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Desirous to become an IAS? - (Part - VIII)-
Once your name is selected, you are sure to get an opportunity in any one of the services. The prospect of joining the Indian Police Service is more for those who score high marks.
If you are selected to join in Indian Police Service, you are placed in any one of the states or Union territories depending upon the vacancy there. This allotment is based on the state ranking you have obtained. One third of the vacancies in the state are filled up by the candidates of that state itself and the rest of the vacancies, by the candidates from other states.
If you hold the first rank among those passed in IPS services from your state, then you are sure to get an opportunity to work in your state itself. If not, you are likely to be appointed in other states. So, if you want to work in your own state, you must try to come within the first few rankings.
Exam preparation
Civil Services exams are competitive exams. It is not a common exam that can be passed by all. A tremendous hard work is required to pass this exam. Mere preparation alone is not enough; a planned, strategic preparation is absolutely essential to take this exam.
General Knowledge
General knowledge comprises subjects like History, Science, Sports, Indian Constitution, Indian economy and Indian History. Eventhough you have studied about these subjects in school or college, it is good to study these subjects once again. If you had not shown interest in these topics during your school or college days, now it is imperative to study it hard. You can make use of the NCERT text books of class 1 to 12. Apart from the current affairs, many questions are asked from these books.
Further, you can use the following books which you can buy from the addresses mentioned.
1. Competition Success Review, 604, Prathap Kiran, Rajendra Place, Delhi – 110 008
2. Competition Wizard, B-19, A.L.S house, Commercial Complex, Dr, Mukerji Nagar, Delhi – 110 009.
3. Competition Master, 126, Industrial Area 1, Chandigarh.
4. Civil services Chronicle, Chronicle Publication Private Limited, 208210 Shevloc
House, 1, Karampura Commercial Complex, Delhi – 110 005
A Few guide books that I suggest for Preliminary Exams.
Subjects & Lessons
1. General Studies Manual of any one of the institutions like Suras, Tata McGraw Hill,
Spectrum and Pearson.
2. India 2005
3. Suras Year Book
4. NCERT books for 8, 9 and Plus 2.
NCERT history books in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India and Jawahar Question bank.
NCERT geography books and Certificate of Physical Geography by Ko Cheng Liang
Pratiyogita Tarpan books on Indian Constitution and Economics.
NCERT General science books and Science books of the 9th standard to plus 2.
R.S Agarwal’s Mental aptitude Quantitative aptitude.
Civil Services Chronicle magazine, Competition Wizard, Chanakya Civil Services today.
In the next section we shall see about the Reference books after the selection of Optional subjects.
