Hello,

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts various entrance examinations such Engineering Service Examination (ESE), National Defence Academy (NDA), Combined Defence Service Examination (CDSE), Civil Service Examination (CSE) and other such. If you are enquiring regarding Civil Service Examination then you are eligible to apply it if you have passed B.Tech examination or appearing in the final year of B.Tech examination. You must be minimum 21 years as on August 1 in the year of examination and the upper age limit is 32 years as on August 1 in the year of exam however, there is relaxation on upper age limit for reserved categories:

• SC/ST: Upto 5 years
• OBC: Up to 3 years
• Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof: up to 3 years

For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.  For other services, a candidate must be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Hi

There are many who have topped upsc after BA.

For example,

UPSC topper 2015 , Tina Dabi was a BA graduate

And the next one can be you too :).

Actually, studying  BA is an added advantage for your UPSC  examination preparation,

This is because

in BA you learn subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it  helps you in your upsc examination a lot.

Also,

Clearing UPSC or getting a rank or topping it completely depends on your preparation level.

Follow the below tips to prepare well for your UPSC  examination :-

-----------) To start your preparation  first of all understand the examination pattern and go well through  syllabus :-

>>>> Examination pattern :- UPSC examination has 3 stages listed below :-

• prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , there are 2 papers in prelims

• Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers in Mains examination

• Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

To know exam pattern in detail visit :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc

>>>> syllabus :- In prelims, your paper 1 general studies  1 in which  you have History, Indian Polity, Geography, Environment, Current Affairs, Science and technology, etc. Your paper 2 in prelims is general studies II or CSAT in which you have reasoning, Maths, English, Hindi, etc. Similarly, you can check the complete syllabus of both prelims and mains at

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-syllabus

---------) Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-

HISTORY

*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)

*NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)

*Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum

*From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India

Indian Art & Culture

*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania

Polity

*NCERT IX-XII

*Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

Geography

*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)

*NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)

*Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong

World Atlas

Economics

NCERT XI

*The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma

*Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

*Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri

Environment

*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)

*Environment by Shankar IAS Academy

International Relations

*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)

*Current Affairs ( read newspaper )

To get the complete list of books go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

----------) Discipline is the key to crack UPSC, so you need to make a routine/ time table and follow it .

----------)Read newspaper like the Hindu or Indian Express  and magazines like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Economic and Political Weekly  to keep yourself updated with the current events and issues.

----------) take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain otherwise you won't be able to retain whatever you read.

-----------)Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.

----------)Make short notes for each subject, these will be your life saviour and will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide

----------)Set daily goals like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to  cover these chapters this week and practice their questions too, by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.

----------)Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.

----------) Your mains examination is in written, so you need to work your speed and also work on improving how to present the knowledge you have on paper, so answer writing practicing should be your priority

----------)Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.

----------)Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round.

For more tips go through

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

Thankyou

Hello,

As per the IAS age limit eligibility criteria, those between 21 to 32 years as of August 1, 2023, can fill out the UPSC IAS application form.  As will be 21 years of age you will be eligible for UPSC 2023 exam as long as you hold a graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized university. If you have a graduation degree only then you will be eligible for UPSC. Applicants awaiting their final graduation result can also apply for IAS exam. And there is no minimum UPSC qualification percentage required also. Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry or in Engineering is required to be eligible.

Hello!

In order to be eligible for UPSC exam in 2023, you need to be at least 21 years of age as of August 2023. The upper age limit varies according to different categories as shown:

• General- 32 Years
• OBC- 35 Years
• SC/ST- 37 Years
• PH (Blind, Deaf, Orthopedic)- 42 Year
• J & K Domicile- GEN=37 Yrs, OBC= 40 Yrs,
• SC/ST=40 Yrs, PH=50 Yrs
• Disabled servicemen, disabled from duty- GEN=37 Yrs, OBC=40 Yrs, SC/ST=40 Yrs.

You can refer to this link of UPSC 2022 for further information:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Best wishes

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing great. So, according to the age limit mentioned by UPSC, you need to attain 21 years of age by 1 August, 2024. But, as you are born in the month of November, 2003, you are still not eligible, you will only get 20.9 months. So, you will be eligible to give the exam, in the next year, i.e., 2025.

Hope it helps,

Thank you :)

Hello Aspirant,

Unfortunately you won't be eligible for UPSC CSE 2022, this is because you will be having your age of more than 42 years on August 1st 2022, which violates the eligibility criteria because as per the eligibility criteria " the candidate should have not crossed age of maximum 42 years with 10 years of relaxation on the August 1st of examination year" with following age relaxation as per the reservation criteria of UPSC :-

>>>> OBC - 3 years

>>>> SC/ ST - 5 years

>>>> Defense Services Personnel, who got disabled during operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence - 3 years

>>>> Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers (CO) and ECOs/ SSCOs who will render at least five years Military Service as of August 1, 2021, and have been released - 5 years

ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as of 1st August 2021 - 5 years

>>>> In the following cases: blindness and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, locomotor disability including acid attack, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, victims and muscular dystrophy, intellectual disability, autism, specific learning disability and mental illness - 10 years

>>>> Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 1989. - 5 years

>>>> So as per the age criteria you are not eligible for UPSC IAS exam 2022 because the candidate should have not crossed age of maximum 42 years with 10 years of relaxation on the August 1st of examination year and you do.

You can check out the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC IAS from the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hi aspirant,

According to the eligibility criteria set up for UPSC examination, the minimum age must be 21 or above and the maximum age allowed is 32. There are some relaxation given to the reserved categories in upper age limit but that is not relevant in your case. You will be definitely eligible for examination as you will already age more than 21 and would touch 22 in year 2023.

Hope it helps!

SSC CGL is a objective based examination where as the Civil Service examination don't have that kind of problem solving skills required. In prelims you will get objective question but for that you have to study comprehensive GS. SO it might help you a bit, but for civil services preparation for it distinctively is required. The students, who appear for the Prelims usually prepares for the Mains and they get the things out of it, so competing with them can be hard for you, but if you work hard in studying both the examinations along side, then it would be beneficial for you.

For preparation tips regarding SSC CGL you can follow:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-ssc-cgl

For preparation tips regarding the UPSC CSE, you can follow:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias

I hope this helps. Have a great eve!

Dear student,

UPSC Eligibility Criteria:

As you are in 10 th standard, approximately you have 5 to 7 years time to appear in UPSC exam as it depends on your age. If you attain 21 years then you are eligible to give UPSC exam along with that you must be in final year of graduation or have completed graduation which is minimum 3 years, from a recognised College or University.

Minimum age limit: Candidates must be minimum 21 years old.

Maximum  age  limit is  32 years for General Category candidates. There is 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for OBC Category candidates and 5 years  for SC/ ST category candidates.

Education Qualification: Candidates must be in final year of Bachelor's degree or completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised College or University.

For more information about UPSC eligibility criteria go through below mentioned link.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-eligibility-criteria/amp

UPSC CSE is conducted in 3 stages:

Prelims Exam :- Objective Paper

Mains Exam. :- Descriptive /Written exam

Personal Interview : Personality Test

To get more information go through below mentioned link.

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

Hope this information was useful to you.

All The Best!!

Hi Ashok

Hope you are doing good .

Listen, generally EWS candidates do not get priority in UPSE exam . There are not any quota seats for EWS candidates , they are also considered in the general category . No 10% reservation are allowed for the EWS candidates.

So , I don't think that you need EWS   certificate in your UPSC examination.

Here are only reservation given to those candidates which are belongs to  OBC, SC, and ST categories.

For more Information about UPSC exam click on the given link below :- https://competition.careers360.com/exams/upsc-civil-services-exam

Hope this Information will help you at some extant.

Thank you!