I have completed my 12th this year. But I am veryconfused what to pursue. I also want to crack UPSC exam but this would not be the only dream as it can take years to crack it. So which course is best after medical sothat alongwith the preparation of this exam I could get thejob. Please let me know?

Hi

If you want to clear UPSC then you can choose any subject or course  of your choice based on your interest for your graduation after your 12th

This is because,

to be eligible for UPSC  examination there is 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 . You can check upsc eligibility criteria at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

So  you are free choose any discipline of your interest after your 12th PCB for graduation like mbbs, bds,bsc etc, the additional benefit of courses like mbbs is that you will have have a plan B i. e a good back up  if you fail to clear UPSC in the worst case .

Also,

There are many who first do mbbs and then crack UPSC as well. Some of doctors/mbbs graduates who took UPSC and become an IAS are listed below

------------) Dr. Shena Aggarwal :– AIR 1 in the year 2011.

------------) Dr. Arpit Jain :– AIR 194 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. Roman Saini :– AIR 18 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. R. Vaithinathan : – AIR 37 in the year  2015.

------------) Dr. Vineeth Sukumaran Pillai :– AIR 56 in the year 2012.

So, if you want job security / back up then after your 12th medical MBBS is the best option .

So, take your time and decide.

To help you further ,

here's a brief of your UPSC exam pattern :-

UPSC civil services examination has 3 stages listed below :-

• prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , there are 2 papers in prelims

• Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers in Mains examination

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

To know exam pattern in detail visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc

Thank you