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Hii,m a bums student and i wana become IAS officer,but what are the subjects for it or how can i prepare for IAS?

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Hii,m a bums student and i wana become IAS officer,but what are the subjects for it or how can i prepare for IAS?

Any stream candidates are eligible to apply for IAS entrance examination. However, you can choose any subject as your optional subject,

List of Optional Subjects:-

-Agriculture
-Agricultural Engineering
-Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
-Botany
-Chemistry
-Chemical Engineering
-Civil Engineering
-Forestry
-Geology
-Mathematics
-Mechanical Engineering
-Physics
-Statistics
-Zoology

To become an IAS officer you have to appear in Civil Service entrance examination which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for every year.

Graduation holder in any discipline is eligible to participate in this entrance examination and the candidate’s who is waiting for bachelor degree result are also eligible to apply for the exam.

The candidate age should not be less than 21 years nor more than 30 years and age relaxation is provided for SC/ST/OBC category as per govt rule.

The selection will be based, on Civil Service Aptitude Test, Main Examination and Interview.


IAS Examination Pattern:-

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs.

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian national movement
• Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
• Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
• Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
• General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization
• General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) – Duration : Two hrs

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
• Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.

For more information please visit Official website:- www.upsc.gov.in

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