Hello Aspirant!

The eligibility criteria for appearing in UPSC exam is graduation and diploma is not considered as graduation. Therefore, you need to complete your graduation in order to be applicable for UPSC.

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Hello Sneha,

Nice to know that you have decided your career field at an early age. IAS is a prestigious position with a lot of responsibilities still lakhs of students aspire for it each year.

First, I will tell you about UPSC examination. So UPSC conducts examination in 3 phases:

1) Preliminary Examination - Objective type questions with 2 papers (Qualifying stage so marks will not be added in final marks)

2) Mains Examination - 9 papers (out of which 2 will be of qualifying nature) - Subjective type questions - Marks will be counted

3) Personality Test - Interview stage

This total process will be of 2025 marks in total which will be counted for ranking and according to your rank you will get your service.

As you said you are in 9th std, I won't suggest you to start the serious preparation for UPSC from now onwards because preparing for UPSC needs some maturity which develops with time. You can start gradually after 12th with the proper studies. But you can do 1 thing now is that just concentrate on your school studies and clear all your concepts because they will be your base for studying for UPSC. And if possible you can try to make a habit of reading newspaper. Just try to read it for overall understanding and knowledge to make a habit and create awareness and don't read it from UPSC exam point of view.

Just Enjoy your school life at this moment with your studies.

All the Best!!

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Hey,

You can pursue any course in bachelors for taking up the IAS exam. However, as you are already clear, that you want to opt for Botany/Zoology as an optional subjects, then, it would be best if you figure this out and pursue your bachelors in this field only. Optional subject plays a very important role in IAS exam. Even if you are confused in this, you can better go for B.SC (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry). Because in this you would be able to study both Botany and Zoology and at the end you can choose subject of your choice as an optional.

Know more about IAS Exam over here: https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias

Hello,

Firstly the eligibility criteria for appearing in UPSC is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, there is no requirement of specific aggregate, you need to attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year, and can apply even in the final year, see there is no guarantee that choosing a specific stream will make you successful in UPSC, in fact the graduation stream isn't a criteria as such when it comes to qualifying this reason, the reason if you look at previous year toppers they come from as diverse backgrounds as that of engineering, medical, science, commerce etc, now none of these fields as such has any overlap with at least the general studies paper majorly, hence choosing MPC or BiPC is more dependent on your areas of interest, skills, aptitude, and the kind of job profile you're looking at apart from appearing in UPSC, say you're interested in technical field go for MPC, if you're interested in medical domain then choose BiPC, your graduation domain should only be in which you are interested to explore, and much more than anything else what is common for all candidates who qualify UPSC is their focus, dedication, planning, strategy, perseverance, hence go with a career of your choice, and it also helps when you have back up plans in case you want to appear for UPSC ahead in future since this exam is also very compeitive and at times unpredictable.

Hello there

Good to see that you want to become an IAS officer and you are determined at a very early age.

Firstly you must know the minimum eligibility criteria to appear in UPSC CSE examination and that is you must have graduation degree from any recognised University doesn't matter in whichever stream it is.

By qualifying UPSC CSE you would be getting various allotments according to your final rank such as IAS, IPS, IFS and many other grade A services.

So as you are in class 10th,I would recommend you to firstly complete your 11th and 12th in whichever stream you are feeling interested and then do your graduation and also you can start your preparation from the first year of your graduation. Now do graduation in whichever stream you're feeling interested and can do good in that.

For more information about UPSC CSE you can refer our website:

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

Hope it helps!

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Hello there

No my dear and IAS officer don't earn in crores.

The salary depends upon the seniority and as per the 7th pay commission the salary of an IAS officer can ranges from INR 56,100 per month to 2,50,000 per month while it also varies depending upon the seniority and the levels.

Also some perks and allowances given to grade A officers and everyone enjoys that also.

I hope it helps you!

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Hello there

I hope you are doing good in your life and it's a very good decision that you want to become an IAS officer and you must have completed your class 12th and that's why you are worrying that which degree I should pursue.

For this I want to tell you that to become eligible to give UPSC civil services examination you need not to worry about your degree stream because all the candidates are eligible to give UPSC civil services examination doesn't matters in whichever stream they completed their degree.

But I would suggest you one thing that if you want to prepare for UPSC CSE very seriously and delicately only to that then you can pursue Bachelor in Arts as it will help you you in preparing for UPSC civil services examination syllabus as most of the things gets covered in in Bachelor in Arts degree.

For more information you can refer to this website!

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

I hope it helps!

Thank you!

Hello,

Despite the fact that both services are of similar reputation, most UPSC Civil Services applicants choose the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) over the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Even the highest UPSC test scorers seldom opt to enter the Foreign Service.

A diplomat's life may appear to be highly colourful and affluent. They generally reside in large houses with domestic help. They also have the opportunity to host and attend parties. In addition, unlike their IAS/IPS counterparts, IFS officials are not subject to political influence. When they are stationed overseas, they also have diplomatic immunity in most issues.

Due to greater allowances, the IFS officer pay structure is also higher than the IAS officer pay scale.

In contrast, IAS/IPS officials begin their careers in district headquarters and sub-divisional towns, which may be in distant locations.

As part of their duty, an IAS officer is required to travel often within their district, which may include visits to underdeveloped regions or places afflicted by insurgencies, among other things. During their early careers, an IAS or IPS officer's social life might be severely constrained. The Indian Administrative Service, on the other hand, is an all-India service, whereas the Indian Foreign Service is a central service.

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All the best!!

Dear Shashi,

I will tell you pros and cons of taking any stream/degree 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,


I can help you with the whole list of books that you should read and your timetable etc but that won't be a practical advice at this point of time.
Since you mentioned that you are going to appear in UPSC in the year 2025, i am assuming that right now either you are in 1st year of graduation degree or you just passed 12th. So, my first advise to you is that focus more on what you have right now, like if you are doing your bachelor's then focus more and more on the subject. Then after that whatever time is left with you do the following things I've listed below :

• Develop habit of reading newspaper
• Start reading NCERT line by line and don't make notes in first reading.
• Try to understand terms related to Polity.
• Keep an eye on international events.
• Decide your optional subject based on your interest.
• Start reading the optional subject casually.
• Spend more time on YouTube in watching videos related to world affairs and relations between India and other countries.
• Download UPSC syllabus and read it everyday.

Now you must be thinking why I didn't add more details regarding what you have to read and what not. This is simply because you will attend civil service examination after 4 years and you never know when the syllabus will change because UPSC is unpredictable and any change can take place in syllabus anytime. So, it is better to invest more time in your graduation studies at this moment and just casually reading the the static subjects of upsc to build understanding.

I hope this helps.