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Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

DEar user

YOu can not apply for upsc exam as you are 31 years of age. You can only apply if you are obc or st/sc. Check eligibility below

the age limit for the upsc civil services examination is 21-30 years .
and there is age relaxation for the SC/ST and the OBC category aspirants .
for the SC/ST aspirants the age relaxation is 5 years while for the OBC category it is 3 years .

Good luck

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

hello friend,

You can give the Ias exam even in the age of 31 years if you satisfy following conditions...
>>if you are OBC candidate (21-33 age limit)

>>if you are SC/ST candidate(21-35 age limit)

>>if you are Handicapped(21-40 age limit)


along with it you must be Graduate from any recognized university.

​good luck

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hello Dear,

its a good thinking to apply for IAS exam. IAS exam is also known as CSAT exam this exam is conducted by UPSC once in a year. after cracking the CSAT exam on the basis of merit you can find the post like IAS, IPS , IRS
CSAt exam is the 3 step process
1. PRELIMS exam
2. MAINS exam
3. INTERVIEW

after clearing all three stage you can become an IAS officer
Eligibility Criteria
Candidate should be graduate from recognized university
final year candidate can also apply

Age of the candidate is 21 to 30 year.
there are relaxation in age for category candidate
3 year age relaxation for OBC candidate and 5 year for SC/ST candidate

Attempt Restricted Limit
general candidate can attempt only 4 times
OBC candidate can attempt only 7 times
SC/ST can attempt unlimited number of time

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

If you belongs to any of the category then you can apply for the civil services examination so there will be no worry for the same if you are from any of the categories like SC/ST.
OBC.
EX servicemen.
Physically handicapped.
So for the same you should see the eligibility criteria for the same as follows-
Eligibility criteria for the Civil services examination-
Age should be 21 to 30 years of age.
Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university can apply for the same.
Age relaxation for the civil services examination is as follows-
SC/ST 5 years.
OBC 3 years.
Ex servicemen 5 years.
Disabled defence officer in army during war for commissioned officer 3 years of age relaxation.
Examination pattern-
CSAT stands foir the civil services aptitude test which is the first stage of the examination. It consist of 2 papers and both general studies of 400 marks total.
MAINS examination is if you qualify the examination CSAT then called for the Mains examination.
There will be 9 papers of 2000 marks .
By qualifying the same candidates are called for the interview.
Interview consist of 300 marks.
For more details log on to www.upsc.gov.in
Thank you.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Yes dear.....

u can give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs.......

if u r belong to obc or sc/st category.....

bec. the age limit for obc is 21-33 yrs

& sc/st is 21-35 yrs.....

Thank u.........

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear friend,

Attachment 15349

It depends on which category you belongs to.

If you are a general candidate you are not eligible for appear in any UPSC examination.

But if you belongs to SC/ST/OBC/PWD then you can apply for UPSC examinations.

CATEGORY	AGE LIMIT
General	Minimum- 21 year Maximum- 30 year
OBC	Minimum- 21 year. Maximum- 33 year.
SC/ST	Minimum- 21 year. Maximum- 35 year.
Physically Disables	Minimum- 21 year. Maximum- 40 year.

It also depends on how many times you attempt for UPSC examination.

For any general candidate you can at most attempts 4 times and 7 times for OBCs but no restriction for SC/ST and Physically disable candidates.

Thank You.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

hai friend.
You are an General category, you not eligible on IAS Exam because upper age limit is 30 years.
Otherwise you are BC/MBC/SC/ST/Physical abilitys are eligible on This exam.
Age relaxation :
21---- 33 years on BC/MBCS.
21----35 Years on SC/STs.
21----40 years on physical ability candidates.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

If you have OBC or SC/ST category and physically changer you are eligible for upsc exam.because the age limit is 21-33 for OBC,21-35 for SC/ST,21-40 for physically changer. The candidate must be graduate from recognized university.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear friend,



you can give the UPSC exams (union public service examinations) at the age of 31 only when:

>>you belong to obc(21-33 years)

>>you belong sc/st(21-35 years)

>>you belong to physically handicapped category.(21-40)

so this answer will help you a lot.....

regards
george

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear friend if you belng to General category then you are not eligible to apply UPSC Civil Services Exam at the age of 31 years.

But if you belng to OBC and SC/ST category then you are eligible to apply UPSC exam.

Age limit for UPSC Civil Services Exam:-

Age should be between 21 years to 30 years for General category candidates.

Age relaxation for OBC category candidates 3 years

And SC/ST category candidates 5 years.

Education qualification:-

For apply UPSC Civil Services Exam the minimum Education qualification is Graduation degree in any stream from a recognized University.

Number of Attempts:-

General category candidates - 4 time

OBC category Candidates - 7 time

SC/ST category candidates - No limit.


All the best........

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

For the Civil Services Exams

Age : 21yrs to 30yrs
21yrs to 33 yrs for OBC
21yrs to 35yrs for SC/ST

If you belong to the category, then you are eligible for the Exam ALL THE BEST (Y)

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear Aspirants,

It depends upon that in which category you belongs.

It is not possible for General category candidates.

Age Limit : -

GEN : 21-30 years
BC : 21-33 years
SC/ST : 21-35 years

Educational Requirements : -

Candidate should be graduate from any recognized university and also can apply in last year of graduation.

Good Luck

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear Friend,

If you belongs to general category then you are not eligible. But you comes other category than general then you are eligible.

Age Limit :

General Category : 21-30 years
BC Category : 21-33 years
SC/ST Category : 21-35 years

Qualification :

Candidate must be passed there graduation from any recognized university and also can apply in last year of graduation.

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

For More Details : http://www.upsc.gov.in

Good Luck

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

yes you can give upsc exams like cds,cpf,civil services etc if you are an obc applicant or you are a sc/st category aspirant.

also if you are a government employee then you can get an age relaxation of 5 years .

for obc aspirants the required age limit is 21-33 years while for sc/st category aspirants the required age limit is 21-35 years .

this age criteria will be applicable only if you have completed your graduation from a recognized university under ugc.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

if ypu belong to general category than you are not eligible for upsc exam if you belong to obc and sc and st than you are eligible
you must be a graduate from recognised university.
age limit
general-21 to 30 years
obc 21 to 33 years
sc and st 21 to 35 years
refer www.upsc.gov.in

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

hi
you cannot give the upsc exam at the age of 31 being in the general category.
But if you belong to the obc or the sc.st category then you are allowed to give the examination even at the age of 31 because a relaxation of 3 and 5 years is given to the obc and the sc/st category respectively.

moreover, you also need to keep the number of attempts in mind.
for general category, the number of attempts are 4, and that of obc is 7 and there is no restrction on the number of attempts for the sc/st category

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

you cannot give upsc exam if you are from general category, but if you belong to any other category such as obc,sc,st or pd then you can apply at the age of 31.
the age limit for different categories are:-
general- 21 to 30
obc- 21 to 33
sc/st- 21 to 35
pd- 21 to 40
all the best
happy learning!!!!

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear Aspirant

You are eligible for UPSC examination at the age of 31 years if you belong to SC/ST(upper age ),OBCs or PH category.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

dear aspirant,

if you are from general category then you are not eligible to apply for UPSC Civil Services Exam at the age of 31 years. if you are from OBC or SC/ST category then you can apply for the Civil Services Exam.


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: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear,
The age limit for the CSAT examination of the UPSC is within 21-30 years. The upper age limit for OBC is 03 years, for SC/ST is 05 years. So, if you are a general category candidate, then you can't appear for the examination. But if you are a reserved categories candidates, then you can appear for the examination. There is also 04 attempts for General candidates, 07 attempts for OBC and up to 35 years of age for SC/ST candidates. you can see www.upsc.gov.in for further details.. Thanks....

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Following are the age limits for appearing in Civil services examination for different categories.You check yourself as you have not mentioned your category.
General 21-30years
OBC Non creamy layer 21-33years
SC/ST 21-35years.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

hi, friend.

>> Yes, if you belong any reserved categories then you can give.

>> and if you belong open categories then you can give because age limit for open caste is 21 to 30.

>> so now it all is about you on which categories you belong.

>> i hope you have got me.

>> all the very best

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hey,
yes you can give the UPSC exam at age of 31 .
IF you are in OBC or SC/ST cat.
I give a list of age
general 21 to 30
obc 21 to 33
sc/st 21 to 35.
Check your cat. then you can .
I hope it will helpful answer for you.
GUD LUCK

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Sorry friend in the age of 31 years you can not apply for the civil service exam.

The minimum age limit for the civil service exam is 21 years and maximum age limit is 30 years.

So your age limit are more than 30 years.

you can apply if you belong to reserve category.

age relaxation for SC/ST + 5 years

OBC 3 years.

if you belong to SC/ST or OBC category then you can apply for the civil service exam.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hello,
You can only give UPSC Exam at age of 31 years if you are from reserved categories like OBC, SC/ST. If you are from General category then you are not eligible since the age limit for General category is 21 to 30 years.

The Basic eligibility criteria for maximum exams are:
The candidate should have a degree in any discipline from university recognized by UGC. Final Year students can also apply.
The candidate should be Indian
Age Limit
General category 21-30 years
OBC 21-33 years
SC/ST 21-35 years

For further details and 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: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

• Definately you can give the UPSC examination at the age of 31 years.
• But for that you need to be from reserved category as per central government and have valid certificate for the same.
• For general category students, the age limit comes to be 21 years to 30 years.
• If you are from an obc category, the age limit here is 21 years to 33 years, which makes you eligible.
• If you are from an sc/st category, the age limit is 21 years to 35 years, such that you are eligibile.
• And if you are an physically handicapped then the upper age relaxations is given upto 10 years.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

dear candidate according to upsc requirements there are rules differ from exam to exam.

If a graduate or a final year candidate is allowed to write ias exam of union public service commission he/she to complete the age eligibility as per the norms.

if you belong to general category then you can not give ias upse exm.
Gen:21-30 years.obc:21-33 years,s.c/s.t:21-35 years.

Thank you,

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

dear candidate the eligibility regarding age is not the same for all exams.

age requirements are as follows.
1.dear candidate you did not mention your category there are opportunities to do civil services if you belong to other than general category.

2.as far as age is concerned for civil services fo upsc:gen within 30 years.obc:within 33 years.s/c s/t=within 35 years of age is eligible to give upsc exam.

Thank you.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear friend.

If you come under this cateegory then you give UPSC exam.

Age requirements-

For General 21-30 years
For OBC 21-33 years
For SC\ST 21-35 years

Good Luck......

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

If You belong ST/SC or OBC,then You can apply for UPSC exam.

Age limit for UPSC exam :

>>Age is between 21-30 years
ST/SC gets 5 years age relaxation
OBC gets 3 years age relaxation

You can cheak here,for details............

http://www.upsc.gov.in

Good luck !

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hello Friend,

Age Limit :

General : 21 to 30 Years
OBC : 21 to 33 Years
SC/ST : 21 to 35 Years


For More Info Please See The Attachment........

All The Best

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear

Age limit for UPSC Exam is

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

So dear if you have belong to general category, then you are not eligible for UPSC Exam.

If you belong OBC/ SC/ST Category, then you can apply.

Best of Luck

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

hello,


for UPSC EXAM age should be 21 to 30 years.

if you belongs to general category then you can,t apply because for general age should be 21 to 30 years.


if you belongs to obc category then you can apply for upsc exam because for obc age should be 21 to 33 years.


if you belongs to sc/st categry then you can apply for upsc exam because age should be for sc/st 21 to 35 years.


age for ex-servicemen 21 to 35 years.

age for ph 21 to 40 years.


all the best sir

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear according to the rules of UPSC board for general category candidates that the candidate must be between 21-30 years in age and this rule is only for general category but if you belong to any other category as - Other Backward Classes, SC/STs, PWDs, EXSs then you will get the upper age relaxation at the condition of the Indian Government or standards which is - 5 years for SC/STs and Ex-Servicemen, 3 years for OBCs and 10 years for PWDs so if you are in general category then you are not eligible to apply for this exam but if you belong to other categories then you have chances to apply for this exam easily and you can apply in 2013.

Candidates must hold a degree or it's equivalent from a recognized university with at least 50% marks then he/she can apply for UPSC exams

All the best

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hello Dear,

If you belong from general category then sorry to say that you crossed the above age limit that's why you are not eligible but if you belong from OBC or SC/ST category then you have few chance to appear this exam.

Age Limit

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

candidate should be graduate from recognized university in any stream. marks or percentage doesn't matter.
final year candidate are also give the exam

Nationality- Indian

No. of attempts

General- 4
OBC- 7
SC/ST- no limit

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hi friend,

Hope that you are in good health and good state of mind.

See,according to age criteria for UPSC exam:

-->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 following 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 (Domiciled during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to 31st December,
1989): upto a maximum of five years.
->Defence Services personnel : upto a maximum of five years.

Now,if you belong to the General Category,then I'm sorry to say that you cannot sit in the exam as you have crossed the limit of 31years.
But if you belong to any of the Reserved category,then you can surely go for it!

Best of Luck for the exam!

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Hey there...
IT depends on the catergory, it you are from General then no you cannot attempt the exam
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

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

yes you can give upsc exams like cds,cpf,civil services etc if you are an obc applicant or you are a sc/st category aspirant.

also if you are a government employee then you can get an age relaxation of 5 years .

for obc aspirants the required age limit is 21-33 years while for sc/st category aspirants the required age limit is 21-35 years .

this age criteria will be applicable only if you have completed your graduation from a recognized university under ugc.

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Dear,
The age limit for the UPSC examination is within 21-30years. The upper age limit is 03years for OBC candidates, 05years for SC/ST candidates. The chances for appearing the examination for general candidates is 04 attempts, 07years for OBC candidates. There is unlimited chances for SC/ST candidates. Thanks

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Attachment 3303

DEAR FRIEND ,

IF YOU ARE BELONGING ST/SC OR OBC CATEGORY THEN YOU CAN APPLY FOR UPSC EXAM .

BUT IF YOU ARE BELONGING GENERAL CATEGORY THEN SORRY TO SAY YOU CAN'T APPLY FOR UPSC EXAM .

QUALIFICATION OF UPSC EXAM'S

PARTS OF EXAM
PRELIMINARY EXAM
MAINS EXAM
INTERVIEW
NATIONALITY
MUST BE AN INDIAN CITIZEN
YOU MUST BE A SUBJECT OF NEPAL OR BHUTAN
SEX

MALE
FEMALE
EDUCATION
GRADUATE WITH ANY STREAM OR RECOGNIZED INDIAN UNIVERSITY
FINAL YEAR GRADUATE CAN ALSO APPLY FOR THE SAME
ATTEMPTS
4 ATTEMPTS FOR GEN.CANDIDATE
7 ATTEMPTS FOR OBC CANDIDATE
NO LIMIT FOR ST/SC CANDIDATE
MODE OF EXAM
ONLINE
AGE LIMIT :-
21-30 YEAR FOR GEN.
21-33 YEAR FOR OBC
21-35 YEAR FOR ST/SC



FOR MORE DETAILS YOU CAN VISIT ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF UPSC :- http://www.upsc.gov.in

Re: Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

dear friend

you can give the UPSC exams (union public service examinations) at the age of 31 only when:

>>you belong to obc(21-33 years)

>>you belong sc/st(21-35 years)

>>you belong to physically handicapped category.(21-40)


minimum educational qualification:

>>graduation in any stream from a recognised university.

hope the answer helps you.

all the best

aashisranjan784

Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?

Can I give UPSC exam at the age of 31 yrs?
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