How to Become IAS

I want to know about procedure to become an IAS officer after passing graduation ?

[Kiran Chandar]

To become an IAS officer you have to passed Indian administrative service examination organized by union public service commission .



Civil service exam details :
Required eligibility :
You can apply for IAS examination after passing graduation level degree in any discipline from a well recognized university

Age - limits:
21-30 years as on 1st August of the year of Examination.

Books for IAS exam :
Topic Wise Reference On General Studies
Books on Indian History & Culture:
NCERT (+ 2 level) — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar — Gopal Krishna
Bipin Chandra - Modern India
A.C.Banerjee - History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer — Mahatma Gandhi

Books on Geography:
NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X - XII Std
A Good School Atlas
Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography
Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute
National journal - Kurukshetra, Yojana etc.
Down to earth

Books on Indian Economy:
NCERT (+1 level)—Evolution of Indian Economy(I C Dhingra).
Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
Economic Survey
The Economic Times,Business Standard
Yojana

Books on Social and National Issues :
Social Problem - Ram Ahuja
Social Welfare Magazine - Published by ministry of social welfare
Yojana/Kurukshetra
IIPa Journal

Books on Indian Polity:
NCERT (+1 level)—Indian Political System
N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha
D.D. Basu—Indian Constitution
Kashyap—Constitution of India
Publication Division—Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament
P.M. Bakshi—Indian Constitution
Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap
Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap
Frontline Magazine
IIPa Journal

Books on Science & Technology:
NCERT : (10 level) : Science, (+2 level) : Biology.
Popular Science Series (CSIR)
Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
Science Reporter
Science and Technology in India - Spectrum


Books on Statistics:
(NCERT +1 level) Elementary Statistics
S.C.Gupta : Statistical Methods

Books on India and the World :
Journal of peace Studies
World Focus
Strategic Analysis
South Asian Journal

Other Books for General Studies:
India Year Book latest
One competitive Magazine
Gu Tata Mc Graw Hill,
Spectrum or Unique For General Reference
The Pearson General Studies Manual


UPSC - Civil Services Aptitude Test: Test Paper II [Paperback]
RPH Editorial Board (Author)

[Johnsan]

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I want to become IAS Officer after graduation so please give me details including procedure to become IAS Officer?

[Arun Vats]

Here I am giving you details including procedure to become IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Officer.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Educational Qualification:
Candidate must possess a degree from an Indian University or an equivalent qualification. Final year candidate of a degree course can also appear in the Preliminary Examination.

2. Age Limit:
Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August of the year of examination and must not have attained 30 years of age on that date.

3. Age Relaxation:
Upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

4. Nationality:
Candidate must be a citizen of India.


Procedure to become IAS Officer:

Step 1:
Candidate send UPSC's Civil Services exam “Application Form” along with “Information Brochure” from any of the “Head Post Offices or Post Offices” spread throughout the country and sent the filled Application form to following address:
Address:
The Secretary,
Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House,
New Delhi - 110011

Step 2:
Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
1. General Knowledge
Marks: 200
Time: 2 Hr

2. Comprehension and logical reasoning
Marks: 200
Time: 2 Hr

Step 3:
Final Exam
1 Essay type Indian Language Qualifying Paper (300 marks)
1 English Qualifying Paper (300 marks)
1 General Essay type paper (200 marks)
2 General Study’s papers (300 marks each)
4 Optional subjects papers (300 marks each)

Step 4:
The final stage is the interview.