How should one go about preparing for the IAS exam

i am fe engineering student.its my firm decision to be an ias officer.i want to know the strategy to prepare for upsc exam.shall i start to prepare right from the next year.(2011).what all things should i go for ,regarding the syllabus.please suggest me the study materials for now.thank u.

65 Views|Posted 2010-11-14 15:02:32
Asked by Eesha Meshram
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richa Jain
2010-11-14 15:08:33
you can give the exam for next year to get an experience but to get select in these exams it needs a lots of learning and practice . you select one optional subject and be the master in that on the other hand do the prepration of general awareness also.

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Priya Saxena
2010-11-16 13:07:50
Hi Eesha, IAS is one of the esteemed services under the Civil Services of the country and candidates are selected on the basis of qualifying the Civil service exam which is divided in two phases - Preliminary and Main. As for the preparation is concerned, Other than the compulsory section i.e. Gen

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Neeraj Kumar
2010-11-19 14:11:08
You have to study General Study Book Tata mac graw hill and read newspapaer

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shivlal
2010-11-17 15:19:15
yes u need to that,and start reading the news paper and current affairs also,,which will help u

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NISHANT BIRMAN
2010-11-16 13:17:01
HI,IAS mean's Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government Of India.IAS officers play large role in the bureau of the both central Government and the state government.The civil service examination is used for recruitment for many indain administrative bodies.In

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2010-11-14 16:57:27
hey i would suggest you to be absolutely thorough with the current affairs.Do read the magazines such as chronicle as well The Hindu news paper. Also regularly foolow the 15 min radio news.I insist its important.And anothe important thing You can opt for subjects such as history , sociology, geograp

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shru
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2010-11-14 16:35:04
ths year has csat patter,so read newspaper 4 a start and general awarenes then choose ur core field and try 4 wrten exam frst

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GAURAV PATNI
2010-11-14 15:24:34
right now, concentrate on your % and later prepare for the IAS, and get the success at both the place and life

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