Hi there.

First things first, for becoming an IAS officer one has to write the UPSC examinations that occur in three stages: Preliminary, Mains and Personal Interview.

The Preliminary exams are just for the sake of qualifying to Mains. Your preliminary exam's score won't be considered in the final score. The final score consists of Mains and Personal Interview. Preliminary is an MCQ based exam whereas Mains exam is a full-fledged written exam with an optional subject.

One needs to have a graduation degree in any discipline from any recognized University to be eligible to write the UPSC examinations.

It is advisable to start your preparation from the very first year of graduation. Start with the basic NCERT books of Class VI-XII of History, Geography, Economics, and Science.

Slowly, build momentum and start with Indian Polity book by Lakshmikant. For a proper and full booklist head to Mrunal's blog or Unacademy's website (Roman Saini's lessons).

Develop a habit of reading The Hindu daily to be updated with current affairs. Read the Yojana Magazine regularly.

For more information on UPSC exams like syllabus and eligibility criteria kindly refer to the following link:

Https://competition.careers360.com/exams/civil-services-examination

Wishing you luck!

helo aspirant, to get full knowledge of IAS exam please go through th elink given below. it is the book writte by Mrs. illa tripathi on how to prepare for ias exam. she has elaborated very efficiently how to prepare for ias exam. she has mentioned each and every detail of it.

https://www.amazon.in/71-51-Journey-Failure-Success-ebook/dp/B07G2SBQNN

It is avavilable free on kindle app .

thanks

Hello Aspirant,





These books will help you in cracking upsc exam.Cracking UPSC is a dream of every student alive.So there's a lot of competition around to reach jn top.You will have to study like crazy.Your everyday needs to be same,you will have to be very consistent and honest with your self.Stay away from distractions and social media.Stay away from people who are negative and demotivate you.



Here's list of books that can help you :



Geography of India  Majid Husain. (Geography)



Oxford School Atlas  Oxford. (Geography)



Certificate Physical and Human Geography  Geography



Environment by Shankar IAS



Indian Economy  Ramesh Singh. (Economy)



Economic Survey. (Economy)



History Of Modern India  Bipan Chandra -History



Indias Struggle for Independence (History)



Indias Ancient Past- RS Sharma History



History of Medieval India  Sathish Chandra -History



The Wonder that was India  AL Bhasham -Culture



Indian Art and Culture  Nitin Singhania  Culture



Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations  M.

Laxmikanth. (Polity)



Science and Technology in India  TMH. (Science and Technology)



India Year Book  Current Affairs



Manorama Yearbook Current Affairs



Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning RS.Aggarwal -CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning



CSAT Manual by TMH or CSAT-II  Arihant CSAT  Paper

Analytical Reasoning  MK Pandey CSAT

Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning



I hope this helps.

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