Hi

No, maths is not compulsory to be eligible for UPSC

After your 12th commerce,  you can choose any subject or course like bcom, bba, bms  etc based on your interest for your graduation/degree

This is because,

to be eligible for UPSC  examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is a  graduation degree in any discipline.

For your reference,

UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

*************  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

*************  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 as on 1st August of the year of examination

************* Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .

You can check detailed eligibility at :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria

But yes ,

When it comes to upsc preparation and if you are totally focused towards it  then ,

choosing BA can be really helpful for your UPSC  examination, this is because in BA 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

Some of the best graduation courses regarding upsc are :-

----------)  BA Public Administration –   Highly relevant,  it has compact syllabus, it has a lot of overlaps with your polity & governance part in your GS II.

----------)  Ba     Sociology – it's   study of society, lots of material are useful  in GS I, Essay, in Ethics paper as well.

----------)   BA     History   – useful for prelims and your GS I.

----------)   BA Geography   -relevant for both prelims and GS

----------)  BA Political Science   – relevant for both prelims and GS II

Some other options are are BA Economics,BA Philosophy etc.

So, take your time and decide.

To help you further, here's a brief of your UPSC examination pattern

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

********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

The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.

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

For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

Thank you

Hi

Your profile suggests that you are 12th student.

With qualification of just 12th you cannot appear in UPSC civil services examination.

This is because,

to be eligible you need a graduate   degree

So after your 12th  you need to pursue graduation like BA, Bsc, Btech or any  graduation course in any discipline from a recognised university to be eligible.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

------------------------) You  must  have  a bachelor's  degree in any discipline   from a  recognised university   . Those in final year of bachelor's degree are also provisionally eligible.

------------------------)  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

------------------------)  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 as on 1st August of the year of examination

------------------------) Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit

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

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

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

******** prelims exam

******** Mains exam.

******** Interview

Coming to portion/syllabus,

Syllabus of UPSC is same for everyone, it doesn't matter whether you have studied PCMB in 12th or any other subject. Even your graduation subject doesn't matter. EXAMINATION PATTERN & SYLLABUS IS SAME for everyone .

A gist of syllabus of both Prelims & mains is given below for  reference:-

PRELIMS :-

Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

---------) general studies  1 :- You have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.

--------) general studies II ( csat ) :- You have :-Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.

MAINS :-

It is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

---------)GS-I  :- You have

*indian heritage and culture

*History and geography of the world and society

--------)GS-II :- it includes

* Governance,

*Polity

*Constitution,

*Social Justice and International Relations.

--------) GS-III :- it includes

*Technology,

*Economic Development,

*Security and Disaster Management

*Bio-Diversity,

*Environment,

--------) GS-IV :- it has

* Ethics

*Integrity

*Aptitude

---------) compulsory indian language paper

---------) english paper

---------) essay paper

---------) optional I paper

---------) optional II paper

†† You can choose optional subject of your choice from the list of available subjects

You can choose any  of the language included in the 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution for compulsory indian language paper and also select optional subject of your choice from the available list of subjects.

The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.

You can get complete UPSC civil services examination syllabus for both PRELIMS & MAINS by visiting our page in the link for which is provided below:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

Thank you

Hi

No, you are not eligible for UPSC 2023 examination with your date of birth ob 12th march 1991

This is because,

For general category, upper age limit is 32 years old as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form i. e means to be eligible you should not be more than 32 years old on 1st August 2022 in case of UPSC 2022

But with your mentioned date of birth , you will be more than 32 years old i. e 32 years and 4 months old as on 1st August 2023 and  thus not eligible for UPSC 2023

You are eligible only till UPSC 2022

For reference,

UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

********   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

******** Maximum  age  limit :-as on 1st August of the year of examination

• General category :-32 years

• Obc :- there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc , so upper age limit is 35.

• Sc/st :- 5 years relaxation, so upper age limit is 37.

********Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .

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

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

Thank you

Hello Aspirant ,

You can attempt UPSC CSE exam in 2025 as the minimum age limit for this exam is 21 years as of 1st august of the year of examination , Yes you can give this exam in final year of your graduation as it is allowed by UPSC .

I would suggest you to pursue BTech as it also act as a good enough backup plan for you if incase unfortunately you fail in UPSC as there are very good chances of getting a placement if you do some hardwork from your side .

Hope this helps.

Hi

With just 12th PCMB you cannot appear in UPSC civil services examination.

This is because,

To be eligible you need a graduate   degree

So after your 12th  you need to pursue graduation like BA, Bsc, Btech or any  graduation course in any discipline from a recognised university to be eligible.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

------------------------) You  must  have  a bachelor's  degree in any discipline   from a  recognised university   . Those in final year of bachelor's degree are also provisionally eligible.

------------------------)  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

------------------------)  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 as on 1st August of the year of examination

------------------------) Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .

------------------------) Nationality

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages:-

1. Prelims

2. Mains

3.Interview

Coming to what what subjects, you will have to study then,

You need to study the subjects in the UPSC syllabus like history, polity, geography etc.

>>>>>>>>  UPSC PRELIMS :-

Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-----------) general studies  1 :   -  You have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.

-----------) general studies II ( csat ) :-    You have :-Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.

For reference,

Here's detailed prelims syllabus

>>>>>>>>    MAINS :-

It is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-------)  Paper 1 :- Essay

-------)   Paper 2 :- GS-I   :- You have

• * indian heritage and culture

• *History and geography of the world and society

-------)   Paper 3 :- GS-II   :- it includes

• * Governance,

• *Polity

• *Constitution,

• *Social Justice and International Relations.

-------)   Paper 4 :- GS-III   :- it includes

• *Technology,

• *Economic Development,

• *Security and Disaster Management

• *Bio-Diversity,

• *Environment,

-------)   Paper 5   :-  GS-IV :- it has

• * Ethics

• *Integrity

• *Aptitude

-------)   Paper 6 :   - optional I paper

-------)   Paper 7   :- optional II paper

Out of the 9 papers, the remaining two papers are:-

-------)   Language paper A    :-  compulsory indian language

-------)   Language paper B :-   English

You can get complete UPSC civil services examination syllabus for both PRELIMS & MAINS by visiting our page in the link for which is provided below:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

Thank you

Hi

With qualification of just 12th you cannot appear in UPSC civil services examination.

This is because,

to be eligible you need a graduate   degree

So after your 12th  you need to pursue graduation like BA, Bsc, Btech or any other graduation course in any discipline from a recognised university to be eligible.

And then after graduation or in your final year of graduation you can appear in UPSC and after qualifying it you can become IAS, IPS, IRS etc on the basis of rank obtained by you in UPSC.

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

------------------------) 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

------------------------)  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 as on 1st August of the year of examination

------------------------) Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .

------------------------) Nationality

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

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

To help you further,

A brief of examination pattern is given below: -

To help you further, here's a brief of your UPSC examination pattern

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

********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

The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.

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

For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

You can start your preparation for UPSC along with graduation itself or after graduation.

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC  examination :-

----------------) To start your preparation  first of all understand the examination pattern and go well through  syllabus :-

You can get 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

----------) Discipline is the key to crack UPSC, so you need to make a routine/ time table and follow it .

----------)Read newspaper like the Hindu or Indian Express  and magazines like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Economic and Political Weekly  to keep yourself updated with the current events and issues.

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

----------)Make short notes for each subject, these will be your life saviour and will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide

----------) 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 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

Thankyou

Hello,

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts various entrance examinations such Engineering Service Examination (ESE), National Defence Academy (NDA), Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE), Civil Service Examination (CSE) and other such. If you are enquiring regarding Civil Service Examination then you are eligible to apply it if you have passed B.Tech examination or appearing in the final year of B.Tech examination. You must be minimum 21 years as on August 1 in the year of examination and the upper age limit is 32 years as on August 1 in the year of exam however, there is relaxation on upper age limit for reserved categories:

• SC/ST: Upto 5 years
• OBC: Up to 3 years
• Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof: up to 3 years

For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.  For other services, a candidate must be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Hi

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages:-

1. Prelims

2. Mains

3.Interview

>>>>>>>>  UPSC PRELIMS :-

Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-----------) general studies  1 :   - You have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc.

-----------) general studies II ( csat ) :- You have :-Reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc.

For reference,

Here's detailed prelims syllabus

>>>>>>>>    MAINS :-

It is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-------)  Paper 1 :- Essay

-------)   Paper 2 :- GS-I   :- You have

• *indian heritage and culture

• *History and geography of the world and society

-------)   Paper 3 :- GS-II   :- it includes

• * Governance,

• *Polity

• *Constitution,

• *Social Justice and International Relations.

-------)   Paper 4 :- GS-III   :- it includes

• *Technology,

• *Economic Development,

• *Security and Disaster Management

• *Bio-Diversity,

• *Environment,

-------)   Paper 5   :-  GS-IV :- it has

• * Ethics

• *Integrity

• *Aptitude

-------)   Paper 6 :   - optional I paper

-------)   Paper 7   :- optional II paper

Out of the 9 papers, the remaining two papers are:-

-------)   Language paper A    :-  compulsory indian language

-------)   Language paper B :-   English

You can get complete UPSC civil services examination syllabus for both PRELIMS & MAINS by visiting our page in the link for which is provided below:-

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

----------) Discipline is the key to crack UPSC, so you need to make a routine/ time table and follow it .

----------)Read newspaper like the Hindu or Indian Express  and magazines like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Economic and Political Weekly  to keep yourself updated with the current events and issues.

----------) 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, these will be your life saviour and 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 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

Thankyou

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you can appear of UPSC CSE for IAS posts after completing B.Pharm., this is because for UPSC CSE the candidate should have a bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering  from any recognized central or state university and after completing B.Pharm. you will be having a bachelor's degree so you can appear for it.

Common eligibility criteria for UPSC CSE is given below :-

>>>> The candidate should have crossed age of minimum 21 years on the August 1st of examination year but should not exceed 32 years on the same date i.e. August 1st until and unless he/she deserves some age relaxation.

>>>> The candidate should have Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering from a recognized central/state university.

>>>> Candidates appearing for their final year/semester can also appear for CSE but their selection will be provisional until they submit the final marksheet.

>>>> Nationality should be Indian.

>>>> Maximum number of attempts allowed for General candidates is 6.

You can check out the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC IAS from the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hi

There are many who have topped upsc after BA.

For example,

UPSC topper 2015 , Tina Dabi was a BA graduate

And the next one can be you too :).

Actually, studying  BA is an added advantage for your UPSC  examination preparation,

This is because

in BA you learn subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it  helps you in your upsc examination a lot.

Also,

Clearing UPSC or getting a rank or topping it completely depends on your preparation level.

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC  examination :-

-----------) To start your preparation  first of all understand the examination pattern and go well through  syllabus :-

>>>> Examination pattern :- UPSC examination has 3 stages listed below :-

• prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , there are 2 papers in prelims

• Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers in Mains examination

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

To know exam pattern in detail visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc

>>>> syllabus :- In prelims, your paper 1 general studies  1 in which  you have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc. Your paper 2 in prelims is general studies II or CSAT in which you have reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc. Similarly, you can check the complete syllabus of both prelims and mains 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

----------) Discipline is the key to crack UPSC, so you need to make a routine/ time table and follow it .

----------)Read newspaper like the Hindu or Indian Express  and magazines like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Economic and Political Weekly  to keep yourself updated with the current events and issues.

----------) 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, these will be your life saviour and 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 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

Thankyou