March 25, 2016 / como / 0 Comments
Civil Services are the Backbone of System of India. They are the Pillars of Country’s Legal System as Civil services Officers take career of Particular Departments of the Civil Framework of the Country. There are Two All India Civil Services named – Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS). They hold an inexplicable charm as a career.
There are many professions which are lucrative and prestigious that Includes engineering, management, Medical and the Information Technology sector. But no one can match the status of civil services which command a respect and Satisfaction like no other. Even the near and dear ones of Civil Servants are too brim with pride when they refer to the “IAS” man or woman in their family. The IFS officers’ family members also of course, enjoy every bit of their life, with plum postings all over the world.
The reasons for such Respect, honor and satisfaction are many that Includes an IAS Officer’s Involvement in Important Civil and Government Body Decisions. Being a part of decision-making that impacts lives of large number of people and the opportunities to serve people in different sectors makes IAS And other Civil services Dream Job for many.
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers handle all affairs of the government. And thus their work for Civil framework of the Country affects all aspects of modern life Including environment, education, health, agriculture, law and order, defense, foreign affairs, social welfare and taxation. In Short, it is the job of an IAS officer to look after civil administration and be involved with policy-making at all levels.
Thus IAS Is an Important Part of over-all framework of the Country and that statement undoubtedly justifies the Amount of Competition that exists in Civil service exam Conducted every year by UPSC to give the nation A fresh batch of Young and Dedicated Civil servants that’ll manage the steel frame of the Country.
October 6, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission), IAS exam (Also called Civil service Examination), is normally considered to be very tough and the most Competitive exam.
A major Issue Every Student faces in this Reputed Exam is choice of optional Subjects. According to recent Changes in the Pattern of IAS exam, the preliminary Test has now been replaced by Civil service aptitude test, which will comprise of two objective papers carrying Equal marks for all students. So the students do not have to decide on the optional subjects for the preliminary exam.
Along with 5 compulsory papers for the mains exam (two for general studies, one for essay, one for qualifying English and one for a language from 18 optional languages), candidate has to choose two subjects from a list of 25 optional subjects. Following are the not allowed combinations in the upsc syllabus-
-> Political Science & International relations and Pubilc Administration,
-> Commerce & Accountancy and Management,
-> Anthropology and Sociology,
-> Mathematics and Statistics,
-> Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
-> Management and Public Administration,
-> Any TWO branches of Engineering,
-> Medical Science and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science,
-> Combination of TWO Literatures
In the previous pattern, candidates used to take their mainstream subject as first optional and most of the stuff was covered in the prelims exam and then all they had to do was to decide on the second optional subject. But in the new pattern, all the candidates are at equilibrium in the prelims and have to decide two optional subjects for mains exam with more agility and criterion in mind as this is the very factor that determines candidates chances for getting through in this exam.
Following are a few criterions to be taken care of while choosing optional subjects in new pattern for IAS exam-
Firstly, Candidate must be comfortable in grasping the subject. The decision should not be made on the basis of length of the subject but on the ones comfort with concepts in the subject. For example, History and geography are known for lengthy syllabus and answers, while public administration and anthropology have limited syllabus and short answers. The edge is not in selecting the subjects that have short or lengthy answers but in comfort with the subject.
Availability of IAS study material is also a vital factor in determining the optional subject. There should be enough resources available for preparing the subject, consulting to an experienced senior in case of a completely new subject in your perspective is quite sensible.
Candidate should not choose a subject just because its scoring. More students opting for an optional subject (say history) means more students with history will be chosen for next round and thus there will be a greater competition, it doesnt ensure a greater score.
For commerce students, a good combination is assumed to be Commerce+ Public administration, as Public administration Covers lots of topics in commerce like role of CAG etc.
Commerce + geography is also assumed to be a good combination if you can look around in the maps and are familiar with semi-technical topics. This combination is highly scoring and can score you 300-350 marks in the mains exam.
For biology students, Agriculture + botany are good combination since many topics of agriculture are covered in botany.
So its about candidates own comfort in understanding the subject and this decision must be made carefully since it is the very deciding factor for the candidates selection in this prestigious examination.
All the Best for your Success!!!