IAS Exam Eligibility Age

I want to know the age eligibility required to apply for Indian Administrative Service IAS Exam?

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The Indian Administrative Services is a Civil Service Examination CSE Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

IAS Exam Age Limit

Category Maximum Age Limit
General Category 32 Years
OBC Category 35 Years
SC/ST Category 37 Years
Physically disabled(Orthopedic |Deaf-mute|Blind) 42 Years
Jammu and Kashmir domicile General- 37| OBC-
42|SC/ST- 42| PH- 50-
Ex-serviceman with five years duty* General- 37| OBC-
42|SC/ST- 42
Disabled Serviceman Discharged From
Duty General- 35| OBC-
38S| C/ST- 40

IAS Exam eligibility-

Candidate should have a degree from Central, State or Deemed University. Degree from Correspondence Education or distance education, the open university is also accepted.

IAS Exam syllabus-

Syllabus of IAS Exam Paper I (PT) – (200 marks)

Paper I is having Social Studies, Indian Economy, General Science, Current Affairs, Environment etc. The duration of exam remains two hours generally scheduled in the first half of the day (9 am – 11 am). Following is the syllabus provided by UPSC for this paper.

Current events of national and international importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement.
Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialisation General Science.

Syllabus for Paper II – (200 marks)

Paper II has Comprehension and Aptitude. Its duration is also of two hours, scheduled in second half of the day. Syllabus provided by UPSC:-

Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision-making and problemsolving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)