Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

Hi Pankhuri,
Even though the exam to be undertaken is popularly known as IAS exam, it is officially called UPSC Civil Services Exam. 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)
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

The SI Exams are conducted by State / Central Government for filling various vacant posts of Sub Inspector. Every year thousands of candidates dream to become a Sub Inspector of Police. To accomplish their dream they have to fulfil the complete eligibility criteria, which is well structured on this page.
After that, eligible candidates must go through the process of Physical Endurance Test. PET qualifies candidate calls for written exam followed by an interview and medical examination. Then finally selected candidates for the posts of Sub-Inspector called for training curriculum and have to pass seven obstacle events as mentioned below.
Jumping over the Vertical Board
Holding the rope on jumping from the Board
Tarzan Swing
Jumping on the Horizontal Boar
Parallel Rope
Monkey Crawl
Vertical Rope
Sub Inspector Online Quiz
In that way, graduate candidates take the responsibility of Sub Inspector Post.
Eligibility for Sub Inspector of Police
Applicants have to fulfil the following eligibility criteria to get selected for the post of SI.
Nationality
Applicant should be a bonafide citizen of India.
Educational Qualification
The minimum educational qualification is required to become an SI is Bachelor degree in Arts, Science or Commerce with 50% marks from a recognised university / Institute.