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Sir I am class 12th PCM stdent and want to pursue my career in civil services so i want to do BA simultaneously with the IAS preparation coaching please suggest me which subject did I take in BA which can help me in my IAS preparation?


Shashwat Jain 26th Oct, 2021
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Ayush Maurya 13th Dec, 2021

Hello there

Hope you are doing well. It's a very good to listen you're going to start preparing for upsc cse exam along with your studies.

So coming to the question for giving upsc cse exam as you must be knowing that there's no any specific stream. So if you want to do bachelor in arts do BA hons in that subject which you want to make your optional subject in upsc cse mains exam. It will be helping you as the subject you studied for 3 years then definitely you'll be having edge upon it and you can excel.

Hope it helps!

Thank you!

pri111nah 26th Oct, 2021

Hi Shashwat,

In my opinion you can go for BA Hons. Pursuing BA Hons. is likely to have 4 core and 2 elective subjects in your curriculum. However, a student studying general BA has the option to select all 6 subjects.

Here is an alternative combination in BA best for IAS, some of the best BA subjects for UPSC exams include :-
  • Economics
  • Ecology,
  • Psychology,
  • Political and Geography.
  • History.
  • English.
  • Political Science.
  • Sociology.
  • Philosophy.
  • Hindi.
  • Sanskrit.
You can take majors Political science or sociology. This subjects help one to crack any government exams like UPSC, SSC CGL and State Public Commission Exams and RRB too.
But, In my opinion, B.A. Hons is better than B.A. Programme as far as UPSC civil services preparation is concerned. UPSC requires “Something of Everything and Everything of Something”. B.A. Hons. provides in-depth knowledge at least in one subject and that can be our optional paper.

Hope this helps.

All the best.


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