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IAS AFTER CA

CA Sahil Singla.. (Service Tax ) (3746 Points)

24 December 2010

IS IAS POSSIBLE AFTER CA ? WAT TYPE OF PREPRATION IS REQUIRED ?

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CA Shraddha Bankar (CA) (175 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

Originally posted by : sahil singla
	IS IAS POSSIBLE AFTER CA ? WAT TYPE OF PREPRATION IS REQUIRED ?

plz reply i am also waiting for same

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RIDHI (JOB) (413 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

ya obviously it is possible

u need to go thrgh around 12 subjects.. gk and year book manorama

go to website ias on google n get info

i did n was really amazed by depth study t reqd

CA Sahil Singla.. (Service Tax ) (3746 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

not like that Ms. RIDHI...according to me in preliminary xam 2 subjects r there..i compusory subject General Studies & for other one choice is to be made among the no. of subjects listed there

but i m not askin the basic questions...these r available at websites i knw..

plz tell me is it Possible to do IAS after CA...bcoz i hav not heard anyone doing IAS after CA...mostly candidates r frm Science or Arts background...

though there r subjects available wich the CA can easily handle , then why CA's r not interested in Civil Services ?

Sourabh Agrawal (Student) (58 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

As for as i think the answer may different from person to person..

If you are qualified as IAS & CA than there is huge requisiteness in government sector . But you may not use your CA knowledge in your job time... so it might be boring .. If you are not interested in CA profession than you can do IAS

CA Sahil Singla.. (Service Tax ) (3746 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

I m really interested in my CA ...but i want to giv a try in IAS as well'..wat's harm in that ? it's not a big issue that i will not be able to Apply my CA knowledge there...After cracking IAS , one can perform well in other areas as well...one thing more..IAS is possible after CA bcoz i m not a graduate...so it's clear that i will be completing CA for sure whether to do IAS or not...

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MOHIT MAHAJAN (LCS, ACA) (2050 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

I think yes IAS is possible after CA even if u r not graduate but I m not quite sure.

In my opinion reasons for CA's not pursuing IAS can be -

1. Money Matters - A ca can get a better pay package than IAS. Although after latest pay commission the situation has improved.

2. Age factor - For Civils max. age is 30 with 4 attempts. CA is one of the most time consuming courses. After putting 4-6 yrs., not much can afford and those who can afford are not willing to put more time for civils.

3. Chances – Civils is one of the toughest competitive exam with lakhs of students appearing from different streams and only 600-800 vacancies and a 3-tier selection procedure. Hence this factor also hampers many from going this way.

4. Options – In civils IAS & IPS are most attractive options along with Income Tax services. Other services don’t attract students.

5. Misconceptions- I often ask my knowns whether they want to try for civils and surprisingly most common reply I get is “chod yaar, wahan to paise ke bina baat nhi banegi. Ye to politicians, IAS ke bachon aur paise walon ke liye hai”.

There can be some other reasons too varying from individual to individual. I feel going for Civils require more of a passion rather than doing it just as a career option.

Of course there Is no reason why u cant go for it. If u r planning for civils, I hope u know that UPSC is going to change the pattern of exam from 2011 onwards.

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Manish Dwivedi (Senior Accounts Executive) (56 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

It is not correct that CA's do not qualify IAS exam. A DCP IN delhi police Tejinder Singh Luthra is an IPS though being a CA. There are several other examples too.

SACHIN garg (ca ) (181 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

yes it is possible to do ias after ca but subjects are not too scoring as in upsc commerce includes all ca subjects and also accountancy is also included in "commerce"

so you wiil have to choose one more subject like pubad,sociology ...which will become too lengthy syllabus

Manish Dwivedi (Senior Accounts Executive) (56 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

As regards Why CA's don't go for IAS may be that CA takes so much time( Except a few exceptions) that after completing CA a person is not left with much time to give a shot to civil services. Expectations of family & society are so high that they think CA as a money making machine. In such circumstances how can a person devote 2 or 3 more years without earning to take on civil services exam. One more thing i would like to add that For civil services you need to have a feeling of service to society i.e not only the people who have ample resources but also those who are deprived of even the basic necessities of life. Civil service is not a job it is service to nation. Most people who enter CA profession they want earn lots of money for themselves. On the other hand Civil service requires u to be a public servant. You have to think of poorest person, to devise policies for the ultimate poor, to lead the nation to path of development & enrichment.

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CA Sahil Singla.. (Service Tax ) (3746 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

Totally agreed with Mr. MANISH

i asked such a question bcoz i too havin such a feeling abt my Nation....i m not running for money...there r other Courses as well wich can give more money as Compared to IAS....

Most of the people qualifying IAS or those who join it mainly are Post graduates in their fields or some of them r graduares only...it means that must be 21-24 yeras old wen they start IAS.....so why CA's r not attempting IAS...even wen there r so brilliant students in CA course....& they r becoming CA at the age of 21 or 22...!

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YES ....WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY.........

IAS IS POSIBLE AFTER CA PROVIDED THE ASPIRANT KEEPS HIMSELF ABREAST OF CURRENT AFFAIRS, GEN. STUDIES.

INTRODUCTION OF APTITUDE TEST IN PRELIMS ON RECOMMENDATION OF KELKAR COMMITTEE SHALL BE BENEFICIAL TO MERITORIOUS STUDENTS.

AS REGARDS MAINS EXAM A C.A. CAN OPTFOR COMMERCE & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ONE OF THE BEST COMBINATION).

REMEMBER MS. RUPA MISHRA IAS TOPPER OF 2004 EXCELLED WITH COMMERCE & PUBLIC AD.

SO GOING FOR CIVIL SERVICES AFTER CA IS APPRECIABLE.

RIDHI (JOB) (413 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

ias is surely possible after ca

shinoj (ab) (1201 Points)
Replied 24 December 2010

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