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I am student of B.Com studying second year I'm not an average student I gained 70% in first year as I am interested in Indian Administrative Service how should I prepare for IAS exam?

IAS exam comes under civil services which is conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).

Eligibility :

- You must have completed your graduation from a recognised university or college in any stream.

- Your age should be between 21 years and 32 years if you are from UR (Unreserved Category). There is a relaxation of 5 years in age for SC/ST students and 3 years for OBC students.

Exam Pattern :

1) Prelims : 200 Marks for CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
: 200 Marks for General Studies
: Time will be allotted 2 hours for each paper
: Paper will be of qualifying in nature.

2) Mains : It will consist of 9 papers
: Each paper will be of 250 marks
: Time will be allotted 3 hours for each.
: 2 papers will be of qualifying in nature, 2 paper will be of optional subject opted by you and 4 papers will be of GS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1 essay paper.

3) Interview : It will be of 275 marks.

Merit : Score in Mains and in Interview.

Study Plan :

- For History : 11th and 12th NCERTs of Bipin Chandra

- For Geography : G.C Leong and Notes of Neetu Singh

- For Political Science : Laxmikanth

- For Economics : NCERTs and Indian Economics by Ramesh Singh

- For Current Affairs : The Hindu Newspapers and notes of VisionIAS.

- For Essay and Ethics : 151 Essays by Arihant and Notes from InsightsonIndia.

- For Climatology and Environment : Sriram Notes.

- Buy Previous year questions papers and solve it.

It is possible to clear Civil Services examination by self study. Lots of students have cleared this examination through self study. What you need to do is to prepare with strong determination and dedication.

1. Focus on NCERT books. Read and revise multiple times.

2. After that read standard books for different subjects.

3. Make notes in your own words and revise at regular interval.

4. Solve mock papers and so answer writing practice.

5. Never lose confidence, you may fail sometimes but be ready to rise again and conquer.