UPSC Civil Services Exam
Hii student,
82.2% is actually a good percentage from ICSE BOARDS. You can pursue both the career options. One of the best way to join Indian Army is through NDA examination that you can appear, just after completing your higher secondary education. You can be an IAS officer by cracking UPSC examination but will need to complete your graduation first to appear for the same.
Both has bright prospects and gives you a chance to serve the nation.
Best of luck for your future.
Hope it helps!!
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.
You will need atleast to start preparing ahead of 1- 2 years. If you are preparing at home, you need to keep yourself away from distractions and focus on the goal ahead. Gather as much as information as you can on each topic and keep yourself updated. Practise mock test papers.
Indian Polity for Civil Services bby M. Laxmikanth
Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Gog Cheng Leong
Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Economic Survey by Ministry of Finance
India Year Book
A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
Hello
Ncert books are more preferable over any state board books be it Punjab or any other state board books.
So , you should go for NCERT books, also NCERT books are good for basic concepts and they are written in a very simple language, also many questions in UPSC are asked based on ncert , so you should go through NCERT
Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-
HISTORY
*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval) *NCERT XII (Modern Indian History) *Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum *From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India
Indian Art & Culture
*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania
Polity
*NCERT IX-XII *Indian Polity M Laxmikanth
Geography
*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus) *NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus) *Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong World Atlas
Economics
NCERT XI *The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma *Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh *Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri
Environment
*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters) *Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
International Relations
*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics) *Current Affairs ( read newspaper )
To get the complete list of books go through https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias
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If you have four years for the preparation of UPSC examination then you can prepare in a very well manner, in the first three years cover and complete the entire syllabus and keep the last one year for revision, test series and for current affairs
Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC examination :-
To start the preparation first of all go well through the syllabus , you can check the complete syllabus at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus
*Make a routine or a time table and try to give at least 8 hours to studies , keep short brakes of 20 to 30 minutes after every 2.5 to 3 hours
*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs
*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.
*Make short notes after completing each chapter
*Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.
*Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.
*Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round
For more tips go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias
Thankyou
Hey Muneer
See, there is no need for you to do a phd to become an ias officer. If you want to do a phd then you can first clear ias exam first as the maximum age to apply for IAS is 32 years. It takes around 10 years(minimum) to get a UG, PG and then PhD degree in India (that means you will probably be 28 years old if you give your 12th at the age 18 and do not drop for even a year). Clearing IAS is not that easy hence that will take some time too. Also, what is the use of getting a PhD if you have to become an IAS officer.
The best path according to me will be to first clear graduation and then IAS after which you can do PhD. All the best.
Make a proper schedule for yourself. Plan and set your targets for that particular day and complete that target honestly. If you keep completing your target every single day, you will get closer to your journey. Keep reading NCERT books for history of India and Art and culutre. Also solve previous year papers as they help you get a bettwe view of types of questions being asked..
Refer to the site below for more detailed information..
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-agriculture-syllabus
Best wishes. Thank you.
Amar, 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.
If you look at the syllabus, Commerce is not there in the Prelims. But yes it will help you when you select your Optional subject. So when you are choosing a stream to be qualified for UPSC, you should also have a Plan B in mind. You should select a course that interests you, the material is easily available and that subject that you choose has had Candidates who topped in the previous years. So that way you know you have chosen the right subject. And also the stream you select should help you have a career if things with UPSC don't go as planed. So B.Com (//B.Com) LLB is a nice option between B,Com LLB and B.Com (//B.Com) Hons.
If you want to become an IAS officer then first of all you need to be a graduate in any subject so after your 12th you need to do graduation and then you need to appear in one of the toughest examination called UPSC, and it has 3 stages which are listed below :-
*The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )
*The second stage, Mains (written).
*If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through third stage i.e interview/personality test .
And if you managed to clear all the three rounds mentioned above, then congratulations you may become an ias officer
Hey Amar
Civil Services Examination isn't focussed on the branch of the candidates whether it is Science, Commerce or Humanities. There are different departments in Civil Services that govern and work in different fields as formed depending upon the need and duties. Services that are closely related to Commerce are:
Where in after qualifying UPSC Civil Services exam a candidate can work as an A class officer in the above mentioned departments.
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