Hello aspirant!

Congratulations on completing your 12th. To answer your question, yes! Your graduation subject is definitely going to be of great value to your overall preparation as it holds a great percentage in the overall syllabus.

Also, college years are a good time to start your preparation because you are still in a habit to study.

All the best for your future pursuits!

Feel free to ask more questions and queries.

Polity plays an important role in the career of an IAS officer as well as in the UPSC CSE examination itself. So if you are wiling to go for it, then it would surely help to give you an in-depth knowledge about Polity. But do remember, UPSC CSE have quite a lot of subject papers to study. So you have to balance your schedule for all the subjects.

Now you can take preparation and clear up your basics by reading class 8-12 books of NCERT which are said to be the Foundational Backbone for UPSC. So if you wish you can start your preparation by studying the books of NCERT. The ideal time to start your preparation of UPSC if the 2nd year of UG. So if you are ascertain about your career, take serious preparation from 2nd year of UG and this will enhance much of your chance in clearing the examination.

For UPSC CSE preparation tips consider the link below:

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

I hope this helps. Wish you a great eve!