Is age limit same for all UPSC exams?

Is age limit same for all UPSC exams?
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UPSC conducts various competitive exams for recruitment to various Services/posts.

It conducts exams like NDA & SCRA at the undergraduates level and at the graduates

level it conducts exams like Civil Services,Indian forest services,Central Police Forces,

CDS,Engineering services exams,Indian Economic Services,etc.

Every exam has its own eligibility criterias of Age limit,Educational Qualification,Nationality,etc.

Age Limit is not same for all UPSC exams ,it differs from exam to exam.For some exams also

there is relaxation of Age limit for reserved category candidates like OBC/SC/ST/PH or for say

Ex-Servicemen of defence forces,etc.

For example Age Limit of some of the UPSC exams are as follows :

NDA-16.5yrs-19yrs.

SCRA-17-21yrs and relaxation for reserved category.

Civil Services/IFS/Engineering services-21-30yrs and relaxation for OBC/SC/ST

CPF-20-25yrs and relaxation for OBC/SC/ST.

CDS-19-25yrs .

For more details visit www.upsc.gov.in

Dear Guest,

No, the age limits of all upsc exams are not the same. They differ in a wide manner.

Check it below:

EXAMINATION	AGE LIMIT
Civil Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Forest Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Foreign Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Engineering Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Economics Services Examination/Indian statistical Services Examination
Geologists Examination	21 � 32 Years
Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam	17 � 21 Years
National Defense Academy & Naval Academy Exam	16-1/2 � 19 Years
Combined Defense Service Examination	19 � 24 year - Indian Military Academy 19 � 22 year � Naval Academy 19-23 year � Air Force Academy 19-25 year � Officers Training Academy
Combined Medical Service Examination	Below 32 years as on 1st January of the year of the Exam.
Central Police Forces (Assistant commandant)Examination	20 � 25 Years

The upper Age limit is relaxable for certain categories persons as shown below:

>>SC/ST - 5 Years.
>>OBC � 3 Years.
>>PWD (persons with disabilities) � 10 Years.
>>For Central Police Forces (Assistant commandant)Examination Departmental candidates are also eligible for age relaxation.
>> For Combined Medical Service Examination persons of some categories besides those of sc,st,obc,pwd are also eligible for age relaxation as notified by Govt. from time to time.


I hope the above information will help you a lot.





THANKS & REGARDS.

Dear Guest,

No, the age limits of all upsc exams are not the same. They differ in a wide manner.

Check it below:

EXAMINATION	AGE LIMIT
Civil Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Forest Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Foreign Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Engineering Service Examination	21 � 30 Years
Indian Economics Services Examination/Indian statistical Services Examination
Geologists Examination	21 � 32 Years
Special Class Railway Apprentices Exam	17 � 21 Years
National Defense Academy & Naval Academy Exam	16-1/2 � 19 Years
Combined Defense Service Examination	19 � 24 year - Indian Military Academy 19 � 22 year � Naval Academy 19-23 year � Air Force Academy 19-25 year � Officers Training Academy
Combined Medical Service Examination	Below 32 years as on 1st January of the year of the Exam.
Central Police Forces (Assistant commandant)Examination	20 � 25 Years

The upper Age limit is relaxable for certain categories persons as shown below:

>>SC/ST - 5 Years.
>>OBC � 3 Years.
>>PWD (persons with disabilities) � 10 Years.
>>For Central Police Forces (Assistant commandant)Examination Departmental candidates are also eligible for age relaxation.
>> For Combined Medical Service Examination persons of some categories besides those of sc,st,obc,pwd are also eligible for age relaxation as notified by Govt. from time to time.
I hope the above information will help you a lot.



THANKS & REGARDS.

No dear, age limit for all exams are not same in respect of UPSC Exams., because it conducts many exams for different departments of India.

Following is the list of age limit for General Caste Candidates for different UPSC Exams:-

1. NDA & NA - 16.5 - 19 YRS.
2. SCRA - 19 - 21 YRS.
3. CDS - 19 - 25 YRS.
4. CIVIL / FOREST/ ENGINEERING/ ECONOMIC & STATISTIC /GEOLOGIST SERVICES - 21- 30 YRS
5. CAPF (AC)- 21-25 YRS.
6. COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES- 22-32 YRS.

list of jobs conducted by UPSC :

1.civils services min 21-29 years
2.combined defense services 19-24 years
3.combined engineering services 21-29 years
4.combined medical services 22-32 years
5.indian forest services 21-30 years
6.indian economic services/statistics services 21-30 years
7.Geologist's Examination 21-30 years
8.SCRA- 17-21 years
9.NDA/NA- 16.5-19 years
10.stenographers- 18-27 years


these are age limit of different exams.

as per govt rules relaxation applicable in age: OBC-3 years SC/ST- 5 years PWD-10 years applicable.

dear friend,

no, age limit and Educational qualification for all UPSC exams is not same.

UPSC conduct various exams like:

1. Civil Services
2. IES
3. CDS
4. NDA
5. SCRA
6. IFS
7. CPF
8. CMS
9. Geologist Exam.

Age limit for various exams:

• for Civil Service,IES and IFS exams: your age must be within 21 years to 30 years
• For NDA: your age must be within 16.5 years to 19 years
• For SCRA: your age must be within 17 years to 21 years
• For CPF: your age must be within 20 years to 25 years
• For CMS and Geologist Exam: maximum age limit is 32 years.
• For CDS:

1. INA: 19 years to 22 years
2. IAF: 19 years to 23 years
3. IMA: 19 years to 24 years
4. OTA: 19 years to 25 years


you can apply for the exam online on following link:

http://www.upsconline.nic.in/



Good Luck.......

NO Dear,

the age limit for the all exam is different like as the

For civil service Exam:-

The age limit is for general category is 21 to 30 years. And attempt the exam 4 times.

The age limit is for obc category is 21 to 33 years (3 years relaxation). Attempt the exam 7 times.

Age limit for SC/ST category is 21 to 35 years and attempt chance till overage. Means no limit

Age relaxation to Physically Handicapped (PH) persons:

Age relaxation of 5 years is allowed (total 10 years for SCs/STs and 8 years for OBCs in respect of the posts reserved for them)

Age relaxation for Meritorious Sports persons

The relaxation in upper age limit upto a maximum of 5 years (10 years for persons belonging to SC/ST

Communities and 8 years for persons belonging to Other Backward Classes in respect of posts reserved for them)

For CDS Exam:-

Indian Maltery Accedmay age limit is: 19 to 24 Years

For Officer Training Academy age limit: 19 to 25 years

Naval age limit: 19 to 22 years

Indian air force age limit: 19 to 23 years

For SCRA Exam

age limit is 17 to 21 years.

For NDA exam:-

age limit between the 16.5 years to 19 years only unmarried male candidate

For CAPF EXam

age limit is the 21 to 25 years.

Best of luck for the future

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is age limit same for all UPSC exams?
thank you..

Dear Friend,

No. Age limit is not same for all UPSC Examinations.
It is similar for most examinations but not for all.

Age Limit to apply for NDA Examination is 16.5 to 19 Years of Age for All the Category.
There is no reserved criteria in NDA Examination.
Age limit is same for every candidate applying.

Age Limit to apply for Engineering Services Exam is between 21 to 30 Years for General Category Candidate.
Relaxation in Age limit will be provided to Reserved Category Candidates.

Age limit to apply for Civil Services Examination is between 21 to 30 Years same as Engineering Exam criteria.

Age limit to apply for UPSC Central Armed Forces Examination is between 20 to 25 Years for General Category Candidate.
Relaxation in age will be according to UPSC Criteria.

Age Relaxation for Reserved Category is as follows:

SC/ST : 5 Years.
OBC : 3 Years.
Ex-servicemen : 5 Years
PH : 10 Years.

Hope it satisfies your query.

For further queries feel free to reply back.

Regards.

Sorry dear,the age limit varies from exams to exams.UPSC condcuts lots of examination year.

The age limitations for various UPSC examinations are as follows:

1.Civil services examinations:




Note: the age limitations for the IES and Indian forest services are same as that of civil services.

2.Combined defence services:

IMA: 19-24 years

INA:19-22 years

OTA: 19-25 years

3.Combined medical services:

>>Maximum age limit : 32 years


4.Central police armed forces:

>>It should be between 20 to 25 years.



hope the answer satisfies you.

all the best

aashisranjan784

no dear that's not true at all
because age limit for different upsc examination is different .

as you may know that
Special Class Railway Apprentice Exam
National Defense Academy and Naval Academy Examination (NDA/NA)
both these examination are 12th based examination but still the age limit for these examinations is different .
the age limit for the NDA exam is 16.5 to 19 years .
while the age limit for the SCRA exam is 17 to 21 years .
and for these examination there is no age relaxation.

other upsc examination like
Central Police Forces Examination (CPF)
Civil Services Examination
Combined Defense Services Examination (CDS)

are graduation based examinations and the age limit for these examination is also different.

the age limit for the civil services examination is 21-30 years .
the age limit for the Combined Defense Services Examination is 19-25 years .
(19-22 years for IAF,
1924 years for IMA,
19-25 years for OTA)

the age limit for the Central Police Forces Examination is 19-25 years .

for these examinations there is an age relaxation of
3 years for the OBC aspirants
5 years for the SC/ST aspirants
10 years fr the physically handicap aspirants.

Dear Aspirant,

Age limit varies from one exam to another exam of UPSC.

FOR CIVIL SERVICE, IFS, IES : 21 to 30
Geologists Examination: 21 to 32
SCRA: 17 to 21
NDA: 16.5 to 19
CPF : 20 to 25

Hi Aspirant,

No friends, age limit for the entire UPSC exam is not same. It varies according the examination.

UPSC conducts various competitive exams for the various posts.

Here I mention the exam conducted by UPSC and required age.

Civil Service exam ( age limit 21 to 30 years)

Indian Forest Service exam ( age limit 21 to 30 years)

Engineering Service exam ( age limit 21 to 30 years)

Indian Economic Service exam ( age limit 21 to 30 years)

Indian Statistical Service exam ( age limit 21 to 30 years)

NDA exam ( age limit 16.5 to 19 years)

CDS exam (age limit 19 to 25 years)

Special Class Railway Recruitment exam ( age limit 17 to 21 years)

Central Armed Police Force ( age limit 20 to 25 years)
Combined Medical Service exam ( age limit less than 32 years)
Geologist exam ( age limit 21 to 32 years)

In the same way each exam has different set of educational qualification.

I am attaching the detailed information about UPSC exam.

Best of Luck�

dear
the age limit is not same for all the exams conducted by UPSC
the age limit for the following exams is:
SCRA:17 to 21
NDA:16.5 to 19
IES,IFS,IAS and civil services:21 to 30
Police service:20 to 25

except NDA there is age relaxation for different categories on upper age limit
for OBC:3 years
for SC/ST/PD/EX-Servicemen:5 years
all the best

Dear Friend,

No , the age limit for all the UPSC Exams are not the same , it differs from one exam to other.

But Most of the Exams like :

1) Civil Services Exam

2) IFS Exam

3) IES Exam

The age limit is in between 21-30 years.

Whereas for CDSE , ITS 18-24 Years ,

For NDA Exam , its 16.5-19 years.

This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. hope the information will help you to the extent you want.

Yes ,age limit for all upsc exams are same
1. Nda & na - 16.5 - 19 yrs.
2. Scra - 19 - 21 yrs.
3. Cds - 19 - 25 yrs.
4. Civil / forest/ engineering/ economic & statistic /geologist services - 21- 30 yrs
5. Capf (ac)- 21-25 yrs.
6. Combined medical services- 22-32 yrs.

Dear

No,There are different age limit for different post.

It is not same

For Example:

For NDA 16.5- 19 years
For Civil/ IAS,IES,IFS 21-30 Years
For SCRA 17-21 years
For CAPF 20-25 years
For Geological Exam 21-32 years
For ISS Exam 21-30 years
For CDS 18-24 years

So dear friend age criteria is different for different post.

hello,


UPSC conducted many exams likes:-


NDA

CDS

SSC

UPSC

CAPF

CMS


but all upsc exams age not same .

AGE LIMIT FOR VARIOUS EXAMS:-


FOR NDA EXAM AGE SHOULD BE 16.5 TO 19 YEARS.

FOR CDS EXAM AGE SHOULD BE 19 TO 23 YEARS.

AND SO ON other ages.

but there is some relaxation for obc and sc/st candidates.


all the best

Dear friend,

List of exams conducted by UPSC:_

Civils services min 21-29 years
Indian forest services 21-30 years
Combined defense services 19-24 years
Geologist's Examination 21-30 years
Combined engineering services 21-29 years
Combined medical services 22-32 years
Indian economic services/statistics services 21-30 years
Stenographers- 18-27 years

For CDS Exam:-

Indian Maltery Accedmay age limit is: 19 to 24 Years
For Officer Training Academy age limit: 19 to 25 years
Naval age limit: 19 to 22 years

Indian air force age limit: 19 to 23 years

For SCRA Exam:-
age limit is 17 to 21 years.

For NDA exam:-
Age limit between the 16.5 years to 19 years only unmarried male candidate

For CRPF EXam:-
Age limit is the 21 to 25 years.

These are age limit of different exams.

All the best....

THE answer is NO. UPSC MEANS UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND THIS IS A CENTRALIZED ORGANISATION WHICH CODUCT MANY EXAMS SO THE ELIGIBILTY IS AS PER THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND THE POST ONE IS APPLYING FOR. FOR FURTHER DETAILS UYOU NEED TO VISIT THERE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.upsconline.nic.in
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Hi Dear

As different UPSC Exams are for recruitment of officers for different jobs.
So they all have different set of eligibility guidelines.

The age limit for different UPSC Exams is as follows:

#Combined Medical Services Examination
Below 32 years

#National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination
16.5-19 years

#Engineering Services Examination
21-30 years

#Civil Services Examination
21-30 years

#Indian Forest Service Examination
21-30 years

#Indian Economic/Indian Statistical Service Examination
21-30 years

#Geologists' Examination
21-32 years

#Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination
20-25 years

#Combined Defence Services Exam
For IMA 19 - 24 years
For NA 19 - 22 years
For AFA 19 - 23 years
For OTA 19 - 25 years


Good luck.........

• Every year UPSC conducts various examination for different post and sector.
• It's not similar age requirement for all exams of Upsc.
• Some may be similar but some differs.
• Educational qualification required for it also changes with the exam.

Different age requirement for different exam-

1. National defence academy (NDA)- 16.5 years to 19 years. No age relaxations is provided.
2. Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) exam- 17 years to 21 years.
3. Central Police Forces (CPF) -20 years to 25 Years.
4. Civil services exam/Indian Forest Service (IFS)/Indian Foreign Service/Indian Engineering Service/Indian Economics Services Examination/Indian statistical Services Examination- Age limit is 21 years to 30 years.
5. Geologists Examination- 21 years to 32 Years.

dear,
The information given by all other user iss absolutely correct.Still i'll suggest that u please check the official site for the norms.
As it is you will visit the site if you are filling the application online
There are mainly two category recuirtment-
UNDERGRADUATE
GRADUATE/PG

UPSC conducts numerous competitive exams for achievement to varied Services/posts.
It conducts exams like NDA & SCRA at the undergraduates level and at the graduates
level it conducts exams like Civil Services,Indian forest services,Central Police Forces,
CDS,Engineering services exams,Indian Economic Services,etc.
Every test has its own eligibility criterias ancient limit,Educational Qualification,Nationality,etc.
Age Limit isn't same for all UPSC exams ,it differs from test to test.For some exams additionally
there's relaxation ancient limit for reserved class candidates like OBC/SC/ST/PH or for say
Ex-Servicemen of defence forces,etc.
For example ordinance of a number of the UPSC exams area unit as follows :
NDA-16.5yrs-19yrs.
SCRA-17-21yrs and relaxation for reserved class.
Civil Services/IFS/Engineering services-21-30yrs and relaxation for OBC/SC/ST
CPF-20-25yrs and relaxation for OBC/SC/ST.
CDS-19-25yrs .
For additional details visit computer network.upsc.gov.in
it's similar for many examinations however not for all.
ordinance to use for NDA Examination is sixteen.5 to nineteen Years ancient for All the class.
there's no reserved criteria in NDA Examination.
ordinance is same for each candidate applying.
ordinance to use for Engineering Services test is between twenty one to thirty Years for General class Candidate.
Relaxation in ordinance are provided to Reserved class Candidates.
ordinance to use for Civil Services testination is between twenty one to thirty Years same as Engineering Exam criteria.
ordinance to use for UPSC Central soldiers Examination is between twenty to twenty five Years for General class Candidate.
Relaxation in age are in keeping with UPSC Criteria.

Hello Dear,

No... the age limit of the various exam are different. this age limit is fixed by the UPSC which is

For CSAT

age should be 21 to 30 years
age relaxation for OBC candidate 3 years
age relaxation for SC/ST candidate 5 years

For NDA

Candidate must be in between 16.5-19 years.


For SCRA

candidate must be in between 17 to 21 year

For CDS

For Indian military academy 19 to 24
For OTA 19 to 25
For NA 19 to 22
For Air force 19 to 23

No age limit is different for every category candidates and for every exams because UPSC conduct many exams which are following with age limitation :

1. Indian Administrative Services - 21-30 years
2. Indian Forest Services - 21-30 years
3. Indian Police Services - 21-30 years
4. Indian Engineering Services - 21-30 years
5. Indian Medical Services - 22-32 years
6. Indian Economic Services or Statistics Services - 21-30 years
7. Geologist Examination - 21-30 years
8. Combined Defense Services - 19-25 years
9. National Defense Academy exams - 16.5-19 years
10. Stenographers Examination - 18-28 years

All the above mentioned information is correct and you can understand about the age limit but in some exams the reserved category candidates get relaxation in upper age as per government guidelines which is 5 years for SC/STs and 3 years for OBCs commonly.

All the best

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is age limit same for all UPSC exams?
thank you..

Hi

I am really sorry to say that all the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) exams do not have the same age limits.

As you may know UPSC conducts various exams like NDA, SCRA, CDS, IAS, IPS, SSC, etc and others as well. So for each of the Entrances it has its own Age limits.

Since you have not mentioned which EXAMS age limits you wish to know it is difficult to provide you with exact details on the same. I would rather request you to post back with relevant information as to what you are asking.

Regards
RANJEET

Age limit for UPSC exam :



>>Age is between 16.5-19 years for NDA exam

>>Age is between 19-22 years for CDS exam(for Indian Air force)

>>Age is between 19-23 years for CDS exam(for Indian Navy)

>>Age is between 19-23 years for CDS exam(for Indian Army)

>>Age is between 19-25 years for OTA exam

>>Age is between 17-21 years for SCRA exam

>>Age is between 21-30 years for CAST exam


You cn cheak here ...................

http://www.upsc.gov.in

Good luck !

hey


no dear age not same for all UPSC EXAMS .

because UPSC conducted many exams and their age limit are different.

EXAM	AGE LIMIT
NDA	16.5 TO 19 YEARS
CDS	19 TO 25 YEARS
SCRA	17 TO 21 YEARS
IAS,IES,IPS	21 TO 30 YEARS

for more information you can visit

www.upsc.gov.in

www.upsconline.nic.in



best wishes

Hi friend,

Well mine friend, exactly it's not true,, for various examinations UPSC has got different age limits.

Well, if you look through the examinations then we come to know that, examination like CDS, NDA, SCRA is different.

For NDA it is :

>> 16.5 to 19

For SCRA it goes as, :

>> 17 to 21

For CDS it goes as :

>> 19 to 25.

And for rest of all examinations , it goes as :



Hope it helps!!
~Punj~

age limit for all exams are not same in respect of UPSC Exams., because it conducts many exams for different departments of India.

Following is the list of age limit for General Caste Candidates for different UPSC Exams:-

1. NDA & NA - 16.5 - 19 YRS.
2. SCRA - 19 - 21 YRS.
3. CDS - 19 - 25 YRS.
4. CIVIL / FOREST/ ENGINEERING/ ECONOMIC & STATISTIC /GEOLOGIST SERVICES - 21- 30 YRS
5. CAPF (AC)- 21-25 YRS.
6. COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES- 22-32 YRS.