Dear Vandita,

I will tell you pros and cons of taking any stream of graduation keeping in  the mind that you have to become an IAS officer.

See, there is no hard and fast rule that you have to choose a particular stream in graduation to be eligible for UPSC, the exam through which you can be an IAS officer. The eligibility for becoming an IAS officer is to have the Bachelor's degree, no matter from which stream it is.

Now as you are from PCB background so if you take Bachelors of Arts thinking that syllabus are more related to UPSC in this stream then, all the things that you studied till 12th will not be used properly and not only this when you will go to take admission in any recognized University to take BA having Science background then they decrease 5% from your result while making merit list for the selection.

I hope that this will help you to choose the stream correctly.

All the every best!!

Hello,

To become IAS officer you have to qualify UPSC civil service exam also known as IAS exam or civil services exam. Every yr it is conducted by union public service commission . And you know the role is to serve central and state governments.

Exam in three phrases:

Preliminary, civil services, personality test.

Educational qualification is graduation. And UPSE age limit is minimu of 21 not more than 32.

And the top ias coaching institutes are:

Brilliant Tutorials Private. Limited.

Rau's IAS Study Circle.

Sathya IAS Academy.

Elite Academy.

Khan Study Circle, delhi.

Thankyou.

Hi

ELIGIBILITY criteria

UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

* qualification required:-  you must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e as on 1st August 2021 for UPSC 2021.

*Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

HOW TO become an IAS officer

If you want to become an IAS officer then  you need to be a graduate in any discipline  and at least 21 years old and then clear  UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages listed below :-

*prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

*Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

If you managed to sail through all the three stages  then you can become an IAS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc

For detailed information check out :-

https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-become-an-ias-officer

COLLEGES

IAS is not a course to be procured from a college ,to become an IAS you need to clear UPSC civil services exam and to be eligible for that you can do graduation from any recognised university/college .

When  it is conducted

UPSC civil services examination is conducted each year . For example, this year prelims examination will be conducted on  October 10, 2021, while date for the Mains examination has not been released yet. You can get details at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-dates

Thank you

Hi,

Being an IAS officer doesn't mean you can move out with vehicles and show off. IAS Officer is a public servant. He/she looks after the public, their needs and work for their benefits. If you want to be an IAS Officer, just for the sake that you will get fame, name and many vehicles, then, it is not right ethically. If you look upon on an IAS Officer in real, he/she will be polite and decent. It is not like movies where it is shown 10-12 vehicles. In reality, a newly commissioned officer get a single vehicle with a driver and security guards, cook and other benefits as per the cadre allocated. He/she do not have any liability to keep vehicles of their own choice. It is when an IAS Officer, become of secretary level, he/she gets allowance to 4-5 vehicles, but, 10-12 is such a large number.

Hello,

In India, Graduation or Degree or Under Graduate is considered to be same. The study above Bachelor's Degree is known as Post Graduation or Masters Degree. In this context Degree or Graduation is same. To appear for Civil Services Entrance Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) you must have passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized board. SO you must have passed any under graduate degree such as B.Sc, B.Com, BA, B.E/B.Tech, MBBS, BDS, BCA, BBA or any such degree from a recognized to be eligible to appear for Civil Service Examination.

Hello aspirant,

To become an IAS officer, you need to complete your graduation.

• The graduation can be from any field, any subjects. You can do BSc degree or else a MBBS degree.
• There is no such criteria to complete a particular degree. Only criteria is to complete your graduation. Then only you are eligible to write the civil service examinations.
• For more preparations, you can join a coaching or self prepare. Study all the subjects according to the papers of civil service.

Hope that helps.

hi...

As expected, the exam is open to Indian citizens only, for IAS and IPS services of the ICS.

Candidates are required to have at least an undergraduate degree from a recognized university – Central, State, Deemed or a foreign university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. Candidates with a correspondence education or a qualification recognized by the Government of India are also eligible. Final year students are also approved for application to the first stage of the exam.

The UPSC examiners are quite strict about the age limit. Only those within the age group of 21 to 32 years can apply. There is an age relaxation for OBC (3 years) and SC/ST (5 years) candidates.

To top the competitive quality of the CSE exams, you can only have a few attempts to clear it. General category candidates have a total of 6 attempts to clear the CSE, OBCs have 9 years, and SC/ST candidates can have unlimited number of stabs at it until they reach their allowed age limit.

Hi

Yes , you can definitely become an IAS officer even if you choose Arts after your 10th.

This is because,

To become an IAS officer one needs to clear UPSC civil services examination and to be eligible for that one needs to be a graduate in any discipline .

So, it doesn't matter whether you choose arts commerce or Science for 10+2 , and also you free to can choose any degree for your graduation after 10 + 2 .

Moreover, in comparison to  other streams, arts is more beneficial for you if you want to become an IAS officer as in arts you get to study History ,economics ,political science etc which are a part of UPSC syllabus

So, first you need to complete your 12th then get admission in graduation and along with your graduation you can start your preparation for UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages prelims mains and interview following the below tips:-

To start your preparation  first of all go well through 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 religiously follow it , take short breaks in between your studies.

*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs

* take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain otherwise you won't be able to retain whatever you read.

*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.

*Make short notes for each subject, it  will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide

*Set daily goals like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to  cover these chapters this week and practice their questions too, by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.

*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.

* Your mains examination is in written, so you need to work your speed and also work on improving how to present the knowledge you have on paper, so answer writing practicing should be also your priority

*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

After your graduation ,you can appear in UPSC civil services examination and if you manage to qualify prelims ,mains and then interview then on the basis of your rank in UPSC you can become an IAS

If you have any other doubt then feel free to ask them :) we are always here to help you out and guide you

Thankyou

Hi Bharti,

Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you yes you can can start preparing for UPSC exam in your graduation also as such boundation is not there. Yes you need to manage your college studies and preparation together and yes you have to spend more time in college preparation rather then spending more time on your graduation syllabus. And yes it is necessary to read all relevant NCERT books for preparation as NCERT is very standard book which gives very good overview.

Hope you found this answer useful.Stay motivated stay positive.

All the best!

Hi Aspirant,

Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you no you can't do two government jobs at a time. you have to only serve one post at a time. Being a scientist and An IAS officer is a duty of national importance so you need to serve both of them responsibly.

Hope you found this answer useful.Stay motivated stay positive.

All the best!