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To become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC civil services examination

Yes, after your class 12 PCM you need to do graduation in order to be eligible for UPSC civil services examination.

HERE'S how you can become in IAS of officer after class 12th

If you want to become an IAS officer then  you need to be a graduate in any discipline  and at least 21 years old .

So, first of all after your 10+2 ,

• you need to do bachelor's degree in any discipline like BTech, ba, bsc, bcom or any other bachelor's course from  a recognised university. You can get complete eligibility criteria at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

• After your graduation you need to appear for UPSC civil services examination  which consists of three stages listed below :-

*   prelims exam   :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*   Mains exam. :-   it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

*   Interview :- After   qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

• If you managed to sail through all the three stages  then you can become an IAS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc

For detailed information check out :-

https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-become-an-ias-officer

You can start your preparation for UPSC civil services examination either after your graduation or during your graduation itself with the help of tips available at our page :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

Thank you