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30th March 2012, 04:12 PM
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Which subjects should I take up for mains for IAS exam? Best books to be referred?


Sir I want the complete guidance regarding how the IAS exam is going to be? How to start preparing for it? and what are the best subjects to take up for mains? what are the best books to refer? totally I need complete direction to study and crack the IAS 2013.Pls help me out.




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1st April 2012, 11:24 AM
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Sir I want the complete guidance regarding how the IAS exam is going to be? How to start preparing for it? and what are the best subjects to take up for mains? what are the best books to refer? totally I need complete direction to study and crack the IAS 2013.Pls help me out.


IAS exam is conducted by UPSC in once time in year through Civil Service Exam.So you must attend in CSAT exam.

Those candidate have completed graduation degree or final year of graduation degree from recognized board are applicable for IAS exam.

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

The maximum attempts for SC/ST candidate is Unlimited. for OBC candidate it is 7 times and for general candidate it is 5 times.

Also you must be in citizen in India.

You can choose the Optional and Main subject as your strength.

OPTIONAL SUBJECT FOR CSAT EXAM



MAINS SUBJECT FOR CSAT EXAM



BEST BOOKS FOR IAS PRELIMINARY EXAM



The Pearson CSAT Manual 2012
by
Edgar Thorpe,Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson Education (2012)


Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
by
Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication


CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
by
Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)


UPSC Portal: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2011(Part-I)
by
S. A. Majid
Publisher: Upsc Portal Publications (2011)

For On-line application click on the link www.upsconline.nic.in

For more details about IAS exam click on the link www.upsc.gov.in

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1st April 2012, 05:23 PM
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Sir I want the complete guidance regarding how the IAS exam is going to be? How to start preparing for it? and what are the best subjects to take up for mains? what are the best books to refer? totally I need complete direction to study and crack the IAS 2013.Pls help me out.
HI!
I.A.S exam is conducted by U.P.S.C once in a year.

There are three step of selection:-
> Prelims Exam
> Mains Exam
> Interview

The list of optional subject are:-
Agriculture
Management
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
Mathematics
Anthropology
Mechanical Engineering
Botany
Medical Science
Chemistry
Philosophy
Civil Engineering
Physics
Commerce & Accountancy
Political Science & International Relations
Economics
Psychology
Electrical Engineering
Public Administration
Geography
Sociology
Geology
Statistics
Indian History
Zoology
Law

For more detail log on to www.upsc.gov.in

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1st April 2012, 06:46 PM
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choose your subject according to your strength.well it is said that IAS is easy in history,geography as compared to other subjects.if you take physics,chemistry and maths you have to go through deep concepts.however optional and main subjects is given on the website and rules and regulations are also provided on www.upsc.gov.in
for books refer
current affairs books
general studies
and your subject books which you can buy from flipkart.com where u will get most rated book by users.
also see news daily so that your current affairs are regularly updated.
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6th April 2012, 04:57 PM
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Default Re: Which subjects should I take up for mains for IAS exam? Best books to be referred?

Friend,
IAS exam is conducted by UPSC in once time in year through Civil Service Exam.So you must attend in CSAT exam.

Those candidate have completed graduation degree or final year of graduation degree from recognized board are applicable for IAS exam.

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

The maximum attempts for SC/ST candidate is Unlimited. for OBC candidate it is 7 times and for general candidate it is 5 times.

Also you must be in citizen in India.

You can choose the Optional and Main subject as your strength.

OPTIONAL SUBJECT FOR CSAT EXAM



MAINS SUBJECT FOR CSAT EXAM



BEST BOOKS FOR IAS PRELIMINARY EXAM



The Pearson CSAT Manual 2012
by
Edgar Thorpe,Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson Education (2012)


Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
by
Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication


CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
by
Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)


UPSC Portal: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2011(Part-I)
by
S. A. Majid
Publisher: Upsc Portal Publications (2011)

For On-line application click on the link www.upsconline.nic.in

For more details about IAS exam click on the link www.upsc.gov.in

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30th April 2012, 12:45 AM
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Sir i have finished my b.pharmacy recently i am planning to prepare for ias which books should i follow and which optionals suitable for me please help me sir
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30th May 2012, 12:11 AM
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Hi Team,
which optionals will be best for me to take for civils mains? I completed my B.Tech but i dont want to take Engineering subjects as optional.Please suggest me the optionals which i can prepare and for which i can get good material and will be easy to score.

Waiting for ur reply.
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4th July 2012, 05:12 PM
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sir/madam i wanted to ask if i have done my bsc. in life sc. in that case would i be eligible for IAS exam?
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31st July 2012, 12:38 PM
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Default Re: Which subjects should I take up for mains for IAS exam? Best books to be referred?

HI!
I.A.S exam is conducted by U.P.S.C once in a year.

There are three step of selection:-
> Prelims Exam
> Mains Exam
> Interview

The list of optional subject are:-
Agriculture
Management
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science
Mathematics
Anthropology
Mechanical Engineering
Botany
Medical Science
Chemistry
Philosophy
Civil Engineering
Physics
Commerce & Accountancy
Political Science & International Relations
Economics
Psychology
Electrical Engineering
Public Administration
Geography
Sociology
Geology
Statistics
Indian History
Zoology
Law

For more detail log on to www.upsc.gov.in
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6th August 2012, 01:23 AM
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Is it difficult to go with chemistry as a subject for mains
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18th August 2012, 07:50 AM
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sir,i am 10th class stud,which book/magzine e.t.c should i read which would help me inI.A.S EXAM AFTER GRAD.
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27th January 2013, 08:26 PM
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sir,i did my school in cbse board and im doing my final year b.com now. Is tat vry difficult to prepare for IAS xams frm nw on??.please ,guide me on how to prepare for the pre exams..im planning to join IAS coaching centre is tat right?
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17th June 2013, 07:58 PM
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i am a student of commerce. i wanna choise subject in ias mains "account". is it possible????
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27th June 2013, 01:55 PM
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HIIIIIIIII,

IAS means Indian Administrative Service.

Every candidate appearing at the examination or who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination

The Prelims will consist of two papers common to all
GENERAL STUDIES PAPER I

MAXIMUM MARKS:200
NO.OF QUESTIONS:100
TOTAL TIME: 120 MINS(2 HRS)

SYLLABUS
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
  • HISTORY OF INDIA AND INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS
  • INDIAN AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY-PHYSICS,SOCIAL,ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA AND THE WORLD
  • INDIAN POLITY AND GOVERNANCE-CONSTITUTION,PANCHAYAT RAJ,POLITICAL SYSTEM,PUBLIC POLICY,RIGHTS ISSUES...ETC
  • ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY ,INCLUSION,DEMOGRAPHIOCS,SOCIAL SECTOR INITIATIVES ETC.
  • GENERAL ISSUE ON ENVIRONMENTA ECOLOGY,BIO-DIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  • GENERAL SCIENCE

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER II

MAXIMUM MARKS:200
NO.OF QUESTIONS:80
TOTAL TIME:120 MINS

SYLLABUS

COMPREHENSION
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS INCLUDING COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LOGICAL REASONING AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY
DESICION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY
BASIC NUMERACY(NUMBERS AND THEIR RELATION,ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ETC.), DATA INTERPRETATION(CHARTS,GRAPHS,TABLES,DATA SUFFICIENCY ETC)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION SKILLS(CLASS X LEVEL)








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27th June 2013, 09:26 PM
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UPSC MAINS SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

The Main written examination will consist of the following papers:




Paper one: 300 Marks
Section 1 Essay
Section 2 English Comprehension and English Precis (Matriculation or Xth standard level)

Paper Two 250 Marks
General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

Paper Three 250 Marks
General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

Paper Four 250 Marks
General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Paper Five 250 Marks
General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper Six 250 marks
Optional Subject – Paper 1

Paper Seven 250 marks
Optional Subject – Paper 2


List of optional subjects for Main Examination
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Geology
History
Law
Management
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and International

You can choose just one optional paper from the above list
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i'm doing my under graduation , i'm 18 yrs old i want to become an ias oficer , iwant to know is it necessary to go coaching centers , please rply me
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SIR I READ IN 11 CLASS I TAKE ART SIDE I WANT TO BECOME AN I.A.S I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OPTIONAL SUBJECT,GRAD. ,PAPERS AND BEST BOOKS
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