My date of birth is 23rd August 1981. Can I enroll for IAS entrance exam next year?

hello Sir,
i am 30 years old. My birthday is on 23-08-1981. Can i sit in ias entrance exam.

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Hello,

Your age that you have mentioned is 23-08-1981 , and you are wanting to apply for next year IAS entrance exam , but friend let me tell you that in 2014 your age will be 33 years , hence you can apply only if you belong to OBC/SC/ST category , being a General Category , sorry to inform you this but you cannot apply for 2014 exam if you are a General category as the maximum age limit is 30 years . And for OBC is 33 years , whereas for SC/ST it is 35 years .

THANK YOU ...

if your date of birth is 23rd august 1981, then you cannot apply for the ias exam if you are from general category, but if you are from any other category then you can apply for the exam. the age required at the first day of the year in which the exam is going to be conducted are;-
general- 21 to 30
obc- 21 to 33
sc/st- 21 to 35
pd- 21 to 40.
all the best
happy learning!!!!

Dear
The eligibility criteria for IAS is :
1.You must be a Indian Citizen.
2.You must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st august of the year of exam and must not have exceeded 30 years of age.However age limit is relaxed by 3 years for OBC category and 5 years for SC/ST/PD category.
3.You must a minimum graduate from any recognised university.

The number of attempts is limited for General category to 4
7 for OBC category, and
unlimited for SC/ST/PD.
Since you have already crossed 30 years of age you are not eligible but if you belong to OBC/SC/ST/PD category you are still eligible for the exam.

Thank You.

dear aspirant

From your date of birth(23rd August 1981) it is clear that you will attain 33 years on 23rd August 2014.
if you are from general category then sorry to say that you are not eligible to apply for Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC for the post of IAS.
But if you are from OBC or SC/ST category then you can apply for the Civil Services exam next year.

Civil Services has three phase and you have to clear all the phase:

1. Prelims(CSAT)
2. Mains
3. Interview

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:


(i) Agriculture
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Economics
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) History
(xiii) Law
(xiv) Management
(xv) Mathematics
(xvi) Mechanical Engineering
(xvii) Medical Science
(xviii) Philosophy
(xix) Physics
(xx) Political Science and International Relations
(xxi) Psychology
(xxii) Public Administration
(xxiii) Sociology
(xxiv) Statistics
(xxv) Zoology

Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations
A. Preliminary Examination
The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

B. Main Examination
The written examination will consist of the following papers:

Paper-I
Section 1 Essay 200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension
& English Pr�cis 100 Marks
(Of Matriculation/ Xth standard
level)

Paper-II
General Studies�I 250Marks
(Indian Heritage and Culture,
History and Geography of the World
and Society)

Paper-III
General Studies �II 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution,
Polity, Social Justice and
International relations)

Paper-IV
General Studies �III 250 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, Environment, Security
and Disaster Management)

Paper-V
General Studies �IV 250 Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper-VI
Optional Subject � Paper 1 250 Marks

Paper-VII
Optional Subject � Paper 2 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test) 1800 Marks
Personality Test 275 Marks.
Grand Total 2075 Marks



Eligibility Criteria For Civil Services:

>>you must have completed or appearing in final year of graduation.

>>your age must be within 21 years to 30 years on 1 August of the year of exam. there is relaxation in upper age limit up to 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.



Limit Number Of Attempts:

>>General category: 4 attempts

>>OBC category: 7 attempts

>>SC/ST category: No Limit




Important dates of Civil Services exam in 2013:


CSAT(Prelims):

date of Notification:05.03.2013

last date of receipt of application:04.04.2013

date of exam:26.05.2013



Mains:

date of exam:01-12-2013



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

http://upsconline.nic.in/

Good Luck......

Dear friend if you are belong to General category then you are not eligible to apply for Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC for the post of IAS in next year.Because the age limit for General category candidates is 21 years to 30 years.But if you are from OBC or SC/ST category then you can apply for the Civil Services exam next year.Because the age limit for OBC category candidates is 21 years to 33 years.And the age limit for SC/ST category candidates is 21years to 35 years.Best of luck..........