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I am planning to join Civil service and want to give the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) IAS Exam. Will you tell me what the eligibility criteria and age limit for giving this exam also tell me IAS selection process and suggest me some books for doing this exam prep?

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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts authorizes IAS examinations and offer eligibility to all candidates and posts them in various states of all over India.

IAS Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification:

You must at least hold Under Graduate degree in order to take up UPSC examination.
Percentage is not essential to become eligible for any UPSC exam including IAS exam.

Age eligibility:

Minimum age qualification is 21 years and candidates will be not allowed, if they exceed age of 30

Selection process:

Candidates on post of IAS will be selected after following process-

Prelims written
Mains written
Interview

Physical Standard required for IAS:

Height - Male 165 cm Pahari Male (general also) & ST (not the SC/ OBC) - 160 cm.
Female 150 cm Pahari Female (general also) & ST (not SC/ OBC)- 145 cm
Chest - Male Minimum 84 cm. Expansion 5 cm.
Female Min 79 cm expansion 5 cm.
Eye sight - 6/6 or 6/9 distant vision for good eye. 6/12 or 6/9 for worst eye.

List of some books for IAS exam preparation:

History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)
History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)
The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
Economic Survey. (Economy)
Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)

Exam dates for IAS:

Date of Notification: 23rd April 2016
Last Date to Apply: 20 May 2016
Date of IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam: 07 AUGUST 2016 (Sunday)