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    Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?
    thank you.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    dear friend,

    yes, there is age criteria for UPSC civil services exam.

    AGE LIMIT:

    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......

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    yes, there is different age category according to aspirants category

    for GENERAL -21 to 30 years
    for OBC - 21-33 years
    for SC/ST & central civillian govt. employee 21-35 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?
    thank you.
    Yes there are different age criteria available in civil service Exam.And this exam is conducted by Union public service commission for every year.

    Eligibility Criteria for Civil Service Exam:-

    >>Nationality:-The candidate should be citizen of india or A subject of Bhutan or A subject of Nepal.

    >>Sex:-Both female and male candidate are eligible for this examination.

    >>Educational Qualification:-The candidate should be complete the Bachelor degree or engineering degree in any discipline from recognized university and there is no minimum percentage of mark for this examination and final year candidates also eligible for this examination.

    >>Age Criteria:-
    For General Candidate age should between 21 to 30 years

    For Other backward Caste(OBC)candidate age limit should between 21 to 33 years

    For Scheduled caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST) candidate age limit should between 21 to 35 years.


    Further details please Visit here:-http://Upsc .gov.in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?
    thank you.
    Hey friend,

    Yeah there are age criteria for the Civil Service exam and these exams are written for candidates to join in Civil Services of India.

    There are other standards which are apart from age,but as you have asked for the information regarding the age limit it is mentioned below:

    Age Limit :

    For General it is 21-30 years

    For SC/ST candidates it is 21-35 years

    For OBC Candidates it is 21-33 years

    For Ex-service men there is a exception of 5 years from the prescribed limits.


    For more information regarding the exams check at www.upsc.gov.in

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hello friend,

    There are some age criteria for applying this Civil service examination
    The different age criteria are as follows:
    1)For General category candidates the age limit ranges from 21 to 30 years
    2)For SC/ST candidates the age limit ranges from 21 to 35 years
    3)For OBC category candidates the age limit ranges from 21 to 33 years
    All the best...

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Age limit for civil services conducted by UPSC : For general :21years to 30 years For SC/ST: Addition of 5years For OBC : addition of 3years For ex-servicemen : 5years exempted

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    age required for civil services exam is 21 to 39 years but age relaxation is also given to those candidates whop belongs to OBC and SC/STage relaxation of 3 years is given to those candidates who belong to OBC and to those who belongs to SC/ST age relaxation of 5 years is given to them.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hello friend ,
    yes, obviously age criteria for civil sarvic exam
    for general candidate -
    21 to 30 years (4 attempt )
    OBC candidate -

    21 to 33 years (7 attempt )
    ST/SC candidate -
    21 to 35 years (No limit )

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    yes.
    AGE LIMIT:
    21-30 yrs for general
    21-33 yrs for obc
    21-35 yrs for sc/st
    NO.OF ATTEMPTS:
    4 for general
    7 for obc
    no limits for sc/st

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    yes sir

    there is criteria for age :-

    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


    best of luck for the future

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear Friend,
    there is age criteria for candidates appearing 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.

    Upper age limit relaxation provided for different criteria are:
    *Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe: up to a maximum of five years.
    *Other Backward Classes: up to a maximum of three years.
    *State of Jammu & Kashmir (Domiciled during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989): up-to a maximum of five years.
    *Defence Services personnel : up to a maximum of five years

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    Dear APPLICANT,
    - Yes.Beyond any doubt there exist an age criteria for the CIVIL SERVICE exams,that are conducted annually by the UPSC.
    The CIVIL SERVICE exams are conducted for the recruitment of deserving candidates into the top prestigious posts of IAS,IPS,Railways,Foreign Services,Postal Services,etc.
    - The exams are carried out in three phases namely ::
    # The Preliminary Exams
    # The Mains Exams
    # The Interviews
    -
    The complete eligibility criteria of 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 LIMITS.
    You must be 21 to 30 years of age.
    However the upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for ex-servicemen and SC/ST and by 3 years for OBC and physically disabled.

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

    04. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS.
    For GENERAL Category : 04
    For SC/ST Candidates : 07
    For OBC Candidates : UNLIMITED

    -- The application forms of the CIVIL SERVICE exams are released in the month of JANUARY-end and the forms last till the first week of MARCH.
    -- For further details and notifications of the exams visit the official website of the UPSC ::
    www.upsc.gov.in

    ALL THE BEST
    AMAN !!

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hi friend!

    The answer to your question is YES.

    on the 1st August of the Examination year, the age criteria for the exam for different categories is as follows:

    General : 21-30 years

    OBC : 21-33 years

    SC/ST : 21-35 years

    There are still some relaxation years for the people under, Blind, Deaf-Mute, Orthopaedically Challenged etc.

    I wish you all Success!

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    The Civil service examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in every year. To appear in the Civil services examination you need the following eligibility criteria :

    Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Examination :~
    ->Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognize university. Final year candidates are also eligible to apply.
    ->The age must be between 21 to 30 years at the time of examination. The age relaxation is also applicable for the reservation category candidates.

    These are the basic eligibility criteria to appear in the UPSC examination. If you satisfy the above eligibility criteria then you are eligible to apply for the Civil services examination.

    For complete information about the Civil services examination please visit the official website of the upsc :~ http://www.upsc.gov.in

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    dear friend,
    Yes there is an age criteria for civil services exam conducted by upsc(Union Public Service Commission).

    AGE LIMIT for civil services exams is between 21-30 year.
    Also candidates belonging to OBC and SC/ST category gets age relaxation of 3 years and 5 years respectively.


    for more details regarding upsc exams you can go to official website of upsc ,
    www.upsc.gov.in


    good luck

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    Hi Aspirant,

    UPSC organizes the civil service exam every year for most reputed jobs of India.

    This exam is conducted at all India Level.

    It is the toughest exam of the India.


    Age criteria for civil service exam

    You must be in age of 21 to 30 years

    Age relaxation

    SC/ST + 5 years

    OBC + 3 years


    Educational criteria

    You must be graduation qualified in any stream from discipline university

    No percentage of marks required.

    Final year student can also apply for civil exam.


    Citizenship

    You must be Indian.



    Best of Luck�

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    Dear Friend

    Yes, there is a age criteria of 21-30 years for the general category in the upsc exams..

    Here is the eligibility criteria for most of the UPSC exams:

    1. Educational Qualification: A graduate degree from any stream from a recognized university..

    Final year students can also apply.

    2.Age Criteria: 21-30 years

    there is age relaxation of 3 years for OBC category and 5 years for the SC/ST category..

    For more details and info you can visit http://upsc.nic.in

    Best of Luck

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear Friend

    yes,there is age criteria for the civil services examinations conducted by UPSC (union public service commission).




    the age limitations:

    >>For general candidate: 21-30 years

    >>For obc: 21-33 years

    >>for sc/st: 21-35 years

    >>for physically handicaped: 21-40 years.


    hope the information helps you

    All the best

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    Hi Aspirant

    Yes dear aspirant their is age criteria for the upsc exam

    And the age criteria is different for the different categories

    Age Limit:

    ## The age of the candidate should be between 21-30

    ## The age of the obc candidates should be 21-33

    ## Also the age of the sc,st candidates should be 21-35

    ## For the ph candidates the criteria 21-40


    Education :

    # The candidate should be pass in graduation from a recognized university

    # The final year students are also eligible for the exam


    Attempts:

    For General: 4
    For sc,st : Unlimited
    For Obc : 7


    Best of luck

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hey there...

    Yes there is a age limit for all the exams that are conducted by the UPSC. Below are the criteria.

    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

    All the best.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    hello friend.........
    There is age limit for all the upsc exams
    age limit for civil service exam;-

    21 to 30 years

    age relaxiation;-
    obc-3 years
    sc/st-5 years
    physical handicaped-10 years

    num of attemptes;-
    general-4
    obc-7
    sc/st-unlimited

    educational qualification;-

    the person should be graduate and indian citizen

    thank you

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Civil Services Exam Age criteria are different for different caste -

    For General candidates no relaxation in age -21 - 30 years.

    For OBC candidates relaxation in age for 3 years.
    Age will be after relaxation - 21 -33 years.

    For SC/ST candidates relaxation in age for 5 years.
    Age will be after relaxation - 21 -35 years.

    For Physical Handicapped candidates relaxation in age for 10 years.
    Age will be after relaxation - 21-40 years.


    Good Luck!

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    Hello guest,

    yes there is age criteria for category wise

    Age should be minimum 21 and maximum 30 years

    Age relaxation for OBC 3 year and SC/ST 5 years.
    the relaxation provided in above age limit only


    There are minimum educational qualification is Graduate any stream from any recognized university.
    final year candidate are also eligible for this exam


    Attempts

    For General 4
    For OBC 7
    For SC/ST No Limit

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    Cool Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    hello,


    after complete graduation you can apply for civil service exam.


    AGE LIMITS:-

    age should be 21 to 30 years.


    AGE RELAXATION:-

    for obc 3 years.
    for sc/st 5 years.



    you must be an indian.


    all the best

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Yes, dear there is age criteria for civil services exam which are given below

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


    For this exam candidate must be graduate any stream from any recognized university.

    There is attempts given by UPSC

    For General 4
    For OBC 7
    For SC/ST No Limits


    Best of Luck

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    hello guest,

    the age creteria is give as follows :

    1. general : 21- 30 years
    2. OBC : 21- 33 years
    3. ST/SC: 21-35 years.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    hello dear


    >>>ias stands for indian administrative services�

    >>>one of the most prestigious jobs of india..

    >>>lots of name and fame is associated with it..

    >>>it gives you opportunity to serve the country at grass root level...

    >>>fight corruption at vantage point..


    yes there is the criteria of age...
    full eligibility criteria�
    age limits�
    >>>general category>> 21 to 30 yrs of age
    >>>other backward classes>>21 to 33 yrs of age
    >>>scheduled caste/tribes>>21 to 35 yrs of age

    educational criteria

    >>>the candidate must have a passed graduation degree from any recognized university.
    >>>the final year graduation students can also apply.
    >>>no percentage bar is there.

    >>>diploma holders are strictly ineligible.

    nationality�
    a candidate must either be
    >>>>a citizen of india.
    >>>>a citizen of nepal.
    >>>>a citizen of bhutan.
    >>>>a tibetan refugee who migrated india before 1st january 1962 and have permanently settled in india .
    >>>>a person of indian origin who has migrated from pakistan,burma,sri lanka,east african countries of kenya,uganda,tanzania,zambia,malawi,zaire,eithopia and vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in india.

    examination pattern�
    >>>>preliminary exam
    >>>>mains exam
    >>>>interview

    attempts...
    >>>general category>>4 attempts
    >>>other backward classes>>7 attempts
    >>>scheduled caste/tribes>>unlimited attempts

    good luck ��
    happy to help you�.


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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hello Friend,

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

    Note : Age Relaxation As Govt. Rule....

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

    All The Best

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Age limitations for UPSC Civil Services exam 2013 :

    Civil Services exams age limit as for - IAS, IPS, IFS, IFOS etc.

    Candidates those who wish to apply for UPSC civil services exam must not less than 21 years and more than 30 years of age and if candidate/aspirant belong to any reserved category under Indian Government then he/she would be allowed to get relaxation in upper age which is 3 years for OBC category, 5 years for SC/STs, 10 years for PWDs and 5 years for Ex-Servicemen.

    Educational Qualifications :

    Candidates should possess a degree or it's equivalent qualification from a recognized university with at least 50% marks and if candidate is in reserved category then he/she should have at least 45% marks in degree.

    No. of Attempts for UPSC CIvil Services Exams :

    For General Category Candidates : Only 4 times

    For OBC Category Candidates : Only 7 times

    For SC/ST Category Candidates : No Limit until the age of 35 years

    All the best

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear candidate or aspirant you questioned about age criteria of civil services exams.

    Cse is conducted by upsc twice in a year and as per upsc a graduate/with indian citizen is competent to write civil services exam now as far as age is concerned is required a gen candidate must within the age 21 years to 30 years.relaxations are there obc candidate 21 years to 33 years s/c s/t candidates 21 years to 35 years.

    These are the age criteria to be maintained before applying i.a.s.

    Thank you.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear friend,

    List of exams conducted by UPSC:-

    Civils services min 21-29 years
    Indian forest services 21-30 years
    Geologist's Examination 21-30 years
    Combined engineering services 21-29 years
    Combined defense services 19-24 years
    Combined medical services 22-32 years

    For CDS Exam:-

    Indian Maltery Accedmay age limit is: 19 to 24 Years
    For Officer Training Academy age limit: 19 to 25 years
    Naval age limit: 19 to 22 years
    Indian air force age limit: 19 to 23 years
    For SCRA Exam:-
    age limit is 17 to 21 years.
    For CRPF EXam:-
    Age limit is the 21 to 25 years.
    For NDA exam:-
    Age limit between the 16.5 years to 19 years only unmarried male candidate

    These are age limit of different exams conducted by UPSC.

    All the best....

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    yes civil service have different age criteria

    general category-21 to 330 years
    obc-21 to 33 years
    sc/st-21 to 35 years

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    yes friend.......
    the age limits for civil service exam is
    general category-21 to 30 yars
    obc-21 to 33 years
    sc/st-21 to 35 years
    exservice man-21 to 35 years
    physical handicaped-21 to 40 years

    thank you

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear friend,

    Civil services exam-

    IAS
    IES
    IFS
    IPS
    IRS

    Age requirements for civil exam-

    21-30 for general students
    21-33 for OBC students
    21-35 for SC\ST students

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

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Yes.....if you are interested in the civil services you mus fulfill the following conditions...

    The minimum eligibility is graduation....

    And your age should be in between 21-30 years.

    Age limit:

    3 years for OBC candidates.

    5 years for ST/Sc

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Ya cretria of Civil Service exam is given below:

    1. Should have graduate degree from recognised university.

    2. Should be 21-30 yrs,,,,

    3. Should be citizen of India.


    ALL THE BEST....................................

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    dear friend,

    yes, there is age criteria for UPSC civil services exam.

    AGE LIMIT:

    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......

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    Lightbulb Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Of course there is age criteria for Civil Services Exam.Please follow:-

    1.General: 21-30 years'.2.OBC: 21-33 years'.3.S.C/S.T: 21-35 years.4.PWD: 21-40 years.

    Thank You,

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    If you are interested in the civil services you have to fulfill the following conditions....

    You have to complete the graduation from any recognized university.

    And your age should not less than 21 years and not more than 30 years.


    Age limitations:

    3 years for OBC candidates.

    5 years for ST/SC candidates...

    10 years for Ex-Service man......

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    HELLO SIR.....

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



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

    GOOD LUCK !

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    HELLO SIR.....

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



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

    GOOD LUCK !

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    Hello,
    Yes there is age criteria for Civil services examination.
    Age limit for Civil Services Examination are as follows:
    General 21-30 yrs
    SC/ST 21-35 yrs
    OBC 21-33 yrs
    PH 21-40 yrs
    Ex-Servicemen 21-35 yrs

    The other eligibility criteria are as follows:
    Educational Qualification
    The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recognized university
    Final year degree students are also eligible
    Degree obtained by distance education/open university is also eligible if the university is a recognized university

    Number of attempts permitted
    General 4
    OBC 7
    PH 7
    SC/ST No Limit

    Nationality 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
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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    DEAR ASPIRANT,
    the CDS(combined defense services examination) is conducted by upsc every year
    for the aspirants of INDIA for the jobs in the three main defense forces of INDIA.
    this examination is conducted twice a year by upsc.
    once in the month of FEB(CDS I) and once in the month of SEPT(CDS II).


    the candidates willing to apply for this examination for the
    OTA(Officer's Training Academy) or IMA(Indian Military Academy)
    just needs to have graduation or engineering degree from a recognized university.
    while the candidate that apply for the this examination to join AFA(Air Force Academy)
    needs to have PHYSICS or MATHEMATICS as subjects in their graduation.

    the age limit to apply for this examination is
    19-22 years for the AFA
    19-24 years for the IMA
    19-25 years for the OTA

    and there is an age relaxation of 3 years for the aspirants belonging to the oBC category.
    while for the SC/ST category the age relaxation is of 5 years .

    there is no percentage bar to become eligible for this examination
    aspirants having passing marks are also eligible to apply for this examination.
    aspirants appeared in the final year of their graduation course
    are also eligible to apply for this examination.

    this year CDS examinations are already held by upsc.
    so if you are willing to apply for the next years CDS I examination
    the notification for the CDS I 2013 examination
    will be released by upsc on 10th NOV 2012.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    There area unit some age criteria for applying this officialdom examination
    the various age criteria area unit as follows:
    1)For General class candidates the ordinance ranges from twenty one to thirty years
    2)For SC/ST candidates the ordinance ranges from twenty one to thirty five years
    3)For OBC class candidates the ordinance ranges from twenty one to thirty three years

    The officialdom examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in per annum. to seem within the Civil services examination you wish the subsequent eligibility criteria :

    Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Examination :~
    Graduation degree in any discipline from a acknowledge university. Final year candidates are eligible to use.
    The age should be between twenty one to thirty years at the time of examination. The age relaxation is additionally applicable for the reservation class candidates.

    These area unit the fundamental eligibility criteria to seem within the UPSC examination. If you satisfy the on top of eligibility criteria then you're eligible to use for the Civil services examination.

    For complete info concerning the Civil services examination please visit the official web site of the upsc :~ http://www.upsc.gov.in

    Candidates people who want to use for UPSC civil services communicating should not but twenty one years and over thirty years archaic and if candidate/aspirant belong to any reserved class below Indian Government then he/she would be allowed to induce relaxation in higher age that is three years for OBC class, five years for SC/STs, ten years for PWDs and five years for Ex-Servicemen.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    hello dear

    yes there it is...

    eligibility criteria�

    age limits�
    >>>general category>> 21 to 30 yrs of age
    >>>other backward classes>>21 to 33 yrs of age
    >>>scheduled caste/tribes>>21 to 35 yrs of age

    educational criteria�
    >>>the candidate must have a passed graduation degree from any recognized university.
    >>>the final year graduation students can also apply.
    >>>diploma holders are strictly ineligible.

    attempts...
    >>>general category>>4 attempts
    >>>other backward classes>>7 attempts
    >>>scheduled caste/tribes>>unlimited attempts

    good luck ��
    happy to help you�.




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    Smile Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?
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    Hi,


    Yes there is an age criteria for giving the IAS exam.

    Age Limit:-

    21-30 years as on 1/8/2013

    But for OBC and SC/ST candidates,there is a relaxation of 5 years in the upper age limit!

    Bye!




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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Dear friend,

    Yes there are age criteria for the Civil Service exam and these exams are written for candidates to join in Civil Services of India.

    There are other standards which are apart from age,but as you have asked for the information regarding the age limit it is mentioned below:

    Age Limit :

    For General it is 21-30 years

    For SC/ST candidates it is 21-35 years

    For OBC Candidates it is 21-33 years

    For Ex-service men there is a exception of 5 years from the prescribed limits.


    For more information regarding the exams check at www.upsc.gov.in.

    Best of lyuck your bright future.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Friend,

    Civil Exams are conducted by the UPSC government. If you clear the civil exam like CSAT then you will have the opportunity to join the Indian Administrative jobs like IAS,IPS etc.

    For this exam you have to full fill some of the requirements

    Education Qualification

    The candidates should complete graduation from the recognized college or University
    Final Year candidates are eligible for the exam

    Age limit

    The candidates should be Minimum 21 years and the maximum age limit for the

    GM � 30 years
    SC/ST � 35 years
    Physically Handicapped � 40 years

    Selection Process

    Preliminary Exam
    Mains Exam
    Interview

    Exam Pattern

    Paper 1
    General Studies and current Affairs

    Paper 1
    General Aptitude

    Among these both the papers the first paper is very tough and second papers will be easy In order to qualify you should score minimum 50% including the both the papers

    Thank You.

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    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Re: Is there any age criteria for civil services exam?

    Hi friends,
    The Civil service examination is conducted by the UPSC in every year.
    To appear in the Civil services examination you need the following eligibility criteria :

    Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Examination :~
    1st->Graduation degree in recognize university.
    2nd->Final year candidates are also eligible to apply.

    3rd->The age limitation
    21 to 30 years for the GENERAL,
    21 to 33 years for the OBC,
    21 to 35 years for the st-sc.

    These are the basic eligibility criteria to appear in the UPSC examination. If you satisfy the above eligibility criteria then you are eligible to apply for the Civil services examination.

    For more information visit the official website of the upsc :~ http://www.upsc.gov.in

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