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It is compulsory to take ARTS TO BECOME AN IAS OFFICER as i have taken non medical after passing class tenth exams

No, it is not compulsory to have arts stream to become eligible to appear for Civil Service examination and become an I.A.S Officer.

The required eligibility to appear for the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised university. The age limit is 21-32 years. Relaxation in upper age limit for reserved category.

So, you need to focus on your preparation for the examination. For more information visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and to become an IAS officer, you are required to qualify the Civil Services examination held by UPSC once every year.

Further, the minimum education required for appearing in the Civil Services examination is simply a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

So, as far you are concerned about the compulsion of opting Arts stream to become an IAS officer, then there is no such requirement and therefore you can opt any stream as per your interest and strength for your higher secondary school degree course and graduation degree.

For complete details and updates regarding the Civil Services examination, you can refer to the link www.upsc.gov.in.

No, It is not compulsory to take ARTS to become an IAS Officer.

It is the best option available to be IAS Officer but if you are not interested than you can work in any sector according to your stream.

You can't work in Medical and Engineering sector only.

You can be good trader , consultant, research analyst, BPO, Manager , Writer or anything except technical and medical sector.

No, It is not compulsory to take ARTS to become an IAS Officer.

To become an IAS officer as a minimum academic qualification is graduation in any stream from a recognised University. But after passing 12th you can start preparation for Civil Services Exam to become an IAS officer.

To become an IAS officer one should crack Civil Services Exam conducted by UPSC every year by applying and appearing for the same.

The age limit is 21 to 30 years with upper age relaxation for the reserved candidate.

The selection is through three phases:-
Preliminary Exam
Main Exam
Personal Interview.

Fir more information you may log on to:-
http://www.upsc.gov.in.

No, It is not compulsory to take ARTS to become an IAS Officer.

To become an IAS officer then you have to crack the civil services examination which is conducted every year by the the Union Public Service Commission.

The academic qualifications:-

Graduation in any discipline from any recognised college/ university.

Age limit:-
21 to 32 years.

Age relaxation:-
Granted to reserved category candidates as per government rules.

Selection process:-
Preliminary Test
Main Exam
Personal Interview

You can check for more details:-
www.upsc.gov.in

No, it is not compulsory to pursue graduation from Arts stream to become an IAS Officer.
You can complete graduation from any of the desired stream. It should be Science, vocational course, B.Tech, MBBS etc.
There is no any restriction regarding subjects.

Eligibility criteria required to apply for UPSC entrance exam are as follows:-
Candidate must have completed graduation from a recognized university in any stream.
Candidate must have scored at least 55% marks in aggregate.
Candidate must be a citizen of India.
Candidate should be physically and mentally fit.
Candidate age should be not less than 21 years and should not exceed 30 years.

UPSC requires its candidates to have an honest interest in the subjects they study, which can only come from perseverance. Arts as a course covers the widest range of subjects which could be taken up for higher studies and also provide a strong base for competitive exams.

The answer of your question is 'NO' because to become an IAS Officer, one has to clear the UPSC exam and to be eligible for this exam a candidate must hold a graduation from any university. There is no mention of arts or science in the eligibility criteria but i will suggest you to choose arts stream in 11th and 12th class since it covers very important chapters, topics which are asked in the UPSC exam.