Civil Competitive Exam Eligibility

Can you tell me is I am eligible for Civil Competitive Exam after scoring 55% in 12th class as I want to get into that field?

[Quick Sam]

No, you are not eligible to write civil service exams conducted by the UPSC or SSC.

Civil service exams like IAS, IES, IFS etc. are conducted for the recruitment of Graduate candidates in several Civil Services under the Central Government in different sections like administrative, engineering etc.

The eligibility criteria to apply for these exams are to have a graduation degree in any stream from a recognized university.

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

The candidates must be a citizen of India for the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.

Age limit:

The candidates must be minimum 21 years and maximum 32 years as on August 1. (In case of candidates belonging to SC/ ST category, the upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years. In case of OBC candidates, the upper age limit is relaxable up to 3 years).

Educational qualification:

The candidates must have a degree of any of the universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university.

Number of attempts:

The candidates can apply to a maximum of 6 times. The candidates belonging to OBC category can apply for a total of 9 times. The restriction on the number of attempts is applied in case of Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe candidates.

Civil Competitive Exam Eligibility Criteria
CANDIDATES SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY SATISFY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE EXAMINATION.

The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission into the examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his / her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.
The Commission generally takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to the original documents only after the candidate has qualified for the Interview / Personality Test.
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

Nationality
Age Limit
Minimum Educational Qualifications
Number of Attempts
Restrictions on applying for the Examination
Physical Standards

PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH

The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to be submitted only at the time of applying for the Civil Services (Main) Examination. For more information about proof of date of birth

Civil Services Examination Books

Indian History:
India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
NCERT Books (XI and XII)
Gandhi Nehru Tagore and Ambedkar by Gopal Krishna
Modern India by Bipin Chandra
History of Modern India by A.C.Banerjee
Geography:
NCERT Books (XI and XII),
Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma and Cotinho
India - A Comprehensive Geography by Khullar
General Principles of World Geography by Charles Farro
School Atlas
Indian Economy:
NCERT Books
Evolution of Indian Economy by I C Dhingra
Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri
Economic Survey by Dutt and Sundaram
The Economic Times
Business Standard
Pratiyogita Darpan
National Journal Yojana
Indian Polity:
Constitution of India by Bakshi
NCERT books on Indian Political System
Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha by N.L. Madan
Indian Constitution by D.D. Basu
Indian Constitution by P.M. Bakshi
Our Constitution by Subhash C. Kashyap
General Science:
Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
NCERT Books
Popular Science Series (CSIR)
Reports of the Ministry of Science and Technology by Yojana
Science Reporter
Science and Technology in India by Spectrum
Anatomy and Physiology by Evelyn Pearce

Current Affairs: Some magazines and newspapers as follows can be utilized:
India Today
The Hindu/The Times of India
Frontline
Civil Service Chronicle
Chanakya
Competition wizard
Civil Services Today

Mental Ability:
Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal

Data Interpretation:
Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Tyra and Kundan

English Comprehension and Communication:
Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal

Logical Reasoning:
A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
A new Approach to Reasoning by Sijwali and Sijwali

I have completed my graduation degree and now I want to apply for Civil Service Exam so please tell me am I eligible for it?

[Arun Vats]

Civil Services Examinations are conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including
Indian Administrative Service (IAS),
Indian Revenue Service (IRS),
Indian Foreign Service (IFS),
Indian Police Service (IPS).

Eligibility Criteria
Candidate must have passed Graduation degree in any discipline from recognized university

Final Year Candidates can also apply.

Age limit:
Minimum of 21 Yrs
Maximum of 30 Yrs

Upper Age Relaxation
• A maximum of three years for OBC candidates
• A maximum of five years for candidates belonging to SC/ST candidates

Number of Attempts
• Four attempts for General category candidates and OBC category candidates under the Creamy layer
• Seven attempts for OBC category candidates
• To SCs/STs, No limit on the number of attempts

Nationality
• Candidate must be a citizen of India

Examination Process :
• Stage I : Preliminary examination
• Stage II: Main examination
• Stage III: Personality Test (Interview)

Civil Service Exam Books
Crack Civil Services General Studies IAS Prelims (CSAT) - Paper 1 (Old Edition) Paperback – 25 Oct 2013
by Disha Experts (Author)



UPSC-Civil Services Exam & Indian Forest Service Exam : Previous Years' Papers Solved Paperback – 1 Jan 2015
by RPH Editorial Board (Author)



UPSC Civil Services Exams Syllabus prelims and main 2014 Paperback – 2014
by SAP (Author)



For Civil Services Examinations- India and the World Paperback – 28 Sep 2013
by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Author)