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There is nothing as such best course in UPSC, there are two ways in which you can appear for this exam, one is with a back up plan and another is without it, do this only when you're wholly and solely focused on cracking this exam only, as UPSC tends to be more humanities oriented ,you can choose subjects like political science, public administration, history, geography, economics etc.

Another thing is to appear with a back up plan, this year itself people with CA and electrical engineering background have cracked this exam, they have had few year of work experiences to their credit, so if you're unsure, you can take this route as well and then explore what's best for you.

UPSC doesn't discriminate among aspirants, hence it allows people from diverse backgrounds to appear for this prestigious exams, you have to remember that irrespective of what your graduation stream is eventually it's your planning and preparation that matters, the reason I say this if you look at the previous year trends of toppers ,they come from diverse backgrounds, there are many myths surrounding this exams as well for instance, people with electrical engineering having optional too have qualified the exam as well, this is because they have great knowledge of their graduation studies,although this may not be the case for every engineering aspirants, eventually it all depends on your interest when it comes to choosing optional and it's syllabus too is nothing short of graduation, hence if people chose their subject at graduation level it helps them a lot.

We may argue that humanities students are well acquainted with the syllabus comparatively to students from other stream, but then if this is the only criteria then we won't have toppers from other backgrounds, as I said eventually it's your dedication, single-minded focus works for you, and if you enjoy the process it will be less tiresome.

While there is no subject specificaiton to study in Graduation to appear for UPSC, you need to select subjects which interest you and whose material can be easily accessible. Though it depends on the subjects you  have studied in your 12th, according to the analysis of previous years trends, Candidates who have selected Political Science, Anthropology, History have been more successful than those who have selected subjects like Zoology or Botany. But if you can help us with the subjects you have studied in your 12th, we can help you with helpful subjects in your Graduation.

UPSC is a 3 stage   selection process involving Prelims, Mains and Interview which tests your personality test. Prelims has 2 Papers namely General Studies and CSAT.

General Studies has Current Events, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change and General Science.

CSAT has Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General Mental Ability, Basic numeracy and Data Interpretation.

hello,

The best UG course to pursue IAS is HUMANITIES., it is also the most common stream that students prefer, You can do BA in sociology,economics,political science etc,these are optional subjects available in UPSC, which can benificial for preparation in UPSC.

at last, Choose the option which satisfies you best.

hope that helps

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