IAS examinations can be divided into three parts:-

• IAS preliminary : This is the first stage of the tests consisting of two papers and a total of 400 marks. These are objective in nature and an aspirant should score a minimum of 33% in paper-II (CSAT) in order to qualify for the next round.
• IAS main: This is the second stage and consists of 9 papers. 2 of these are languages (One English and one aspirant's choice) papers and are of qualification nature. The remaining 7 are of merit nature and consist of both subjective and objective questions. The total score of the aspirant in papers and interview rounds is used during ranking process.
• IAS Personality : This is the final stage and consists of a 275 marks interview. It consists of a psychometric test, an assessment test and a personal interview. The score in this interview and previous test is used to declare the final results.

Hope this information helped you.

Good luck!

Let me clear you, IAS is not a degree it is just a job, a Government job. IAS, Indian Administrative Service is a type of job which you can get after Clearing UPSC cse. Cadre will depend upon your rank or sometimes the vacancy of that particular place which you will apply.

Coming to the degree then you can take up any degrre as it you need just a Under grad. degree as a Pre requisite.

Just join any colleges nearby your home. I would suggest you to go for BA in Political Science or History or Geography.

Hi there,

Delhi govt is going to provide ias coaching in urdu very soon.

An official statement issued bybthe govt of delhi that they are looking forward for this.

Deputy CM and minister of arts culture and language interacted with various toppers in the urdu language.

He further informed that urdu language will also be treated as a standard language like hindi and english.

I hope this help

Hello,

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages namely;

• 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 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.

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, the first towards preparation shall be an integrated approach for both.

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

Another equally important part is to read 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.

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.

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

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 find that very useful.

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 extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.

In 2018, last rank for IAS was 92, for IFS was 134, and for IPS was 236 for General Category .

Hi Khushi,

According to the eligibility criteria of NDA Exam 2020, only unmarried male candidates are eligible to apply for this exam.

If we talk of other exams conducted by UPSC then, yes, a girl can apply and appear in the exams like Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination(IES) etc.

Refer here for more info - https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nda-eligibility-criteria

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!

DEAR aspirant,

To understand any language the most important thing you should do is read in that language.

YOu should start with simple books like three men and a boat, harry potter, or Chetan Bhagat books. Make a habit of reading books. Use dictionary whenever you get struck.

THe other thing you should do is read newspaper like THE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, etc. This will help you in both understanding the language and make your language good.

THe other important activity you must do is write the summary of the books you read in about 1000 words. Try to summarise the news articles in simple bullete points.

Hope this helps. THank you.