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

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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!!

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.

To know more about UPSC you may visit the link below:

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

To know more about UPSC preparation tips visit the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

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!

Hi Sharmishtha!

As per the eligibility criteria to write UPSC , candidate's minimum age should be 21 years on/before1st August of the year (exam writing year). So, as you are born on 23rd May 2021 and you will turn 21 on 23rd May , 2025. So, yes you are eligible to write UPSC 2025 exam. And you can write the exam upto 6 attempts (general category).

To know more, visit here:

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Age, Qualification, Nationality, Medical Standards (careers360.com)

Thankyou!

hi,

see before appear in any of the exam you have to check the official brochure.

as per latest upsc civil service exam brochure available, you must complete a bachelors degree in any discipline or in final year of studies are eligible to appear in upsc exam

b,.sc in nursing is a graduate level professional course. candidates from b.sc nursing are eligible to appear in upsc exam.

see upsc is one of the toughest exam.

upsc exam has two part,

prelims- mcq pattern type papers.

mains- theoretical and written test

you must qualify in prelims to become eligible to appear in mains.

for upsc civil service exam , you may have to take 1-2 years of preparation depends on your ability to quickly grasp the subjects.

if you study sincerely you can obviously get success in exam. so dont bother about what peoples say or predict! just believe in your self.

follow our article at below link to know details about upsc exam:

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

Hi

Before Books, you need to understand the syllabus  .

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

*prelims exam

*Mains exam.

*Interview

Syllabus for both prelims and mains is given below:-

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:-

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

TOP BOOKS

-----) 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

Also, follow the below tips:-

------) 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

Thank you

Hello candidate,

While preparing for the UPSC examination and choosing a field of graduation for that it's best that the candidate go by their natural interest of subjects and not just use choose because of sheer pressure for preparation of UPSC IAS examination.

The optional subjects in UPSC examination consist of - sociology, agriculture, Medical Science, literature, anthropology, public administration, psychology, and law. So, it doesn't depend that whether you have pursued your graduation from field such as medical science, Engineering, arts and humanities, or any other relevant degree such as BCom/MBA/B.Sc or others.

Hope you found it helpful. If you have any further queries feel free to post it here!!