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Respected Sir, My name is Khushboo Gautam and I am pursuing my Graduation with BA, I am in the 2nd year of the course. I want to apply for IPS exam so I want to know can I apply for IPS exam while pursuing 2nd year BA course? How should I prepare for the exam? Please answer as soon as possible.

No, you are not eligible to apply for Civil Service examination conducted by UPSC while pursuing in 2nd year.

The eligibility to appear for examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree or pursuing in final year of course. The age limit to appear for examination is 21-32 years with relaxation in upper age limit for reserved category.

So, now you can only prepare for examination. To qualify in examination you need to prepare with a proper strategy and syllabus recommended by UPSC at official website www.upsc.gov.in.

You are not eligible to apply for IPS examination conducted by UPSC every year as you are still studying your 2nd year of BA.
The minimum educational qualification required to apply for this exam is Graduation or an equivalent examination pass in any discipline from UGC approved college or institution and there is no aggregate marks percentage criteria in graduation to apply for this exam.
Age limit to apply for this exam is 21-32 years and the age relaxations are as per government of India policies and regulations.
Maximum number of attempts allowed for this examination are :
* 6 times for General candidates
* 9 times for OBC candidates
* No such restriction for SC and ST category candidates.
And the selection procedure of this IPS examination is preliminary exam, main exam and personal interview, medical fitness test.
For further information please visit www.upsc.gov.in.

Candidate on who wants to become IPS need to complete their degree in any stream in a recognized University or college. Then only he/she will be able to apply for the Civil Service exam which is conducted by UPSC for yearly once.

-> Selection Procedure - Preliminary, Main exam and Interview.

-> Required age - general category 21 to 32, for OBC 21 to 35, for SC/ST 21 to 37 age relaxation is given.

-> No of Attempts - for general category candidates 6 time, for OBC category candidates 9 time, for SC/ST there is no any limits of attempts required.

-> Candidates will check out the site www.upsc.gov.in for more information like syllabus, exam date, previous question paper, etc.

No. You can not apply for IPS Exam while pursing 2nd year BA course.

Do not get disappointed. You can apply for IPS Exam while pursuing 3rd year of BA course.

IPS Exam is Civil Services Exam run by UPSC where 2 written tests are there Preliminary Exam and Main Exam.

Your approach is good to start preparation. There are Civil Services coaching centers.

Join in them and start preparation.