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Good morning Sir, I'm Sonalika, right now I'm studying in final year engineering. I want to become an IAS Officer. From where should I start my study? Is there any physical criteria for IAS Officer. Please guide me from initial stage and syllabus for prelims and mains exam. Thank you.

Physical Standards Required for IAS Officer:

Yes, in order to become an IAS officer, you are required to meet the basic Physical Standards that are required. Here are the Physical standards,

>> Minimum Height For Male - 165 cms

>> Minimum Height for Female - 150 cms

>> Minimum Chest Required for Male - 84 cms and Expansion 5 cms

>> Minimum Chest Required for Female candidates - 79 cms and Expansion 5 cms

The basic educational qualification required to be eligible for becoming an IAS officer is "Graduation" or Bachelor Degree from a recognized university.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts a national level exam every year for the recruitment of IAS, IPS officers and various other posts.

**No, there is not any physical criterion for IAS officer. You have to qualify the prelims exam, Mains exam followed by Interview.

Following are the tips you can follow to prepare for this UPSC Civil Services Exam:

>>Focus more on General Studies. For this you can follow good books such as :
**General Studies by Made Easy publication
**Manorama General Studies book

>>join test series to evaluate your preparation and work on weak areas.

>>keep aware about the current affairs. For this you can read daily newspaper or you can go through the weekly magazine such as pratiyogita darpan, success mirror etc.

>>If you face more problems, you can join any coaching center for the preparation as well.

>>Solve previous years papers which can be easily downloaded from its official website to get aware about the level of questions asked in the exam.

**The detailed syllabus of Prelims as well as for Mains exam is mentioned in the detailed notification of UPSC Civil Services Exam notification which is mentioned below.

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Good morning Sir, I'm Sonalika, right now I'm studying in final year engineering. I want to become an IAS Officer. From where should I start my study? Is there any physical criteria for IAS Officer. Please guide me from initial stage and syllabus for prelims and mains exam. Thank you.

You are final year candidates of Engineering course so you are eligible for IAS exam. There are no physical criteria for IAS exam.

If you have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized University then you are eligible for IAS exam.

I have attached the syllabus for IAS exam so please check it out.