IAS Officer Exam

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Indian Administrative Service Exam is a Civil Service Exam Conducted by UPSC.

Age & Attempts:

Minimum 21 years of age (as on 1st August of the year of examination).

The prescribed upper age limit is based on the various categories that a candidate belongs to:

General Category: Maximum age - 32 years/6 attempts
OBC: 35 years/9 attempts
SC/ST: 37 years/ No limitation on number of attempts.

Physically Disabled (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic): 42 years

General Category: 9 attempts
OBC: 9 attempts
SC/ST: Up to age limit

5. J & K Domicile:

General Category: 37 years
OBC: 40 years
SC/ST: 42 years
PH: 50 years

Educational Qualifications:

Candidate must hold a Degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.


The IAS Preliminary exam (objective / multiple choice questions type) has two papers:

Paper - I (General Studies: duration - 2 hours; Marks - 200)
Paper - II (Civil Services Aptitude Test duration - 2 hours; Marks - 200)

The minimum qualifying marks for Paper II is 33 percent.

Main Exam:


Papers Topics Total Marks

I One Of The Indian Languages Chosen From The Prescribed List 300

II English 300

III Essay 250

IV/V/VI/VII General Studies (250 Marks For Each Paper) 1000

VIII & IX Optional Subject 1 500

Total Marks For Written Examination 1750