1. Before trying to understand how to start preparing for UP

4.The newspapers are the most important aspect of the IAS exam.

5.The NCERT textbooks from classes six to twelve play a very significant role in IAS exam preparation.

Hello Gaurav,

To become an IAS officer, one must first appear for the Civil Services Exam conducted by the UPSC. It has three stages :

• preliminary
• mains
• personality test

You have to clear all the three. If you need you can take help from the coaching institutes also.

hope this helped. all the best!