Civil Services/PSC Exam Age Eligibility

I am 30 years old . Am i eligible for the Civil Services/PSC Exam or not ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Yes definitely being 30 years old you are eligible for the Civil Services/PSC Exam.

Age limit for to appear in civil services is between 21 to 30 years for general candidates.

For SC/ST it is 35 years

Other Eligibility Conditions
a) Graduation in any stream from a recognized university in India
b) Candidates who have passed final year of MBBS exam but are yet to complete internship can apply for the prelim exam.
c) Candidates with professional and technical qualifications recognized by the Government of India as equivalent to professional and technical degree are eligible to apply.
d)
Applicants appearing for their final year degree exam are also eligible to apply.

Syllabus
The CSAT test will be divided into two sections i.e. General Awareness and English Proficiency.

• For English: - Reading Comprehensions, Grammar, Communication skills, Logical Reasoning and mental ability.

• For General Awareness:- Current affairs at national and international level, History of India (Indian National Movement), India and World Geography, Indian Constitution & Politics, Economic & Social Development and General Science.

Syllabus for Civil Service Mains: -
There will be total nine papers for this exam. Initial two are qualifying papers, of which one paper is one of the Indian languages and the second paper is English.
Third one will be an essay paper whereas fourth and fifth will be on General Studies.

After the main exam, interview will be conducted of 300 marks.