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Hi Durga,
To become an IAS officer you have to appear in Civil Service Exam.
The Civil Service Examination is organized by UPSC every year to recruit candidate for IAS, IPS etc.
Eligibility:
-Nationality:
A citizen of India.
-Academic Qualification:
The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in any field from a well known college or university.
Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission's examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination.
-Age Limits:
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, in the year of examination.
Qualifying the Civil Service Exam:
The all India combined competitive examination for Civil Service comprises of two stages. They are
-Preliminary Examination
-Main Examination
Clearing the Main Examination:
Main examination is of descriptive type. It consists of nine papers. Time duration for each paper is three hours. It comprises of the following papers.
One Indian Language for 300 marks
English for 300 marks
General Essay for 300 marks
General Studies of 300 marks
Any two optional papers for 300 marks each
Personal Interview
Since you need to be a graduate to have IAS as a career, I would suggest you to pursue your graduation and simultaneously enroll for CA exams.
You need to manage time in case you are looking for IAS preparations.
It is tough to prepare for both these competitive exams.
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Dear Mahesh,
I can totally understand your dilemma in this case as I have been through the same.
Now, you need understand that there are two important things to consider while seeking admission.
(i) A branch of your choice but from a not so good institute = Not much value.
(ii) A not so demanding engineering branch from a good institute= Not much value either.
In your case, both the institutes are at power to each other and thus it will be difficult to tell which will be better. However, below are some key points
Government Engineering College Bikaner
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Placement Services
The placement of this institution is excellent.
The college is accredited by Tata Consultancy Services.
The campus interviews are conducted by blue chip companies
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Velammal Engineering College, Ambattur OT, Chennai
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Velammal Engineering College offers intensive career oriented training to its students and provides job assistance.
Highest salary package offered is Rs 6.5 lacs p.a. and Average is Rs. 3 lacs p.a.
Top Recruiting Companies
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And many more.
For more- https://www.shiksha.com/getListingDetail/22383/institute/college-Velammal-Engineering-College-Chennai-India?city=64&locality=1033
Hope this helps.
Thanks
All The Best!

Dear Neeharika,
I can totally understand your dilemma in this case as I have been through the same.
Now, you need understand that there are two important things to consider while seeking admission.
(i) A branch of your choice but from a not so good institute = Not much value.
(ii) A not so demanding engineering branch from a good institute= Not much value either.
In your case, you need to decide on the subject that you wish to pursue. For institutes, below are some key points about the same.
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
UGC Recognized
'A' Grade NAAC accredited
Scholarships for deserving candidates
Regularly organizes workshops, seminars and conferences
World-class infrastructure and technology
A remarkable placement record
Ranked 5th in Top Engineering Colleges by India Today 2012
An immersive educational experience with strong student faculty interaction
Placement Services
Separate placement committee
Provides 100% placement assistance
About 200 reputed companies visited the campus in the previous placement season of 2012-13 a big number of whom were repeat visitors
Top Recruiting Companies
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For more, refer to the below link
https://www.shiksha.com/getListingDetail/467/institute/college-Birla-Institute-Of-Technology-And-Science-Pilani-India?city=10672
Hope this helps
Thanks
All The Best!