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First of all in order to appear for UPSC candidates need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, there is no specific aggregate required in this case, candidates need to attain 21 years, upper age limit for General candidates is 32 years, relaxation is offered for reserved categories, as you come from humanities background so that's going to help a lot you're already acquainted with the subjects of humanities, hence it's an advantage for you, pursuing your master degree can be a choice if you have other aspira5such as after pg you can appear for UGC NET and become assistant professor,teach in college or further pursue your studies, if you're solely interested in pursuing UPSC, this is the right time to initiate your preparation as you are already a graduate, many candidates start the preparation from their graduation days only, but then it's never too late to pursue your aspirations or dream, UPSC examines conducted in three stages namely Preliminary which is mcqs based of two papers, each consisting of 200 marks,in first paper you need to score cutoffs against your respective category, second paper is qualifying by nature, and you need to score only 66 marks out of 200, Mains has four GS papers ,Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper, so there are total of nine papers and each is of 250 marks, total is 1750 marks, followed by interview or personality test of 275 marks,few of the important things that I can share with your regarding UPSC preparation is download the syllabus from the official website,and go through it, this is very vital part of preparation to know what to read and what to skip, another important thing is newspaper reading on a regular basis, you can choose The Hindu or The Indian Express, when it comes to study materials,start with NCERTs as this will make your foundation strong, and then move towards other standard books, go through previous year paper, practice answer writing in advance, there are sites which has previous year toppers answer sheets, you can go through them, practice mock paper and test series to analyze your progress etc.

Hello Mamta rajput , Yes you can appear in UPSC-CSE exam after your B. Arch. UPSC has set only 2 qualifications for the same: Graduation in any discipline but from a recognised university.

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Hello dear student

Please read this article I think you understand easily.

Minimum qualification for UPSC exam:

The candidate must hold a degree from Government recognised Universities or possess an equivalent qualification.

Candidates who are in their final year or awaiting results are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary Examination.

The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years (for the General category candidate) on 1 August of the year of examination.

Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations.

For Other Backward Castes ( OBC ) the upper age limit is 35 years.

How to prepare for IAS exam ?

#1: Prepare Yourself.

#2: Make a Time Table.

#3: Know the UPSC Syllabus.

#4: Newspaper Reading/Current Affairs for IAS .

#5: Choosing Optional

6: NCERTs.

#7: Making Notes.

#8: Answer Writing Practice.

You can download the syllabus from our website link please visit this link.

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

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Hello,

The eligibility criteria for both UPSC and SSC is Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized university,(few of the posts have seperate eligibility like having Statistics or doing CA/CMA/CS etc) and in both these exams people from diverse backgrounds appear and qualify, now coming from Maths Background will help you in SSC  a lot as apart from first stage,in the second stage also Maths is of 200 marks, and even in UPSC you can have it as optional subject in Mains which is the second stage of UPSC Civil Service Exam. Of course there are other subjects involve too, which you have to study, the syllabus of UPSC is comparatively extensive to that of SSC CGL.

Hi there,

Best apps for UPSC preparation are as follows-

1. Unacademy
2. Civilsdaily
3. Iasbaba
4. vision IAS e.t.c

For detailed info about UPSC preparation visit- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias-exam-online

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HI student,

See, UPSC IAS Prelims paper is an objective type paper so in that you have only English and Hindi as the languages but you can write the IAS Mains exam in Kannada as it is accepted by UPSC. But, the question paper of UPSC will be in English and Hindi only unless it is an compulsory language paper, so, you should have a good understanding of English or Hindi too.

Refer here for more info - https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

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Hello,

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

• Preliminary: Its numbers aren't added in the final list, candidates just need to score the required cut offs against their respective category, it consists of two paper of 200 marks each, both of these are MCQs based as follows;

• It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists which include topics 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.

• Second paper is qualifying CSAT where you have to score 33%,( that is 66 marks out of 200 marks), this includes 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 : It is more of a subjective type which require answer writing 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),
  • in addition to above, there are Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper , there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks. Personality Test of 275 marks.

• Interview or Personality Test is comprised of  275 marks.

Hello aspirant,

Yes, you can apply for UPSC exam.If you are clear about your goal then start preparing from today itself.In UPSC you have to choose 2 optional subject of your choice consisting 250 marks e
ach.You can check it from list.



Eligibility criteria for UPSC:
The candidate must have attained theageof 21 years and must not have attained theageof 32 years

Prescribed age limits vary with respect to caste reservations.

Must be a graduate, and an Indian citizen.

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Hello,

First of all in order to appear for UPSC, you need to complete graduation in any discipline from a recognized University,you need to attain 21 years age and can appear in the final year of graduation also,there is no specific aggregate required in this case, you can fill up UPSC form once its notification comes up in the official website, the next year exam calendar gets announced prior to one year, so stay updated at the official website at upsc.gov.in for this.now if you're wholly and solely focused on cracking this exam the sooner you start the better it is, like being acquainted with syllabus which you can get from the official website of UPSC, go through it and learn it by heart this is important because this will help you understand what all to read and what all to skip, reading newspaper on a daily basis such as The Hindu, or The Indian Expreas is must, when it comes to books you can start with NCERTs as this will build your basic foundation and then move towards others books, go through precious year paper, there are plenty of sites which offer questions on a daily basis which you can use for practicing of answer writing, if you have any more queries ,you can ask me in the comment section below.