Hey!

My advice to you would be that as of now your daughter Ananya is too young to even be thinking about the preparation.

There’s still almost about 10 years before she will even be eligible to appear for the exam.

There however is a small tip that i have learnt over the years which is that the most important study source for UPSC CSE are NCERTs.

Although she doesn’t have to study it with that perspective but if one keeps their basics of the ncert clear there preparation becomes a thousand times easier.

But right now is truly the sparking age of her childhood. Let her blossom and come to a point where she is ready to take on all these responsibilities.

All the best for your future pursuits!

Feel free to ask more questions and queries.

Hello User,

Hope you are doing well.

If it’s treatable, it shouldn’t be a problem. But if it affects vision or if there is any possibility for vision degeneration in the future, then it may be an issue.
Physical and medical fitness for the services differ for technical (IPS etc where requirements are more) and non- technical services (IAS etc)

It is given in much detail in this notification: (from page 12) https://persmin.gov.in/ais1/Docs/Appendix-III.pdf

Better to check with an ophthalmologist with these details and get their advice.

Hope this will help you....Good Luck!

hlwo aspirant

hope you are doing well

it will not create any problem in future but the thing is that you have to study very toughly cause as you know in science stream there are theory, theorems, calculas, intrigration. these are  little bit tough. and choosing science stream is good option for you cause it gives you so many job opportunity in future. as well as you can do graduation related to science, commerce and arts stream it gives you a option whatever subject you like and you think is easy you can go for that.

personally I'll suggest you after completing your 11th and 12th go for Btech it is equivalent to graduation then you should apply for UPSC if you clear UPSC then it will be good or if could not clear then having a science and technical background gives you a advantage of working in industries.

hope this is helpful for you

best of luck

hlwo aspirant

hope you are doing well

see if you are preparing for UPSC then you have to manage your time very efficiently. let's assume that you are taking coaching from 9am to 6 pm then after coming home you have to manage time for class notes, printed materials as well as for revision also. you have to manage all these three. let's clear it after coming from coaching at 6 pm you should take some rest and then from 7 to 9pm you should study very hard for class notes then give 2 more hours to Coaching material the  have your dinner. after dinner take some rest of 1/2 hours then restart study but now do revision of previous chapters in which you are poor.

do your revisions till 12am then study other subjects from from 12 am to 1 am.

after all these just sleep. and be ready for next day.

hope this is helpful for you.

all the best for UPSC exam.

Hello aspirant!

Yes! And you must prepare with all your heart because this will be your last attempt because 32 is the upper limit for the eligibility criteria if you are from the unreserved category though.

Although you must not have used up all your attempts to be able to appear in 2023.

All the best for your future pursuits!

Feel free to ask more questions and queries.

Hello,

The State Services officer( Group-1 officers) are also eligible to become CONFERRED IAS OFFICERS.

The State Administrative Service personnel who belong to Group-1, which includes Revenue and non-Revenue officers, are chosen to become Conferred IAS or Promotee IAS.

The SELECTION COMMITTEE, which is headed by the UPSC Chairman or one of its members, will choose the IAS officers who have been conferred based on a set of qualifying requirements from a seniority list that is annually compiled by the relevant State Government. The same as with Direct Recruited IAS, the UPSC will grant the conferred IAS officers a Batch year.

The state's overall awarded IAS cadre strength may not be greater than 33% of the total IAS strength.

Their career path is as follows:  Joint Collector --- Collector----DM-Secretary--- Principal Secretary. Those who are chosen as deputy collectors between the ages of 21 and 24 can advance to the state's Principal Secretary Cadre after receiving the IAS designation after 10 to 12 years.

In simple, through upsc you can become ias in small time but through group 1 , it takes lot pf years to reach that post.

Thank You

Hello aspirant!

If you’re truly passionate about becoming an IAS officer you will surely be able to convince them for the same.

More often than not our parents are concerned because they want us to be secure and giving upsc cse can sometimes be a gamble.

However, so is NDA!

You need to sit them down and explain why you want what you want and that at the end of the day it is your life and you have to live it.

All the best for all your future pursuits!

Feel free to ask more questions and queries.

Hi Nancy,

I do understand your and your parent's concern. I would want you to let them know and make them understand what you have planned for your future and how you would be implementing it in reality. You are the answer to your question and you have to convince your parents regarding the same. Sit with them and explain them thoroughly because it is something related to your future.

I wish for a better future for you.

Hello,

The eligibility criteria in order to appear for UPSC is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, there is no specific aggregate required in this case, candidates in their final year too are eligible regarding  this, also candidates need to attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year,

when it comes to starting your preparation process for UPSC, firstly get acquainted with the syllabus, take a print out of the same by visiting the official website, and keep it in your study table, go through it on a regular basis, this will enable you to know what to read and what to skip, also make sure to have an integrated way of approach as in recent times there have been instances when the questions in prelims came from the syllabus of the mains,

next, develop the habit of reading newspaper on a daily basis, you can opt for The Hindu, it's the best option, and other than this you can also go for The Indian Express, you can also install the apps regarding this, put  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 the basics, that is NCERTs regarding this, which will build your foundation strong ,as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, you can go through 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.

Also, 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 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.

Go through previous year question paper which you can access from the official website of UPSC, additionally apply mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites exclusively dedicated to UPSC preparation, it's highly important to evaluate your performance when you practice previous year papers, and apply mock tests or test series in order to evaluate your performance,  get to know your strength/ weakness, this will also help  in improving your speed, and time management skills.

Hello Aspirant.

Take admission to an undergraduate course of your choice. Start preparing for UPSC along with it. This way, you will get at least three years of preparation time before your first attempt. You will be eligible for your first attempt after your graduation (or in the final year of your graduation).

One thing you can do is try and study the same subjects for your graduation which you want to choose for UPSC. This will make things a little bit easier.

Hope you find this helpful. All the best.