Im studying my intermediate with bipc ,Now my doubt is how to become IAS officer ? Which is the course after inter ? Can u plz suggest me
Hi
To become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC civil services examination
Now,
You can choose any subject or course of your choice based on your interest for your graduation after your 12th PCB for UPSC
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 a graduation degree in any discipline.
For your reference,
UPSC eligibility criteria is provided below:-
************* You must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university .
************* Minimum age limit :- you need to be at least 21 years old to be eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form
************* Maximum age limit :- 32 years , also there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for sc/st category as on 1st August of the year of examination
************* Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-
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General/ EWS - 6
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OBC or General PwD - 9
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SC/ ST - No limit , can appear till upper age limit .
You can check detailed eligibility at :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria
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 .
And yes,
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.
But yes ,
When it comes to upsc preparation and if you are totally focused towards it then ,
choosing BA can be really helpful for your UPSC examination, this is because in BA 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
Some of the best graduation courses regarding upsc are :-
----------) BA Public Administration – Highly relevant, it has compact syllabus, it has a lot of overlaps with your polity & governance part in your GS II.
----------) Ba Sociology – it's study of society, lots of material are useful in GS I, Essay, in Ethics paper as well.
----------) BA History – useful for prelims and your GS I.
----------) BA Geography -relevant for both prelims and GS
----------) BA Political Science – relevant for both prelims and GS II
Some other options are are BA Economics,BA Philosophy etc.
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 :-
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prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , there are 2 papers in prelims
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Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers in Mains examination
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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
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