Civil Servant (IAS/PCS)

Start your preparation for being an IAS officer from the class 10 stage following these steps:
After passing the 10th, select a stream that appeals to you. Arts is a good choice as it deals with History, Political Science, and Geography, all of which are part of the UPSC syllabus.
Focus on NCERT Books. Start reading NCERT for classes 11 and 12 to build the base. Of course, NCERT has a significant importance in UPSC preparation.
This also enhances general knowledge -reading of newspapers and magazines -for being updated on what's going around in the world-also a part of IAS.
Graduate: After your 12th, take a graduate degree in any discipline since it is an eligibility condition for appearing in the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
Know the UPSC Exam Pattern: Understand that there are three stages of exams: Prelims, Mains, and Interview.
Start Early Preparation: Maintain regular studies and join coaching or use online resources for guidance
Following these steps will assist you in preparing well toward your goal of becoming an IAS officer.

Political Science and International Relations with regard to the syllabus for the examination conducted by the *Combined Defence Services (CDS)* and that for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) touch on one another but with a distinction in perspectives and scope. 

1. *Common Topics*: Some similar topics included in the syllabus of these two examinations are:
- Political theory (basic concepts, ideologies)
- Indian polity (Constitution, political system, governance)
- International relations, organizations

2. Differences:
- *CDS*: It confines itself more to the Introductory Political Science especially from its imperatives concerning the military and national security since from the study of political systems an introductory orientation will find itself relevant in understanding the world of international relations.
- *IAS*: This has a frightfully comprehensive syllabus with exposure to things such as Indian governance, policy, comparative politics, political thinkers, and increasingly narrower topics and aspects on international relations. The *IAS syllabus* also covers *ethics* and *public administration* in its general studies papers, but the CDS syllabus has more defensively related topics and extensive political knowledge under the universality of study tion as there is overlap in subjects on political theory and Indian polity, while the broader and detailed IAS exam syllabus becomes CDS, which takes a more introductory orientation on politics and international relations relevance to defense.

Average salary is estimated to be anywhere between INR 2.5 LPA and INR 15 LPA for MBBS doctors, while IAS officers are expected to get an estimated 14 LPA.
However, what doctors and IAS officers earn may be entirely different for a host of other reasons.
High earnings are commanded by doctors, more so those with specialised skills or those in private practice, often exceeding levels commanded by IAS officers. earnings chart is headed by surgeons, specialist doctors, and doctors in high-demand fields.
While salaries of IAS officers are ever-increasing, their starting salary is quite less as compared to doctors working in a private sector. But scales get tilted in favor of an IAS officer because of addition of too many allowances and perks that provide security and stability to job.