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    When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    As i am doing my final year BA.Economics, i want to know when to apply for the exam Sir, as my date of birth is 29th sept,1991.

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    after completing the graduation,u are applicable for civil services examination

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    you can apply for civil service exam after your graduation.
    Notification of these exams comes in Feb.

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    Certainly, you can appear for UPSC Exam. To become an IAS Officer, the selection procedure is as follows

    -CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
    -Civil Services Main Examination
    -Interview.

    The minimum academic qualification that one should have to possess to become eligible for Civil services preliminary exam is by having a graduation with any of the stream from a recognized university.

    As per this criteria, you are eligible for IAS Exam as have scored 44% in your BA at graduation level.

    Even the canidates who are pursuing final year of Graduation are also eligible to apply for the exam.

    For this academic year 2011, Civil services preliminary exam was already over.

    Here I am providing you the important dates for upcoming civil services preliminary examination.
    -Date of commencement of notification : 04-02-2012
    -Last date for the receipt of completed application forms : 05-03-2012
    -Date of civil services exam : 20-05-2012.

    For updated information on this exam, you can visit the official website of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    ELIGIBILITY FOR CIVIL SERVICE:-

    --You must completed your graduation to apply in this exam.
    --Final year candidates are also eligible for apply.
    --Only pass mark is enough to appear in the exam.
    --Those who have completed their graduation form technical courses are also eligible to apply.
    --Age limit is 21-30 years for general category. For OBC - 3 years of relaxation of age & for SC/ST -5 years of age relaxation.

    But for this year last date of submission of form was on 5 march 2012.
    So, for this year you can not apply now. You have to wait for 1 more year.

    Pattern of exam:-

    1) preliminary exam
    2)main exam
    3)interview


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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    You can sit for IAS exam for sure.Other than this,you have to keep a watch on notification of Indian Economical Service exam which will also be applicable in your case.Go to upsc.gov.in,give it a hit and you will get all the advertisements.Good Luck!

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    As i am doing my final year BA.Economics, i want to know when to apply for the exam Sir, as my date of birth is 29th sept,1991.
    u cannot apply now because of ur age. as on 1st of AUGUST of 2012 u must be completed 21 yrs.
    u can apply next year for civil service exam.

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

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    if you want to appear in civil service exam . you must be completed your graduation atleast .... after then you can apply for civil sevies exam .
    and your age must be 21-30 .........

    best of luck

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    Civil Service Examination has three stages

    1st Stage: Preliminary Exam

    2nd Stage: Main Examination

    3rd(Final Stage): Interview

    Eligibility
    1.You should have passed Graduation degree in any specialization from recognized Institute.
    2.You are for civil service exam while in graduation final year.
    3.UPSC Civil service exam has no restriction on graduation percentage.
    4.Your Age should be within the limit of 21 to 23 years.
    5.You must be a citizen of India.

    For full details of civil services exam view the attachment.
    Attached Files

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    Eligibility criteria of Civil Service Examination:

    Educational Qualification:

    You must have post graduation Degree.

    Age limit : 21 to 30 years for General
    21 to 33 years for OBC
    21 to 35 years for SC/ST
    5 years extension for Ex-serviceman.

    You must be an citizen of India

    Number of Attempts : 4 for General.7 for OBC, no limit for SC/ST

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

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    Hi Aspirant

    Yes right now you are eligible to write the upsc

    Civil services exam as a B.A Final year student

    As final year students are allow to sit in the upsc exam

    Here is the Required Qualification :

    -The candidate must be pass in graduation

    -The candidate of the final year of graduation can also apply

    -The age for the exam for the general category is 21-30

    -For the obc category it is 21-33

    -For the ph category candidates it is 21-35

    -And for the sc,st category candidates the age is 21-40

    And as a final year student you can apply for the exam

    And for the exam

    The number of attempts allow :

    For general 4

    For obc 7

    For the sc.st their is unlimited attempts allow

    Best of luck

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    -CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
    -Civil Services Main Examination
    -Interview.

    The minimum academic qualification that one should have to possess to become eligible for Civil services preliminary exam is by having a graduation with any of the stream from a recognized university.

    As per this criteria, you are eligible for IAS Exam as have scored 44% in your BA at graduation level.

    Even the canidates who are pursuing final year of Graduation are also eligible to apply for the exam.

    For this academic year 2011, Civil services preliminary exam was already over.

    Here I am providing you the important dates for upcoming civil services preliminary examination.
    -Date of commencement of notification : 04-02-2012
    -Last date for the receipt of completed application forms : 05-03-2012
    -Date of civil services exam : 20-05-2012.

    For updated information on this exam, you can visit the official website of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
    ALL THE BEST.........................

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    YES Dear friend ,

    as you are in final year than you are eligible to apply because all the candidates who are passed or appeared in final year of graduation are eligible for for civil services examination.


    the original and descriptive advertisement of civil services examination is generally released in the month of February every year.

    and the exam is generally held in may/june.


    so you should keep in touch with the official website for latest updates during these months .


    the official website for upsc :-http://www.upsc.gov.in

    and for online application:- http://www.upsconline.nic.in



    good luck !!

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    dear friend,

    yes, you are now eligible to apply for CS(Civil Services) Exam while appearing in final year of B.A. you can also apply for CS exam after completing your graduation.
    Eligibility Criteria For CS Exam:
    1. Graduation in any field from recognized college or university.
    2. Age must be within 21 years to 30 years. there is relaxation for reserved category candidates in upper age limit: 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST.

    you can apply for CS exam online on following link:
    http://www.upsconline.nic.in/


    Good Luck......

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    Re: When should I apply for Civil Services exam? Am I eligible to apply now being a B.A Economics Final year student?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    As i am doing my final year BA.Economics, i want to know when to apply for the exam Sir, as my date of birth is 29th sept,1991.
    Being BA Final year candidate , Now your eligible to apply for this Examination . But you not having any arear in current as well as Past semester then only your eligible to apply for this Examination . Civil Service Examination is conducted by the UPSC for every year .

    After qualified in BA course you may select any one of the Division as you like, I provide the List of Civil Service Examination .

    -Indian Foreign Service

    -Indian Administrative Service
    -Indian Police Service
    -Indian Audit and Accounts Service
    -Indian Postal Service
    -Indian Railway Traffic Service
    -Indian Information Service
    -Indian Corporate Law Service
    -Indian Trade Service

    You can apply for this any one of the Examination , This Examination is conducted by UPSC for every year .

    If your interested to apply for this Examination , You have to complete Bachelor degree in any stream from recognized university . Final year candidate are eligible to apply for this Examination . But After completing your Bachelor degree only your eligible to apply for this Examination . If you having any Arrear then your not eligible to apply for this Examination .

    Your age should be 21 Years to 30 years and relaxation is applicable for sc/st candidates and obc candidates .

    -For SC/ST candidates :- 5 years
    -For OBC candidates :- 3 years
    -For SC/ST candidates :- 10 years

    You may eligible to apply for the Attempt Examination for 4 times and If your belong from OBC candidate then your eligible to apply for this Examination for 7 times and There is no limit for sc/st candidates .

    You may apply for this Examination in both the online as well as offline . To apply for Online you may download the Examination application form from the Official website of UPSC . Last date to Apply Online :- 05/ 3 / 2012 . You may also collect the Examination form from the Post office with cost of Rs :- 50 . The Notification for the Civil Service Examination published in Employment news papers and official website of UPSC . So, I suggest to go through the Employment news paper regularly so that you may collect more Information regarding Civil Service Examination .

    So, If you not having any arrear paper then your eligible to apply for this Exmaination .

    All The Best !!!!

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