Does a B.Tech graduate have higher chances for becoming a civil servant?

Not really. The civil service examinations are open to all, and if you're in the General category, you will be treated like everyone else around you, aspiring to get that post. The syllabus does not have much to do with engineering. Rather, it focuses on your analytical skills along with your reasoning abilities. The Entrance has a preliminary examination and a mains examination. The preliminary exam has two papers: For the first one,the topics are based on Indian history, Geography, Indian Polity(Civics), Economic and Social development and general issues on environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change. For the second one, the topics consist of comprehension, logical and analytical reasoning, and basic mathematics(Up to 10th standard). The mains exam has 9 papers, including two qualifying papers - one in your mother tongue and the other in English. The other six papers are on general studies (same topics as the preliminary exam) and adding to this, there's a paper on the Indian Constitution. Engineering is just one of the fields here, and no exemption is made for general category students. The interview, which is the final step towards determining your employment, makes a big difference. All the best!

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Hi, B.Tech has nothing to do with civil services and there is a separate examination to become civil servant. However, for some experienced position they prefer engineering graduate or post graduate.

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The chance of being a civil servant has no relation with your B.Tech degree. Though you can ask about the level of knowledge which you would get from a B.Tech degree. First of all, for civil services, you need to qualify the union public service commission exam which needs a hardcore practise and knowledge. Also, it is very difficult to manage the engineering studies with the UPSC syllabus. Though it has a paper related to the B.Tech stream, but it includes very less percentage of total paper weightage. When it comes to chances, yes there are many students who are very good engineers and crack UPSC exam every year, but for that one needs to devote himself/herself completely for the preparation of UPSC exam because it is very rare to manage both and if one is unable to get through UPSC then the engineering jobs will be difficult to get because it too needs a lot of practice. One thing a person can do is to pursue his or her engineering and then prepare for the civil services exam. Best of luck. Hope it helped.

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This is a myth. Every year, many graduates from non-engineering backgrounds successfully crack the exams. With hard work and devotion, any one can crack this great hurdle. This exam can be cracked not only by a student with a good academic record but can be cracked by a student who regularly practices. The one and only thing required is the burning desire to get into the civil services. This fire will take care of the rest. UPSC exams syllabus is quite different from the syllabus of engineering. Someone may manage to crack this exam by virtue of his/her intelligence but may not excel due to lack of right motivation. Afterall clearing this exam is not the end of the process, it's just the beginning. Do not compare your performance with others. Instead, compare yourself with your past performance and try to improve upon it. Just do what UG and PG course you wants to do and after this, if you really want to crack this exam then no matter you are engineer or not you can crack it.

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It surely helps in some of the papers in the prelims but not more than that. But during B.Tech you learn so many things which would help you in civil services exam (I am not talking about academics). The rigor of the course you undergo prepares you mentally for the civil services exam. As already mentioned your analytical skills develop as you undergo your B.Tech course. But most of the subjects are not related to engineering at all. So you may face problem in that area. Generally, I would suggest taking arts stream if you are 100 percent dedicated to civil services exam. If you want to be on a safer side you can take engineering and then try for civil services but keep in mind that you need an unending dedication and hard work to be able to crack civil services exam. If you are ready to go through it all, the field of your study won't matter much. So think properly about your goals and make an informed decision.

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