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Can you tell me how to prepare for IAS exam?

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thanks

for ias preparations you shouin know every thing about india ..
1st you should aware of what is happening all around you
specially related to india's social ,political,economical, science &tech. related aspects

this you can get through a daily newspaper THE HINDU which largerly covers all the above mentioned fields
the article section of the newspaper is the most important. asit improves your perseption and way of thinking like an administrative officers and more importantly
helps in essay exams ..
and one mothly magazine CIVIL SERVICES TIMES adding to the hindu newspaper is more than enough for current event part

then comes apttitude test ,for this buy any any good book for apttitude questions
and practice from there for eg. RS AGGARWAL,PEARSON,ARIHANT, and many more ....

then comes you subject choice ,, the two optional subjects you have to choose
it is recommended to choose the subjects of your interest or the subjects of your graduation..

Tips for preparing IAS Exam:

• Be very particular about the subject you choose for prelims, as you will be appearing for an objective type of paper. History, maths, geography may prove to be very scoring. Choose subjects which have availability of books, reading material and guidance
  
  
• G.K. will definitely pay in your prelims. Reading newspapers, watching TV news and of course quiz shows like KBC,quiz contests is a must.
  
• Enhance your personality because it will definitely be one of the criteria for selection. You should be medically fit.
  
• Improve your communication skills.

GOOD LUCK........

Few Facts to be known about IAS Exam

1. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of
   the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India.
2. The Civil Services Examination is used for recruitment for many Indian
   administrative bodies.
3. It has three stages Preliminary Exam, a Main exam, and an interview - and is
   known for being extremely challenging.
4. About 850 candidates are finally selected each year out of the nearly 2,00,000
   but only a rank ie top 50-100 guarantees an IAS or IFS selection—an acceptance
   rate of 0.01 percent, which makes it the most competitive exam in the world

How to prepare for IAS?

• Get Known about the important events in every department in the Indian politics right from the
  Indian constitution has formed.(because the main subject is general Knowledge)
• Have a glimpse of overall world politics.
• Watch videos on important aspects of India & legendary people.
  (The Tactic is the more you know, nearer you are to success.)

Suggestions

• I would suggest you to join one fine IAS institute in your location.
  (This lets you to have a systematic approach towards the ethical preparation.)
• About Optional subjects.. select those in which you can perform.

Useful Website(s):www.onestopias.com

Mahendrakar Sai Kiran ©®

Hi,
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of
the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India.
How to prepare for IAS?
While selecting an optional I would suggest that you care for the following : (a) The Syllabus : Whether it looks comprehensible at the first glance. (b) Content : Find out whether the relevant books/study-material are easily available. (c) Interest : After going through some of the literature, find out whether it has been able to generate interest in you. (d) Expertise : Whether any specialist of the subject is available or approachable, the one that You can solve your problems and satisfy your queries. (e) Success rate : What has been the scoring pattern and the success-rate of the subject—this you can know from any coaching institute of repute or from some of the magazines too. (f) Friends' advise : Particularly of those who have not made into the list of successful aspirants of the previous years. The steps need not be followed in this sequence.

The last decade has seen a catastrophic change of the sort, regarding the preference of the candidates for traditional subjects as also regarding the scoring pattern. The last five years in particular have seen the emergence of Physics-Maths combination opted by the IITians, as the most successful one. Mid-Eighties saw the upsurge of Anthropology, a subject which is taught in the least number of Universities in India, followed by creation of Public Administration as a separate subject and its instant success in terms of candidates attracted as also in the scoring pattern. Geography has been making silent strides and the literatures of various regional languages have proved their credibility time and again. These subjects affected the popularity of History and Psychology that went out of favour because of revision and substantial increase in the syllabus undertaken during that period. Sociology suffered at the hands of Anthropology because the two can not be opted together and the wind favoured Anthropology.

Hi,

IAS(Indian Administrative Service) since you want to prepare for IAS if you are preparing independently you must study the books of class 6-10 throughly of state board.

you must read news paper hindi and english to increase your ique knowledge.

It helds two exam per year-

1. Preliminary examinations

The prelims are held around May-June.It has objective ie multiple choice questions. There are two papers

a) General studies
b) Optional subject

2. Main examination

The main written examination usually takes place in Oct-Nov, it comprises of 9 papers in all Duration of each paper is 3 hrs.

3. The Interview

The interview calls are sent in March-April of the following year and they take place in the month of April-May.

Dear,

For preparation of IAS examination, follow the IAS exam syllabus.

Work Hard & practice & solve more questions.

Join any good coaching institute.

Arrange study material for preparation from friends or coaching institute.

Purchase a competitive exam book for IAS exam.


Best of Luck

Once you have decided to appear in the Civil Services Exam, preparations should start early. A look at past papers helps get an idea about the kind of questions that are asked.
schedule ur time an hour for a day or 30 min will do!!
keep in track of the current affairs

hello.
i m tarun. i passed b.com with 50% marks from G.N.D.U. i want to complete IAS so suggestme? plz my e-mail id is [email protected]

what are the best scoring subjects for the civil service mains

For IAS exam first we want to prepare for preliminary exam...
Stage 1 Preliminary

Paper 1

i) Preliminary Examinations
Examinations will consist of two papers.
Paper 1 General Studies 150 marks
Paper 2 One Subject to be selected:
from the list of optional subjects
from the below list. 300 marks
Total marks 450 marks

List of Optional Subjects:
a) Agriculture b) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
c) Botany d) Civil Engineering
e) Commerce f) Economics
g) Electrical Engineering h) Geography
i) Geology j) Indian History
k) Law l) Mathematics
m) Mechanical Engineering n) Medical Science
o) Philosophy p) Physics
q) Political Science r) Psychology
s) Public Administration t) Sociology
u) Statistics v) Zoology

Paper 2 English 300 marks

Paper 3 Essay 200 marks

Paper 4 General Studies I 300 marks

Paper 5 General Studies II 300 marks

Paper 6,7,8 & 9 any two subjects to be selected from
The list of the optional subjects each
Subject will have two papers. 1200 marks
Total Main Marks 2000 marks
Interview Test 300 marks
Grand Total after Interview Test 2300 marks

Each and every person will have different methods and styles...

to prepare and attempt for the exams.

according to me my plan for these kind of exams are

first get full grip on the syllabus.

next if possible go for coaching.

practice as many previous papers as possible

make your own points relating to your attitude..

do writing practice more.

concentrate on aptitude and logical questions.

be knowledged with all the current affairs..


and many more like this..

day by day you can improve your preparation with your own ideas..

all the best

~aditya~

Few Facts to be known about IAS Exam-

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative civil service of
the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India.
The Civil Services Examination is used for recruitment for many Indian
administrative bodies.

It has three stages Preliminary Exam, a Main exam, and an interview - and is
known for being extremely challenging.
About 850 candidates are finally selected each year out of the nearly 2,00,000
but only a rank ie top 50-100 guarantees an IAS or IFS selection—an acceptance
rate of 0.01 percent, which makes it the most competitive exam in the world

How to prepare for IAS?
Get Known about the important events in every department in the Indian politics right from the
Indian constitution has formed.(because the main subject is general Knowledge)
Have a glimpse of overall world politics.
Watch videos on important aspects of India & legendary people.
(The Tactic is the more you know, nearer you are to success.)
Suggestions
I would suggest you to join one fine IAS institute in your location.
(This lets you to have a systematic approach towards the ethical preparation.)
About Optional subjects.. select those in which you can perform.

Useful Website(s):www.onestopias.com