About Indian Civil Service Exams

Some common doubts

Is knowledge of English necessary in civil service exam?

We live in a country where English is a foreign language but  a language that is very much used. Civil service is not different. For a good score in civil service a good handling (basic knowledge) of English is necessary. It enables to express ideas clearly and also helps the aspirant in wider reading. The availability of good books is plenty in English. So its always desirable to have a good knowledge in English. Since we live in democracy it may be hard for the leaders to accept the importance of English in public. But as an aspirant you would need English.

My score in school board exams and graduation is low. Can i clear civil service ias exams?

The answer can be ‘yes’ and ‘no’. The past is past and you can always begin a new take at life with renewed energy. But you can measure this energy from your past experience.

I would explain with an example

Say you were a lovely child who would spend 10
hours reading a day in 5^th class  and 10th and was getting just 50 percent marks at all times. Then it shows you had put maximum effort in past but output is very less. If this had been the case then the answer is ‘NO’

Say you were happily dating and boozing in college life and got only 50 percent while you had got 90 percent in cbse12th. Then this shows you are capable but didn’t put your effort in the last few years. The level of output you can give is really high. So the answer is ‘YES’

What characteristics would you need to beat the IAS exam? To clear civil services?

Consistency: The exam procedure is a very long process; it would require nerves to keep on going till the end.

Average intelligence: This isn’t an exam to test you IQ. So a very high processor isn’t necessary. That’s evident from me clearing civils.But surely brighter kids would need fewer attempts. They can grasp things faster.