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17-Year-Old Aspiring for UPSC: Choosing the Right Degree and College

Parthiban T R

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Career Counsellor - Answered on Jul 01, 2024

Parthiban TR, a former professor, has been working in the fields of training and learning development for over 17 years.
As a career counsellor and mentor, he has been tutoring students from Classes I to XII (predominantly CBSE), UG (engineering) and others for nearly a decade.
He has worked as a lecturer and professor at the Kuppam Engineering College, Kuppam; the NRI Group of Institutions in Bhopal; and the Bhopal Institute of Technology and Science in Bhopal.
Parthiban qualified for GATE in 2002, 2011 and 2013 and has been training aspirants to prepare for NEET-UG and IIT-JEE.
He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the Guru Ramdas Khalsa Institute of Technology College in Madhya Pradesh and a bachelor's degree in education, specialising in physics and mathematics, from the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.... more
Asked by Anonymous - Jun 30, 2024Hindi
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Hello Sir. I'm 17 right now and my aim is to crack the UPSC exam. I would be giving my board exam next year but I'm not sure about the degree I should choose? Should I choose it according my optional or is it safe to have a plan b? Also, is there any college in Mumbai that's good for the UPSC prep or should I move to Delhi? Please kindly help.

Ans: Right now you are just 17. This age is the time to focus on your school curriculum rather than upsc.
As you have already taken a stream of study go ahead and excel in it first.
You will get enough time to prepare for upsc - cse during the time of ug studies.
Need not move from Mumbai if you are native
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