Dear Aspirant,

To become an IAS officer you will be in need to write UPSE CIVIL SERVICES examination.

• To write it you must be done with your intermediate education (10+2) and graduation.
• You must be of age 21-32 year old at the time of your examination and training.
• You must be an Indian citizen.
• Depending on your catogery your chances (number of attempts) to give UPSE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION. ( For general it is 6 attempts)

For more details regarding eligibility visit:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria

To get the details of best reference books visit:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias


To know more about how to become an IAS officer have a look at:
https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-become-an-ias-officer


Hope this helps you out all the best

Hey!

Eligibility

1. Must be an Indian Citizen.
2.Must be a graduate with any course and stream.
3.Must be 21 years old on 21st August, (appearing year of Mains).
4.You can check no. of attempts for different category through the below mentioned link.

You will get UPSC CSE exam pattern, eligibility etc here-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

Tips for Preparation

1.Syllabus

UPSC Syllabus is the first step for your preparation.Read it like a novel.Don't forget any topic.

You will get UPSC CSE Syllabus here-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

2.Make your booklist

Nowadays,you will enough videos on youtube and many articles on internet regarding UPSC CSE booklist.
You can make booklist as per your convenience.

You will get booklist here-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

3.Don't forget NCERTs

NCERTs are basics of your UPSC Syllabus.Read it and make short notes.

Choose one standard book for one subject.

4.Previous Years Question Papers

Go through the previous year papers.See Previous Years Papers of Prelims,Mains - Essays, General Studies and Optional.

You will get Previous Years Papers here-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-question-papers

5.Practice Answer Writing and Objective Questions for Prelims

6.CSAT needs preparation and practice.

7.Make a genuine time table that you can follow.

8.Revision is the key for UPSC CSE.

9.Eat healthy and Sleep well.


Booklist for UPSC CSE

1.Indian Polity by M. Laxmikant

2.Ancient History by RS Sharma

3.Medieval History by Satish Chandra

4.History of Modern India

5.Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Leong

6.Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma or Ramesh Singh

7.Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania

8.Environment by Shankar Ias

9.Basic NCERTs ( 6th to 12th)


I hope this answer helps you.

Feel free to ask if you have any more queries.

All the best!

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