Hi

If you want to clear UPSC then you can choose any subject or course  of your choice based on your interest for your graduation after your 12th

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 that :-

You should be a graduate in any discipline and 21- 32 years old . You can check upsc eligibility criteria at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

So  you are free choose any discipline of your interest after your 12th PCB for graduation like mbbs, bds,bsc etc, the additional benefit of courses like mbbs is that you will have have a plan B i. e a good back up  if you fail to clear UPSC in the worst case .

Also,

There are many who first do mbbs and then crack UPSC as well. Some of doctors/mbbs graduates who took UPSC and become an IAS are listed below

------------) Dr. Shena Aggarwal :– AIR 1 in the year 2011.

------------) Dr. Arpit Jain :– AIR 194 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. Roman Saini :– AIR 18 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. R. Vaithinathan : – AIR 37 in the year  2015.

------------) Dr. Vineeth Sukumaran Pillai :– AIR 56 in the year 2012.

So, if you want job security / back up then after your 12th medical MBBS is the best option .

So, take your time and decide.

To help you further ,

here's a brief of your UPSC exam pattern :-

UPSC civil services 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

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Hi

No, you are not eligible for UPSC 2024 with your date of birth on 23rd August 2003.

This is because,

You need to be at least 21 years old to be eligible as on 1st August 2024 for UPSC 2024 but you fail to fulfil this as you will 21 years old on 23rd August 2024 with your date birth i. e after 1st August 2024 and thus not eligible for UPSC 2024.


You will become eligible in 2025 i. e for UPSC 2025


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 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

To help you further,

UPSC Examination pattern is given below:-

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


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Hello,

There is no such restrictions in terms of belonging to specific stream when it comes to eligibility criteria of UPSC, however if you pursue graduation in political science, history, geography, sociology, public administration, economics etc. then there is considerable overlap with the syllabus of general studies and optional subjects, if you look at previous year toppers they come from diverse backgrounds as that of medical/engineering/commerce/science etc, so eventually it's your personal attributes such as single minded focus, dedication and perseverance which help you sail through the exam.

To provide you a brief, UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary : First Stage is MCQs based exam, it has two papers and each one consists of 200 marks,its numbers ain't added to final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

First is GS Paper-I which consists of the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second Paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature,you need to score merely 33% which is 66 marks out of 200, it includes following topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.

Mains : This is a second stage which it's more of a subjective type, you are required to write answers for Four General Studies Paper such as

GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society,
GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations,
GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management,
GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude

Two Optionals to be chosen among the following-

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce & Accountancy
Economics
Electrical EngineeringSyllabus
Geography
GeologySyllabus
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science & International Relations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology

Other than this, you can also consider literature subjects for optionals such as Assamese,Bengali,Bodo,Dogri,Gujarat,Hindi,Kannada,Kashmiri,Konkani,Maithili,Malayalam,Manipuri,Marathi,Nepali,Oriya,Punjabi,Sanskrit,Santhali,Sindhi,Tamil,Telugu,Urdu,English

Two Language Paper which is only qualifying by nature, each is of 300 Marks, and candidates need to get merely 25% that is 75 Marks

One Essay

In total there are nine papers in Mains, except the two language papers , each paper is of 250 marks, total adds up to 1750 marks.

Interview : Prelims and Mains are further followed by personality test of 275 marks.
the total marks attributed in UPSC CSE is 2025 marks.

Hello Aspirant,

Yes definitely it would be valid for UPSC services, this is because UPSC demands at least a Bachelor's degree to be eligible to serve for UPSC services and as you are pursuing B.Tech so it is a Bachelor's program although you have taken admission to direct second year through Lateral entry as you did diploma before that so it is alright. Now you have to complete your Bachelor's degree and in your final year of your B.Tech you can appear for UPSC exam if other eligibility criterion would be satisfied by you.

Since you have not mentioned for which exam you would appear for UPSC services so it would be little bit difficult to guide you with an accurate eligibility criteria because UPSC conducts various exams like ESE, IAS, IFS and so on and different exams have different eligibility criteria so you can check out all the eligibility criterion from the official site of UPSC as given below :-

https://www.upsc.gov.in/

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello candidate,

Here is a list of the most important NCERT books which you can look for while looking for UPSC Preparation-

NCERT Class VI – Our Past.

NCERT Class VII – Our Past -I

NCERT Class VIII – Our Past II and III

NCERT Class IX – India and the Contemporary World – I

NCERT Class X – India and the Contemporary World – II

Here are some of the other best books which you can help-

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations

Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania

Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers

Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Hope you found it helpful!!

Hey Sashi!

There is no such undergraduation course made especially for UPSC CSE exam.

You can choose any course according to your convenience and still crack UPSC CSE.

But there are few subjects like History, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Public Administration etc. that will surely help you in your preliminary and general studies paper and also in your work life.

You can choose any institute for your graduation.It would be better if you choose any institute that is best providing the course that you want to study.

Student often prefer choosing BA hons. beacause this help them to cover some general studies paper syllabus.

Make a habit of reading any newspaper.My preference would be The Hindu or The Times of India.


I hope this answer helps you!

Feel free to ask if you have any more queries.

All the best for preparation.

Hi

It's good that you are starting your preparation for UPSC early in your graduation itself, and don't worry there are many who prepare themselves as clear upsc as well and you can do the same, just be honest and dedicated towards your preparation.

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

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

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

Thankyou

Hello there

To appear in UPSC candidates should be 21 years - 32 years old .

Candidates should hold a graduation degree in any stream.

Candidates belonging to General/EWS category can give 6 attempts.

Candidates belonging to OBC/General (PWD) category can go for 9 attempts.

SC/ST Candidates have no limit,  they can apply till upper age limit .

HOW TO APPLY FOR IAS EXAM?

CANDIDATES NEED TO VISIT THR OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF UPSC upsconline.nic.in (http://upsconline.nic.in) .

After that click on the exam notification tab and go for apply online link .

Then click on the link which says Civil Services  Part I registration.

Before filling the application form read the instructions carefully.

If you don't belong to FEMALE/SC/ST/PWDB category then you will have to pay INR 100 as IAS exam Application form Fee.

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

Hey,

If you are asking about UPSC CSE, then, candidate from any background can go for the UPSC Exam. No degree is as such perfect to appear for the UPSC Exam. UPSC CSE follows its own exam pattern, syllabus and books. The syllabus basically covers Humanities subjects, Sociology, Public Administration and many more. UPSC CSE has vast number of subjects and basically no degree offered all the subjects asked in the UPSC CSE exam. Even in the BA Degree, you can choose only 3 elective subjects. So, we cannot describe a particular degree as 'best' for the UPSC CSE. The detailed selection process for the UPSC CSE includes Preliminary exam, Mains Exam and Interview. Prelims usually have paper 1 and paper 2 out of which paper 2 is qualifying. Under Mains exam, there are many General studies papers, essay writing, and an important part of optional subject. So, prepare for the UPSC CSE thoroughly by understanding the detailed syllabus. No degree can benefit you for UPSC. You need to prepare for itself on your own. For more detailed information about UPSC CSE Exam pattern, syllabus , refer to our page: https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias

Dear student,

Yes, you will be eligible for UPSC exam in 2025.

The minimum age a student should have for UPSC exam is 21 years old and the age of candidate should be less than 32 years for general category students, whereas there are some relaxation in age limits for reservation availing candidates.

As you have mentioned that your date of birth is 4 May 2004, so by the end April month of 2025, your age will be 21 years old and hence you are eligible to sit for the exam because age is considered keeping 1 August of the year of examination as a measuring point, so by August you will be 21+ in age.

I hope this answer helps you.

To know more about UPSC, syllabus and its eligibility criteria, you can go through the link below.

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

All the very best!!