one thing you must continue doing is reading newspaper, many current events questions will be asked and remember to have a well-balanced opinion.

Preparation Tips:

In order to initiate 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, don't segrete the preparation part thinking once you qualify Prelims you'll prepare for Mains that doesn't work.

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 part, 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.

Remember to 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, it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.