Hi

Here the details about UPSC

>>>>>>> Eligibility criteria

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 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.

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>>>>>>> Syllabus & Examination pattern

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

*prelims exam

*Mains exam.

*Interview

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 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:-

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>>>>>>>> Preparation

No, coaching is not mandatory, there are many who clear UPSC without coaching, all you need is dedication and hardwork.

---------) 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

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Thankyou

hi,

see for category certificates there is no different rules for army family candidate. you have to apply to the respective authority of state for issuing the obc ncl certificate. if your criteria matched you may get benefits for ex servicemen  category benefits.

hope it would help.

Hello Sangita Gupta,

To get an OBC NCL certificate the candidates parent's income must be less than INR 8 lakhs per annum.

In addition to this, the salary and agricultural income are not to be considered as income for annual year while applying for the certificate.

You are eligible for getting this certificate.

HOPE THIS HELPS

Hello aspirant

hope you are doing great. As per your query  I would glad to tell you that around 900000-1000000 forms get filled every year in upsc exam . According to the increasing percentage ,they will easily reach to 15lakhs according to job scenario in private sector and students are more interested in doing govt jobs

Hope you found this answer helpful. Good luck for your future

Hello

hope you are doing great. As per your query  I would glad to tell you that

Hope you found this answer helpful. Good luck for your future

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!!

Hope this Helps...

There are no such rules about the compulsory indian language paper. You can select any language as your compulsory elective provided the paper you are choosing must be known to you. This is because if you enroll for a new language and try to learn it then you have to devote more time to it and as a result your preparation of other GS papers may get hampered.

So I would say you can choose any paper but its better to choose a language which you know and you can read and write the language fluently.

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I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

I am an aspirant. Just having one question. Did you study Hindi in class 11 &12?

Hi Aspirant,

It all depends on your personal preferences. Graduates in finance or economics are not allowed for foreign service, although mathematics and statistics are allowed. Any graduate is welcome to apply for IAS.   For IAS, many people have a BA in sociology, and for IPS, they have a BA in psychology. In UPSC, geography is the most vibrant and populated subject. Little has been said about physics, chemistry, and biology. Finally, you choose your subject based on your own decision/conscience rather than being influenced by others. You know what you desire and what your capabilities are. Take advise, but don't be influenced by it. If you want some advice, I would recommend Bsc. Geography Hons is superior to physics and computer science. Also geography help you in your 3 years of college which will help you while preparing for UPSC (In prelims, mains GS1&GS3 and mains optional)

Hopee this helps.

Good Luck!