Civil Services Exam Number Of Attempts

Will you please provide the information regarding the number of attempts allowed in
civil services exam ?

[Kiran Chandar]

The examination conducted by the UPSC to select Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers among others.

The examination is conducted in three stages
Preliminary
Main
Interview

UPSC has effected major changes in number of attempts from 2014 onwards.

Applicants shall be permitted six attempts said a notification issued by UPSC

No restriction on number of attempts for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) applicants

Applicants between the age group of 21 and 32 years as on August 1, 2014 can take the prestigious exam.

Applicants "must have been born not earlier than August, 2, 1982 and not later than August 1, 1993" to take the exam.

There has been no other change in the format and syllabi of exam papers.

Seven attempts are permissible to aspirants belonging to OBCs

Age Relaxation
The upper age limit of 32 years is relaxed by five more years for applicants
belonging to SC and ST categories
Three years for OBC applicants
Five years for people who lived in Jammu and Kashmir during the period between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989, among others.

Important dates:
Date of Notification
17th May, 2014

Last Date of receipt of applications
14th Jun, 2014

Date of IAS (Prel.) Exam
14th Aug, 2014

Date of IAS (Main) Exam
12th Dec, 2014

SORRY BUT I THINK CANDIDATE Must have been born not earlier than August, 2, 1983 NOT 1982 .PLEASE CONFIRM