Krish, to b e eligible for UPSC, you should have completed your Graduation in any stream. So you can study your Bachelor's in any stream. But previous years Statistics state that Candidates who have studied History, Anthropology, Geography have been able to score good than their counterparts. So you may try that too. This way when you take an Optional subject for your Mains, it would be helpful for you.

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

One can choose any subject of his or her choice for optional in UPSC examination

So yes you can definitely choose mathematics as your optional subject in your UPSC examination

UPSC 2018 topper ,Kanishk Kataria has mathematics as optional.

Also,

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC Examination:-

Go through syllabus well , complete it at least 3 months before Examination so that you can keep the last months for revision as the syllabus of UPSC is quite wide

Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-

HISTORY

NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India

Indian Art & Culture

Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania

Polity

NCERT IX-XII
Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

Geography

NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong
World Atlas

Economics

NCERT XI
The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri

Environment

Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)
Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management - General Studies for Civil Services (Main) Examination - Paper II and IV - Majid Hussain

International Relations

NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
Current Affairs ( read newspaper as well)

To get the complete list of books go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

• Make a routine or a time table and try to give at least 8 hours to studies , keep short brakes of 20 to 30 minutes after every 2.5 to 3 hours
• Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs
• Make short notes after completing each chapter

Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.

Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.

Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round

For more tips go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

Thankyou

Hey there

Ofcourse one can take UPSC and state PCS for sure. UPSC exam dates has been postponed for prelims for 2020 syllabus is same as of previous year. There is no restriction on number of exams to take you can fill the state PCS exams if you are comfortable with the language papers.

Good luck

Hello Aspirant,

UPSC is a national level examination. Every Indian irrespective of their state is eligible to apply for the exam. The eligibility criteria says that the candidate should be a citizen of India. It doesn't says anything about domicile or graduating state.

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Hey there

A simple graduation is all you need to sit for UPSC civil services if you are talking about civil services no matter from which stream. You can take any subject in your graduation but if you want to pursue BA I'll recommend history, geography will be best as in interview you can't be cross questioned as why you want to change your profession after graduation also you will be completing some syllabus of upsc during BA. But it's completely your choice what you want to choose.

Good luck

Yes, BA sociology can be beneficial in your UPSC CSE preparation run. It is not that it is the only one subject which can be beneficial as you must have seen that most of the qualified students hail from Humanities ground.

In fact it is the optional paper which proves to be a king maker. I have seen various students opting for Philosophy or Anthropology inspite of having Engineering Background.

All the best!!

Hi

Yes, after the completion of your BSc you can definitely write UPSC examination , this is because to be eligible for UPSC or the IAS examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is that you should be a graduate in any discipline.

You can check UPSC eligibility criteria which  is provided below :-

• You must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university

Minimum age limit :-  21 years

Maximum age limit :-  32 years , there's 3 year relaxation on upper age limit for obc and of 5 years for Sc/St.

Yes you surely can appear for the upsc exam after doing bsc course. The basic eligibility qualification required for getting into IAS is that the candidate must hold on a graduation degree from any course from a recognized board or university.

The age criteria is minimum 21 years of age and maximum 32 years for general category and the number of attempts you can give is 6.