Hello,

First of all  Staff Selection Commission conducts various exams at different levels such as MTS/Combined Higher Secondary Level/Combined Graduate Level/CPO/ Junior Engineer/Hindi Translator/Sub Inspector/Constable(Executive).

I presume based on the eligibility of graduation your query is regarding SSC CGL and UPSC. UPSC has an extensive syllabus, the exam is conducted in three phases namely Prelims, Mains and Interview while on the other hand SSC CGL has four stages, in the first stage we have four sections, of Reasoning, General Awareness, English and Quantitative Aptitude for 200 marks, the second stage is also of 200 marks for ,Quant and English, for other posts such as JSO,AAO there are one separate papers, third stage is descriptive paper such as writing essay, prcis, letter writing(Hindi/Engish), last stage is data entry speed test. Over the years, the level of questions have become higher, the exam too have become highly competitive, one of the important feature is this exam is SSC often repeats question, so it's compulsory to go through previous year papers, except descriptive part and data entry test, SSC CGL is conducted in only MCQs format, so speed and knowledge is the key to crack this exam.

On the other hand, in case of UPSC Prelims  consists of 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. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Another paper is  CSAT which is qualifying in nature
you need to score 33%(only 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.

Both the paper is of 200 marks each and is, MCQs based. Prelim's numbers are not added in the final list,


Second stage is  Mains which is more of a subjective type, you have to 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, we have 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.

UPSC is one of the toughest exam, the reason being such a humongous syllabus, so you have to read a lot, and most importantly in every subject you need to have a solid foundation, that's important, in SSC the weightage given to English and Quant is lot more as evident from first and second stage marks distribution, and SSC CGL doesn't have interview while UPSC has.

Hello,

In order to appear for UPSC, candidates need to attain 21 years and  pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized University, one can apply even in the final year, there is no specific  aggregate required in this case. The maximum age limit for General Category/EWS is 32 years, OBC is 35 years, SC/ST is 37 years and in case of physically disabled candidates, 10 year relaxation is provided till 42 years.

UPSC Civil Service Exam consists of three stages-

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

To give you a brief about the exam;

Preliminary consists of 200 Marks for each paper in MCQs format.

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. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

Second paper is CSAT (qualifying by nature) where you need to score 33% only that is 66 Marks out of 200, it 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.


Next stage is Mains which is more of a subjective type, one 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, there are two optionals, one essay, two language paper, so there are total nine papers here, 250 marks for each paper, total is 1750 marks followed by Personality Test of 275 marks.

Hello,

Due to covid pandemic, prelims of UPSC which was earlier postponed is now to be conducted on 4th October, while Mains have been rescheduled from 8th January, 2021 onwards, while that of CDS 2 official notification is already out, for which exam is to be conducted on 8th November,  You can also follow our page at https://news.careers360.com/latest-govt-jobs-2020-live-updates for latest updates regarding government jobs.

Hello,

CAT is one of the toughest management exam, and so is upsc, it's difficult to prepare for both of these at the same time, also the syllabus too is quite different from each other, it's better you choose any one and put your single-minded focus, and dedication, these are highly competitive exams, only when you're thorough  with preparation ,you can succeed.

Hello,

With diploma in pharmacy you are not eligible for UPSC, either you have to complete BPharm through lateral entry in order to appear for UPSC or you can pursue graduation in any stream from a recognized university, you need to be 21 years and can apply even in the final year.

Hello student ,

As you know that this profile has very diverse opportunity from being secretary of a department having only for instance 10-12 workers to state governor.

So , this is all dependent on how you worked throughout your career.

Some of the opportunities are:

Secretaries in state and central government

RBI governor

Ch ief election commissioner

CBI, IB , RA&W, NIA, STATE POLICE, Central Police Force Chief

Other ambassadorial assignment just like NSA Ajit Doval .

Head of PSUs and so on .

Hope this will help you !

The syllabus of UPSC and WBPCS are same. Psychology Optional Paper 1 syllabus- Foundations of Psychology, Methods of Psychology, Research Methods, Development of Human Behaviour, Sensations, Attention and Perceptions, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Problem solving, Motivation and emotion, Intelligence and Aptitude, Personality, Attitudes, Values and Interests, Language and Communication, Issues and Perspectives in Modern Contemporary Psychology.

Psychology Optional Paper 2 syllabus- Issues and Applications of Psychology : Psychological Measurement of Individual Differences, Psychological Well Being and mental disorders, Therapeutic Approaches, Work Psychology and Organisational Behaviour, Application of Psychology in educational field. Community Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Application of Psychology to disadvantaged groups, Psychological Problems of social Integration, Application of Psychology in IT and Mass media, Psychology and Economic development, Application of Psychology to environment and related field, Application of Psychology in other fields, Psychology of gender.

Dear Aspirants

Firstly tell in which year you are in ,if you are in third year you can apply for UPSE ,there is no such issues ,you can easily apply for UPSE

For more information related to UPSE please visit this website

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

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Pooja, it depends on your 10+2 stream, which you have taken. But as you have not mentioned then in general engineering is forever stream to choose to be a good ranker. Also, most of the candidates choose BA private as it is the best option for IAS preparation because of 50 to 60 percent syllabus cover with B.A. and also u may take optional subject according to your interest.

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Hi Kritika,

See, both of them are helpful in one or the other way. If you pursue B.Sc., then you can prepare for UPSC parallely, you will get enough time to prepare. If you pursue B.Tech, then you will be having packed time schedule and the course of B.tech would be enough to keep you studying for hours. You will not get time for preparation of UPSC, but in that times you will be able to develop a good sitting power, ling study hours that are very important for a student preparing for UPSC.

Refer here to get the list of best colleges for B.Tech - https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-be-btech-colleges-in-india

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I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!