What stream we must select for Graduation for UPSC? And What colleges are best for a Student who wants to opt for UPSC?
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Student Expert
5th Apr, 2020
Hello,
In order to appear for UPSC, you just need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,you can apply even in your final year. UPSC doesn't discriminate among aspirants and hence allow people from all background to appear for this exam. Even, if we see previous trends people from different backgrounds such as arts, engineering, medical etc have qualified for this exam and continue to do so, eventually it's the planning and preparation that matters.
To give you a brief about this;
Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists of the following topic 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.
and CSAT 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 consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed.
Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(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),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 Civil Service needs two years,one year for preparation and another one for appearing for three stages of exam;Preliminary ,Mains and Interview. So, in this case the sooner you start the better it is, you can start your preparation in gradual manner from first year of college itself,you can go through the steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:
Be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus, learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a integrated preparation for both.
Read any newspaper like The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part.
Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.
As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.
Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, writing mains is a huge task for nine paper, it requires immense practice along with knowledge.
Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.
See, the key to qualify UPSC apart from gaining and retaining this wide scale knowledge is PERSEVERANCE because unlike other exams, cases being banking, insurance etc it takes good two years, one needs to sustain the drive and determination in order to succeed, there will be moments of anxiety and doubt every aspirant go through this, but you've sail through this and what will help you is disciplined life, all those who have succeeded this exam they all have targets based on daily, weekly and monthly, so preparation and strategy matters a lot here.
In order to appear for UPSC, you just need to be 21 years old and passed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university,you can apply even in your final year. UPSC doesn't discriminate among aspirants and hence allow people from all background to appear for this exam. Even, if we see previous trends people from different backgrounds such as arts, engineering, medical etc have qualified for this exam and continue to do so, eventually it's the planning and preparation that matters.
To give you a brief about this;
Preliminary numbers are not added in the final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.It mainly consists of GS Paper-I consists of the following topic 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.
and CSAT 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 consists of 200 marks, MCQs based. Prelims is mcq based, but still it requires knowledge coupled with speed.
Mains is more of a subjective type, one needs to write answer for Four General Studies Paper(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),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 Civil Service needs two years,one year for preparation and another one for appearing for three stages of exam;Preliminary ,Mains and Interview. So, in this case the sooner you start the better it is, you can start your preparation in gradual manner from first year of college itself,you can go through the steps as mentioned below in order to start your preparation for UPSC:
Be well acquainted with UPSC Syllabus, learn it by heart, that's the most crucial step to crack this exam, to know what to read and what to skip. In addition to this, never ever make a differentiation between prelims and mains, what I mean is do not prepare separately for each, because nowadays what's happening is even in prelims, UPSC frame questions based on Mains syllabus, So, the first towards preparation shall be a integrated preparation for both.
Read any newspaper like The Hindu, or Indian Express on a regular basis to be updated as well as gaining knowledge which shall be highly useful to you in future exam preparation part.
Start with basics, for each subject, you can do with NCERTs for this.
As you progress, move on to other relevant books, keep your resources minimum like Polity by Laxmikanth, History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra etc.
Start practicing answer writing in advance, even in a little way, writing mains is a huge task for nine paper, it requires immense practice along with knowledge.
Practice previous year question paper which you can get from the site of UPSC,in addition mock papers, and test series which you can get it from any of the sites extensively dedicated to UPSC, , it's highly important to evaluate your performance while doing so.
See, the key to qualify UPSC apart from gaining and retaining this wide scale knowledge is PERSEVERANCE because unlike other exams, cases being banking, insurance etc it takes good two years, one needs to sustain the drive and determination in order to succeed, there will be moments of anxiety and doubt every aspirant go through this, but you've sail through this and what will help you is disciplined life, all those who have succeeded this exam they all have targets based on daily, weekly and monthly, so preparation and strategy matters a lot here.
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Student Expert
5th Apr, 2020
Hello
You can select any stream or subject for your graduation based on your interest ,this is because to be eligible for UPSC, you just need to be graduate in any subject.
Similarly there's no top college for UPSC examination preparation as colleges don't prepare you for UPSC or IAS examination, in college you are just taught the subjects which you opt in your graduation
For the preparation of UPSC examination you need to do self study or join coaching.
Now,becoming an IAS officer is not easy considering the competition involved, but not impossible for a candidate with right attitude and approach.
Follow the below tips to prepare for UPSC examination:-
You can make a routine and try to religiously follow it and if you remain dedicated towards achieving your goal, you will be able to fulfil your dream of becoming an IAS officer.
You need to go through the syllabus of UPSC well and ince you complete the whole syllabus you should go for mock tests
Thankyou
You can select any stream or subject for your graduation based on your interest ,this is because to be eligible for UPSC, you just need to be graduate in any subject.
Similarly there's no top college for UPSC examination preparation as colleges don't prepare you for UPSC or IAS examination, in college you are just taught the subjects which you opt in your graduation
For the preparation of UPSC examination you need to do self study or join coaching.
Now,becoming an IAS officer is not easy considering the competition involved, but not impossible for a candidate with right attitude and approach.
Follow the below tips to prepare for UPSC examination:-
You can make a routine and try to religiously follow it and if you remain dedicated towards achieving your goal, you will be able to fulfil your dream of becoming an IAS officer.
You need to go through the syllabus of UPSC well and ince you complete the whole syllabus you should go for mock tests
Thankyou
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