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Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

dear candidate
ias exam is conducted by upsc
general can give four attempts
obc can give seven attempts
no limit for sc and st
for more information go to www.upsc.gov.in

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear friends,

IAS stands for Indian administrative services. It is an officer level post.
IAS comes under civil services,for that you apply for civil services examination.
Which is conducts by upsc once in every year.


Attempts-

• For general - 4 attempts
• For obc - 7 attempts
• For sc/st - No limits

Good luck......................

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hi,

There is a limited number of times, one can appear UPSC exam:

1.For General candidate - 4 times.

2.For - OBC 7 times

3.for Physical handicapped - 7 Times

4.For Sc/St - No limit on number of attempt.

Thank You.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear friend,

IAS Exam or officially called Civil Services Exam is commenced by UPSC every year.

There is restrictions for the no. of times you can appear for Civil Services Exam.

For General: 3

For OBC: 7

For SC/ST: No Restriction

And also, there is Age Limit defined for each category:

For General: 21 to 30 years

For OBC: 21 to 33 years

For SC/ST: 21 to 35 years

You will have to clear following three stages to qualify Civil Services Exam:

>> Preliminary Exam (CSAT Exam)

>> Mains Exam

>> Personal Interview


Exam Pattern of Preliminary exam (CSAT Exam) is:

Attachment 14489

Exam Pattern of Mains Exam is:

Attachment 14490

There is a list of Optional Subjects for Mains Exam:

Attachment 14491

For any further information, you may visit: http://upsc.gov.in

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hey,




No.of attempts for IAS exam:

4 for General

7 for OBC

No limit for ST/Sc candidates.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Here I am giving all the criteria for the applying to the IAS exam along with the number of attempts...
1. Candidate should have completed graduation or engineering from a college under a recognized university.
2. Candidate appearing in final year can also apply for the upsc exam.
3. Age limit for upsc exam is 21 to 30 years.
4. Candidate belonging to OBC and SC/ST category gets an age relaxation of 3 and 5 years respectively.

And the number of attempts are as follows::::::
::4 attempts for general category
::7 attempts for OBC category
::no limit for SC/ST category
to know more you can log on to www.upsc.gov.in

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

hello dear,

Attachment 14339

well for IAS exams there is a restriction for general and other backward castes...
but no restrictions are with the scheduled castes and tribes

age limits
>>gen--21 yrs to 30 yrs
>>obc--21 yrs to 33 yrs
>>sc/st--21 yrs to 35 yrs

educational qualifications
you must be a passed graduate from a recognized university in any discipline whatsoever....

number of attempts
GENERAL=------4 attempts
OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES=-------7 attempts
SCHEDULED CASTES AND TRIBES=---------unlimited

happy to help.....

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

No.of attempts for IAS exam:

4 for General
7 for OBC
No limit for ST/Sc candidates.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear friend
number of attempts permitted for general category candidate is four
number of attempts permitted for OBC candidate is seven
but there is no restriction based on number of attempts for sc/st candidates

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear Friend,

IAS comes under civil services .

Number of attempts for civil services examination :

GEN : 4
BC : 7
SC/ST : No Limit

Good Luck...

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hello sir/madam
i want to know the limited times for an individual to appear the UPSC exam

Dear Friend,
The number of times an individual can appear to UPSC exams depends on the category to which the student belongs to.

Student belonging to Open Category can attempt a maximum of 4 times.

Student belonging to OBC can attempt a maximum of 7 times.

Student belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe has no limitation for the number of attempts.

Best of LUck

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service. UPSC will hold the IAS exam once a year.

Eligibility for IAS:

Education qualification:

You have to complete the Graduation from any recognized university.
And you have to secure the 50% of marks from any recognized university.

Age qualification:
Your age should be 21-30 years.The upper age limit will be applicable for ST/Sc/OBC candidates.
3 years for OBC
5 years for ST/SC
You must be citizen from India.

No.of attempts:

4 for General
7 for OBC
No limit for ST/Sc candidates.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Number of attempts are as:

1. general candidates - 4 attempts.
age limit is 21 - 30 years.

2. OBC candidate - 7 attempts.
age limit is 21 - 33 years.

3. SC/ST candidates - no limits.
age limit is 21 - 35 years.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

There are limit on the number of attempts for IAS Exam.

The limits are different for the candidates of different categories.

For General candidates : Maximum of 4 times

For OBC candidates : Maximum of 7 times

For SC or ST category candidates : No limit on the number of attempts.

More over, you should complete Graduation to apply for this exam.

hope you understood the answer.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

General candidates get only 4 oppertunities.
OBC candidates get only 7 oppertunities.
And sc st candidated unlimited oppertunities.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hi,

Number of attempts in Ias:

1) For general 4 attempts
2) For OBC 7 attempts
3) For Sc/St No limit

Here i am attached the previous years question papers of ias examination.Please download and prepare well.

All the best

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hi................






IAS stand for - Indian Administrative Service.

This exam conduct by UPSC.



Number of Attmptes for IAS exam like ::
==============================

*** For General candidates 4 times

*** For OBC candidates 7 times

*** For SC / ST candidates No limit.



Minimum education qualification Graduation degree .

You must be citizen of Indian

Age limit between 21 to 30 years

Age relaxation was Govt. rules.








All the best..................

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

There is basically 4 attempt is given in every UPSC exams +2 attempt for other backward
classes.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

BAsically there is 4 attempt is given in every UPSC exams +2 for other backward classes.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hello Friend ,

Well limits of Attempts for IAS exam is categorized under following heads , and these are as follows :


* * For General Category : 4 attempts

* * For OBC category : 7 attempts

* * For SC/ST : There is no such limits for this category .

Whereas there is an Age limit also , and these are as follows :

* * For General : 21-30 years

* * For OBC : 21-30 years

* * For SC/ST : 21-35 years .

For more info. visit this page : http://www.upsc.gov.in/

THANK YOU !

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear Aspirant
Number of attempts
Four attempts if a aspirant belongs to a General candidate ,
Seven attempts if a aspirant belongs to a Other Backward Caste .
No limits if a aspirant belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribes

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

dear aspirant,

For the post of IAS you have to apply for Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC every year. UPSC conduct Civil Services Exam every year.



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......

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

I.A.S. stands for Indian Administrative Services.

I.A.S. Examination is conducted by U.P.S.C. every year.

Education Qualification:


>>The candidate must be graduated to apply for this examination.


The Age Limit of candidates are provided Below:


>>For General candidates : 21 years to 30 years


>>For OBC candidates : 21 years to 33 years


>>For SC/ST candidates : 21 years to 35 years


The Number of Attempts are provided below:


>>For General candidates : 4 Times


>>For OBC candidates : 7 Times


>>For SC/ST candidates : No Limits


For more details just go to http://www.upsc.gov.in

Best Of Luck...............

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Hello Friend,

civil service exam is conducted by UPSC for recruitment to various All India Services. IAs is one of them.

The candidate attempt the exam limited of time,like:-

1st==The General candidate appear the exam 4 times.

2nd==The OBC & Physical Handicapped attempt 7 times.

3rd==For SC/ST no limit on number of attempt.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hello sir/madam
i want to know the limited times for an individual to appear the UPSC exam

dear friend, it is totaly depend your category .criteria of limited times for appearing upsc exam individually:
4 times for open category.
7 times for obc category
there are no limited times for sc/st category.

.....have a nice day..

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear aspirant,
There are the counts of attempts according to the category-
-for SC/ST candidates there is no limit on the attempts.
-for OBC candidates 7 attempts are there.
-for handicapped also 7 attempts are there.
-for general category there is only 4 attempts.
if you are attending only 1 paper and not qualified then it is called as an attempt.
if you attend the first prelims then not attend the other papers then it is not caled as an attempt.
as it does not comes under the count.
for civil services your age should be 21 to 30 years of age.
age relaxation is also given to the SC/ST 5 years and for OBC 3 years.
for more details log on to www.upsc.gov.in
thank you.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Friend,IAS stands for Indian Administrative ServiceThe job of an IAS officer is much challenging, responsive and full of social service & reforms. An IAS officer is a reputed and honourable post in the State's administration.UPSC is authorised to conduct the Civil Service Examination in order to make the recruitment of IAS officer every year.Eligibility Conditions: * Indian citizenship * Graduate in any discipline * Age limit for General is 21-30 years * Age limit for OBC is 21-33 years * Age limit for SC/ST is 21-35 yearsNumber of attempts varies from category to category. As general category is granted with only four attempts. While OBC category availed the seven attempts. On the other hand, SC and ST category has no any restriction over number of attempts, hence availed unlimited attempts.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hi,

Number of limits to give UPSC exam if 4 for General category. 7 for OBC Category and there is no restriction on number of limit for SC/ST category candidates. But to avail the increased number of limit they have to get the proof of OBC, SC, ST certificate for the same as are applicable to them. Without that they are to be counted as general category candidates.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

The eligiblity criteria to appear for IAS is as follows::

1.For general category attempts are 4

2.For obc category attempts are 7

3.For sc/st category attempts are no limit

You can check the above mentioned pattern..

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hello,
Civil Services Examination is conducted by UPSC every year for the recruitment of candidates for the post of IAS, IRS, IPS.
The Number of attempts criteria is as follows:
General 4
OBC 7
PH 7
SC/ST No Limit

The Other basic eligibility criteria for Civil Services Exam are as follows:
The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recognized university. Final year degree students are also eligible
The age limit is 21-30 yrs
The candidate should be Indian

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...

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

hello dear,
Attachment 10901
here i provide you the number of attempts in an IAS exam

attempts
for general--->4 attempts
for obc--->7 attempts
for sc/st--->unlimited attempts

wish you best of luck...

happy to help you..

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hello sir/madam
i want to know the limited times for an individual to appear the UPSC exam

HI,

Regarding Educational Qualification :

You should Complete 3 years graduation in any discipline from recognized University.

But you should require to Submit the Course Completion Certificate at the Apply for this Examination .

Important :- Only Pass Mark is enough to apply for this Examination .

Age Limit :

Your age should be 21 years to 30 years and relaxation will applicable for SC/ST candidates as well as OBC candidates .

~~ For OBC candidates :- 3 years
~~ For SC/ST candidates :- 5 Years
After fulfilling these criteria you will eligible for the Civil services examinations then you need to apply for the civil services examinations and clear all the three stages of examination in order to become an IAS officer.

The Number of attempts are :

General : Four

OBC: Seven

SC/ST; no limit.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

According to question an IAS candidate must be a graduate or a final year candidate having 30 years of age as Gen or 33 years of age if he/she belong to OBC or 35years of age belong to s/C S/T category can apply for UPSC IAS exam.

***A candidate can appear for UPSC IAS examination 4 , 7 times as Gen.OBC candidates respectively,for S/c S/T candidates there is no limit limit less tomes can appear to finish IAS exam.

Thank you,

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

* An aspirant can appear in civil services exams three times if he /she belong to general category.

* If any aspirant belong to reserved category then he/she can apply upto seven times for civil services exams.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear the UPSC board has decided the fixed limitation of number of attempts for each UPSC paper or exam which is means - If you are preparing for UPSC Civil Services then you can attempt for this exam as

General Category - 4 times

OBC Category - 7 times

SC/ST Category candidates - No limit but till 35 years of age

Means these mentioned number of attempts are allowed for each exam means you can only attempt every UPSC exam according to the mentioned limitation means if you belongs to general category then you may appear 4 times for civil service and 4 times for forest services and same follows for other UPSC exams

You should not worry about the number of attempts for this exam and only care about your study because if the candidate is prepared well for the examination then he/she does not care about the number of attempts and the time and they only wants to get their target so that dear you should prepare hard for this exam and you should find out the best coaching institute or person who have been selected in UPSC exams and you also give at least 15 hours everyday if you are preparing for civil service or any other UPSC board examination

Upcoming UPSC Exam : UPSC board is going to conduct the civil service preliminary exam at - 19th of may 2013 and the dates for application through online mode is not announced yet because once the dates has been cancelled because of some unforeseen circumstances but you should only study and get qualified easily

All the best

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

The criteria for the UPSC CSE exam is below .


-> one should done their graduation from any recognized university

-> A final year student can also eligible for applying the exam , but before the main exam one have to complete the graduation .

-> age limit is 21-30 for general cast , 3 years relaxation for obc , 5 years relaxation for sc/st/ex-serviceman , 10 years relaxation for physically handicapped .

-> maximum 4 attempts are allowed for the general cast , 7 for obc cast and no limit for the no of attempts for the sc/st cast .

So above are the basic criteria that one must have to fulfill for giving the exam .

If you satisfy above criteria then and then you can give the exam .

Exam consists three parts .

Preliminary
Main
Interview

So if you eligible then start the preparation for the exam .

good luck...

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Dear

To become an IAS Officer you will appear in Civil Service Exam which is conducted by UPSC every year

For this examination total attempts are

For General Candidate 4 attempts
For OBC Candidate 7 Attempts
For SC/ST Candidate No Limits

Candidate must be Graduate any stream from any recognized university

There is no percentage required

Age should be

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


Good Luck

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hello Friend,
civil service exam is one of the most prestigious exam conducted by UPSC for recruitment to various All India Services.IAS is one of them.
There is a limited number of time one can appear the exam:
1.For General candidate - 4 times.
2.For - OBC 7 times
3.for Physical handicapped - 7 Times
4.For Sc/St - No limit on number of attempt.
Thank You.

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hello,

Apart from information that my friends have provided you, I want to add that
If you fill the form but do not appear for both of the 2 exam papers in prelims, that attempt will not be counted and your attempts remain same.

Thanks,
goyalk

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i want to know the limited times for an individual to appear the UPSC exam

No of attempts for IAS exam :

>>4 for General

>>7 for OBC

>>No limit for SC/ST

You can check here for details ............

http://www.upsc.gov.in

Eligibility criteria for IAS exam :

>>Graduation pass from any recognized university.

Age :

>>Age is between 21-30 years.

ST/SC gets 5 years age relaxation.

OBC gets 3 years age relaxation.

Condition :

>>Candidate must be a citizen of India.


Selection process :

>>Preliminary exam

>>Main exam

>>Interview

Exam pattern :




Good luck !

Re: How many times can a candidate appear in IAS exam?

Hi,

There is a different limit for different categories to appear for iAS exam.

The limit is -

For general category - 4 times

For OBC category - 7 times

For SC/ ST category - unlimited.

Visit www.upsc.gov.in

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

hi.......

the limit of attempting Civils exam
1.general candidates 4 times
2.other backward classes 7 times
3.sc/st no limit for attempt exam

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Hi friend,

Well, mine friend, first of all there no exam called IAS exam.

It's called Civil services examination conducted by UPSC.

These are number of attempts you may do :

>>General : 4

>>OBC : 7

>>SC/ST : No limit.

Hope it helps!!
~Punj~

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

There are different number of attempts for the different category to be appear in civil service exam.

General candidates : 4 attempts
OBC candidates: 7 attempts

SC/ST candidates: No limit

The age limit for the civil service exam is 21 to 30 years

Age relaxation for the SC/ST is 5 years and for OBC 3 years

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Friend,



The Attempts for the exam

Gm � 4 times

OBC � 7 times

Physically Handicapped � 7 times

SC / ST candidates have the unlimited


Notification

The Exam Notification you will get it in the employment news papers and also in the UPSC website

Eligibility

Education Qualification � The candidates should complete graduation from the recognized college.

Age Limit � The Aspirants age should be minimum 21 years

Exam Syllabus

General Studies
Current Affairs
General Aptitude

The candidates can apply it I the employment news paers and also in the online.The more information about the exam you will get it in the good website like upsc and this website

Thank You

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Hello,

For general category can appear three times in IAS exam.
For OBC category can appear Seven times in IAS exam.
For SC/ST category can appear Unlimited times in IAS exam.


Thanks
Jeet Masih

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Hello Friend,
civil service exam is one of the prestigious exam conducted by UPSC for recruitment
to various All India Services. IAs is one of them.

The candidate attempt the exam limited of time,like:-
1.The General candidate appear the exam 4 times.
2.The OBC & Physical Handicapped attempt 7 times.
3.For SC/ST no limit on number of attempt.

Thank You.

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Attachment 4174
Attachment 4178


dear aspirant ,

if you are gen. Candidate and apply for ias exam then you can apply

only

4 time in this exam .

If you are an obc candidate then you can apply 7 time in this exam

if you are a st/sc candidate or ex- service man then you can apply

unlimited .


You have fulfill also this information

nationality

must be indian

sex

male and female

age limitations

21-30 year for gen.

21-33 year for obc candidate

21-35 year for st/sc candidate and ex- service man

21-40 year for physical handicapped .

education

graduate with ugc approved university with any stream

final year candidate can also apply for this exam

there is no any percentage criteria in this exam

steps of exam

preliminary exam

mains exam ( written )

interview

mode of exam

online

offline

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

there are limited number of attempts to apply for upsc civil services exams .

but this condition is applicable to the obc and the general category aspirants only .

as for the sc/st category there is no limit to the number of attempts.


number of attempts for the general category are 4 attempts.
number of attempts for the obc category are 7 attempts.

Re: How many times One can Appear in IAS exam?

Hi Friend

IAS stands for Indian Administrative services.It comes under the category of civil services examinations which is conducted by UPSC .



The no of times one can appear in the UPSC exams totally depends upon the category to he/she belongs:

For general candidates there are 4 attempts that they can appear for this examination in four times only.

For aspirants of other backward caste it is seven times.

For scheduled caste and tribes ,there is no limit that they can appear in these examinations .

Educational qualification:Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university.

Age limitations:It also depends upon category to which candidates belong.





hope the information helps you.

all the best

aashisranjan784