which is the best degree for IAS

Hello dear student !

Civil services examination (for IAS) is the most toughest and top level examination of India. The only eligibility criteria to apply for the same is that you need to have a completed graduation degree from any institution in any subject and you have to be 21 years of age. So there is no specific degree which is best for IAS as people from different backgrounds have cleared IAS examination with flying colours be it medical background, engineering background or simply humanities background. But if you can take any humanities subject in your graduation that will be a plus point for you in the sense that you will get help for your GS part. Also, you will simultaneously be able to prepare for your PRE as well as MAINS as syllabus will match upto a limit and GS includes a lot of humanities part.

Hope this will help you !

Hello,

You just need to be 21 years old having completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.You can apply for UPSC even in final year. UPSC doesn't discriminate amidst aspirants belonging to different discipline, people from different backgrounds have cracked this exam and continue to do so, eventually it's the preparation and strategy that matters.


UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three level-


Preliminary

Mains

Interview



Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists of the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally,

General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change.


and CSAT includes topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills. Both consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed.



Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(GS-I includes Indian Heritage and Culture,History and Geography of the World and Society, GS-II includes Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations, GS-III includes Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management, GS-IV includes Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude),Two Optionals, One Essay, two language paper, there are total nine papers here. 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.


You can go through the gradual steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:



Be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus, learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a combined preparation for both.


Read any newspaper like The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part.


Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.


As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.


Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, writing mains is a huge task for nine paper, it requires immense practice along with knowledge.


Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.

Hi Mohammed,

It depends on your interest and calibre , no matter what subject or course you take, in order to qualify UPSC exam you need to have a complete command over the syllabus of UPSC. But still if you have not started your graduation and has made the mind to be an IAS officer there can be no any other  so called best time to start the preparation for it then know on wards, you only need to focus on the UPSC syllabus and complete your basics along with news analysis followed by preparation for essay type questions. And for graduation you can take any of the subject which is of Arts stream, because all those students who study the subjects of social science rather then any subject of science, commerce or maths have a much beter knowledge of society and people and are also less judgemental. If you are thinking about IAS you have dedicate whole yourself for the nation and start your preparation from NOW because its not that in 2–3 month anyone crack the IAS (the toughest exam).

Start the preparation.

ALL THE BEST.