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    What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    Dear Sir,
    kindly clarify.what is age limit for civil (UPSC) service exam.

    my graduation is PG MBA and UG BSc (MPC) kindly inform which is suitable subjects for these.

    Yours truly

    sridhar




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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    Dear,
    The age limit for UPSC's CSAT examination is 21-30years. The upper age limit is 03years for OBC candidates and 05years for SC/ST candidates. you should choose that subject in which you are the best. Because only the best subjects should be taken as the optional subjects for appearing CSAT. Thanks....




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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.





    Hi Aspirant,

    Age limit for Civil Service Exam is 21 to 30 years for general candidates.

    21 to 33 years for OBC candidates

    21 to 35 years for SC/ST candidates

    21 to 40 years for physically handicapped


    If you are in the given age then you can apply for Civil Service Exam.

    You must be graduate in any branch from recognized university or its equivalent.

    You must be Indian.


    You can apply for CS Exam through two mode

    Online mode

    Offline mode


    For more information visit http://upsc.gov.in


    Best of Luck�

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

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    DEAR ,

    AGE LIMIT FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

    21- 30 YEAR FOR GENERAL CANDIDATE

    21- 33 YEAR FOR OBC CANDIDATE

    21- 35 YEAR FOR ST/SC CANDIDATE

    EDUCATION

    GRADUATE WITH ANY STREAM OR RECOGNIZED INDIAN UNIVERSITY .

    FINAL YEAR CANDIDATE CAN ALSO APPLY FOR THE SAME .

    SEX

    MALE

    FEMALE

    NATIONALITY

    MUST BE AN INDIAN CITIZEN .

    YOU MUST BE A SUBJECT FOR NEPAL OR BHUTAN .

    ATTEMPTS

    4 ATTEMPTS FOR GEN. CANDIDATE .

    7 ATTEMPTS FOR OBC CANDIDATE .

    NO LIMIT FOR ST/SC CANDIDATE .

    PATTERN OF EXAM

    PRELIMINARY EXAM

    MAINS EXAM

    INTERVIEW

    MODE OF EXAM

    ONLINE
    FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT THIS WEBSITE http://WWW.UPSC.GOV.IN



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

    MANY EXAMS ARE COMING IN CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

    NDA /NA

    AGE LIMIT
    16.5 - 19 YEAR
    SSC EXAM

    AGE LIMIT
    18 YEAR

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    Hi Aspirant

    Yes you can write the civil services exam

    As right now your Educational Qualification is ok

    But you have to check your age limit also

    As upsc is conducting the exam every year the civil services exam

    And Here is the Full Criteria of the exam:

    - The Applicant must be pass in graduation from a recognized university

    - The Applicant just need to be pass in graduation with just pass marks

    - The Applicant of final year of graduation can also apply for the exam


    Age Criteria:

    - The candidate age should be between 21-30

    - And If a obc candidate then it should be 21-33

    - And if a sc,st candidate then it should be 21-35

    - For the ph candidates 21-40


    Number of Attempts:

    For The Open category : 4
    For the obc category : 7
    For the sc,st category : No Limit


    Best of luck

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    the age limit for upsc civil services is 21-30 year .

    but this is relaxed by 3 years for OBC applicants and by 5 years for SC/ST applicants .

    along with this the main eligibility for upsc civil services exam is graduation from a recognized university under UGC .

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    AGE LIMITS for civil services exam,




    candidate should have attained the age of atleast 21 years to become eligible for the exam,
    age limit for the exam is 21 to 30 years,
    upsc provides age relaxation to the category like OBC and SC/ST,
    age relaxation of 3 years is given to the OBC candidates.
    age relaxation of 5 years is given to SC/ST candidates.


    dear as you mentioned you did B.SC and MBA,
    so you are eligible for the exam,
    you can apply for the exam,

    good luck

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    The age limit for the exam is:

    1..general 21-30 yrs and no. of attempts 4..

    2..general 21-33 yrs and no. of attempts 7..

    3..general 21-35 yrs and no. of attempts unlimited..

    And subjects you can choose any the few are:

    * Physics
    *Chemistry
    *Public administration
    *Political Science
    *Zoology
    *Botany etc....

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    Hello Friend,
    UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) is conducted civil service exams for recruitment to various All India Services.


    Graduation is the minimum qualification required to eligible for the civil service exams.

    So,according to your educational qualification you are of course eligible for the civil service exams conducted by UPSC.

    Age criteria of the civil service exams:

    The age required to apply for the exam minimum 21 year & maximum 30 year on 1st August of the year of the examination.

    The upper age limit is relaxed by OBC 3 year ,for Sc/ST 5 year ,for physical handicapped 10 year.The upper age limit is also relaxed in favor of Defense services personnel.


    If you are eligible then apply for the civil service exam .The exam is very competitive but Always remember Hard work is the key of success.

    All The Best.


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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    dear aspirant,

    Civil Services Exam that is conducted by UPSC every year for the posts of IAS,IPS, IRS etc.

    As you said you have done B.SC and MBA so you are definitely eligible to apply for exam and You might choose Mathematics as your optional subject.



    Eligibility Criteria For Civil Services:


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

    AGE LIMIT:

    >>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......



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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    hi, friend .


    >> you can apply till age is between 21 to 30.

    >> if you are in open caste otherwise for OBC its 21 to 34.

    >> and your degree is more than enough for this post.

    >> i hope you have got me.

    >> all the very best

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    The age limit and number of attempts are given below for civil services:
    21-30years and 4 attempts for General
    21-33year and 7 attempts for OBC
    21-35years and no limit for SC/ST candidates.
    Your choice of subject depends on you completely.You can check the website of UPSC for list of all the subjects in the Mains examination.You can also check the previous year question papers to have a decent knowledge about the level of question papers.

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    Friend, your educational qualification is quite enough to apply for Indian Civil Service Examination. As a general rule, any graduate degree holder from the recognised university.For Civil Service Examination, # You must have attained the age of 20 years. # You must not attained the age of 30 years for Unreserved category.# You must not attained the age of 33 years for OBC category.# You must not attained the age of 35 years for SC/ST category.# You must not attained the age of 40 years for PWD category.You must be citizen of India.Possesses any degree.Must have moral & satisfactory character.There is restriction on the number of attempts for Civil Service Examination which is mentioned below:# UNRESERVED CATEGORY's candidate can apply for only FOUR TIMES in his lifetime.# OBC CATEGORY's candidate can apply for only SEVEN TIMES in his lifetime.# SC/ST CATEGORY's candidates can apply for UNLIMITED TIMES in his lifetime.

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    let's look at the eligibility criteria required for Civil Service exam.

    Academic Qualification :

    You must be a graduate in any of the streams from a recognized university.

    Age limits :

    You must have attained 21 years and not be over 30 years on August 1 of the year of examination.
    The upper age limit is relaxed in specific cases as mentioned below:
    upto a maximum of 5 years if the candidate belongs to SC/ST.
    upto a maximum of 3 years if the candidate belongs to Other Backward Classes(BC's)

    Thanks.

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    Re: What is the age limit for Civil Services Exam? My qualifications are B.Sc and MBA.

    You can apply for Civil Services exam like IAS, IES, IPS, IFS, IRS etc.

    This exam is conducted by UPSC twice in a year.

    Eligibility criteria for Civil Services Exam :-

    > Educational Qualifications :- the candidates must be completed his/ her graduation in any discipline from any recognized university.

    The candidate who is appearing in final year can apply for this exam.

    > Age limit :- The age limit of the candidate must be between 21 to 30 years.

    There is a also age relaxation provided to SC/ ST/ OBC category candidates as per government rule.

    Upper age limit relaxation :-

    * For SC/ ST :- 5 years

    * For OBC :- 3 years

    Number of attempts :-

    * For general :- 4

    * For OBC ;- 7

    * For SC/ ST :- Unlimited

    Selection procedure for this exam :-

    1] Preliminary examination

    2] Mains Examination

    3] Personal Interview

    For more details, just go to the site :- http://www.uspc.gov.in

    I hope this information will help you a lot.

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

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