Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

Now, you should know that which subject may be very good and useful for you in preparation. So, I would like to inform you that - History, Geography, Political Science and Economics are the subjects that are necessary for both sections of this examination because these subjects covers more than 50% part of the Paper I in preliminary examination of ICS and there will be separate papers conducted for these papers in main examination under - General Studies I, II, III and IV and in that these subjects will cover at least 2 papers then you will have to choose optional subject from the list of the subjects given by the board and there will be two papers conducted for one optional subject so you can choose any one of the - History/ Geography/ Political Science and International Relations/ Public Administration/ Economics/ Psychology/ Sociology or any other literature subject to appear for those two papers so no subject is useless in this examination
First of all you should see that which subject is most interesting for you in arts stream and for that you can get books from library and read complete details then choose better combination and basically we are allowed to choose three subjects with English as compulsory so you can choose any combination from the following
History + Geography + Sociology
History + Geography + Political Science and International Relations
History + Geography + Economics
History + Geography + Public Administration
Geography + Political Science and International Relations + Economics
History + Economics + Public Administration
Geography + Economics + Public Administration
There will be various combinations available to choose but I would like to tell you that do not leave History and Geography from your combination and if possible then take Economics with that so you will get huge profit in preparation of this examination because you will complete your basic infrastructure of preparation while XI and XII then graduation in the same way for in depth details so the combination of - History + Geography and Economics will be the best for you and for that you need to work hard over all subjects mentioned here in combination because in depth study is necessary and if you get good knowledge then you will be able to score good marks in examination so you have to walk according to the requirement and prepare for exam.

Hi Mohith,
To get into IRS services/cadre, you need to crack civil services examination. The UPSC CSE consists of 3 stages Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Getting into Indian Administrative Service is not easy considering the competition involved, but not impossible for a candidate with right attitude and approach.
UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is the government agency responsible for selecting the right candidates for this service. Every year only around 1000 candidates are selected for all the 24 services combined. The number of candidates who applied for UPSC Civil Service Exam was about 9 lakh in 2015, out of which around 4.5 lakh candidates appeared on the exam day.
This exam is widely considered as the toughest exam in the world, considering the exam duration (extends 1 year), depth of the syllabus and the competition involved. The first stage of the exam Preliminary (objective) is usually conducted around June, while the second stage, Mains (written), is conducted around October. Those who clear Mains will have to face interview/personality test during the March-May period. The final result
usually comes in June.
A disciplined and focused mind with a passion for learning and reading is the basic trait of all successful candidates. The UPSC Civil Services exam is more a test of the analytic and presentation skills along with knowledge gained by the candidate rather than a test which checks candidates mathematical or verbal skills.
To clear IAS, we feel two entities as essential:
Right guidance for prelims and mains.
Right study materials and books.
Some of the important books are:
History of Modern India Bipan Chandra (History)
Indias Struggle For Independence Bipan Chandra (History)
History Of Medieval India Satish Chandra (History)
Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania (Culture)
Geography of India Majid Husain (Geography)
Oxford School Atlas Oxford (Geography)
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations M. Laxmikanth (Polity)
Indian Economy Ramesh Singh. (Economy) or Mrunal Video Lectures
Economic Survey (Economy)
Science and Technology: Follow current affairs
Environmental: Shankar IAS Environment Book
India Year Book (Current Affairs)
Manorama Yearbook (Current Affairs)
For CSAT:
CSAT Paper 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II Arihant (CSAT Paper 2)
Analytical Reasoning M. K. Pandey (CSAT Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)