hello sir/mam
what are the knowledge required to study IAS exam
hello sir/mam
what are the knowledge required to study IAS exam
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Dear if you think that aspirants should have any type of specific knowledge or skills to prepare for IAS examination then you are absolutely wrong because complete questions and examination based on some particular topics and subjects that are asked in examination so you should prepare for those subjects and qualify examination
I have listed all topics and subjects that are mandatorily asked in Prelims and Main examination please read :
Preliminary Examination - Two papers - 200 marks for each and objective type
Paper I - General Studies - 2 hours duration
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
Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc.
General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity, Climate Change
General Science and Technology
Paper II - CSAT - Civil Service Aptitude Test - 2 hours of duration
Comprehension
Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Basic Mental Ability
Basic Numeracy - Numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. , Data Interpretation - Charts, Graphs Tables, Data Sufficiency etc. - Class X Level
English Language and Comprehension Skills
Main Examination - Seven Conventional Type papers are included in main exam
Paper I - Section I - Essay for 200 Marks, Section II - English comprehension for 100 marks
Paper II - General Studies I - Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the world and society
Paper III - General Studies II - Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations
Paper IV - General Studies III - Technology, Economic Development, Bio-Diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
Paper V - General Studies IV - Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
Paper VI - Optional Subject Paper I
Paper VII - Optional Subject Paper II
All these six papers contains 250 marks for each and total marks - 1800 for all seven papers
So you have to cover all above mentioned subjects by using some good books then you will qualify this examination easily and you can use these books to prepare :
UPSC Portal Books for IAS Prelims and Main exam by Sachchidananda Jha
TATA McGraw Hill - CSAT Study Guide
Disha Experts - CSAT and GS for IAS Prelims
Bipin Chandra - Indian Modern History
Spectrum - Modern History of India
Romila Thapar - Ancient History of India
Mishra and Puri - Economy of India
Dutt and Sundaram - Indian Economy
DD Basu - Indian Constitution
Kashyap - Indian Polity and Constitution
NCERT All Level Books for - Economy, Environment, GS etc.
Spectrum Books for Science and Technology
Charles Farrow - Geography
Khullar - Geography
School Atlas for Geography
The Hindu - Current Affairs
India Year Book - Current Affairs
Competition Wizard - Monthly Magazine for Current Affairs
Frontline Magazine - General Awareness
I have attached official notice for detailed syllabus please download
All the best
Hey friend,
You asking how to prepare your IAS exam .
Then i wanna tell you that you have to prepare in every field .
I you personliaty . In your language . Moving of your body .
Dressup . speaking power . GK and also knowing about you land.
I hope it will helpful for you.
Just prepare that and become a good IAS officer .
GOOD LUCK
Dear Aspirant
In order to become an IAS you need to be have basics knowledege of everything whether it is social science subjetcs like history,civics,geography or science subjetcs like Physics,Chemistry.It is the only exam that tests your subject knowledge as well as basics understanding of everything.In order to tell you more about it I am exaplaining you about this
Civil servcie examination is conducted by UPSC every years.Those who crack it are selected for various posts and services like IAS(Indian Adminisntrtaive Service),IPS(indian Police Service ) and IFS(Indian Foreign Services) and several are appointed in Group A & B services.It is the only examination which has so much vast syllabus as it selects a person who have real aptitude for government services.I am briefly highlighting the examination pattern from that you may infer what you need as a knowledge
The examination is conducted in two phases Preliminary examination and then main examination.In order to be eligible for main examination you have to qualify Preliminary examination .Preliminary examination consits of two papers.These are and their syllabus are mentioned below
Paper 1 200 marks Duration 2hrs of MCQ types questions
Paper 2 200 marks Duration 2hrs of MCQ types questions
Paper I of preliminary examination consists of following syllabus
1)Current events of national and international importance.
2)History of India and Indian National Movement.
3)Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
4)Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
5) Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
6)General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
7)General Science.
Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
1)Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
2)Logical reasoning and analytical ability
3)Decision-making and problem-solving
4)General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),
5)Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
6)English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
The main examination is again divided into two parts- Written examination and then the final interview test.The examination pattern of main examination is given below
Main Examination
Paper-I Section 1 Essay 200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Pr�cise 100 Marks (Of Matriculation/ Xth standard level)
Paper 2:General Studies�I Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society 250 marks
Paper 3:General Studies �II Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations 250marks
Paper 4:General Studies �III Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management 250marks
Paper 5:General Studies �IV Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude 250 marks
Paper 6:Optional Subject � Paper 1 250 Marks
Paper 7:Optional Subject � Paper 2 250 Marks
So from the examination pattern you may infer what are the broad topics you will need to focus on.All the best
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