UPSC Exam

  UPSC Exam Eligibility Right of the bat, you  must have a bachelor’s degree  if you want to be eligible to take the IAS exams, and that is just one of the eligibility criteria. There are other criteria of eligibility for UPSC as well that you definitely need to look into before  applying for the IAS exam online . So first and foremost, to be eligible to appear for the UPSC exam, you need to make sure that you meet the required educational qualifications. The educational qualifications necessary to appear for the UPSC exams are not as steep as those required to appear for certain other exams like UGC NET and RBI Grade B. By not steep I mean that the eligibility for UPSC does not require a minimum passing mark in your graduation certificate. However, make no mistake. Do not let this fool you into thinking that the UPSC exam is in any way easier to crack than the others. The UPSC IAS exams are by far one of the toughest exam...

IAS officers have the highest pay scale in the country along with many perks like DA, Travel allowance, HRA and more. The pay scale is as per the 7th Pay Commission and the payment level is 10. The basic pay of an  IAS Officer  is  INR 56,100  (Excluding the other benefits like TA, DA, HRA) and the salary scale can be reached to  Rs. 2,50,000 for a Cabinet Secretary .  IAS Salary In this section of the blog, I have mentioned the topic of IAS salary in India in detail and also the salary structure/pay scale of IAS officers according to the 7th Pay Commission recommendation. With that said let me get straight to the point. The basic monthly IAS salary in India starts from Rs. 56,100 (excluding DA, TA, and HRA). This value can go on to reach a monthly salary of Rs, 2,50,000, which is the salary of the post of Cabinet Secretary of India. Now let us take a look at the pay scale of IAS officers according to the 7th Pay Commission. IAS officer...

  Right off the bat, I would like to point out that since the IAS prelims 2021 has been postponed to take place on 10 th   October (earlier it was scheduled on 27th June 2021) this year. To  know about the important UPSC IAS exam dates , read the blog I have written on the same. Now. since there is not much time left for the Prelims paper, it’s only logical that you pick from only the best UPSC books for your preparation. Now, according to me as well as several toppers of previous IAS exams, the best way to start your preparation is by reading through the NCERT books for UPSC and then moving on to the other books for UPSC (the standard ones). Also, you should be mindful about the type of UPSC books that you choose for your preparation, given that the UPSC prelims and UPSC mains are very different from each other and would need 2 different sets of reading material for each. The UPSC Prelims, being an entirely objective type of paper would need a separate set of ...