Medical Standards for Indian Administrative Services

Can you tell me about the medical standards/eligibility required to apply for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) post exam?

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Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the permanent bureaucracy in India and forms a part of the executive branch. IAS is one of the three All India Services—its cadre can be employed by both the Union Government and the States.

IAS officer is given administrative command of an entire district as a District Collector. IAS officers also represent Government of India at international level in bilateral and multilateral negotiations.


Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:
Candidate must be a citizen of India.

Educational Qualification:
Candidate applying for civil service exams is required to fulfill the following criteria:

Candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree from any of the recognised universities

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.

Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognised by the Government or its equivalent are also elgible to apply

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.

Age Limit :
A candidate should be minimum 21 years and maximum 32 years.

The upper age limit prescribed above is relaxable for the following candidates:
5 years - Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)
3 years - Other Backward Classes (OBC)
5 years - if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st December, 1989.
3 years - Defence Services personnel 5 years - ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years Military Service as on 1st August, 2015
5 years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs 10 years - Blind, deaf-mute and orthopedically handicapped persons

Number of Attempts:
Restriction on the maximum number of attempts is effective since 1984:
For General Candidates: 6 attempts.
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates (SC/ST): No Limits. Other Backward Classes (OBC): 9 attempts.