6 UPSC Backup Plans: Coaching, Other Competitive Exams & Many More

UPSC Backup Plans: Serving for the nation and being a civil servant is an aim of many but achieving it is not at all easy. For becoming a respected IAS/IPS officer you need to crack the toughest competitive exam of India, the UPSC Civil Service Examination. You need to clear three difficult rounds to reach the goal. And as a matter of fact, there are only six attempts for a general candidate to clear the examination.

Consequently, some after spending years in preparation couldn’t crack it. So, what about them? What if you are a UPSC failure?  Does life end there? Of course not. There are ample opportunities ahead of an individual even if he/she fails to crack the exam. So, today we’re going to let you know of such options which will definitely inspire you to never embrace failure just because you failed in an examination.

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Best 6 UPSC Backup Plans

1. Appearance in Other Competitive Exams: Failure in UPSC doesn’t mean you are a bad student at all. And once you start preparing for UPSC and appear in the examination, your knowledge will enrich in different domains (from GK and current affairs to logical reasoning). There are many more competitive exams that are gateways to respectable jobs. So, here are some of such exams for you:

• State-level PSC (Public Service Commission) exams: While the UPSC examination is conducted at the national level didn’t, entrance exams at state levels are also there for recruitment PSC jobs in particular states. Such exams are much easier to crack and also the course or syllabus is almost the same as compared to that of UPSC backup plans. It is not just an option but in fact a must-do for all those appearing in the UPSC examination.
• Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams: There are many such exams conducted by the SSC to select candidates for various group B and group C jobs in the departments of organizations like the Ministry of External Affairs, National Investigation Agency, CBI, etc. One must appear for these exams too, along with appearing for UPSC CSE.
• Exams conducted by the Central Government:  There are other examinations conducted by the Central Government too for recruitment in respectable positions, of course not as high as IAS/IPS but will definitely give you the opportunity to serve the nation. These include the jobs of the Indian Forest Service (IFS), Indian Economic Service (IES), Indian Engineering Service (IES), and so on.
• IBPS exams: Banks social conduct their separate entrance examinations like IBPS and of course, if you have prepared for UPSC you must be having enough knowledge about current affairs and the economy. So, it will definitely help you to crack such an examination.

2. Completion of Higher Studies: Many of the UPSC aspirants drop out of college or university after completion of their graduation and start preparing for the exam. In case, a suggestion for them is to continue their higher studies by taking up admission once again in some universities. This will definitely open their opportunity of being a teacher or research scholar in the future. You can even go for exams like TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT to pursue further studies abroad. There are other examinations too, like CAT and GATE which will let you pursue highly demandable courses like MBA and M.Tech respectively.

3. Job in the Private Sector: If you are an engineer or have done any other professional courses like LLB, BBA, etc. you can apply for jobs in the private sector also.

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4. Coaching: An individual learns from his failures and can definitely guide others to not commit the same mistakes again. Hence, there are numerous coaching institutes in the country that prepares today’s UPSC aspirants and for teaching purposes, they mostly hire individuals who have gone through similar preparation stages. They look for individuals who possess immense knowledge and are subject matter experts in a definite subject. This will be a respectable job of course and it will also be a matter of pride to see your student achieving something that you had failed to do yourself once.

5. Entrepreneurship: You can begin with your own start-up or business if you wish to be your own boss. Of course, UPSC preparation would have let you know about a lot of things. So, now with economic or financial knowledge about markets, you can start a journey of entrepreneurship yourself.

6. Other Opportunities: You can literally do anything at any age, even at a point when you realize that UPSC CSE is no longer your cup of tea. You can follow your passion for art, music, photography, etc., and start earning from that by freelancing. You can also become a social worker and start working with different NGOs. So, yes! There is no full stop after a simple failure. That’s just a new beginning.

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We have tried to let you understand some of the alternatives, in case you fail the toughest examination of the country. Just be hopeful and keep moving forward in life. Step Up Student wishes you all the luck for your future endeavours.

– Article Edited by Rohan Kanojia (Connect)