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which subjets i have to select for preparing IAS
hi sir, this is santosh from vizag, andhra pradesh..... i have completed my gaduation recently......the problem is i did degree in architecture so which subjects i have to select for prelims and mains.....? can u give me ur valuable advice.......regarding this........

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which subjets i have to select for preparing IAS
hi sir, this is santosh from vizag, andhra pradesh..... i have completed my gaduation recently......the problem is i did degree in architecture so which subjects i have to select for prelims and mains.....? can u give me ur valuable advice.......regarding this........

Selection of Optional Subjects entirely depends upon the candidate appearing for the Civil Service Examination and one can select any subjects irrespective of there stream in the bachelors degree program. However, in the Preliminary Stage of the Civil Service Examination, there is no provision for optional paper. This stage comprise of General Studies and Civil Service Aptitude Test and both these papers are compulsory for candidates from any stream. The commission lets the candidates select two optional subjects in the Main Exam apart from the compulsory papers. Since you have done Architecture, one of your optional subject could be Mathematics, though it is not compulsory, you might find it easier than other subjects. Instead of Mathematics you may select any subject along with the other one which you find easier as well as scoring. The complete list of optional subjects has been provided below and depending upon your interest, expertise and preparation, you may select any two subjects:
Agriculture Mathematics, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Mechanical Engineering Botany, Medical Science, Chemistry, Philosophy, Civil Engineering, Physics, Commerce,Political Science ,Economics ,Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Public Administration, Geography, Sociology, Geology, Statistics, Indian,History, Zoology,Law.

As per the Union Public Service Commission's guidelines, following combination of optional subjects are not allowed:

Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration
Management and Public Administration
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science
Any two branches of engineering
Commerce and Management
Anthropology and Sociology
Maths and Statistics
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science

For more information, refer to the official website of Union Public Service Commission.

can i choose same subject for mains and prelims of ias???

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can i choose same subject for mains and prelims of ias???

IAS exam is conducted by UPSC in once time in year.

Those candidate are graduate from any recognized university with any discipline are eligible for IAS exam.

But your age should be in between 22 to 30 years old.Age relaxation is provide for SC/ST/OBC category as per govt rule.

The maximum attempts for SC/ST candidate is Unlimited. For OBC candidate it is 7 years and for general candidate it will be 5 years.

Also you must be in citizen in India.

PATTERN AND OPTIONAL SUBJECT FOR IAS EXAM




THE MAIN SUBJECT FOR IAS EXAM

General Studies
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
Indian History
Law
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Statistics
Zoology
Anthropology
Arabic
Assamese
Bengali
Chinese
English
German
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Nepali
Oriya
Pali
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Sanskrit
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Management



For more details you can visit www.upsc.gov.in

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