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UPSC conducts the exams for all of these coveted positions. IAS, IFS, IRS, IPS etc are all positions which are achieved when one passes UPSC exam, with IAS being considered the most prestigious. Every candidate's preferences differs greatly though.

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In order to appear for UPSC Civil Service Exam, candidates needs to have passed/appearing Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

Diploma in Pharmacy is two year diploma program and in no way equivalent to graduate/bachelor's degree . In case, you want to appear for this exam, you can pursue your higher studies by completing BPharm through lateral entry, or you can also choose any other graduation stream as per your interest.

UPSC consists of three stages namely

Preliminary has two papers,each consists of 200 Marks and MCQs bases, GS Paper-I where candidates just need to score the required cut offs against their respective category.And then we have qualifying CSAT(candidates need to score 33%), that is only 66 marks.

Mains is more of a subjective type, and consists of Four General Studies Paper such as GS-I ,GS-II ,GS-III,GS-IV,Two Optionals, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers , each for 250 marks, total is 1750 marks.

Personality Test of 275 marks.

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When it comes to eligibility criteria for UPSC IAS or IFS , candidate needs to have passed/appearing Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized University, there's no specific aggregate required in this case.

So, your stream in 10+2 or graduation doesn't matter, you can pursue any stream as per your wish, eventually it'll your preparation and dedication that will matter and help you succeed. Yes,arts students have benefit in the sense they're already well acquainted with basics of syllabus, but if you want to keep your career options open you can go for Science or Commerce as well, in case of upsc it's also good to have back up plans.

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First of all in order to appear for UPSC, you need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, you can appear even in the final year, you need to be 21 years old.

There's nothing as such best college or course regarding UPSC Civil Service Examination and people from diverse background quality this exam, the reason being cracking civil service exam to a large extent is individual efforts, the whole preparation that goes on for a full two years, so until someone has that level of perseverance and dedication, it impossible to succeed.

The reason also UPSC allows aspirants from all background to appear for this exam is also equal opportunity for all, so in order to succeed you can start your preparation in gradual manner from the first year itself like getting acquainted with the syllabus, reading newspaper on a daily basis, when it comes to books start with NCERTs etc.

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In order to appear for UPSC Civil Service exam, candidates need to be 21 years old and passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year too can appy. So, yes doing BCA definitely makes you eligible for this this.

To provide you a brief information regarding this

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper in MCQ format.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I 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.

And then we have qualifying CSAT for which you need to score 33% that is only 66 marks, its syllabus includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. Prelims numbers are not added in the final list, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it.

Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, you will have to write answer 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),
• In addition to four GS Papers, there are Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks.

Last stage is Personality Test of 275 marks.

There is no particular need for any subject or any course to be undertaken to become an IAS officer. You just need to finish your graduation course in any of the field like Engineering, medical, bcom, BA, BSc, etc. There is nothing to be particular about any stream in IAS exam.

I will tell the subjects asked in the UPSC IAS examination - General Studies, English, Essay writing, any language of your choice, optional subject of your choice (includes agriculture, chemistry, economics, civil, electrical;, mechanics, etc.)

Refer to the link below for more details..

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

Best wishes. Thank you.

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For attending the prelims exam , make sure that atleast before one month start writing Mock Tests, so that you get to know more number of answers and mainly the Time Management. Because this is where most of us go wrong. So attend lots of mock tests before going into the Prelims exam .

Hope this helps

All the very best

Hello Bhagya, For preparation of all these exam will take 1 year (10 to 12 month) because so much to study.  I hope this will help. Wish you luck.

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UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper. It mainly consists of GS Paper-I 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.

And then we have qualifying CSAT(you need to score 33% which is 66 Mark's only) which includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it, it's numbers are not added in the final list,


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer 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, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.


You can go through the following steps in order to start your preparation;


The first and most important step is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip.

Always have an integrated approach for both, that is Preliminary and Mains because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus,

Make a timetable,set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis,that's the only way to complete this extensive syllabus.

Equally vital step is to start reading 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.

Always keep resources minimal, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time

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.

If you have any other query regarding this, you can mention in the comment box below.

Dear aspirant,

There is no specific course as such for being eligible to write the IAS exam.The aspiring candidates should be an Indian citizen,and hold a degree or are in their final year of degree and the age should be 21-32 years for general category,21-35(for OBC,Defence,EWS) and 21-37(SC/ST).

There are some subjects one should have knowledge of:

• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics
• General science
• Environmental science
• Sociology

The best course you can take up to clear civil service exams is engineering.

All the best!