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I'm a student of Bsc nursing in 3rd year & want to crack IAS so please tell me about total process of exam?


Sucheta panja 8th Jun, 2020
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 8th Jun, 2020

Hi

To become an IAS officer you need to clear UPSC which has 3 stages which are listed below :-

  • The first stage of the exam is Preliminary examination (objective )
  • The second stage, Mains (written).
  • If you manage to clear both prelims and mains then you are to go through third stage i.e interview/personality test .

And if you managed to clear all the three rounds mentioned above, then congratulations you may become an ias officer

UPSC eligibility criteria  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.

Prelims syllabus

It has two papers - General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper-II.

Syllabus is :-

Indian Polity,
History,
Indian Economy,
Science and Technology,
Environment and Ecology,
International Relations and associated current affairs etc.

Similarly , you can get complete Syllabus of UPSC for both prelims and Mains examination by going to our page, the link is given below

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ upsc -ias-syllabus

Thankyou

Yash Dev Student Expert 8th Jun, 2020

Hello student to clear IAS examination you need to clear 3 examination. Prelims Mains and Personal interview.

You need to full fill the eligibility criteria to appear in UPSC prelims - Candidates must hold a Bachelor degree in any discipline and minimum 21year aged.


Feel free to comment if you have any doubt

Good luck

priyaankasarkar Student Expert 8th Jun, 2020

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.

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