How to Become an IAS

The civil services preliminary examination to select Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers among others has been scheduled to be held on 3 June next year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said.

The notification for next year’s exam will be issued on 7 February. The last date for receipt of applications would be 6 March 2018, it said.

Except for this year’s test, which was held on 18 June, the preliminary tests for 2016, 2015 and 2014 were held during the month of August, as per UPSC records. The preliminary exam for 2013 was held on 26 May.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages — preliminary, main and interview — to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the 2017 civil services examination is expected to be approximately 980 which include 27 vacancies reserved for those in the physically handicapped category. The result of civil services preliminary examination 2017 was declared on 27 July.

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'Aap IAS Kaise Banegain' is very essential reference book for those students who are dreaming about to be successful in IAS and UPSC examination. The book is published in Hindi. The book adds extra value to their prior understanding. It builds comprehensive concepts within students and enhances their skill to appreciate the level of their own preparation and develop strategies to overcome their shortcomings.

This book is very easy to understand. The book is written by Dr. Vijay Agrawal who himself was a civil servant. So the book provides authentic guide for the aspirants. It features with a comprehensive description on politics of India and also recommends that well-strategized way to solve problem quickly.

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The book is published by the Aakhar Publishing House which is renowned publisher in India. The has become so popular among the students that insist publisher to introduce this book in Hindi.

Mission IAS - Prelim/ Main Exam, Trends, How to prepare,
Strategies, Tips & Detailed Syllabus

In today’s highly competitive world with ever expanding boundaries of knowledge, if you want to find a success mantra, then it has to be – ‘know the right thing at the right time, make right use of it in just the right words.’ Everybody has his own bank of knowledge; some have more than others, but, does it serve any purpose if you don’t know how to use your knowledge well. Disha’s ‘Mission IAS’ is acclaimed as one of the most authoritative and comprehensive books of high-quality reference materials to cater to aspirants of IAS exams. Main features of the book are -- • Exclusively designed to cater to the aspirants of IAS. • Covers exam patterns of CSAT (Prelims & Main - English, GS & optional subjects) as well as Interview. • Covers service profile -- recruitment, training, functions, promotions, designations, remunerations of ‘All India Ser-vices’ & ‘Central Civil Service’ -Group ‘A’ & ‘B’ under UPSC -- Civil Service Exams like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc. • Infographics, bar charts and data in tabular form facilitating information quickly and clearly. • Features interviews of IAS 2015 toppers, including Tina Dabi, Rank-1, and their tips & strategies for prospective IAS aspirants. • Language is lucid making problem-solving fun to candidates of diverse backgrounds. • Keeping the whole coverage of the book in accordance with the syllabus and pattern of the exam, it will act as a standard reference and preparation material for all the needs of aspirants of CSAT. • Preparation material is in line with the analysis of Previous Years' Exams Papers which will help aspirants know the trend of the questions and the difficulty level of the same.

List of Useful Websites for IAS Preparation

Are you looking for online coaching websites for IAS? Presenting a comprehensive List of Useful Websites for IAS Preparation covering almost all aspects in Civil Services Exam Preparation – Prelims, Mains and Interview. As the list is long, it is not practical to visit all websites regularly (not needed either! :-)) and hence we advice to select only 3 or 4 better-managed websites from the list.

Best IAS Websites for UPSC Civil Services Exam Online Preparation

1. ClearIAS.com
2. cleariasexam.com
3. Mrunal.org
4. insightsonindia.com
5. iasbaba.com
6. byjus.com
7. iasscore.in
8. unacademy.com
9. civilsdaily.com
10. gktoday.in
11. IASexamportal.com
12. swapsushias.blogspot.in
13. iaspassion.com
14. iaskracker.com
15. jagranjosh.com
16. UPSCguide.com
17. CivilServiceIndia.com
18. ias100.in
19. prepareias.in
20. iasaspirants.com
21. iksa.in
22. visionias.in
23. ias.org.in
24. testfunda.com
25. pmfias.com

PS: Of-course, there are many other websites and blogs available, but we tried to restrict the total count to 25! Users too can suggest websites, and they will be added if they have quality materials.

IAS Forum Websites

1. iasforums.com
2. upscforums.com
3. forumias.com
4. indianofficer.com
5. upscdiscussions.com

IAS Toppers Blogs

1. thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com
2. rijubafna.com
3. youtube.com/user/unacademy
4. lohitmatani.wordpress.com
5. iasdream.com
6. jhinujha.wordpress.com
7. irasinghal.blogspot.in
8. unravellingcse.wordpress.com

Apart from the above-mentioned list of IAS online coaching websites (free and paid), it is advised to refer selected websites from Indian Government and NGOs as mentioned below.

Useful Government Websites For Civil Service Preparation*

1. ncert.nic.in – Download NCERT Texts as PDF.
2. nios.ac.in – Download NIOS Online Materials.
3. egyankosh.ac.in – Download IGNOU Books.
4. yojana.gov.in – Download Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazines.
5. upsc.gov.in – Official Website of UPSC.
6. pib.nic.in – Press Information Bureau Website, for government updates.
7. prsindia.org – PRS Website for tracking bills in Parliament.
8. idsa.in – IDSA website for Defense and Foreign relations.
9. gatewayhouse.in – Indian Council for Global relations.
10. envfor.nic.in – Ministry of Environment and Forests.
11. mea.gov.in – Ministry of External Affairs.
12. indiabudget.nic.in – Download Budget and Economic Survey.
13. ptinews.com – Press Trust of India.
14. pdgroup.upkar.in – Pratiyogita Darpan Magazine.
15. ibef.org – India Brand Equity Foundation for economy and business.
16. vikaspedia.in – Knowledge initiative by InDG.
17. makeinindia.com – Make in India initiative for manufacturing related info.

source: https://www.clearias.com/list-of-useful-websites-for-ias-preparation/