Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

Hi Ranjan,
Please don't be tensed. To crack the exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy. Preparation entirely depends on your caliber and understanding of the subject. You may start preparation as you feel comfortable.
- You may refer to guide 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
- You may even study journals and even watch television for important news reports.
- Reading English newspapers will also help the students 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.
SRIRAM'S IAS Academy
Ujjwal IAS Academy
Inspiration IAS Academy
VAID's ICS Lucknow
For more names and preparation related details, you may refer to the link mentioned below.
https://testprep.shiksha.com/ias-exam-coaching-classes-in-india-categorypage-14-54-936-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0
While selecting the best institute, you need to check some of the important parameters such as batch size, syllabus, faculty, fee etc.
Hope it helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful.
Wish You Luck!

Hi,
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To crack the exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy. Preparation entirely depends on your caliber and understanding of the subject. You may start preparation as you feel comfortable.
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To be eligible :
- You need to pass graduation in any field from any recognized university.
- You are eligible if you are in the final year of graduation.
- Your age must be between 21 to 30 years. 3 and 5 years of relaxation for OBC and SC/ST respectively.
- You must be an Indian citizen.
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Preparation :
To crack the IAS exam, the preparation requires the right approach along with the right study materials and strategy.
- You may refer to guide 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
- You may even study journals and even watch television for important news reports.
- Reading English newspapers will also help the students 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
For more, you may refer to the link mentioned below.
https://testprep.shiksha.com/ias-exam-coaching-classes-in-india-categorypage-14-54-936-0-0-1-1-2-0-none-1-0#page-top
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For more details regarding forms, optional subjects, syllabus, exam dates etc you may visit the official website mentioned below.
http://www.upsc.gov.in/
Hope it helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful.
Wish You Luck!

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One of my friend also did his MBA from Lovely in one such program and is placed in a very reputed MNC, so you can also look for these programs.

Start with economics and polity. Because once you understand the fundamentals of these subjects you will be able to comprehend newspaper in a better way.
For economics NCERT class 12th Macroeconomic book is a must for concept building. Finish it in a week and then move to Ramesh Singh's Indian Economy for Civil Services.
Simultaneously with economics or after that pick up Indian Polity for Civil Services by M Laxmikant. Polity is very important subject IAS and this book is sufficient for prelims.
After that you can move to history or geography. For modern history everyone recommends Bipin Chandra's book. But don't neglect Spectrum's book written by Rajiv Aheer. It's thinner, more exam oriented and easy to revise.
In geography first build your concept in physical geography using Goh Cheng Leong. Then read NCERT's 11th and 12th book.
Keep reading The Hindu news paper everyday. Miss a meal but not this.
Now this is not enough, just a head start. Once you are done with this you can choose your optional and find out the way forward yourself.
Update:
1. Download NCERT books from National Council Of Educational Research And Training.
2. Mrunal's blog is worth following.
3. The Knowledge Network for Civil Services Preparation is a forum where aspirants help each other.
4. Today's Paper News - The Hindu should be read everyday.
5. Search flipkart for other books.