IAS Entrance Exam Qualifications

I am interested in giving entrance exam of IAS .What is the eligibility criteria?

[Arun Vats]

Indian Government invites online applications from the Indian students for the Administrative Civil Services by organising the IAS Exam to fill up the prestigious Posts like :


Indian Revenue Service
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Police Service
Indian Foreign Service

Eligibility criteria:
The age limit for General Category students is 21-30 years.
For SC/ST candidates it is 21-35 years
For OBC Aspirants it is 21-33 years
Applicants must have to pass Graduation degree in any stream from a recognized University are eligible to apply this exam.
Aspirants who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical degree Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination.
Aspirants should be citizen of India.
The candidates who is a Ex-service men will get a exception of 5 years from the prescribed limits.

IAS Exam paper pattern:

Subjects: Marks
Section 1 Essay
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Précis-200+100=300 marks

General Studies - I
(Indian Heritage and Culture)
-250 marks
General Studies – II
(Governance,Social Justice and International relations)
-250 marks
General Studies –III
(Technology, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
-250 marks
General Studies -IV
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
-250 marks
Optional Subject – Paper 1
-250 marks
Optional Subject – Paper 2
-250 marks

Total -1800 marks
Interview -275 marks
Grand Total -2075 marks

Selection procedure:
The selection process of IAS exam comprises of following two steps:
Written test(preliminary and mains)
Personal interview
IAS examination offers following no.of attempts:
OBC -7 times
General-4 times
No limit for SC/ST applicants

I am interested in giving entrance exam of IAS .What is the eligibility criteria in order to get eligible for IAS exam?

[Arun Vats]

IAS exam is normally held in the month of August.

Eligibility criteria:
Students must have to pass Graduation degree in any stream from a recognized University are eligible to apply this exam.
Applicants who have passed the final year of MBBS or any Medical degree Examination but are yet to complete the internship can also appear for the Main Examination.
Students should be citizen of India.
The age limit for General Category Students is 21-30 years.
For SC/ST it is 21-35 years
For OBC it is 21-33 years
The Students who is a Ex-service men will get a exception of 5 years from the prescribed limits.

Selection procedure:
The selection process of IAS exam comprises of following two steps:
Written test(preliminary and mains)
Personal interview

IAS examination offers following no.of attempts:
General-4 times
OBC -7 times
No limit for SC/ST Students

IAS Exam paper pattern:

Subjects: Marks
Section 1 Essay
Section 2 English Comprehension & English Précis
(Of Matriculation/ Xth standard level) -200+100=300 marks
-250 marks
General Studies – II
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
-250 marks
General Studies - I
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

General Studies –III
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
-250 marks

General Studies -IV
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
-250 marks

Optional Subject – Paper 1
-250 marks

Optional Subject – Paper 2
-250 marks

Total -1800 marks
Interview -275 marks
Grand Total -2075 marks