Eligibility
Following are the major eligibility criteria required to appear in the civil services exam −
Criteria | Explanation | |
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Nationality | For IAS & IPS | Applicant must be the citizen of India |
For all other services | Applicant must be either −
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Age Limit | Minimum Age | Applicants of all categories must have attained the age of 21 years |
Maximum Age | For general category applicants – 32 years | |
For Other Backward Classes (OBC) – 35 years | ||
For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe – 37 years | ||
For Defence Services Personnel (who disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof) – 35 years | ||
For ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service – 37 years | ||
For ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service – 37 years | ||
For blind, Hearing Impaired and Orthopaedically handicapped persons – 42 years | ||
Educational Qualifications | Minimum Ed. Qualification | The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University |
Number of Attempts | For General Category applicants | Six (6) Attempts |
For OBCs applicant | Nine (9) Attempts | |
For and SCs & STs applicants | No limit | |
Physical Standards | Applicants must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination | |
Fee | For General Category applicant | INR 100 |
For OBC Category applicant | INR 100 | |
For Female/SC/ST/PH applicants | No Fee required | |
Mode of Payment | Remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash | |
By using net banking facility of State Bank of India | ||
By using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card |
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