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UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three level-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview


Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I and CSAT. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based.


Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper,Two Optionals, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750.

Your biggest advantage is you've got ample amount of time and if you use it wisely,you'll succeed in your very first attempt.You can go through the gradual steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:


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. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a combined preparation for both.

Read any newspaper like 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.

Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.

As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.

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.

Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.

Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed, and for mains, as I already mentioned the importance of answer writing.

To become IAS officer you need to first complete your graduation because the minimum eligibility criteria for appearing for UPSC civil services is a graduate.this does not mean that you should start preparation after your graduation because there exist a lot of competition and it is better if you plan early.

The total number of intake for IAS is very less around 100 per year. The exam is conducted by UPSC which is a constitutional body and exam frequency is one year.

The exam consists of three stages first is prelims followed by mains and only those who qualified mains are allowed to appear for personal interview.

The syllabus for UPSC civil services is vast and require a lot of dedication and patience to clear UPSC. The prelims exam is objective type whereas the mains is subjective.

Follow the link for complete syllabus and process of UPSC civil services.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam&ved=2ahUKEwiIj76T7_HnAhVZU30KHdOiCSwQFjABegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw0hKGVhRZa63TvKaJ9aRhkQ

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