sir hello i am in class 12 my exam is nearly in week i want to become ias so what is best graducation
Hi
To become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC civil services examination
You can choose any subject or course like BA, Btech, Bsc, bcom, etc based on your interest for your graduation/degree
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
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 examination pattern
Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages
********prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -
-----) general studies 1
-----) general studies II ( csat )
You get 2 hours for each paper
********Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers which are listed below:-
-----) compulsory indian language.
-----) english
-----) essay
-----) general studies I
-----) general studies II
-----) general studies III
-----) general studies IV
-----) optional I
-----) optional II
The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature . You just need to qualify them. The marks obtained by you in these two papers will not be counted towards merit list.
*********Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.
For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern
Thank you
Generally, speaking you can take any graduation subject you wish to . From exam point of view, there is nothing like "better graduation subject" in UPSC exams (to become an IAS).
However, opting for Arts (BA) related courses like History/Geography/Political Science etc will be advantageous as questions from these subjects will also come in GS (General Studies, Prelims).
If you want to look at the available courses, you can take after Class 12, you can check out this link - 60+ Courses after 12th 2022 - Arts, Commerce & Science Students (careers360.com)
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