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Hi Tanishk,
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.
Academic Qualification:
The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in any field from a well known college or university. You can pursue graduation in any stream. 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.
Number of attempts:
Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.
Selection Process
The Civil Services Exam is a paper based test and consists of two successive stages:
(i) CSAT (Objective type) comprising 2 exams : General Studies
(ii) Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview)
CSAT-Prelim:
-Paper 1 is on General Studies
This includes areas like Indian National Movement, Indian Polity, Basic Economic Understanding, Geography
While the dynamic part includes current affairs, GK and has no proper definition and syllabus making quite vast.
-Paper 2 includes mathematics, reasoning, analytical ability, and interpersonal skills. Unlike paper 1 which has a static part, paper 2 is dynamic in many sense.
The Main exam will consist of :
Essay
Modern Indian Language,
English
General Studies-I
General Studies-II
General Studies-III
General Studies-IV,
Optional Subject Paper –I
Optional Subject Paper-II
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.

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Hi Manish,
B.F.A (Fine Arts) - Stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts. Typically, a Bachelor of Fine Arts is a three year course, minimum eligibility for which is an intermediate (10+2). Fine Arts is an art form which is developed mainly for aesthetics rather than practical application. Subjects studied under this degree are drawing, painting, figure drawing, portraiture, watercolor, art-making concept development, and art history critique.
Eligibility: The eligibility required for Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts is a higher secondary (10+2) pass. Usually, the course duration for this course is 3-4 years in most of the institutes and universities. Foundation and specialization course are taught in the first and remaining years respectively.
The career opportunities for the professionals are huge. They can find employment in various areas like: -
Animation
Advertising companies
Art studios
Clothing industry
Dance studios
Digital media
Fashion houses
Magazines
Manufacturers
On-Line services
Print making
Publishing houses
Sculpture
Television
Publishing industry
Graphic arts
Teaching
Films and theatre productions
Textile industry
For institutes offering BFA, refer the link below:
http://goo.gl/9SHAay
Nothing but your innermost talent and passion should lead you to the course and the institute you choose.
Hope this helps. Feel free to raise questions.
Wish you Luck!

Hi Manish,
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) conducts exams for the recruitment of candidates to various posts in the Maharashtra Government.
MPSC Exam :
-Candidates must have completed graduation with minimum 55% from any recognized university.
-The minimum age allowed is 18 years.
-The maximum allowed age for the General Category candidates is 33 years.
The age relaxation is provided for the reserved categories :
5 years for the SC/ST categories.
3 years for OBC categories.
10 years for Physically handicapped candidates.
Preparation :
- To ace for the exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
- You may refer to 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
NCERT Science books of class IX and X
Social Science NCERT books of class IX to XII
Modern Indian history by Bipan Chandra
Geography NCERT books of class XI and XII
School Atlas of Oxford Publication
Political Science NCERT books of class XI and XII
- You may even study journals and watch television for important news reports. You may refer to periodicals such as Frontline, Business Today, Business Outlook, Yojana: Publication Division, Government of India.
- Reading newspapers such as The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Statesman, Telegraph etc will also help you 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
You may refer to the official website for exam related details :
http://www.mpsc.gov.in/indexe.jsp
Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.