Hi,

Yes,  you can give upsc civil services exam. The basic educational eligibility to appear for upsc cse is that a candidate should possess a bachelors degree from a recognized institution. It could be from any stream.

So if you want to go for M.B.B.S for your bachelors you can do that. There is nothing wrong in it.

Infact if you do  MBBS  and after that apply for upsc you will be on safer side. As upsc is a tough exam and competition is very high even if you can't crack  it you will have the other noble career options of your choice.

Hope it helps.

Hello,

The eligibility of UPSC is passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, there is no minimum aggregate required for this, you can apply even in the final year and you need to be 21 years old.

Now, coming to your question, in UPSC there is optional paper for Philosophy, so in this regard it'll help you a lot, as the syllabus of optional is nothing short of graduation studies, also many toppers have taken this as optional and have qualified successfully, so there is no shortage of study materials as well, but the most important thing is if you like philosophy as a subject or not, if you don't you'll find it difficult to deal with academically or even during preparation of UPSC, as the case is UPSC doesn't discriminate among aspirants, hence people from all backgrounds are allowed to appear for the exam, and this is the sole reason there's no restriction in terms of any particular stream, eventually it's your planning, preparation, dedication and focus that makes one successful as evident from toppers of years who come from different backgrounds such as Engineering, Medical, CA etc.

Hello, .

Eligibility for UPSC is passed Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognized University with no specific aggregate required in this case, you need to attain 21 years,can apply even in the final year.

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages as follows;

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of two papers of 200 marks each in MCQs format. In the first paper you need to pass the required cut-off against your category, second paper is qualifying by nature.

First one is GS Paper-I with topics 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 then we have qualifying CSAT(you need to score 33% that is 66 marks out of 200) which 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.


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, you need to write answer for Four General Studies Paper such as

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

In addition to above we have Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language apaper, there are total nine papers here, 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.

Hello student ,

If we talk in common language then people take UPSC as UPSC- CSE exam but in truth UPSC conducts many more exams like NDA (National Defence Academy), IES (Indian Engineering Services), IFS (Indian Forest Services), etc.

For instance will talk only about CSE ( Civil services examination), commonly called as IAS. Before preparing for CSE you should be aware that not everybody who cracks it, gets into IAS, IPS or IFS which most of you aspire for.

Hope it will help you !

Hello, .


UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary has two papers, GS Paper I and CSAT, each paper consists of 200 Marks. In the first paper candidates just need to score the required cut offs against your category, while the second one is qualifying by nature where candidates just need to score 33% which means 66 marks only out of 200. It's MCQs based, but its numbers aren't added in the final list, still it requires knowledge coupled with speed in order to ace it.

GS Paper-I consists of 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 Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change.

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 in order to ace it, it's numbers are not added in the final list,


Coming to Mains it's more of a subjective type, candidates needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper such as

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

Apart from four GS Papers, Two Optionals, One Essay, Two Language Paper are  there, this makes total nine papers with  250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.


You can go through the following steps in order to start your preparation;


The first and most important step towards preparation is to 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, don't segregate your preparation between prelims and mains, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So,

Make a timetable,set targets on a daily,weekly and monthly basis,that's the only way to complete this extensive syllabus.

Newspaper reading is very vital, you can start with  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 with a more emphasis on editorial part, it will not only broaden your perspective but help a lot in answer writing,and make sure whatever opinion you form it should be well balanced. You can also make notes of this, it'll be very useful in answer writing.

When it comes to reading books ,start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this. This will build your foundation strong,as you progress, move on to other relevant books as mentioned below;

For Prelims, refer the following books:

History ;

NCERT Class XI and XII
India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;

NCERT Class VI to XII
GC Leong's Physical Geography
World Atlas

Economics ;

NCERT Class XI
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;

NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs
Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
M Tyra's Quicker Maths

Coming to Mains Exam, you can refer the following books for four General Studies Paper;

GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra

For Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.

For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.

For GS IV - For Ethics refer a book named Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

Always keep resources minimal always, read one book many a times instead of many a book one time, revision is the key here.

Writing mains is a huge task, for nine paper it requires immense practice along with knowledge. So, practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way helps a lot in the long run.There are many sites which provide questions on daily basis you can avail that. Try to give a holistic viewpoint while answer writing by providing political,economical and social aspect. You can also go through toppers answer sheet in order to understand how to present your answer and fetch more marks, there are sites which have uploaded these answer sheets and it'll prove to be very useful to you. And, it helps if you can connect answer answer with current scenarios if it has any prevalence, and to showcase its political, social, geographical way, especially to present it in broad perspective so to speak.

Going through previous year question paper is highly recommended which you can get from the site of UPSC,and in order to evaluate your performance, do go through mock papers and test series on a regular basis.

If you are a serious candidate and work hard toward your goal than you can achive any goal. There is no tough things in any exam we make things complicated.

upsc group 1 exam is one of the toughest exams in india but if the people who are clearing the exam can clear the exam than why not you.

CA is also tough but no doubt the salary of CA is more than an ias .

ALL THE BEST

Hello aspirant,

Exam of group 2 is conducted by SSC (staff selection commission). There are 4 types of exam

Tier 1 : objective multiple choice will be of 60 minutes duration                in online mode

Tier 2 : objective exam will consist of  papers, each paper will                    be of 60 minutes duration in online mode

Tier 3 : descriptive exam will be of 60 minutes duration in pen and paper mode

Tier 4 : skill test - data entry speed test ( DEST)/ computer                          proficiency test (CPT). wherever applicable ( not                              necessary for all the post)

Syllabus for group 2 exam

General Intelligence & reasoning (25 questions)

General Awareness (25 questions)

Quantitative Aptitude (25 questions)

English Language and Comprehension (25 questions)

All the best !

To be eligible for UPSC, you should be atleast 21 years as on August 1st of the year of you appearing for the exam. For example, if you were born in 2000, you should be 21 years atleast by August 1st, 2021. If you will turn 21 by August 1st, 2021, you can appear for UPSC in 2021. Or else, you can appear for the exam only in 2022.

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.

You will need atleast to start preparing ahead of 1- 2 years. If you are preparing at home, you need to keep yourself away from distractions and focus on the goal ahead. Gather as much as information as you can on each topic and keep yourself updated. Practise mock test papers.

hello

The syllabus for all the branches of any graduation degree is same in UPSC and most of the government exams.

For UPSC and other government exams the most preferred branches for engineering are CIVIL engineering , MECHANICAL engineering and ELECTRICAL engineering.

hope this helps you.

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE!