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is it necessary to give the UPSC exam to become a grade A CBI officer or can we just give SSC exam?

LALIT 3rd Aug, 2020

You can check out official websites of both the exams and exam conducting authority. Where you can check which posts are recruited by which authority.

i am sharing the sites of both the authorities

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

https://ssc.nic.in/

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How many years should I prepare for UPSC Exam? in coaching centre & which coaching centre is best.

pdwords Student Expert 2nd Aug, 2020
Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, candidates need to attain 21 years and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, one can apply even in the final year, there's no specific aggregate required in this case. When it comes to coaching centre, the question of a good coaching centre varies among states,so in order to provide you detailed information, you need to mention your city, anyway overall in India some of the best coaching centre are Vajiram and Ravi(Delhi), Vision IAS, Shankar IAS Academy(Chennai), Khan Study Group, Chanakya IAS Academy to name a few.


UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages: Preliminary,Mains,Interview.

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category, its numbers are not added in the list.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I with 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.

And there's qualifying paper CSAT for which you need to score 33%, that is 66 Mark's out of 20which 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. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it, it's numbers are not added in the final list,


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer 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
One Essay,
Two Language Paper

So, overall there are nine papers , each pape is of 250 marks, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.

The vital step towards preparation is to be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus , learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip.

Have an integrated approach towards preparation because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus,

Set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis to complete this extensive syllabus.

Newspaper Readind is equally important, start with The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part. Put a more emphasis on editorial part, it will not only broaden your perspective but help a lot in answer writing,and make sure whatever opinion you form it should be well balanced. You can also make notes of this,it'll be very useful in answer writing.

Start with basics always when it comes to reading book, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this. This will build your foundation strong,as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, refer the following books:

History ;

NCERT Class XI and XII
India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;

NCERT Class VI to XII
GC Leong's Physical Geography
World Atlas

Economics ;

NCERT Class XI
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;

NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs
Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
M Tyra's Quicker Maths

Coming to Mains Exam, you can refer the following books for four General Studies Paper;

GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra

For Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.

For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.

For GS IV - For Ethics refer a book named Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

Remember to keep resources minimal always, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, revision is the key here.

Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. There are many sites which provide questions on daily basis you can avail that. Try to give a holistic viewpoint while answer writing by providing political,economical and social aspect. You can also go through toppers answer sheet available in various UPSC exam sites.

Go through previous year question paper available on the official website of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which are easily available from any of the sites exclusively dedicated to UPSC, you must practice these and evaluate your performance.
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in upsc exam the syllabus given officially is enough to prepare or we want to read all topics.

pdwords Student Expert 31st Jul, 2020
Hello,

The syllabus of UPSC is very vast, so in order to prepare for this exam, you need to be thorough with it, this is extremely important, along with this there are few important things to do such as make your foundation strong by going through NCERTs book first and then move towards standard books and keep resources minimal, revise time and again. You have to go through previous year question in order to understand the type of questions that are asked, and definitely the importance of reading newspaper on a daily basis cannot be rule out ever.

In recent years, UPSC has also framed prelims questions based on Mains Syllabus,so having an integrated approach is important from the start. Whatever questions UPSC frame is in some way or the other related to its syllabus, hence the importance of learning it by heart. Also, in two years of your preparation, you'll read so much, that you'll eventually develop conceptual understanding of the subjects which matters in UPSC, and you'll end up writing something in your answer sheet in mains for questions that may seem unknown,UPSC doesn't expect anyone to be an expert at anything, this itself explains the reason why so many people who haven't done very well in school or college,made it to the final list.
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can one take upsc exam during the service of pcs officer?

LALIT 31st Jul, 2020

Yes you can take upsc exam during service of pcs officer. But you should be eligible as per norms of UPSC If you are eligible than you can definitely take the upsc exam.

For checking eligibility you can refer to upsc official website.

Hope this information help you

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can I appear for upsc exam after doing bsc.bed integrated course?

pdwords Student Expert 30th Jul, 2020
Hello,

Yes, BSc-BEd is an undergraduate degree for a duration of four years and you can appear for UPSC with this degree, as per its eligibility candidates need to have passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university with no specific aggregate, one needs to be 21 years and can apply even in the final year of graduation.

UPSC is conducted in three stages; Preliminary,  Mains and Interview.
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Hlo,, I want to know that can i give upsc exam during my 2nd year of pg ?

pdwords Student Expert 6th Sep, 2020
Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, you need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, there is no minimum aggregate required in this case, you can apply even in the final year of graduation, provided you are able to show the proof of passing the qualifying examination within the stipulated timeframe.

UPSC Exam consists of three stages, Preliminary, Mains and Interview.

Prelims consists of two paper, GS I for 200 Marks where you need to score required cut-off against your category, second paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature and consists of 200 Marks you need to score 33% only, 66 marks out of 200. This is MCQs based exam, and its numbers aren't added in the final list.

Second stage is Mains, which has four GS Papers,Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper, there are total nine papers, 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks, this is further followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.
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Whether BA political science and BA sociology are same?If not which is the best course to meet UPSC exam.

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 27th Jul, 2020

hi,

see the eligibility criteria of upsc civil service exam is candidates from any of the education back ground who holds a bachelor degree in any discipline are eligible to appear in upsc civil service exam. however candidates must have the age criteria . for general category age limit is     21 to 32 years. as for 2020 notifications the candidate should have completed 21 years as on 1st August 2020 (for the UPSC CSE 2020) and not completed 32 years as on 1st August 2020 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1988 and not later than 1st August 1999. age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates.

now coming to the syllabus of upsc , syllabus is quite unique and the course can be prepared by any of the background students.

now coming to b.a political science and b.a in sociology both of the course is of three years duration, but the course syllabus is different.

b.a in political science syllabus includes  historical and modern political systems, public administration, governmental policies and procedures, international relations, and public affairs.

b.a in sociology syllabus includes the study of culture, social interaction, social stratification and social relations.

so whatever course you may take it would not be very much related with upsc syllabus. so choose the courses as per your interest and try to get admission in tier 1 college.

upsc civil service exam has two stage , prelims and main. you may follow the below link to know about the full syllabus,

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


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Can you answer these questions, I want full information, please help me. 1. Can Hindi mediums become judges of Supreme Court? 2. Which medium do you think can make a better future? 3. Can studying law help me in UPSC exam? And what kind of help would that be? Thank you very much..............

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 26th Jul, 2020

hi,

see you must have the eligibility criteria, soft skills, presentation skills, academic qualification to become a judge of supreme court. see in our life to achieve a big dream is not easy since your road would be full of obstacles. but there is legends of peoples who have won all the difficulties and got success in life, one of the main thing is you must have courage to do the work, so from now on remove all negativity from your life and move forward.

there is many candidates who have studied in local version of language feels discourage speaking English.  so just try harder to make your english excellent. however it would be best if you study in english version during your graduation course since most of the competitive exam held in english version. now coming to upsc civil service exam, candidates from any area of the bachelors degree holders may participate in the exam. upsc has a very unique syllabus, so whatever branch you are studying you can easily make accustomed with the course structure.

hope it would help.

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degree in single sitting is valid in india and after clearing the degree in single sitting can i take upsc exam

rinki aiit 8th Nov, 2021

Can I graduate in one year?


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I m 12th pass student.nd 83%in 12th class .l need upsc exam pattern.

pdwords Student Expert 24th Jul, 2020

Hello,


In order to appear for UPSC, you need to attain 21 years age, and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, there's no specific aggregate required in this case, you can appear even in the final year of graduation.

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview


To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper. It mainly consists of GS Paper-I 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.

In GS- I, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second paper is CSAT which is qualifying in nature (you need to score 33% which is 66 marks only) which 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.

Prelims is mcq based with each paper of 200 marks, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it, it's numbers are not added in the final list,


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer 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, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks

Last stage is Personality Test of 275 marks.

You can check out the detailed information through this year official notification at https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notification-CSPE_2020_N_Engl.pdf


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