Yes, hostel facility is available for both boys and girls in Shankar IAS academy. Per month expenditure would be tentatively Rs 7500/- onward. Check out this link https://www.shankariasacademy.com/hostel/

For general studies, the fees is around a total of 141000/- for GS +CSAT +Optional studies. Check out this website for more details https://www.shankariasacademy.com/

Hi!!

You should read the NCERT books from cclass 6th to 12th. It will give great benefit to you.As the other books are just a high level version of these NCERT books,you can understand the details and your basics will be superb!!

After reading NCERT's you will be able to understand the importance and need of what to study and what not.

Best of luck!!!

hi,

see upsc civil service exam is one of the toughest exam in india. now see as per the eligibility criteria candidates from any of the course of bachelors degree are eligible to appear in civil service exam. so it does not matter whether you go for engineering or general degree course. however you must know that a bsc or b.s or b.com (//b.com) degree takes 3 years and btech/ engineering course is of 4 years , also btech course is much tougher than bsc or other general science courses. so if your sole target is IAS then you may take bsc , also for preparation of IAS it almost takes one year to strongly build your conceptions and practice of questions.

hope you may understand.

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

Thank you

Hello

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

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

*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.