After Diploma Eligible For IAS

I have completed Diploma . Am I eligible for IAS exam or not ?

[Arun Vats]

After completing Diploma, you are not eligible for the IAS exam .

You are applicable only in one case if you obtain any graduate degree after diploma .

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

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

IAS Exams are taken in three following phases.
Phase I: Civil Services Aptitude Test
Phase II: Civil Services Mains
Phase III: Personality test

Preliminary Examination :
It is Objective type examination divided into following two parts:
Paper I Paper II
120 mins 120 mins
200 marks 200 marks

The Main exam will consist of Essay, Modern Indian Language, English, General Studies-I, General Studies-II, General Studies-III, General Studies-IV

List of optional subjects for IAS Main Examination are given below:
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Geography
Agriculture
Geology
History
Law
Management
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Anthropology
Botany
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science
Philosophy
Physics
Statistics
Zoology
Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Pubic Administration
Sociology

Literature from one of the following languages:
Assamese, Santhali, Sindhi, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English, Bengali, Bodo.