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Which field to choose after 10th in order to become an IAS officer? Can you please provide me with the right suggestions which I need to follow to reach my goal? It will be really helpful if you can answer me back soon as possible on the same. Thank you!

The minimum eligibility to apply for IAS examination is graduation in any stream. There is no restriction on the choice of subjects. You can choose any subject after 10th level based on your interest level. After you clear your 12th level you should opt for graduation degree in any stream.

IAS is Indian Administrative Service. The examination is conducted by the UPSC every year for the recruitment of candidates in administrative services. The eligibility criteria to apply for IAS examination:-

><The candidates should have a graduation degree in any stream from a recognized university.

><There is no minimum marks required to apply for the examination. The final year candidates can also apply.

><The candidates should be Indian citizen.

><The age of the general candidates should be 21 to 32years. For SC/ST candidates upper age is relaxed by 5years and OBC candidates it is relaxed by 3years.

><There is a restriction in the number of attempts:-

• General Candidates- 6 attempts
• SC/ST Candidates- no limitation
• OBC Candidates- 9 attempts

Selection Procedure:-

><Preliminary Examination(400 marks)
><Main Examination(2075 marks)
><Interview

For more information you can check http://www.upsc.gov.in

Arts stream candidates have an upper edge over other stream candidates in Civil Services examination because more than 60% syllabus of this examination consists of questions from subjects like Economics, Geography, History, Political Science.

You can select Humanities stream in 10+2 with subjects like Geography, History, Political Science, Economics etc. After that you can pursue graduation in any stream of your choice as candidates from all discipline are eligible for this examination.

It is not mandatory to choose any particular stream after 10th standard to become an IAS officer. To be eligible to apply for IAS examination, you should have passed since degree course in any discipline from a Government recognised university. The age criteria required to apply for IAS examination is 21 to 32 years. Upper age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates as per government rules. So, you can pursue your higher studies in any stream of your interest after completion of your 10th standard even if you are interested to become an IAS officer.

To become an IAS Officer, you will have to crack Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC every year.

As you are in 10th standard now, so firstly you will have to complete your Intermediate from any stream (say Arts/Commerce/Science)

After this pursue any graduation course like B.Sc or BA or B.Com or B.Tech or B.Pharma or any other course.

There is no criteria to choose any particular stream for appearing in Civil Services Exam.

In the final year of your graduation, you can apply for Civil Services Exam.

In this exam, you will have to qualify three stages to crack this exam namely,
Preliminary Exam
Main Exam
Personal Interview

Some of the books that you may refer for IAS exam preparation are:

General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper 2) 2015 (English) 1st Edition (Paperback)
Rs. 740


Indian Economy for Civil Services Examination (English) 6th Edition (Paperback)
Rs. 378


General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination Paper - 1 (2014) (English) 1st Edition (Paperback)
Rs. 1,250

Indian Administrative Services is one of the important pillars for administration of country. It is an all India Service. UPSC is a constitutional body which conducts entrance exam for this services.

As per eligibility criteria, candidates from all streams are eligible for the exam of IAS. There is no restriction on selection of stream for this exam. You are free to choose any stream which suits your interest. The minimum age required to apply for exam is 21 years. It is considered to be one of the toughest exam of India. It requires hard work and a bit of luck also.

To become an I.A.S Officer one have to qualify in all three stages of examination. Civil Service examination is conducted by UPSC every year.

The minimum eligibility to appear in the examination is that :-

Candidate must have passed bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised university.

The age limit is 21-32 years with relaxation in upper limit for reserved category.

So, you are eligible to pursue any steam in 12th or bachelor degree to appear in examination.

Candidates are also eligible to select optional paper other than discipline paper to appear in examination.

For detail information about examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

You can choose to study any of the streams of your choice.

There is no specific area requirement, as the qualification required is graduation.

So you must select the one in which you are good in and can excel.

You can appear in the final year of the graduation.

In the mean time as part of the preparation make sure to read the newspaper regularly and keep yourself updated on the current affairs section.

You can choose any stream in which you are interested. To appear in IAS examination, candidate must have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognised University. Hence you can choose any stream because there is no particular stream needed to appear in this examination.

To become an IAS officer, you should have passed bachelor's degree course in any discipline from a government recognised University and you can choose any stream of your interest for pursuing your 11th and 12th standard. In order to appear in IAS examination, one can go for any stream because there is no particular steam needed.

You can be a IAS officer from any field, but when it comes to the proper guidance and direction then you must chose the right field after 10th and start your prep.

It will become very helpful if you go with a subject of ARTS, as the UPSC examination has vast syllabus and mostly of it from Arts Background like Political Science, History, Geography, Public Administration. So, You can take Arts in Intermediate and try to learn these things deeply. Also go through the NCERT books from Class 6 to Class 12th. Below I am providing you a brief Syllabus of UPSC CSC Examination.

Preliminary Tets
Paper 1
General Studies ( 100 MCQ Questions)
Current Event Of National and International Importance
History Of India and Indian National Movement.
India and WorldGeography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance.'
Economic and Social Development, Sustainable development, Poverty, Inculsion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
General Issues on Enviroment
General Science.

Paper 2 CSAT (Aptitude Test) Qualifying only.
English, Maths, Reasoning

Mains Examination

Paper 1
Essay

Paper 2
Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the world and Society.

Paper3
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations.

Paper4
Tchnology, Economic Development, Bio Diversity, Enviroment Security and Disaster Management.

Paper 5
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude.

Paper 6th and 7th
Optional Subject paper.


So after going through the syllabus now it will be very easy for you to choose the Arts after 10th to become an IAS officer. However you must note that students of any field can become IAS. Looking at the present situation many students from Science and Technology field are also clearing these examination very well.

First thing I would like to let you know that to be an IAS ( Indian Administrative Service ) officer you need to qualify Civil Services examination held by UPSC once every year.

Further from the point of view of eligibility for appearing in Civil Services examination, you can opt for any subject for your higher studies as for appearing in same examination the educational qualification required is a graduation in any subject from a recognized university.

But the selection of stream becomes very important because when you appear in stage second of Civil Services examination i.e; Mains you will be required to opt a optional subject in which a through knowledge will be required and same is possible only if you are interested in that paper and have studied it from earlier stage.

So you must opt for the stream in which you are really interested and which lies to your strength as it would make you more confident for appearing in Civil Services examination.

For more details concerning to Civil Services examination you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in .

I am pleased with your keen interest and curiosity to get correct information to achieve your goal.

The eligibility to appear in examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree in any discipline.

There is no limitation on discipline of bachelor degree or 12th std to appear in examination.

The age limit is 21-32 years with relaxation in upper limit for reserved category.

The examination is conducted in three stages as Preliminary, Mains and Interview.

So, from now if you want to start preparation make habit of reading newspaper and improve your writing skills on common topics. Keep yourself update with Current Affairs.

For detail information about examination visit at http://www.upsc.gov.in

The posts of IAS are filled up through the civil services examination conducted by the UPSC.

According to the eligibility criteria released by the UPSC :

* The candidate should be a citizen of India.

* The candidate should have completed graduation through any stream under the scheme of 10+2+3 at least form a recognized university.

* The candidate should be of 21 years at least at the time of application.

* The candidate should be physically and medically fit.

So, no matter which subject you pursue, you will be eligible for the CSE.

Its good that you have decided what is your ambition. You can choose any field of your choice to become eligible for Indian Administrative Services. No stream has any specific advantage in the Civil Services examination.

The academic qualification required to apply for exam is that candidate must have done bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Final year graduation candidates can also apply for the exam. You can choose any stream either science or arts or commerce in which you have deep interest.

You should start your preparation right now from NCERT books and make a habit of reading daily newspaper like The Hindu.

I suggest you to take PCM in 12th level if you can handle these subjects otherwise you can take any other subjects or streams according to your interest. There is not any type of compulsory subjects in 12th or in higher studies to become an IAS officer.

After completing 12th standard, you have to clear your under-graduate degree course to be eligible to write for UPSC examination.

And remember one thing that you age must be 21 years at the time of IAS Prelims Examination.

You can select any course in 12th or undergraduate course if you want to appear in Civil Service examination.

It is necessary to qualify in all three stages of examination conducted by UPSC for final recruitment.

The examination is among the toughest examination so you need to follow a proper strategy for preparation of examination.

But, you must prepare for examination with determination, dedication and devotion to qualify in examination.

If you want to start preparation then from now first go through NCERT books and improve your writing and reading skills.

For syllabus and other details visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) conducts civil services examinations like IAS, IPS, IFS, etc every year.

Educational qualifications regarding the IAS examination are mentioned below:-

1. Completion of graduation in any stream from any recognized university.

2. Final year students are also eligible for this.

3. Age limit:- 21-30 years.

4. Age relaxation:- 3 years for OBC, and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

5. Nationality:- Indian.

6. Physically and mentally fit.

For qualifying IAS examination, you will have to crack this examination:-

1. Preliminary examination.

2. Mains examination.

3. Personnel interview.

4. Physical test.