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Tuition fees stands at Rs. 2,00,000 per annum
Estimated cost of Boarding and Lodging in Hostels - Rs.40,000 per year (approx.)
Criteria for fee waivers/scholarship
(i) Need based concession in the tuition fee to the extent of 30% for those students whose
family income is less than Rs.1,50,000 (for PGDIM/PGDISEM/PGDITM students)9
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(ii) For GATE qualified students, Teaching Assistantship @Rs.8000/- is payable as per the
Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development's letter No. F.9-2/2007-TS.I
dated 22.7.2008 (revised ) for PGDIE students.
(iii) SC/ST students are granted financial assistance as per the scheme of Govt. of India,
(applicable to all eligible PG students

Hi Shushma,
it is very good to see that you are trying to prepare for the IAS exam at the right time.
The first step is to know the paper 1 and paper 2 syllabus in detail. Many IAS aspirants get confused about Prelims preparation and subject selection for Mains at this stage which is quite wrong. You DON'T have to select optional subjects in Prelims, that task is for Mains exam. And quite frankly if you are just starting out don't worry too much about selecting optionals for the Mains at this stage. Rather you should concentrate on the Prelims preparation. Optional selection comes later after you've gained some knowledge of the Prelims topics and have developed a basic understanding about the Civil Services exam. If and when you do decide to prepare for Mains, you can get my individual guidance for selecting optional subjects for Mains.
Next, decide which topics from paper 1 and or paper 2 you will cover first. Let's say you start with Indian History from paper 1 which you study in the morning and afternoon and in the evening you take up mental ability from Paper 2. I always suggest you should no prepare more than 2 topics simultaneously. Rather, you should first cover one or two topics completely before moving to the next. I suggest you go through this Prelims Preparation guide to understand the IAS Preparation steps and strategy in detail.
best books for ias exam are
1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
2. Geography - Spectrum
3. Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
4. Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
6. Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
7. Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers
i. The Hindu/The Times of India
ii. Frontline
iii. Civil Service Chronicle
iv. Chanakya
v. Competition WIZARD
vi. Civil Services Today
8. Guides
1. Tata Mc Graw Hill
2. Spectrum
3. Unique
Hope this info helps you. Feel free to put up more queries In case your query is resolved please close this question by choosing it as a best answer or pressing the thumbs up icon.
All the Best!