Question : When Is The Right Time To Start Preparing For IAS EXAM?

Answer :

There is no perfect age to start preparing for the IAS. But yes, from the available statistics, it is clear that most of the IAS aspirants start preparing right after their graduation at the age of 21 or 22 years. But even then, there are many of you who feel inspired later on in life to join the public service and wish to start preparing after 26 or 28 years. No harm in this as well as there are many success stories of older aspirants who have cleared the civil services after crossing 30 years of age.

But one thing is clear; your academic focus changes at different stages of your education. So if you’re in school right now, you need and should focus on your school studies and not get into full-time IAS preparation mode. If you’re in graduation, again, you will need to concentrate on your graduation rather than worry unnecessarily about choosing the Mains optional at this stage.

Having cleared this, you can still prepare for IAS exam at an early age. Only thing is, IAS preparation should be a secondary task for you and your school or college studies should be your foremost focus.