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The Indian Civil Services examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The examination schedule is announced during January - February after which the selection is done in 3 stages. Candidates are filtered at every stage through a process of elimination.
The competitive examination comprises of three successive stages :
Civil Services - Preliminary Examination - Objective Type (Qualifier)Civil Services - Main Examination - Written TestInterview / Personality Test
The Prelims are held in May-June and the results are announced in July-August. The Main examination is held in October-November and the candidates who qualify at this stage are invited to the interview in March-April next. This will be followed by Interview/Personality Test. The final recruitment and posting of candidates depends on their ranking and the available vacancies for different posts to be filled during that particular year. Students need to first apply for the Preliminary Examination only. Candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission to the Main Examination will have to apply again, in a Detailed Application Form.

Companies like Big 4's(Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, E&Y), Oyo rooms,Expedia,CB Richards,Exponential,Copal Amba,Proctivity,Thomas International, Sapient, various banks(ICICI, HDFC, KOTAK MAHINDRA) etc. do come to Ibs gurgaon.
Secondly, as far as minimum and maximum package is concerned, it totally depends on the ROI(Return on Investment).
The fees of IBS Gurgaon is Rs. 7 lakhs and there is an average package of Rs. 5-6 lakhs whereas the fees of IBS Hyderabad is Rs. 14 lakhs and the average package is Rs. 11-12 Lakhs.
Last but not the least, specialisation does not matter for placements. Your skills and your practical knowledge matters a lot.
Gurgaon is a hub with many reputed companies like Apollo tyres,BMW,Continental,Sapient and many others and IBS Gurgaon has a good scope for students opting for finance, marketing, HR etc depending on their skills.

Graduates are eligible to apply directly to Integrated professional competence course (IPCC) with having 55% marks in graduation.
To enroll yourself for IPCC after you should first have to undergo registration process.There are three levels in IPCC,out of which Accounting technician level is optional. During the registration process, you should specify whether you want to pursue each level separately, or a combination of two or three different levels.
Applications forms can be downloaded from official site of ICWA or can be collected from decentralized offices. Application form costs Rs.100/- On receiving the filled up form at the destination point, you are provided with registration letter.
there are two groups of IPCc:Group I and group II
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all the best.!

The certification you pursue must serve some purpose in future. It depends on where you want to see yourself and which area you would like to pursue as your career. . Autocad, CADD, Project Management and Solid works courses are being sought by many Mechanical Engineers. If you are interested in the area of Quality Control, then Six Sigma courses are for you, besides welding Inspection piping and testing courses which may fetch you jobs in the middle east. You may also seek some management and entrepreneurship certifications. Certificate courses add to your existing skills But if you want to move up the ladder, you may improve your qualifications. M Tech and MBA are most sought after courses.