Hello,

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

• Preliminary
• Mains
• Interview

The first and the most important step towards preparation is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , so take a print out of it and  go through it, you can keep it near your study table, UPSC syllabus is humongous so you have to know even the minutest details of the syllabus, only if you do this you'll get to know what to read and what to skip.

Have an integrated approach while preparing for Preliminary and Mains, because  nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains.

Reading newspaper on a daily basis is highly important,  you can start with  The Hindu, or Indian Express, for starters it may be time consuming but don't skip this step at all. 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, 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 Laxmikanth,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 resources minimal always, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time. Revision is the key here.

Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, writing mains is such a big task especially writing for 250 marks in three hours,you have to learn time-management and this will only come through practice, 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 go through answer sheets of toppers easily available in UPSC preparation sites, in order to get an idea about how to present your answer and fetch more marks.

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.

Preparing for UPSC can become extremely tiresome experience but your dedication and single-minded focus will sail you through every challenge. Start your preparation in gradual manner, such as learning the syllabus by heart, reading The Hindu everyday, reading NCERTs for a strong foundation, go through previous year paper in order to know how well you're with the topics etc.. And then onwards move towards other important stuffs,

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1. Vidya Guru You tube Channel.
2. Utkarsh Classes.
3. Tilted Notes.

these are very good for you.

For IAS Examination,

1. Yojna IAS Coaching.
2. Raj Malhotra Online Classes.
3. Superprofs.com (//Superprofs.com)
4. IAS
5. Byju's Online Classes.
6. Vision Online IAS Coaching.
7. Plutus IAS

These are the top classes in India so you please visit for choosing the best one for you.

Thank You.

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Hello,

It depends upon your definition of happy life. If you are the one who feel happy by doing some heavy work and help people and do administrative kind of work then go for IAS. And if you want to do some social service and are interested in Medical then go for medical.

In short choose what you like and work towards it with all your heart and dedication.

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Hwllo aspirant,

AMU Residential Coaching Academy offers free coaching for UPSC Prelims cum Mains examinations, but it seems like that dates have not yet been announced .

I would ask you to keep a track of the official website and wait till any further information is announced.

The pattern of the test will be MCQs on general studies and CSAT and 2 descriptive essays.

The eligibilty for appearing in the entrance exam is graduation completed in or before 2019.

process for selection-

entrance exam will be conducted.

Selected/passed candidates will be called for an interview the date of which will be notified later.

The examination fees needs to be paid online.

For more information please visit the official website of AMU .

Hope that helps

All the best

Hi Abay'

you want become ias officer it a great choice. its perfect time to start preparation. you need to graduate in order to eligible in civil service examination. so you have 3+ year ahead to prepare  yourself for Civil service examination.

hope this Helps!!

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Hey buddy!!!

Good to see you that you have taken a great decision to become an IAS officer. I am happy ro see you that you know what you want to do right from class 12th. I think this is perfect time to start your preparation. But some points that you have to keep in mind .

1. You need to be a graduate in order to be eligible for Civil Services exam.So, you have 3+ years ahead of you to prepare yourself for the exam.You have got more 3 years for grow your skills and knowledge .
2. Choose your graduation stream very carefully so that you can prepare for UPSC alongside.
3. Start reading newspaper,Make your notes and do revise sometimes.
4. In your 3rd year, start thinking about the preparation seriously and target your first attempt right after graduation. Build your base during first 2 years.