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  • 26-07-2013, 12:47 AM
    priyaa patnaik

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    Hello Friend,<br>
    IAS stands for Indian Administrative officer . UPSC conduct the IAS entrance exam once in a year through civil services.<br>
    <br>
    To Become an IAS officer one can qualifying the entrance exam which is consist of 3 stages :<br>
    1. preliminary Exam<br>
    2.Main Exam<br>
    3.Interview<br>
    <br>
    Eligible candidates are applying for the exam through online/offline.<br>
    <br>
    Eligibility:<br>
    <br>
    1. The candidates must posses a bachelor degree in any stream from a recognized University. The final year students of a degree course is also eligible to apply for the exam.<br>
    <br>
    2. The candidate must have attained the age of 21 year on 1st August of the year of examination & must not have attained 30 year of age on that date.<br>
    <br>
    The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 year for OBC & 5 year for SC/ST candidates. The upper age limit is also relaxed in favour of defence services personnel & others.<br>
    <br>
    3. For IAS the candidate must be a citizen of India.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    Number of attempts:<br>
    <br>
    For General - 4 times<br>
    For OBC , Physical handicapped category - 7 times<br>
    For SC/ST - No limitation on number of attempts.<br>
    <br>
    The exam is very competitive. Every year many of the students are applying for the exam but the few of them can crack the exam. If you want to prepare the civil service exam you must have to work & learn these points:<br>
    <br>
    1.punctuality<br>
    2.Time management<br>
    3.Focus<br>
    4.Hard wok<br>
    5.Be systematic<br>
    6.Reading News papers , GK books<br>
    <br>
    For more details visit www.upsc.gov.in<br>
    <br>
    Good Luck.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
  • 06-05-2013, 01:27 PM
    BISWARUPYOGI

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services .

    The minimum educational qualifications required is bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university.The Candidate age should be in between 21 years to 30 years . Age Relaxation for OBC candidate is 3 years and for SC/ST candidate is 5 years.The maximum no of attempts for Sc/ST candidate is Unlimited. For OBC candidate it is 7 years and for general candidate it will be 5 years.

    List of the Best Books for IAS Exams:-

    Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations
    by M. Laxmikanth
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

    Modern Indian History
    by Tarique Mohammad
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

    Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
    by A. R. Khan
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

    UPSC Portal: General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
    by Sachchida Nand Jha
    Publisher: UPSC Portal Publications

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  • 30-04-2013, 08:07 AM
    PRA

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service.

    You can apply for Civil service examination which is conducted by UPSC.

    Eligibility criteria for IAS :-

    1] The aspirant must be a citizen of India.

    2] The age limit of aspirant must be 23 to 30 years.

    3] The aspirant must have a degree in any discipline from any recognized university.

    4] The aspirant who is appearing in final year can also apply for this exam.

    Selection procedure for this exam :-

    >> Written test

    >> Personal interview

    >> Medical test

    I hope this information will help you a lot.

    All the best...........
  • 29-04-2013, 06:43 PM
    cindu

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    Dear Friend,


    The acronym for IAS is Indian administrative Services.


    First of all, I would like to tell you that IAS examination is a civil services examination, which is conducted by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) every year.


    Now, you are in first year of graduation, so, now, you are not eligible for IAS examination.


    First of all, you complete your graduation, then apply for IAS examination.


    The eligibility criteria required for the IAS examination are prescribed as below:-

    * Completion of graduation in any track from any accredited college or university.

    * Final year contenders are also eligible.

    * Percentage criteria is not required.

    * Age limit:- 21-30 yrs.

    * Age relaxation:- 3 yrs for OBC and 5 yrs for SC/ST contenders.

    * No. of attempts:- 4 for General, 7 for OBC and no limits for SC/ST contenders.

    * Nationality:- Indian.


    The selection procedure for the IAS examination is mentioned as below:-

    * Preliminary examination.

    * Mains examination.

    * Personnel interview.


    IAS examination syllabus:-





    IAS examination pattern:-




    The best coaching center for the IAS examination are prescribed as below:-

    * Eten IAS Academy.

    * Rau's IAS Academy.

    * Vajiram and Ravi IAS Academy.

    * Chanakya's IAS Academy.

    * Khan Study Group.


    Hope the above mentioned will help you to get the information you were searching for.
  • 29-04-2013, 07:50 AM
    aashisranjan784

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    Dear Friend

    First of all I would like to appreciate your aim to become IAS officer.

    Do not worry ,I will provide you all the important details regarding this exam and its preparation strategy,coaching institutes and exams one by one.

    In order to become the IAS officer to you have to follow the certain steps:

    You need to appear for the Civil services examination conducted by the Union Public service commission.

    For this exam you should have following eligibility criteria :

    >>Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university.Since you are doing b.tech you can apply for the exam during your final year of engineering.

    >>The age limit for this exam is 21-30 years and relaxations of three years to obc and five years to sc/st respectively.

    >>You must be an Indian citizen.

    >>No of attempts: Four for general,seven for obc and no limit for sc/st respectively.

    This exam has three stages which are :

    1.Preliminary stage

    2.Main exam

    3.Personal interview

    Best institutes for the preparation:

    1.Rau's IAS academy

    2.Vajiaram and RAVI IAS academy

    3.Khan study group

    4.Chanakya's IAS academy

    5.Eten IAS academy and some more.

    Preparation strategy :

    >>First of all you should make a daily routine for your studies ,you need to give at least 3-4 hours daily for IAS preparation other than B.tech studies .

    >>Make grip over general knowledge as day by day UPSC is giving importance to it.

    >>Books like Manorama Year book,monthly ,magazines like Chronicle will help you better.

    >>Go through good news papers for latest updates .

    >>Last bu no the least ,please go thorugh previous year papers for idea about what type questions are asked.

    Hope the information will definitely help you in preparation.

    all the best

    aashisranjan784
  • 28-04-2013, 01:35 PM
    vishal21bhadani

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    Hi Friend,

    Here is Info about Prelims exam.


    CSAT Exam Contains Two Papers, Each of 200 Marks.

    And all Question are of Objective type.

    Paper-I General Studies and Current Affairs

    Paper-II General Aptitude

    For General Category Combined score of Both Paper is must be 50% to get Select for Mains Exam.

    >> CSAT Exam in Taken to Select Candidates for Mains Exam.

    >> You can give Following times Attempt according to Category:

    General Category: 4 Attempts

    OBC: 7 Attempts

    PH: 7 Attempts

    SC/ST: No Limits

    Age Limit for UPSC exam is 21-30 years for General Category Candidates.

    >> For OBC Category Candidate 21-33 years.

    >> SC/ST Category Candidate 21-35 years.

    >> For Physically Handicapped Candidate 21-40 years.

    >> So you can appear in UPSC Exam According the Category.

    There are many part of study that are important in Civil Service Exam.

    Like: History, Sociology,Geography,Indian Constitution and English.

    >> But Sociology is important then all other and has large data.

    >> So If you want to Give Civil Service Exams like IAS,CDS then you must have deep knowledge of Sociology.

    >> You can prepare for it by referring books of Standard 7 to 12th of NCERT.

    >> Watch News On TV Daily in English.

    >> Regular Reading Of Magazine like Chronicle, Kurukshetra, Yojana and India Today.

    I hope you will understand.


    All the Best

  • 28-04-2013, 12:30 PM
    hare_rama

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    To become ias officer you need to get eligible for it and the eligibility is:
    Graduation from recognized university and age 21-30 yrs.
    Then you can apply for the civil services exam at www.upsconline.nic.in after notification and you have to prepare well for the exam and for more details visit www.upsc.gov.in
  • 27-04-2013, 10:46 PM
    rocks1988

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    IAS stands for the Indian Administrative Service exam.

    This exam is conducted by the Union Public Service commission for the recruitment of candidates for the post of IAS, IPS or IRS.

    This exam is considered as the toughest exam of India and very hard to crack.

    Qualification conditions
    ====================

    You should be graduated from recognized university or its equivalent.

    You can also apply in final year of graduation.

    Age should be 21 to 30 years.

    Age relaxation
    =============
    SC/ST + 5 years

    OBC + 3 years

    PH + 10 years

    You must be the citizen of India.

    Exam stages
    ===========

    Prelims ( 400 marks)

    Mains exam ( 2000 marks)

    Interview ( 300 marks)

    For more information visit http//upsc.gov.in
  • 27-04-2013, 09:18 PM
    end of query

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    For becoming an IAS officer, you need to fulfill the certain criteria.
    Your age should be in between 21-30 years and you should be a graduate from a recognized indian university in any stream.
    If you fulfill these requirements, then you can apply for the IAS exam. The pattern of the IAS Exam is such that it has three phases
    First, the prilims which is of objective type
    The second stage is the mains, which is of conventional type
    And the final step is the interview. If you clear the interview, then you will be able to become an IAS.
  • 27-04-2013, 06:57 PM
    beniwal

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    hi,
    You can become IAS officer after graduation degree.

    Appearing in final year candidates are also Eligible.

    Your age should be between 21-30 years.

    Age relaxation;-

    3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC/ST candidates

    There is no percentage requirement.

    To apply this exam you have to visit;-http://upsconline.nic/in

    IAS exam consist;-

    Civil services Preliminary exam

    Civil services Mains exam

    Interview

    Preliminary exam consist;-

    General studies I-200 marks-2 hours duration

    General studies II-200 marks-2 hours duration

    Preliminary exam consist objective type papers with negative marking.

    You have to clear Preliminary exam to enter in Mains exam.

    Mains exam consist Essay, English, General studies and Your choosing optional subjects.

    You have to manage your study time table according to preparation.

    You have to give 2-5 hours for IAS preparation.

    The best option for you that to join any best coaching center of IAS exam.

    Good luck.....................

  • 27-04-2013, 06:44 PM
    Ravikumar Sinojia

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    You have enough time for study.

    To become IAS office you must have graduation degree from govt. recognized university of INDIA.

    Indian citizenship is also compulsory. Your age should be in between 21-30 years for open category.

    Preparation:

    UPSC notification comes every year on their website.

    You have to Clear 3 stages for IAS. Prelims, mains and Interview.

    Material you have to buy from market. Few of preparation material is available on UPSCportal also.

    Books:

    Books list is given on UPSCportal website as well. as per your area of interest you can make choice.

    Coaching:

    coaching is to guide you for UPSC exam. its not assurance that coaching make you crack IAS.

    - Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre
    - Rau's IAS Study Circle
    - Delhi's IAS Study Circle
    - Sachdeva New P.T. College
    - Chanakkya IAS Academy
    - Reddy's IAS Study Circle

    Above are some of the best coaching classes in all over INDIA.

  • 27-04-2013, 06:38 PM
    B.K. Tyagi

    Re: How can I become an IAS officer?

    hi aspirant
    firstly you sure you are elligible or not as criteria
    age 21 to 30
    edu. qualification graduate
    nationality indian
  • 27-04-2013, 04:23 PM
    Unregistered

    How can I become an IAS officer?

    I am studying B-tech 1st year. My aim is to become an IAS officer. But I don't know what I have to do. Could you please help me in achieve my goal. Could you please tell me which books I have to prepare, which exams I have to write, how many hours I have to prepare, and the best institutes which give coaching for IAS...

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