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IAS officer via UPSC-CSE

Civil services / government

  • elite
  • 8 yr
  • Degree

Route

  1. Class 11 Arts / Humanities
  2. Class 12 Arts / Humanities
  3. BA / BSc (any stream)
  4. UPSC Civil Services Examination
  5. IAS officer
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UX / product designer via BDes (UCEED)

Design & creative

  • challenging
  • 6 yr
  • Degree

Route

  1. Class 11 Arts / Humanities
  2. Class 12 Arts / Humanities
  3. UCEED
  4. Bachelor of Design (BDes)
  5. UX / product designer
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At a glance

DimensionIAS officer via UPSC-CSEUX / product designer via BDes (UCEED)
degree requiredrequiredrequired
difficultyelitechallenging
typical months9672

Shared traits

  • creative
  • generalist
  • problem-solving
  • public-service
  • visual

Divergent traits

IAS officer via UPSC-CSE

  • exam-based
  • regulated

UX / product designer via BDes (UCEED)

  • user-facing