Can a chemical engineer become IAS officer?

Can a chemical engineer become IAS officer?
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Dear Applicant,
-You can definitely appear the CIVIL SERVICES exams after completing your BTech in Chemical Engineering.

The complete eligibility criteria for the Civil Service exams are mentioned below ::

{01} NATIONALITY.
You must be a citizen of India,
or,You must be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan,
or,You must be a Tibetan refugee settled permanently in India before 1962.


{02} AGE BOUNDARIES.
You must be 21 to 30 years of age.
However, the upper age limit is relaxable by :
>> 5 years for SC/ST,Government Employees & ex-servicemen
>> 3 years for OBC & Physically Disabled.


{03} ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
You must have completed your Graduation or equivalent from a recognized university with any subject or stream.
Final year students are also applicable.
Only passing percentage is required.

{04} NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS ALLOWED.
For general category : 04
For OBC candidates : 07
For SC/ST candidates : Unlimited.

-If you qualify the Civil Services exams completely,i.e. all the three phases completely [The Prelims,The Mains & The Interviews ] with a good rank ,, then there is no reason why you being a Chemical Engineer,cannot become an IAS officer.

-For further details and notifications of these exams,visit the official website of the UPSC :: www.upsc.gov.in !!

all the best.
aman //

Hi Friend!!

First, you need to know what is UPSC.

UPSC is Union Public Service Commission which conducts many exams in which Civil Service Exam(CSE).

CSE has a misnomer as 'IAS exam' or 'UPSC exam'.

YES, you can definitely apply CSE after your graduation Chemical Engineering.

The qualifications for the CSE are :

Educational: Graduation

Age: General:21-30yrs, OBC:21-33yrs, SC/ST : 21-35yrs

Note: there is a considerable age relaxation for special category like Blind, Deaf-Mute, etc.

Number of attempts: General : 4 , OBC : 7 , SC/ST : unlimited.

You can have all the details abot the CSE at http://www.upsc.gov.in/

I WISH YOU ALL SUCCESS!!

dear friend,

yes, a chemical engineer can apply for IAS exam.


Eligibility Criteria:

you must complete or appearing in final year of graduation from recognized college or university.

your age must be within 21 years to 30 years.

And there is relaxation in UPPER AGE limit for reserved category candidates(3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST candidates).


Good Luck.........

yes my friend .

You can become an ias officer because there is no any
special criteria for the upsc civil services examination.

You just qualifies two qualifications only

1. You must be an indian citizen

2. You must be a graduate from a govt.recognized university.

Age criteria:-

21-30 fro generals

21-33 for obc

21-35 for sc/st.


Don't worry if you are in between the criteria mentioned
above than you are absolutely eligible .





good luck !!

Hi Aspirant

Yes a chemical Engineer also can become a Ias

Officer and it does not matter that you are a chemical

Engineer or not it matter how much hard working you are

For the civil services Exam the Criteria:

Educational Qualification:

~ The candidate should be pass in Graduation from a recognized Indian university

~ The candidate of the final year of graduation can also apply for the exam

Age Limit:

- The candidate age should be between 21-30

- For the obc 21-33

- For the ph 21-40

- For the sc,st 21-35

Number of Attempts:

-For General: 4
-For OBC : 7
-For SC,ST : No limit

Best of luck

dear friend

yes,you can surely apply upsc examinations for becoming IAS officer.

as you are a chemical engineer,you must have done your b.tech in chemical engineering and so the minimum qualification for upsc examinations for the post of IAS is bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

you should also fulfil the other eligibility criteria like your age should be between 211-30 if you belong to open category.

you should be indian.

so,donot worry fill the application form at www.upsconline.nic.in .

work hard for competing this examination because it is very tough as the no of seats are less and there are lots of aspirants every year.

but consistent labour and regular effoert can fetch you success.

best of luck for your career.

aashisranjan784

Dear,

of course you become the ias officer after complete the condition and the civil service exam. for become the ias officer, you give the civil service exam which notification is

published on the news paper or the internet in the month of the december and the preliminary exam is held in the month of the may and the mains exam held in the month of

the September/October.

eligible criteria for the civil service exam is:-

You must be a citizen ofIndia,or, You must be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or, You must be a Tibetan Refugee settled permanently in India before 1962.

age limit for the 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 unlimited

qualification requirement:-

upsc demand only the graduation in any stream from the recognized university which is approved by the ugc/aicet. the percentage of the marks is no matter for the exam.

final year student also apply for the exam.

exam pattern:-

1. Preliminary exam.
2.Mains exam

for mains exam optional subject list:-

Agriculture
Management
Animal Husbandry & Vet nary
Science
Mathematics
Anthropology
Mechanical Engineering
Botany
Medical Science
Chemistry
Philosophy
Civil Engineering
Physics
Commerce & Accountancy
Political Science &
International Relations
Economics
Psychology
Electrical Engineering
Public Administration
Geography
Sociology
Geology
Statistics
Indian History
Zoology
Any language subject

Following subject do not took together
Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration
Commerce and Management
Anthropology and Sociology
Maths and Statistics
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
Management and Public Administration
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science

after that take the interview by upsc board.

for more information touch with www.upsc.gov.in
best of luck for the future

Hi friend,






Well friend, yes you may become an IAS, after completing Chemical Engineering,
Since according to norms of Civil services , you must be graduate from any specialization.


Eligibility Criteria for Civil services :




>> You must have done Graduation in any trade from any course from any Recongnised University by UGC , if Correspondence than DEC.




>> Age Factor :

Minimum age : 21 Years
Maximum Age : 30 Years


Relaxations for OBC : 3 Yrs in Maximum Age
Relaxations for SC/ST : 5 Yrs in Maimum age.




>> Number of Attempts allowed :
General : 4
OBC : 7
SC/ST : No limit.




>> You Must be Indian Citizen for that.




For More : upsc.gov.in


Hope it helps!!
~Punj~

Aspirant ,

yes , you can apply for ias officer .

Ias - indian administrative service

eligibility criteria

1. Parts of exam
preliminary exam
mains exam
interview
2. Mode of exam
online
3. Sex
male
female
4. Nationality
must be an indian citizen
5. Education
graduation with any stream or recognized university
final year candidate also apply for the same
6. Attempts
4 attempts for gen.
7 attempts for obc
no limit for st/sc
7. Age limit
21-30 year for gen.
21-33 year for obc
21-35 year for st/sc

yes dear you can apply for upsc civil services exam as you are a chemical engineer and you might have completed your degree from a recognized university under ugc .along with that you should check the information regarding the age criteria for civil services exam:
age criteria :
for generals- 21-30 years
for obc-21-30 years
for sc/st- 21-35 years .

Hey there...

Yes, you can attempt the exam as you are a graduate.
The criteria is as below:

The candidate must be a graduate from any recognized university. Even final year pursuing graduates can apply.

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, in the year of examination.

The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable in the follwing cases:

Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe: upto a maximum of five years.
Other Backward Classes: upto a maximum of three years.
State of Jammu & Kashmir : upto a maximum of five years.
Defence Services personnel : upto a maximum of five years

No of attempts allowed:
1. General - 4 years
2. OBC - 7 years
3. SC/ST - no limit

More information can be availed at the official website which is www.onlineupsc.nic.in
Cheers!!