Hello, .


UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

To give you a brief about the exam;

Prelims is mcq based,  it's numbers are not added in the final list,  but still in order to face it, speed,accuracy and knowledge is required. It consists of 200 Marks for each paper. First is 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. for this paper you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second paper is CSAT which is qualifying in nature,
you need to score 33% that is only 66 marks out of 200, it 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.

Mains is 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

In addition to above four 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 which is further 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 towards preparation 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. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, have an integrated approach for both Preliminary and Mains.

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

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, 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.

Remember to keep resources minimal always, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, and revision is very very important in this case.

Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. 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. Also, do check out toppers answer sheet available on various upsc exam sites, it will give you an idea about how to present your answer and in what way you can fetch more marks.

Go through 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 UPSC Exam Site, it's important to evaluate your performance through this process.

UPSC Exam takes two years, one year to prepare and another one to appear, so it's a long journey but if you have single-minded focus, determination and dedication, nothing can stop you, people from diverse backgrounds qualify this exam.

Hello,

Yes you can take any programme for your Bsc.

The only requirement is to have a degree from proper university and good marks. You should have completed your graduation before applying for IAS and should meet the basic requirements for UPSC.

Start your preparation from early stages itself and get the details of UPSC exam.

Here is the link of details of UPSC exam

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Thank you

Hii!
Your question is quiet unclear.
Firstly let me tell you that, in order to apply for IAS examination you need to complete your graduation degree form a recognised University.
Then, there's no degree parallel to IAS. You can complete graduation with any Subject of your choice. However, most ias goes for engineering or humanities course.
You don't get any Colleges, especially to prepare for the exam. You can either go for a coaching or prepare on your own besides graduation.
Of you have any other query regarding this, feel free to ask.
Hope you understand.
Good luck!

Hello aspirant

As per my review, Alchemy IAS Institute, calicut will be a good choice.

Founder Gris Hikdas leads it efficiently. It is high rated and one of the top Institutes among IAS preparations.

They choose study material carefully and keeps them focus.Their mission is to provide best quality and affordable coaching .

Though there is positive and negative for everything, you have to neglect minute things to adjust everywhere. It depends on student also, how he tackles.

You can go for demo Lectures and have an idea.

Dear aspirant,

If you are planning to do theoretical courses like bachelor of arts then you can join coaching along with the course as the academic pressure is not that much in these type of course.

However, if you are planning to do a professional course like bachelor of technology, or bachelor of computer applications then I suggest you should take coaching in the prefinal year or in final year.

Hope this helps. Thank you.

Dear Aspirant

As you are in the 10th you have a lot of years before you start your preparation formally, So I would suggest in these early years you should nurture two habits, those are reading and writing.

Read a lot about Indian history, Geography, Politics, and write about these books, these topics in your words in form of articles and essays. This will help you later in your preparation.

For subjects I suggest you should go with Humanities for +2.

Hope this helps. Thank you.

Once you complete your BHMS with mandatory rorational internship, you become eligible for appearing for UPSC. UPSC is the examination for recruiting IAS officers. 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.

Hello,

You can definitely apply for IAS examination after BHMS as the eligibility criteria is to have a graduate degree.

Here is the link for detailed information about the IAS examination.

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Thank you and all the best for your future.

Any candidate who follows the criteria mentioned for IAS examination is eligible -

The educational qualifications is to be a graduate from any discipline. D.Pharma is a undergraduate degree so you can apply for it.

You must be the citizen of India and must be 21 years above.

Candidates must be physically and mentally fit.

These are the basic things required to give exam.

Hello aspirant

You can choose any subject  of your choice based on your interest for your graduation, this is because to be eligible for UPSC or the IAS examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is that you should be a graduate in any discipline

So you can choose any stream of your interest, but yes if you are interested in Arts then choosing Arts or the humanities can be really helpful for your UPSC or the IAS examination, this is because in Arts you will be learning subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it will help you in your upsc examination.

Thankyou