UPSC IAS Exam Age Eligibility

Will you please provide the information raegrding the Age Eligibility required for UPSC IAS Exam ?

[Arun Vats]

The IAS exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission every year.

Eligibility Criteria:
Desiring aspirants must have any graduate degree from any recognized University.
Desiring aspirants who are in the final year are also eligible.
Desiring aspirants age should be between 21 and 30 years.

Number Of attempts
Applicants are allowed a maximum of four attempts
On the other hand, Applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have no limit on the number of attempts and are also eligible to appear for the exam till 35 years.
Applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) will get seven attempts.

Exam Pattern
IAS Exams are taken in three following phases.
Civil Services Aptitude Test
Civil Services Mains exam
Interview test