Hi Sinhashreya,

For starting the UPSC preparations from the college you have to start from today it's doesn't matter that in which year you have now if you are in 1st and 2nd year then this is the golden chance to start your preparation for UPSC during this time you can give 2-3 hours consistently till the last then you will get success in the UPSC and if you are in 3rd and 4th year then you have to donate some more hours to your preparations.

You can also check the syllabus of UPSC from here:- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

I hope this information is helpful for you.

All the Best!

Hi

If you are a computer science engineering  student and pursuing your engineering then you may have some difficulty  in your UPSC preparation as you will have to manage your time for both your studies for UPSC examination and for your engineering but if you are able to manage both then you can surely prepare well for UPSC .

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 , keep short breaks of 20 to 25 minutes after every 2  hours

*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs

*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.

*Make short notes after completing each chapter

*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.

*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

Thankyou