I have 1 year gap in between studies. Can I apply for Civil Services?

I have 1 year gap in between studies. Can I apply for Civil Services?

thank you..

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Hi

you can apply for civil services even you had year gap in your studies.It does not a matter to apply for the civil service exam.To know about eligibility criteria for civil services you can see below eligibility criteria...

Eligibility criteria for CIvils:(1) Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen.

(2)Age : The upsc civil exam appear candidates age between 21 to 30 years .Age relaxation for SC ,ST ,OBC ,handicapped persons details given below.

(i)5 years age relaxable for SC,ST candidates

(ii)3 years age relaxable for OBC candidates

(iii)5 years age relaxable for defence service personnel

(iv)5 years age relaxable for ECOs /SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years assignment in the military service.

(v)5 years age relaxable in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of 5 years in military service.

(vi)10 years age relaxable for blind ,deaf .mute and orthopedically ,handicapped persons.

(3) Educational Qualification: The upsc civils examination appearing candidates must be a graduation completed from the recognized university.

(4)Number of Attempts: The appear candidates of civils how many times may attempt details has given below.

General candidates: 4 attempts.

Sc, St Candidates: No restriction.

Other Backward Classes: 7 attempts

(5)Restriction: The candidate who is appointed to the civils posts results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this exam.

(6)Physical Standards: The candidate�s physically fit as per civil services medical norms.


All the best....

dear aspirant,


don,t worry their is only matter that you should have to passed graduate from the recognized university.

if you have passed graduate or appearing final year then you can apply for CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.


age should be 21 to 30 years.

age relaxation for obc 3 years, for sc/st 5 years.

you should be an indian.


all the best

dear don't worry if you have 1 yr gap in your studies that's ok but for civil exam you should have graduate degree from recogsnised university and also below criteria:-

1. Should be age 21-30 yr for General Category.
21-33 yr for OBC Category.
21-35 yr for SC/ST Category.

2. Should be citizen of India..................

dear friend,

it does not matter that there is gap of one year in studies. if you

have completed your graduation then you can definitely apply for

Civil Services Exam.

despite from that you have to also satisfy the following eligibility

Criteria.


Eligibility Criteria:

1. Graduation from recognized college or university.

2. Age limit:

• General: 21 to 30 years
• OBC: 21 to 33 years
• SC/ST: 21 to 35 years

How To Apply?

UPSC has provided the facility to apply for the exam online. so

you can apply for the exam online on following official link of UPSC:

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

Good Luck......

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 1 year gap in between studies. Can I apply for Civil Services?thank you..

HELLO FRIEND,you can apply for civil services even you had year gap in your studies.It does not a matter to apply for the civil service exam the only thing is matter you should be graduate .Eligibility Criteria:1. Graduation from recognized college or university2.Age limit:*. General: 21 to 30 years*. OBC: 21 to 33 years*. SC/ST: 21 to 35 years3.Should be citizen of Indiafor more information visit.-http://www.upsc.gov.inGOOD LUCK.........

Hello Dear,

Gap in your study is doesn't matter for UPSC exam. you are fully eligible for civil services exam.

You can apply civil services exam if you fulfill all the eligibility criteria of UPSC .

Eligibility Crteria

graduate or appearing final year of the qualifying exam you are eligible.

Age of the candidate is 21 to 30 year, If he/she belong from general category
Age of the candidate is 21 to 33 year, If he/she belong from OBC category
Age of the candidate is 21 to 35 year, If he/she belong from SC/ST category

Nationality Should be Indian

Number of attempt

General candidate 4 times
OBC candidate 7 times
SC/ST candidate no limit


Best of luck

Hello Friend,
Do n't worry , this is not a serious matter.For apply civil services it is necessary for a candidate to complete the Graduation Degree.
so,If you are complete your graduation degree in any dicipline or any equivalent from any recognized University then you can apply for the civil services.
If you are a final year degree course student then you also eligible to apply for civil services.
Thank You.

Hello,
Yes absolutely you can apply for Civil Services Examination. It doesn't matter whether you have gap between your studies or not. You just need to satisfy the basic eligibility criteria to appear for the Exam.
The basic eligibility criteria for Civil Services Exam are as follows:
The age of the candidate should be in between 21-30 yrs.
The maximum number of attempts for General category is 4
The candidate should be Indian.
The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recognized university.

For further details refer the pdf attached below and for Previous Years Question Papers you can refer www.upsc.gov.in
You can fill the online application form from the official website www.upsconline.nic.in

Regards...

Dear friend Civil Services is not the PVT soft year company that restrict you for applying 1 year gap between studies to become a graduate.

Eligibility:-

1. A graduate or a final year degree candidate from a recognized University in any discipline can write UPSC Civil services exam.

2.Age: general: 21-30 years, relaxations for OBC: 3 years, S/C S/T: 5 years. PWD: 10 years.

3.Nationality: Indian.

4.Attempts: General: 4 attempts. OBC: 7 attempts. S/C S/T: & PWD: No limit.

To know more about UPSC conducted Civil Services visit: http://www.upsc.gov.in

Thank You,

Re: I have 1 year gap in between studies. Can I apply for Civil Services?

Hello friends,

1 year gap in your study is doesn't matter for UPSC exam.
you are fully eligible for civil services exam.

You can apply civil services exam if you fulfill all the eligibility criteria of UPSC .

Eligibility Crteria-------------

graduate or appearing final year of the qualifying exam you are eligible.

======Age of the candidate is 21 to 30 year, If he/she belong from general category
======Age of the candidate is 21 to 33 year, If he/she belong from OBC category
======Age of the candidate is 21 to 35 year, If he/she belong from SC/ST category

Nationality Should be Indian

Number of attempt

==General candidate 4 times
==OBC candidate 7 times
==SC/ST candidate no limit

Yes, dear you can apply for Civil Service Exam

Eligibility Criteria for Civil Service Exam:

Educational Qualification: Must be Graduate any stream from any recognized university with any stream with any percentage


Age Limits :

For General Candidate 21-30 year
For OBC Candidate 21-33 year
For SC/ST Candidate 21-35 year

So dear you can apply if you are Graduate. It is not issue that in which year you have pass or how many years gap you have

Best of Luck

Yeah sure , you can apply for the Civil Service Examination and there is no doubt regarding this examination .Only thing you must satisfies the framed eligibility criteria by the Union Public Service Commission . If you satisfies the framed criteria then you can definitely apply for this examination .

Basic Academic Qualification is that he/she must has completed their degree course or engineering degree from a recognized University and there is no percentage barrier for the Civil Service examination . Even final year of last semester of course may also eligible but pre-final year candidates may not eligible to apply .

Minimum candidate must have a 21 years and maximum 30 years as on 1st august of the year of examination and Upper age limits is applicable for the Civil Service Examination . 3 years for Other Backward Caste , 5 years for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes .

Civil Service Examination is divided into :: Preliminary Examination , Main Examination and Personal Interview .

Prelims Examination is divided into two papers and both paper are Objective type questions . The duration of paper is 2 hrs each .

Mostly prelims examination will be held in the month of February OR March and application forms will be started in the month of October or November . The application forms are received only the online mode and there is no offline mode application . The online mode application forms link will be visible at the time of announcement .

If you need more details regarding the Civil Service examination , Visit the official website :: http://www.upsc.gov.in

dear friend the answer of your question is yes, you can sit in the examination even you have a one ear gap in your gap studies ..because there is no any criteria about gap .there are only two requirements which you have to satisfied if want to become eligible for the examination.which are :---eligibility criteria-nationality:- Indian.eligibility :- graduation.and the other one is age criteria:- age criteria:-FOR GENERAL CATEGORY: 21-30 YEARS.FOR OBC CATEGORY: 21-33 YEARS.FOR SC/ST CATEGORY :- 21-35 YEARS.SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THE GAP.IF YOU ARE SATISFIED BOTH THE CRITERIA THAN YOU CAN APPLY .

Dear if you have following eligibility criteria then you can apply for civil service examination

A bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and final year pursuing candidates are also eligible to apply for this examination

Age should not be less than 21 years and more than 30 years and relaxation in upper age as per government guidelines which is 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC category candidates

Dear if you have took the gap of 1 year in your study or academic classes then there is no problem because there is no such type of rules mentioned in the recruitment process so that you can apply for this examination

When you are interested in this examination then you should start the preparation of this examination seriously and for that you need to study hard and provide at least 15 hours everyday for the preparation and if possible then be dedicated and try to solve at least 3 practice sets everyday in the coaching institute so that you could manage the time in the examination and could get qualified easily in the prelims and mains examination

UPSC IAS preliminary exam is going to be conducted at - 19th of may 2013

All the best

Dear aspirant, There is no such rule that any gap in an academic study create a chaos in applying for UPSC civil services examination, because there is only the minimum requirement of graduation in any discipline from a recognised university. If you have done graduation from a recognised institute then there should not be any difficulty to apply for the same, your age should not be less than 21 years and not more than 30 years. There will be upper age relaxation for SC/ST 5 years and 3 years for OBC candidate. dear friend civil services examination is a tough examination which requires proper knowledge and skills, you need to prepare for the same every day to qualify the examination, it will be a very long process to clear th examination. For more details log on to www.upsc.gov.in Thank you

Don't worry about in the case , you can absolutely eligible to apply for Civil Service examination .

Main thing is to apply for the Civil Service examination , you have done your graduation in any reputed or recognized University then you are eligible to apply for the Civil Service examination . Any graduate candidate can apply for the Civil Service examination .

But you must have satisfy the framed by the UPSC criteria , if you satisfied then you can apply and you must have a minimum age of 21 years and maximum age of 30 years . There will be relaxation is provided for the reserved categories .

Civil Service Examination is prestigious exam in our country and it is entry for IAS , IPS , IFS and other respectable services .

Civil Service Examination is divided into two stages :: 1)Civil Service Aptitude Test 2)Main Examination

If you need further details , you can visit the official website of UPSC

Dear,
Yes sir you are eligible for the exam after the one year gap in between the study,
Upsc requirements the candidate must have graduate in any stream from the approved university.
The age limit for the exam is the 21 to 30 years for unreserved category.
Age relaxation as per the government rules.
You don�t worry about the exam; if you full fill all the conditions of the civil service then you are eligible for the exam.
Exam notification is declared by upsc in the month of the March and preliminary exam is held in the month of the May.
For more information please update with the www.upsc.gov.in
Best of luck

Hello

YES YOU ARE APPLICABLE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES.

The civil services have certain criteria that one needs to fulfil in order to be applicable.The civil services invite the graduates only for the exam.
The graduates who have completed their graduation from any stream,are applicable and also must have minimum age of 21 years,the upper age limit is different for different categories.

You need to fulfil,if you have gap in studies then that does not mean that you does not remain a graduate any more,you still remain a graduate.Then by every mean you are applicable.

The study gap has nothing to do with your eligibility.
Hence you are very much eligible for the civil services.

For more details visit the website of the UPSC.
www.upsc.gov.in

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have 1 year gap in between studies. Can I apply for Civil Services?

thank you..

yes dear friend , you can apply for civil services if you are study in a last year of graduation or completed from recognized university of country.
age criteria :21 to 30 year category
3 & 5 year relaxation time for obc and sc/st category

for more info : www.upsc.gov.in

Gap in education is not the criteria of eligibilty when it comes to applying for the UPSC Civil services exams.

Anyone who fulfills the below eligibilty criteria can apply for the UPSC Civil Services exams;

Educational Qualifications: Bachelors Degree pass in any Stream from a regognised college or instituitions

Age- 21 years is the minimum age to apply
30 years is the maximum age to apply
Candidates belonging to OBC gets 3 years and SC/ST gets 5 years age relaxations

Chances- General candidates- 4 times
OBC- 7 times
SC/ST- No such restriction

Hello Dear Dude ...


There is no situation like that ...

Even the candidates has 4 years gap .. he can apply for the Civil services


The only thing is that ... Age criteria


You must have a minimum of 21 years

Maximum age is allowed up to 30 years

of course there will be an age relaxation for the reserved candidates



OBC --- 3 years

SC / ST -- 5 years


you must have a minimum of GRADUATION from a recognized university


GOOD LUCK

Hi friend

Do not worry you can apply for the Civil services exam.

There is no criteria for the gap studies candidates.

The eligibility for the Civil services exam is that you must have a graduate degree from a recognized university.

Your age must lies in between 21-30 years.

You can apply till your age will not become 30 years.

Fore more info:-http://www.upsc.gov.in