How should one go about preparing for the IAS exam

Institutes like Rau's and Chanakya may be available in your locality. Elite Academy also offer civil services coaching. Meanwhile read newspapers and current affairs magazines stay ahead with your current affairs knowledge. Plan your prelim subjects right now to start your preparations.

Yes coaching centres helps you in some areas. But if you have got strong interest and real enthusiasm to do civil services you can study at home. All you need to do is to study atleast 8-12 hrs a day regularly.If you have got that environment at home you can do it at home. Just think that one single

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

At the moment you think of joining IAS, start preparing right then.

you should wait for another year .in your third year start prepare for it . you can take help from good institute like TIME available in all city of india. for help e mail info@time4education.com

if your age is 18 years u can start taking long term coaching so that there will be enough time to practice that too if u are very good at ur academic