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Hi,
1)
UPSC examination is conducted every year and on the basis of this examination a number of IAS, IPS, IFS officers are recruited.
UPSC conducts civil services examination every year in the month of May and June and its main exam is in the month of December. The notification for this exam comes out in the month of January end.
2)
To be eligible :
- You need to pass graduation in any field from any recognized university.
- You are eligible if you are in the final year of graduation.
- Your age must be between 21 to 30 years. 3 and 5 years of relaxation for OBC and SC/ST respectively.
- You must be an Indian citizen.
3)
To crack the exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
- You may refer to guide books such as :
General Studies Manual
Indian Politics by Lakshmikanth
Ancient History by D.D.Kausambi’s
R.S.Agarwal [Arithmetic]
Wren & Martin [English Grammar]
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
- You may even study journals and even watch television for important news reports.
- Reading English newspapers will also help the students to get a good hold on the English language.
- Always keep the syllabus and past five years question papers handy.
- You may even join coaching center to work on your fundamentals.
Ujjwal IAS Academy
Dhruvathare IAS Academy
Inspiration IAS Academy
VAID's ICS Lucknow
For more, you may refer to the link mentioned below.
https://testprep.shiksha.com/ias-exam-coaching-classes-in-india-categorypage-14-54-936-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0#page-top
For more details regarding forms, optional subjects, syllabus, exam dates etc you may visit the official website mentioned below.
http://www.upsc.gov.in/
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Hi,
ICE is the latest initiative of Balaji Telefilms aimed at providing world class quality education to the aspirants for entire gamut of Media & Entertainment industry related courses covering all major specializations like Acting, Modeling, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Production, Scriptwriting, Sound and Vfx.
At ICE, special emphasis has been laid upon the course curriculum that has been designed by the Industry experts having more than a decade's experience in their respective fields, thereby making it more impactful and practical. Students also have the flexibility of learning as per their convenience as the course is available in 2 modes – Full time and Part time.
If the program caters to your need and fits in your selection criteria, then you can proceed.
You should consider parameters such as Faculty, Course Material, Quality Education, Fees, Infrastructure and Placements that define a good and reputed institute.
And for best results, I may suggest you to personally visit the institute and interact with the existing batches and also try reaching alumni for clear and transparent review.
The course content, your own expertise and your performance in the interview assures you a good job.
Refer- http://www.theiceinstitute.com/testimonials.php
Other than ICE, you can also consider-
1. Annapurna International School of Film + Media
Direction Program | Direction Courses | Film Direction - 10 Weeks , Full Time, Certification
2. Zee Institute of Media Arts
Certificate in Script Writing
3. MGR Government Film and Television Institute
Diploma in Direction Screenplay Writing and Television Production
4. Film and Television Institute of India
Certificate in Feature Film Screenplay Writing
Also refer-
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/2335/Online-Screenwriting-A-Programme-To-Hone-Script-Writing-Skills
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Hi,
MBA is holistic course which deals with management aspects, the major specialization in MBA are:
- Finance.
- Marketing.
- Human resources, etc.
After completing MBA in finance you may look out for exciting careers in banks, financial consultancies and financial institutions.
You may get involved in consumer and investment banking, institutional finance, merchant banking, corporate finance and international finance.
A good experience in this field can also lead you to serve on government committees and contribute significantly to policy-making issues.
You may also end up providing consultancy services to corporate and government organizations.
There are an enormous amount of career opportunities and options for people with MBA in marketing.
The most common are corporate positions such as marketing manager, brand manager, market research analyst, and product manager.
Persons with strong financial skills could seek a career in strategic or market related planning.
Additional corporate positions such as sales manager, advertising manager, PR (public relations) director, and marketing communications manager are also common.
MBA professionals in human resources often get jobs in a variety of corporate positions related to human resource management.
As Human Resource is the most important part of any organisation they also act as counsellors, offering assistance to employees to deal with personal issues.
HR professionals have a wide variety of responsibilities, including:
- Hiring new employees.
- Dealing with labour disputes.
- Training employees.
- Compensation policies.
- Benefit programs.
- Union and labour relations.
Another role of HR is designing and implementing performance management systems so that it can perform employee career planning, counselling and appraisal.
So, I would suggest that before opting for any specialization you must first decide in which field you wish to build your career and accordingly you can select the best specialization as per your interest and liking.
Please browse through the link mentioned below to get detailed information regarding rankings of various B-school in India.
Link: https://www.shiksha.com/top-mba-colleges-in-india-rankingpage-2-2-0-0-0
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Hi,
It is advisable to clear your backlogs first and thereafter proceed with higher education.
Also in order to enhance your career opportunities, I may suggest you to pick professional courses such as-
CA- Chartered Accountancy
CS- Company Secretary
ICWA- Cost Accounting
All of these have a promising future. The course contents and functions are somewhat similar. However, they differ in specializations as follows-
1. CA- Accounting, Taxation, Auditing
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/2008/Chartered-Accountancy-As-A-Career
https://www.shiksha.com/career-in-chartered-accountancy-a-repository-of-opportunities-article-3595-1
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/165/Chartered-Accountants-Study-Training
2. CS- Company Law and related aspects
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/2010/Career-As-A-Company-Secretary
https://www.shiksha.com/company-secretaries-are-the-guiding-lights-of-the-companies-article-3236-1
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/183/Company-Secretary-Study-And-Training
3. CWA- Costing, Management Accounting
https://www.shiksha.com/career-in-icwai-article-4663-1
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/2009/Cost-Accountancy-For-A-Career
https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/1560/Is-Cost-Accounting-Your-Call
You can analyze the various opportunities available and select the right path based on your personal criteria which should include:
*The interest and aptitude towards the subject
*Interest to get a job
*The future Demand for the particular program
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