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Its better to prepare for following entrance examination for a bright future after MBA rather than a wrong decision -
>CAT ( for all IIMs in india & other top MBA colleges in india)
>SNAP (for institutes under the Symbiosis University - SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBM Bangalore, SCIT, SIOM, SIMC, SITM, SSBM )
> IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade - New Delhi & Kolkata - International MBA programs)> IRMA (Institute of Rural Management, Anand - Rural Management programs)
> TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai - several Masters programs in Social Management/Entrepreneurship)
> MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications & Advertising, Ahmedabad - Communications Management)
> CMAT (Common Management Admissions Test - For institutes under the AICTE. Several states have scrapped their regional MBA entrance tests in favor CMAT. Hence institutes like SIMSREE, JBIMS, etc will be accepting CMAT)
Don't hurry in taking admission. All the Best

Hi,
For becoming an I.A.S officer, you need to complete graduation from a relevant discipline. You can begin with the preparation as per your own convenience.
I would suggest you to spend quality time everyday by reading journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. You may also refer the books below:
Indian Politics by Lakshmikanth
Ancient History by D.D.Kausambi's
R.S.Agarwal [Arithmetic]
Essential of Grammar- Oxford Publications
Wren & Martin [English Grammar]
A Brief Introduction to Indian Constitution by Xaviers Pinto
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
As far as preparing on GK is concerned, you can refer Competition Success Review for updates on current affairs. I would also suggest you to constantly check the UPSC site which gives previous years question papers which will help you in you preparation.
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Good Luck.