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Hi Akansha,
1)
- If you wish to take up medicine, dentistry, agricultural science, dairy science or biological sciences (biochemistry, biotechnology), then you require combination of Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
- If in case you are not interested in pursuing medical further, you may go for engineering courses, such as civil, mechanical, electronics, but for that you should have combination of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. But, that won't include your desired subject, Biology.
- Apart form doing the degree level courses in science with the conventional combinations you can also choose degree courses in several emerging professional areas, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, computer, business administration, hotel management, tourism management.
2)
- No stream is easy or tough. It is just based on the perception of an individual. Hard work, determination, regular study, strong fundamentals is the basic requirement of all the streams.
For example, Maths might be scoring for the one having interest in it and might be extremely tough for the other.

Hi,
Well https://Shiksha.com is a platform where you can exchange your knowledge and expertise and at the same time also gets you best possible from other users. It is basically an education portal where discussions and announcements take place. In nutshell Shiksha can be the right place for quenching your answers and also enhance your knowledge.
I would request you to be more specific on your post as in kindly mention:-
1. Your prior education background (stream)
2. Your work experience details (if any)
3. What is your interest now? (which program)
4. Your location preference
Kindly revert back with the above asked information at your earliest in order to avail the right guidance.
Good Luck.

Hi RuQs MErc,
Heriot -watt has British while BITS Pilani has Indian teaching methods.Your learning would depend on your learning style as much as various learning opportunities offered by institutes. For example,do you learn only the solutions of problems or do you focus on learning the rationale /reason/logic behind solving questions.
It would be better to contact the college officials about the teaching methodology(case studies/Virtual class rooms/technologically aided learning etc.) ,academic background and experience of the faculty of your desired course.
-As for mugging learning at BITS Dubai,it is advisable to contact the officials and ask about any scope/various methods offered for learning research methods and frequency of practical learning options during the program
- If you mean English foundation course, then according to the website of Heriot watt,the necessity of foundation course provided in the 1st year is based on IELTS score of the applicant., IELTS 4.0 to enter the 3-semester programme, IELTS 4.5 to enter the 2-semester programme, IELTS 5.5 or 6.0 to enter the 1-semester or pre-sessional programme.
-Heriot watts may have a slight upper hand globally but BITS Dubai is popular in Middle East/Asia Pacific

Hi,
Its a great idea to efficiently utilize your summer break for I.P.S preparation. Preparing for this competitive and high intensity exam is very tough part of everything.
Online Training is difficult, some prefer self study while others opt for coaching. Hard work, dedication and concentration should be your assets in order to crack the examination in one go. Choose your best own way to get through the examination.
I would suggest you to spend quality time everyday by reading journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. For your help, I am sending you link of institutes that prepare student for Civil Exams.
tinyurl.com/ygp6wkk
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.