What is the procedure to appear for IAS exam

A graduate candidate can appear for the IAS examination and apply for it by filling the application form as per the advertisement that is being advertised by UPSC well ahead of the exam every year. This examination is the highest civil services examination in our country and there is a tough competition as a large number of students appear in it. The examination has three parts - preliminary, mains, and interview. In recent times preliminary is held during the March/April and Mains is somewhere in October/November months. Interview will follow around 1-2 months later.
The good students generally get through the preliminary but then the competition becomes more tougher and even if a student clears mains the last big obstacle is interview.
But one need not to be demotivated by these things because if a student does good preparation then his or her chances of qualifying in this coveted examination increase.
It is said that a student desiring to compete in IAS should start his preparations right from the time when he is in his high school. It sounds strange but many students follow that methodology. The reason is that the syllabus of IAS is very vast and the general trend is that the questions are not repeated and every year are asked in a changed way testing the deep knowledge of the candidates.
Still a student can try as one is allowed to appear in it multiple number of times.
Many students join some reputed coaching to save time and get help in understanding the various topics and subjects that are new to them.
There is no substitute of hard work and that is what is required for getting success in IAS.

Any graduate can appear for the IAS examination. The minimum age is 21 years and the maximum age is 32 years. Age relaxation will apply to various reserved categories and that will differ from category to category.
The selection procedure will be in three steps.
The notification will be released by the concerned authority. Already notification for 2022 has been released. All interested and eligible candidates should apply as specified in the notification. This notification will be for IAS preliminary examination. Once you see the notification you will understand the whole procedure. The candidates who are selected in preliminaries will be allowed to appear for the IAS finals. The candidates who are qualified for finals will be asked to attend an interview and the final selection will be based on the candidate's performance in the interview. The candidates who are selected for the interview will attend a medical examination before getting an appointment letter.

Popularly known as for IAS or Indian Administrative Services it is a process of selection done for the All India Services and Class I Services.

It has two modes of selection –By direct recruitment and promotion/selection.
When a fresher considers about IAS, it is meant to be the direct recruitment mode. Through this, selection is made for IAS,IPS,IFS etc.

The selection examination(s) and interview is conducted by UPSC(Union Public Service Commission).There are three stages for the selection.
1) The preliminary Examination( objective type )
2) The Mains Examination
3) Personality test (Interview)
The notification generally comes in the month of February and the preliminary exam is generally scheduled of May/June of that year. The Main exams are conducted in September/October the same year. The interview may be in the following Feb/March.

The minimum academic eligibility is graduation.
Apartment from depth in selected optional subject, the candidate should possess wide general knowledge, and knowledge about our nation. Should have communication ability and knowledge in English and one Indian language.

As your daughter is now only in the first year f graduation, she has sufficient time for preparation for the Civil Services Exam starting from now itself.
More specific details can be obtained from UPSC website and also from the various educational/coaching institutions. She can also refer to some major Competitive exam magazines in this regard.

If your daughter is well determined to crack IAS examination, you need to encourage her for the better utilisation of her time. It is good that she is in the first year of her B.A. course which means that she is having enough time for upcoming preparation for the said examination.
However, you must give her proper feedback regarding the tools enabling her success in her well conceived mission. You make it clear to your daughter that consistency in her approach and her inner urge to excel well is the only key to success for this examination. She must be apprised of the fact that it would require full devotion and firm determination and at any stage she should not be demotivated due to adverse situations. The competition becomes tough due to participation of large number of candidates for making their inroads in this rosy profession.
The following are some of the important points to sail through this tough examination-
1) She has to gear up herself for the different phases of notifications and these stages are to be followed religiously such as notification of the different stages and she will know through paper advertisement regarding the date of preliminary normally scheduled in the month of May/ June of the year. She has to appear for the same just a year before her B.A. examination. Then Main Examination will follow in September/ October of the same year and finally the interview will follow the next year.
2) She must have good communication abilities in English apart from her effective writing skills in this language. If she lacks in this area, she would require expertise from some professional institutes.
3) Since timing is to be utilised effectively for her preparation for the different stages, it would be better on her part to take the route of professional coaching institution for the better guidance and understanding the basics of the papers chosen from her end for the elective papers and the elective papers.
4) While in-depth studies of the subjects are essential, referring to a number of text books could create a lot of confusion. Please follow the guidance of your Institution.
5) Selection of elective papers should be such that your daughter is comfortable with her chosen papers and the same might not be the papers as opted in her degree stage.
6) She must remain in a company where her motivation is not diluted due to bad companies.

IAS is abbreviation of Indian administrative service. Officially it is called as Civil Services Examination (CSE), which is conducted every year by the central recruiting agency, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Graduate in any discipline can appear for this exam. The minimum and maximum age for appearing in this exam are 21 and 32 years respectively. Generally, The notification of UPSC Exam is released in March.The examination has divided into three parts - preliminary, mains, and interview. Generally, preliminary is held during the March/April and Mains is on the month of October/November. Interview will be conducted after 2 months later. It is very tough and competitive exam. It need preparation from early stage. As mentioned above, your daughter is in BA first year. So, it is correct time to plan IAS exam preparation because minimum one year and six months are compulsory for preparation this exam. So, if she is interested for this exam then start preparation. Hard work and dedication should be for this exam. Because to crack IAS exam is not easy. Without hard work and proper guidance it is not possible. Self study is best for any competitive exam but if you need some guidance then you can join coaching Institute.