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UPSC is the short form for Union Public Service Commission. Its a constitutional body in India which conducts entrance exams and regulates service conditions including disciplinary issues of the higher services in the Union government as well as All India Services. IAS is one of the three All India Services mentioned in the Constitution of India. Its members man the key most positions in the Union as well as State governments across the country. The entry to this service is through the Civil Services Entrance Examination held by UPSC every year.
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No it wont affect much, when u appear for the interview you would have already proven you academic credentials. The board doesnt care much about your past academic performance, its your performance on the day of interview, your attitude, alertness, and versatile personality that they are looking to test by way of the interview. So cheer up and prepare for the big day.
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By underdeveloped it is meant that the country has performed poorly on some predefined indicators of Social and Moral well being of its citizens. The per capita income is generally less in the underdeveloped countries and the quality of life is far below the satisfactory level
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You can go for Sociology, Public Administration or Psychology
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What do you want to select?
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Start reading Newspapers as many as you can. Of them pay special attention to the Hindu newspaper. Once you have developed that habit, just concentrate on the Hindu and for other current affairs read Civil Services Chronicle magazine every month. After deciding which optional subjects you want to choose get back to us for further guidance.
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Physics and Maths seem like good options for you, but then again you have to go with your interest and availability of reference material.
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Yes you can write the exam but only for the next year because this year's last date for applying is already over.
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First thing decide upon the optionals you wish to choose. Secondly make a time table with a weekly targets and make sure you achieve them. I hope you are already reading the Hindu newspaper and some good competitive exams magazine, like Civil Services Chronicle. This will help in your GS portion and after deciding for the optionals do get back to us for further tips
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For pre you can read from following books IGNOU Material
Sociology - Sachideva & Vidhya Bushan.
Sociology - T.B. Bottomore.
Sociology Themes & Perspectives - Haralambose & R.M. Heald.
Spectrum Guide.
Social Demography - Asha & Bandhi.
Social Anthropology - Madan & Majumdar.
Political System - Smelser.
Cultural Anthropology -Madan and Majumdar
Sociology - Horton and Hunt
Harlambose - Introduction to Sociology
Tribal India - L.P. Vidhyarthi
Modernisation of Indian Tradition - Y. Singh
NCERT texts on sociology
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Commerce is good. You can also opt for Economics and Psychology.
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Mainly K.Siddhartha's material. Besides Brilliant tutorial's material is also good. As far as the reference books are concerned following is an indicative list REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION : 1. 6th to 12th NCERT Books for Geography.
2. Certificate of Physical Geography - Goh Cheng Leong.
3. Physical Geography -Savindra Singh
4.Physical Geography - Made simple series - Rupa Publications
5. Economic & Commercial Geography - Made Simple Series - Rupa Publications.
6. Human and Economic Geography - Leong & Norgan
7. Human Geography - Majid Hussain.
8. Geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain.
9. Field Work - 11 th NCERT.
10. Cartography - R.L. Singh
11. Geography of India - Gopal Singh
12. Economic & Commercial Geography of India - C.B. Memoria
13. Orient longman - Atlas.
14. TTK - Atlas
15. Dictionary of Geography - Penguin
16. Spectrum guide for Geography.
17. Siddhartha - Preliminary Question Bank.
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR MAINS EXAMINATION : Paper - I
- Physical geography - Savinder Singh
- The Earth's dynamic surface - K. Sidhartha
- Physical geography - Strahler & Strahler
- Climatology - D.S. Lal
- Physical geography made simple - Rupa
- Oceanography - Sharma & Vital
- Biogeography - Savinder Singh
- Evolution of geographical thoughts - Majid Hussain and Adhikari
- Economic geography - K. Sidhartha
- Economic and social geography made simple - Rupa
- Urban geography - K. Sidhartha
- Human geography - Majid Hussain
- Geography of population - R.C. Chandra
- Regional Planning in India - hand & Puri
- Political geography - Dixit
Paper - II
- Physical environment - NCERT
- NCERT Class XII
- India: Physical aspects - K Sidhartha
- Geography of India - Mamoria
- Agricultural geography - Majid Hussain
- Agricultural problems in India - Sadhu and Singh
- Economic & Commercial geography of India - Mamoria
- India's urbanisation and urban systems - R. Ramachandran
- Regional planning in India - Chand and Puri
- Political geography - Dixit
- India: political aspects - K. Sidhartha
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That you can purchase from any good book shop. Ask for ten years solved and unsolved papers for UPSC Physics (Pre).
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Following is a list for possible reference books for Pol Science (Pre) Section A:
'Political Theory', —Eddy Ashirvatham
'Political Theory' —O.P. Gauba
'Political Theory' —Amal Ray, Mohit Bhattacharya.
'Comparative Politics' —R. Chilkote
Section B:
1.Political Theory —Amal Ray & Mohit Bhattachary.
2.Introduction to Indian Constitution —D.D. Basu
3.(a) India's Struggle for Independence —Bipan Chandra.
(b) Introduction to Indian constitution —D.D. Basu.
(c) Our Parliament —S.C. Kashyap
(d) Our Constitution —S.C. Kashyap
(e) Comparative Govt. & Politics — V.N. Khanna
(f) Comparative Govt. & Politics —K.R. Bombwal
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Not normally, but if your handwriting is too bad and very illegible than yes, there are negative marks for that
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Some suggested books - George H. Sabine ( Western political theory)
- Eddy Ashrivatham (Political theory)
- C.L. Wayper (Political thought)
- O.P. Gauba (An introduction to political thought)
- R.M. Bhagat (Western political thought)
- Amal Roy and Mohit Bhattacharya (political theory, ideas and institutions)
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I would suggest aim for 85/150 in GS and 200/300 in optional subjects and this is after negative marking !!
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