IAS Exam Eligibility for OBC

Hello sir I Am OBC candidate and I want to give Indian Administrative Service exam so would you please tell me what is the eligibility criteria for OBC candidates for this exam???

[Kiran Chandar]

Indian Administrative Services Exam (IAS) exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year in the month of May to select the candidates in the Central Government and its various departments.

IAS Exam Eligibility
Age Limits:

Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and the upper age limit is 35 for SC/ST, 33 for OBC and 30 for unreserved candidates

The upper age limit prescribed upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC)

Educational Qualifications:

Applicants must be Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university.

Applicants having professional and technical qualifications recognized by the government are also eligible.

Applicants who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical degree Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination.

Nationality:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. These candidates will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.

Number of attempts:

Category Number of Attempts
General category: 4
Physically handicapped belonging to general category: 7
Other backward classes; 7
SC/ST candidates: Unlimited

Contact details
Union Public Service Commision
New Delhi, Delhi (state) ‎
011 2338 5271

[sumit]

Upper age limit for General category: 32 years.


Upper age limit for OBC: 35 years.

Upper age limit for SC/ST: 37 Years.

Upper age limit for Defense Services personnel disabled in operations during
hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a
consequence thereof: 35 years.

Upper age limit for Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and
ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service: 37
years.

Upper age limit for blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped
persons (general category): 42 years.


Civil Services Examination (CSE) notification February 12, 2020
IAS online application form February 12 to March 3, 2020
IAS Preliminary admit card 2nd week of May
IAS exam date May 31, 2020
IAS Preliminary result July
IAS Main exam date September 18, 2020 (5 days)
IAS Main exam result December 2020
IAS personality test/ interview February/March 2021
IAS final result April 2021

Eligibility Criteria
1. Nationality:
1. Candidate must be a citizen of India


Educational Qualification:

1. Candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognized universities


2. Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination and are
awaiting results or those who are yet to appear for the qualifying
examination are also eligible for the Preliminary Examination. Such
candidates have to produce proof of passing the said examination along with
the application for the Main Examination

3. Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognized by
the Government or its equivalent are also eligible to apply

4. Candidates who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical
Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the
Main Examination. However, they must submit a certificate from the concerned University that they have passed the final professional medical examination