Hello Aspirant,

UPSC Civil Services is a national level screening examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission for recruitment of various posts and civil services under Government of India such as IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc.

The selection process of UPSC Civil Services comprises three stages – Preliminary, Mains and Interview.Candidates who qualify the prelims exam is invited to appear for mains exam.

You can check the further information to go through with the given below link.

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

Good Luck!

Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, you need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,you can apply even in your final year. People who have completed their graduation or are appearing in final year from open university that's recognized by UGC too are eligible for this.
But, in case you're enquiring about this year,application forms for this year is already closed.

Yes you can join an IAS academy that is the national level paper and we must have to prepare ourselves for this.
But as per your case basically the academies and coaching centre are available to you with the start up but I will recommend you that don't take the coaching in 12th time basically at that time you can do self study which it includes of
History ncert books-6th to 12th
Geography ncert books-6th to12th
Political science ncert books-6th to 12th
Mainly maths till class 10th
Make your English at an increase or high level after that you can continue with the things
Daily current affairs
International relations study

Hello Aspirant,

Fees for IAS coaching differs from coaching to coaching. However your average expense wil fall around 2-2.5 Lakhs per year. Here's a list of top IAS coaching institute in India:

• UNIQUE SHIKSHA IAS ACADEMY
• VAJIRAM & RAVI IAS COACHING
• CLASSIC IAS ACADEMY
• ALS IAS ACADEMY

• KD Campus

• Chanakya IAS Academy

Good Luck

HI,

See its good to know that you want to prepare for ias civil service exam from a very early stage, you must know that to become eligible for ias exam you need to have a graduation degree in any discipline, since you are in 9th standard you need to pass 10th, 12th and graduation exam which is three stages to clear before Ias, however right now you can learn daily about current affairs, english grammers, synonyms, comprehension and any good books for current affairs , indian history.

Hello,

You can choose any subjects of your choice, it's not in anyway going to impact your chances for appearing in UPSC,the reason being UPSC doesn't discriminate among aspirants and hence allow people from all background to appear for this exam, you just need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,you can apply even in your final year.

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three level-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview


Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.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.

and CSAT 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.


Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(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 biggest advantage you've right now is time, and if you use it wisely,you'll succeed in your very first attempt.You can go through the gradual steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:


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, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a combined preparation for both.

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.

Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.

As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.

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.

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.

It depends to which state you belong, as in different states the coaching institutes level differ. However , you can try for these institutes : Vajiram and Ravi IAS coaching centre  Delhi , Plutus  IAS coaching center Delhi , Shankar IAS Academy in Chennai ,

These are some top institutes , as you had not mentioned the state I suggest you to opt for the coaching institute which has a good track record , nearby your resident , good study material , has good faculties and have a good Mock test facility.

Hello,

You should choose your career based on your interest,long term vision. Whatever you choose law or engineering, you'll be able to appear for UPSC later on. It's just that if you're pretty sure about going for UPSC in coming year, having law as a course of study will help you better as UPSC is more humanities oriented, not that having an engineering degree won't it's just that for science students extra efforts go in starting afresh.

Coming to eligibility for UPSC;You just need to be 21 years old having completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.You can apply for UPSC even in final year. UPSC doesn't discriminate amidst aspirants belonging to different discipline, people from different backgrounds are allowed to appear for the exam. The biggest advantage you have right now is ample amount of time and if you use it wisely, you can succeed in your first attempt only.

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three level-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview


Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.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.

and CSAT 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.


Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(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.

You can go through the gradual steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:


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, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a combined preparation for both.

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.

Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.

As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.

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.

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.

Hello,

Yes, you're qualified as long as you have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized University. Gap year or failure isn't taken into consideration in this case.

You just need to be 21 years old having completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.You can apply for UPSC even in final year. UPSC doesn't discriminate amidst aspirants belonging to different discipline, people from different backgrounds are allowed to appear for the exam.

Hi Sakshi,
First of all it really makes me feel proud that you are inclined towards UPSC and foreign education as well, that is you want to serve the society and the country by your knowledge and dedication.
Coming over to your question , Yes you do have a chance to study abroad if you become an IAS Officer but there are certain conditions:

1. You will be getting 2 years paid leave.
2. You should have completed at least nine years of service (six years for officers of the North-East cadre).
3. Universities like Harvard , Princeton provide special courses for the IAS.
4. You will also be provided a handsome amount of stipend and sometimes even the government funds your entire further education.

Feel free to ask any further queries, I will be glad to answer those.