Govt Service FAQ's

Q. I am Studying in 10th Std. I want to become an IAS officer. Please provide me with complete information on IAS?

Answer: To become an I.A.S. officer you require to qualify through the Indian Civil Services examination. Thereafter you will be called for an interview based on which your final selection will be made.To be eligible to take the Indian Civil Services test, you need to a graduate with age around 21-30.

As for the skill set, you need to be Alert, Diplomatic and discreet with fluency in English and local languages. You need to have above average organising abilities, Excellent communication skills and Strong leadership abilities. You need to be Extrovert, dynamic, meticulous with awareness about national and international affairs and interest in human affairs.

There are many private coaching classes which will help fine tune your knowledge and skills but the basic groundwork will have to be done by you. Please read as many genereal awareness magazines, periodicals and daily and business newspapers as possible to keep yourself updated.

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Q. My brother Sitansu, who is in FYBSc, wants to become a Customs Officer, how does he go about it?

Answer: For becoming a customs officer, one can either join the Indian Customs and Central Excise Services which falls under the Indian Civil Services or join as an Inspector of Central Excise and Customs.

For joining the Indian Civil Services, one has to qualify through the CSE (Civil Service Examination). To join as an Inspector of Central Excise and Customs, one has to qualify through the Combined Graduate Level Examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, Government of India. For both the examinations, the minimum eligibility is a graduation in any subject.

Q. I am studying in B.sc.(First year). I want to have details about Airforce, specially about physical fitness, Spectacles, etc.

Answer: Yes you can go for Air force.

In there, candidates must be in accordance with the prescribed physical standards i.e. they should be physically fit and free from any disease or disability and excess fat.

The minimum acceptable height for the Air Force is 162 cm.
(For Gurkhas and residents of north-eastern India, Garhwal and Kumaon, the minimum acceptable height is 5 cm lower than the standard and from candidates from Lakshadweep, the minimum height is lowered by 2 cm.)
Candidates must have perfect eyesight (known as 6/6 vision).

Besides these general conditions, each training institute and examination have their own standards and requirements.

Q. Please provide information on what preparation is needed for IAS/ IPS examination?

Answer: Once you have decided to appear for the UPSC exam, you should start preparations early. A look at past papers will get you an idea about the kind of questions that are asked. Over the years, The Competition Master has published solved papers which can be referred to.

General Studies
This general knowledge paper is very important. This paper has a maximum of 150. You are expected to have keen interest in your surroundings and are supposed to have a good amount of interest in current affairs. Regular and detailed reading of a good national newspaper, a standard competition magazine and a basic book on general knowledge is the essential pre-requisite. For History, Economy, Polity, etc, it is advisable to read Class 11 and 12 books published by the NCERT. Some books on the freedom struggle are published by the National Book Trust. For general knowledge and objective-type questions, refer to General Knowledge Refresher by O.P. Khanna. To brush up y... » Read More

Q. I want to become a collector. Please provide me information about eligibility, requirements, papers, their questions, etc?

Answer: To be eligible to take the ICS test you need to a graduate in any stream with age around 21-30.

The examination is conducted in two successive stages
1) Preliminary Exam & 2) Main Exam
Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type of 450 Marks. Paper I is on general studies and Paper II on One optional subject

The Main Exam consists of a written exam and an interview. The written exam has 9 papers of conventional essay type. Marks obtained in the Main Exam will determine whether you are called for the interview. The interview carries 300 marks and the number of candidates called is about twice the number of vacancies. Paper I is again One optional language. Paper II
English. Paper III is an Essay. Paper IV & V on General Studies and
Paper VI-IX any two optional subjects. Marks obtained in the Main Exam plus interview determines the final ranking.

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