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I want to be a ias officer.should I take geography subject in ba honours.or should I do BSc


Nitir Hembrom 11th May, 2020
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Ankit Dahiya Student Expert 11th May, 2020
Hello
To become IAS officer you need to appear for UPSC Civil Services Examination. The eligiblity criteria for appearing in UPSC CSE is that the candidate should have a graduation degree from any recognised university in any discipline. So doing any of the courses B.SC or BA would make you eligible.
However it is recommended that you go for BA Geography course, because they syllabus  of BA Geography and the geography syllabus of UPSC exams match to some extent. Infact you can take Geography as your optional paper in CSE. Optional is the game changer paper in CSE. So your graduation will definitely help you with your preparation.

Follow this link for more information on UPSC CSE
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.careers360.com/question-upsc-civil-services-examination/amp

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11th May, 2020
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harshitasharansrivastava Student Expert 11th May, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

You can go for Geography if you want to go for IAS in future as it'll help you in optional subject of IAS paper. But i'll recommend you to choose the subject which interest you the most at graduation level because graduation is your foundation for your future career so you should make a decision wisely. Also go for geography only of you really have interest in the subject.

Good Luck

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11th May, 2020
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I do have interest in geography
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14th May, 2022
What course should i take if i don’t have interest in any of the subjects?
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Pritam Singh 11th May, 2020

Hey there

If you want to be an IAS officer and have interest in geography then you should take geography in your BA and take optional as geography in upsc mains of civil services exam. Many students have geography as their choice as it's an interesting subject too.

Check the link for detailed information regarding UPSC CIVIL SERVICES

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam&ved=2ahUKEwjF6PyBlKvpAhUByDgGHT9lCIYQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw0hKGVhRZa63TvKaJ9aRhkQ

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