Hi ,I wanna appear for IAS 2014. I am a MBA Fin & nw working in IT comp.cud u plz advice me hw cn i prepare for ths & wht sub shud i choose?

Hii manali, first of all congrates that you have trying for upsc,because there are very few people who wish to enter into this.Now read the contents carefully manali,its some what big but read it carefully. How to choose a subject? That's one question that haunts many students who many times, loose precious time waiting for that decision to happen. Now that UPSC has done away with specific subjects at the preliminary stage, students should perhaps find it easier to get down to preprations straight away. Even then, One should chooose one's subject well ahead of time, so as to have ample time to collect notes and books, and also to form study groups.Normally one should select optionals, which one is familiar with, or has at least studied till the graduate level. If you are not comfortable with the subject, you should not select the subject as an optional. But the choice should not only be as per your interests but also be based on the study material available. Even management, science and engineering students take up subjects like history, sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, psychology and public administration because there is a huge amount of study material available in these subjects. Also keep in mind that you may have been proficient in a subject, but lack of touch may make it tougher to crack technical subject where freshers may do better. The competition is among the people who have opted for the same subject. One should top in his/her subject to succeed in the examination. The Point is, if you are an electrical engineer with 2 years of experience go for a new subject like pub adm or sociology. Analyse the syllabus of previous years and the question papers, and analyse past trends. Get some feedback/advice from seniors and fellow students who are well versed in the subject. Remember no subject is bad. History is good if you can spend more than 4-5 hours everyday. Geography is a good option if you can spend at least 4 hrs every day. Pub Ad, more than 3 hours. Sociology, more than 2 hours and so on. So, it all depends on how much time you can spend a day and your liking of the subject. You have a very good memory then a technical subject may help else a social subject would be better. Lastly look for overlap in subjects like, sociology and pubad; history and political science etc.

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Selection of optional subject is totally an individual decision based on his interest considering factors like knowledge and command on subject.you can take commerce or economics in mains as there is only one optional in mains if you feel comfort with subject.other wise many optional like public administration ,geography,sociology or history can be explored by looking old papers and reading some good books on that subject.finally it should be your own decision.

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In the mains you will have to chose the subject of ur graduate or postgrad level. What r u confident at? Do u want to prepare solo or by coaching or e lectures? For more details u can email at voidlife@yahoo.com

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