I am in class 10 th and I have to choose stream at the end of this year. I want to become an IAS officer so which stream should I opt for?? What will happen if my UPSC is not cleared and I would have taken humanities? What will be future carrer options after that?

Hi

You can choose any of science ,commerce or arts stream based on your interest after your 10th for your 10 +2 and then for graduation if you want to become an IAS officer.

This is because,

to become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC civil services examination and to be eligible for UPSC  examination there is no compulsion to have done 10+2 in a particular stream , also there's 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  , so you are free to do 10+2 and graduation in any subject.You can check upsc eligibility criteria at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

But yes,

choosing Arts or the humanities in your 10+2 and graduation can be really helpful for your UPSC  examination, this is because in Arts you will be learning subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it will help you in your upsc examination.

While if you choose science and then go for Btech /mbbs etc in your graduation then you will have a very good backup if in the worst case you fail to clear UPSC.

So, take your time and decide.

Coming to career options after 12th & graduation in humanities i. e BA if you fail to qualify UPSC

Some of the best  career options after your BA  is provided below  :-

----------------------------------) LLB:-  If you are  interested in law, then after your BA you can go for 3 year LLB  , after which you can practice as a lawyer. Some of the top entrance for 3 year llb are :-

• DU LLB

• PU LLB KLEE

• BVP CET Law

• AP LAWCET

• TS LAWCET

• MH CET Law

• BHU LLB

• LAT by Allahabad University

For details about llb you can go through https://www.careers360.com/courses/llb-bachelor-of-legislative-law

----------------------------------) MBA:-  If you want to get into management or business or HR jobs etc then you can  do MBA etc. Some entrance for mba includes

• CAT

• XAT

• MAT

• NMAT

• CMAT etc.

You can get into top Mba colleges like IIMs for your MBA where average package is around 20 lakhs per annum. For details about mba entrance exams visit https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/top-mba-entrance-exams-you-must-take

----------------------------------) B. ED :- If you are interested in teaching then after your BA you can go for B. Ed and after the completion of B.Ed ,  you will be eligible to teach in schools

----------------------------------)  MA :- If you want to study further then you can go for masters like MA and later on you can even become a professor - by clearing UGC NET after your MA you can become assistant professor.For details about ugc net visit https://competition.careers360.com/exams/ugc-net

----------------------------------) CA :- After your BA you can directly start with CA intermediate if you have got at least 60 % in your BA without going through foundation and then you have to go through articleship training and finally after clearing CA finals, you become a certified chartered accountant. For complete details regarding CA visit https://www.careers360.com/courses/chartered-accountancy-course

Some other professional courses you can go for are :-

• Company Secretary i. e CS

• Certified Management Accountant i. e CMA

• Chartered Financial Analyst i. e CFA etc

----------------------------------) If you want to get a job in Banks you can go for exams like SBI PO,  IBS PO, Sbi clerk etc

----------------------------------) You can even prepare for government competitive examinatios for jobs like SSC, state service exam etc. You can get the complete list for govt competitive examinations at https://competition.careers360.com/exams

I hope that you find this helpful .

Thankyou