Color Blind Candidate can apply for Civil services or not

Is the Color Blind Candidate are eligible to apply for civil service examination of UPSC ?

[Raman Vij]

Yes you can apply for civil service examination for some posts , but you are not eligible to join IPS academy after having Color Blindness

There are no such criteria for Physical Disability or Color Blindness.
A colour blind person are not eligible for some civil services exam but
in some Civil services exam they are eligible.

Vision requirements :
Eye sight:
Vision should be 6/6
or 6/9 distant vision for good eye.
6/12 or 6/9 for worst eye.

Near vision J 1 for good eye.
J2 for worst eye.
The correction is by lenses only.

High standard for the Colour-blind test.
No inherent night blindness.
Vision should stereoscopic.

Height –
Male 165 cm Male (general) & (SC/ ST/ OBC) – 160 cm
Female 150 cm Female (general) & (SC/ ST/ OBC)- 145 cm

Chest –
Male Minimum 84 cm. Expansion 5 cm.
Female Min 79 cm expansion 5 cm.

Blood pressure (High) - 123– 127.

Education:
Graduation pass in any stream from a recognized university
No minimum percentage of marks is required in Graduation

Age- Minimum 21 years
Maximum 30 years
OBC can apply till 33 years
SC/ST can apply till 35 years

Attempts/Chances: UPSC has also fixed number of attempts
General- 4 times
OBC-7 times
SC/ST-No Restrictions

UPSC Civil Services Exams are held in three stages:
Prelims
MAINS
Interview

Can you tell me if a Color Blind candidate can apply for Civil Services or not in India as I am suffering from and want to make a career in that field?

[Kiran Chandar]

There are two types of services offered by UPSC or Union Public Service Commission in Civil service Exam

Technical Services
1. IPS
2. IRTS
3. RPF (Railways protection force)
4. Other police services Group A and B

Here, you need good eye, the correction is allowed only by glasses / spectacles.

Non-Technical Services
1. IAS,
2. IFS (Foreign Service)
3. Other central civil services

Here, you don't need good eyes and correction is allowed by spectacles +Lasik surgery, Radial Keratotomy etc.

(Medical Tests /Checkup for UPSC IAS/IPS Civil Service Exams)








List of UPSC Exams

Civil Services Examination
Engineering Services Examination(IES)
Combined Defence Services Examination(CDSE)
National Defence Academy Examination(NDA)
Naval Academy Examination
Combined Medical Services Examination
Special Class Railway Apprentice(SCRA)
Indian Economic Servce/Indian Statistical Service Examination
Geologists’ Examination(GE)
Central Armed Police Forces(AC)