Is it enough to take BBA for IAS exam?

Hello Vishnu,

Civil service examination is organized by Union public service commission for the recruitment of various civil services of government of India. It includes the services like Indian administrative service, Indian police service, Indian foreign service etc. It has three phases- Prelims, Mains and interview.

Now your question is about IAS. So, let’s look at the eligibility criteria for IAS. Candidates need to fulfill these criteria before applying for the exam.

Nationality

Candidates must be an Indian citizen to appear in IAS, IPS and IFS examination.

Educational qualification:

The only educational qualification is required to appear in the exam is that candidates should have a degree from central, state, deemed university or open university. A degree received through correspondence or distance education is also accepted.

But the following candidates need to submit proof of eligibility from a competent authority at their institute/university at the time of the main examination

1. MBBS students who have passed the final examination but have not completed the internship yet.
2. Students who have passed the final examination of ICAI, ICSI and ICWAI.
3. A degree from private university and any foreign university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

There is no minimum percentage required in qualifying examination.

Age:

The minimum age required to appear in the exam is 21 years on 1 ^st august of the year of examination and maximum age is different for different category.

Maximum age: General – 32 years

OBC -35 years

SC and ST  37 years

Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities- 40 years

PWD – 37 years

Domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir-32 years

Number of attempts:

Total number of attempts is also different for different categories. The attempt limit for General category candidates is 6, for OBC candidates limit is 9 times and for SC/ST candidates the attempt limit is unlimited till 37 years of age.

Coming to your question, Yes, you can appear in UPSC examinations after BBA. Please consider these two eligibility criteria for the exam

• You have to attain at least 21 years of age
• You need a bachelors degree from any recognized university.

Hope this answer will help you. BEST WISHES.

Hi Aspirant,

For appearing in the UPSC you need to be qualified till graduation level and completion of BBA is equivalent to graduation courses.BBA is quite good and better option for scoring high in graduation.Moreover the topic of administration is already introduced in BBA so students aspiting for UPSC will have no problem.

Hope it helps!!