Civil Servant (IAS/PCS) exams

Hi Susmitha,
To become an IAS officer you have to appear in Civil Service Exam.
The Civil Service Examination is organized by UPSC every year to recruit candidate for IAS, IPS etc.
Academic Qualification:
The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in any field from a well known college or university.
Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission's examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination.
-Age Limits:
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, in the year of examination.
Number of attempts:
Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.
However, your passion in a particular subject and your caliber for attaining the highest level of specialization, will eventually lead to a phenomenal career path.
I would therefore suggest you to consider your skills and strengths to boost your career plans.
You can take CPT test.Once you clear that, you can start preparing for CA inter exam and on the other hand you can pursue B.ComI also.
Any University has no objection in doing CA along with graduation course.
After passing your 12th you can enroll for CA and graduation at same.
In this way you'll save your time and will complete the course in shorter period of time.
There are three stages in CA:
-Common Proficiency Test(CPT)
-IPCC
-Final examination
These are the following coaching institutes that offer CPT test preparation in India:
-J.K.Shah Classes, Mumbai
-IMS Institute, Indiranagar, Bangalore
-Face the Book Education Hub, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad
-Academy of Commerce-New Delhi
-VG Professional studies-Delhi
-Institute of Finance and Accounts-Noida
-Maksi CA/CMA/CS Institute, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad
Some of the conventional and upcoming career options available for Chartered Accountants.
-Audit and Taxation
-Project Finance/ Financial Advisory/ Mergers & Acquisitions
-Investment Banking
-Banking and Financial Services
-Outsourcing
-Corporate Sector
-Tax management
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Hi,
1)
* To prepare for the IAS exam, you require the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
* Plan your preparation after knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You need to be organized and follow a time-table.
* You may refer to reference books related to the course.
* Internet will also be a huge source of information for you.
* You may even join coaching institute to work on your fundamentals. Some of the institutes are :
Ujjwal IAS Academy
Dhruvathare IAS Academy
Inspiration IAS Academy
VAID's ICS Lucknow
For more, you may refer to : https://testprep.shiksha.com/ias-exam-coaching-classes-in-india-categorypage-14-54-936-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0
While selecting the best institute, you need to check batch size, syllabus, faculty etc.
* When you get a grip over the basic syllabus, you may refer to mock tests / previous year's question papers to analyze your preparation and performance before the final exam.
In a nutshell, the strategy for success must include early, continuous and serious preparation.
2)
- You may refer to books such as :
General Studies Manual
Indian Politics by Lakshmikanth
Ancient History by D.D.Kausambi's
R.S.Agarwal [Arithmetic]
Wren & Martin [English Grammar]
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
NCERT Science books of class IX and X
Social Science NCERT books of class IX to XII
Modern Indian history by Bipan Chandra
Geography NCERT books of class XI and XII
School Atlas of Oxford Publication
Political Science NCERT books of class XI and XII
- You may even study journals and watch television for important news reports. You may refer to periodicals such as Frontline, Business Today, Business Outlook, Yojana: Publication Division, Government of India.
For current affairs, you may read eBook published by Jagran and for regular current affairs update you may visit Jagranjosh.com.
- Reading newspapers such as The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Statesman, Telegraph etc will also help you to get a good hold on the English language.
# For more details regarding forms, optional subjects, syllabus, exam dates etc you may visit the official website : http://www.upsc.gov.in/
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Wish You Luck!

Hi,
Thanks for the tag.
To prepare for the exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
- You may refer to books such as :
General Studies Manual
Indian Politics by Lakshmikanth
Ancient History by D.D.Kausambi's
R.S.Agarwal [Arithmetic]
Wren & Martin [English Grammar]
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
NCERT Science books of class IX and X
Social Science NCERT books of class IX to XII
Modern Indian history by Bipan Chandra
Geography NCERT books of class XI and XII
School Atlas of Oxford Publication
Political Science NCERT books of class XI and XII
- You may even study journals and watch television for important news reports. You may refer to periodicals such as Frontline, Business Today, Business Outlook, Yojana: Publication Division, Government of India.
- For current affairs, you may read eBook published by Jagran and for regular current affairs update you may visit Jagranjosh.com.
- Reading newspapers such as The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Statesman, Telegraph etc will also help you to get a good hold on the English language.
- Always keep the syllabus and past five years question papers handy.
For details regarding forms, syllabus, exam dates etc you may visit the official website mentioned below.
http://www.upsc.gov.in/
Wish You Luck!

Hi,
About the exam
IAS - Indian Administrative Service Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year in a pan-Indian basis.
Eligible for courses
After taking the exam, you will be eligible for Indian Administrative Services and will be allocated services.
Eligibility Criteria
For Indian Administrative Service, a candidate should be a citizen of India.
Candidate should be between 21 – 30 years (both inclusive) as on the date mentioned under the UPSC examination notification.
Candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or a deemed university.
Candidate appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree and awaiting result can also apply.
Candidate possesses professional and technical qualification recognised by Government equivalent to the professional and technical degree can also apply.
Candidate who has passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but has not completed his/her internship by the time of submission of his/her application for the Civil Services (Main) Examination.
Also you may refer-
http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2013/csp_ifs/csp2013.pdf
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