Hi

No, you are not eligible for UPSC 2024 with your date of birth

This is because,

You  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st August 2024 for UPSC 2024 but you fail to fulfil this as you will be 21 years old in September 2024 i. e after 1st August 2024 and thus not eligible for UPSC 2024

You will become eligible in 2025 i. e for UPSC 2025

For reference, UPSC eligibility  criteria is provided below:-

*******You  must  have  a  bachelor's  degree in any, discipline    from a  recognised university.

*******Minimum  age  limit :-  you  need to  be at least  21  years  old   to be  eligible as on 1st of August of the year of filling the form.

*******Maximum  age  limit :-  32 years , also there's 3  year  relaxation on upper age limit for  obc and of  5 years  for sc/st category.

********Attempt limit:- The maximum of times one can appear in UPSC is given below category wise :-

• General/ EWS - 6

• OBC or  General PwD - 9

• SC/ ST - No limit ,   can appear till upper age limit .

For detailed  information related to UPSC eligibility criteria ,  you can visit our page at

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

To help you further,

UPSC Examination pattern is given below:-

Your UPSC civil services examination consists of three stages

*******prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

*******Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

The compulsory indian language and english are qualifying in nature .

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

For detail examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern

Thank you

Hello,

No, candidates in their first or second year of graduation are not eligible to appear for UPSC,

the eligibility criteria for UPSC states that candidates need to pass graduation in any discipline from a recognized university, those in the final year of graduation are eligible to apply provided they are able to show the proof of their qualifying examination within the stipulated time period as mentioned by the officials,

you also need to attain 21 years as on 1st August of the appearing year,

UPSC is conducted in three stages namely Preliminary, Mains and Interview/Personality Test.

Hi aspirant,

The UPSC releases the IAS eligibility criteria which consists of criterias based on nationality, age limit, educational qualification, number of attempts and medical standards. The overview of the criterias can be found in table below:

So following these you can appear for UPSC prelims 2024 provided you do complete your graduation.

Hope it helps!!

At the time of writing of this answer -UPSC Civil Services prelims exam 2021 shift 1 has concluded. Shift 2 of UPSC exam 2021 will start at 2.30 pm. The UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam analysis shows that Paper 1 was moderately difficult. The UPSC exam 2021 (prelims) is being held in 77 cities across India.

You can get the complete question paper of UPSC prelims after the shift -2 is over.

Till then you can get updates here -

https://news.careers360.com/upsc-cse-2021-prelims-live-updates-exam-analysis-question-papers-pattern-answer-keys-result-date-cut-off

Thank you.

Hello,

The eligibility criteria for appearing in UPSC prelims is as follows :

• UPSC does not discriminate against candidates based on their scores in graduation. Hence, there is no minimum qualifying percentage as the IAS eligibility condition.
• You must hold a graduation degree from a government-recognized university.
• In their final year or awaiting results, you are also eligible to appear for UPSC preliminary Examination.
• A citizen of India

Hence if your third year is your final graduation year then you are eligible to appear for the exams.

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

You can refer to the link provided above for more information.

Hope this helps!!

Hello,

Preliminary is the first stage in UPSC Exam, it is MCQs based with two papers,each consists of 200 marks,its numbers ain't added to final list, you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.

First is GS Paper-I which consists of the following topic such as History of India and Indian national movement, Indian and World geography, Economic and social development- sustainable development, poverty,inclusion demographics, social sector initiatives etc,Indian polity and governance-constitution,political system,Current Events nationally and Internationally, General Science,General Issues on environmental ecology,biodiversity and climate change. you just need to score the required cut offs against your category.
The second paper is CSAT which is qualifying by nature,you need to score merely 33% which is 66 marks out of 200, it includes following topics such as basic numeracy, comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical ability, general mental ability, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal skills including communication skills.

You can refer the following books to initiate your preparation for Prelims:

History ;

NCERT Class XI and XII
India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;

NCERT Class VI to XII
GC Leong's Physical Geography
World Atlas

Economics ;

NCERT Class XI
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ;

NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs
Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
M Tyra's Quicker Maths

Apart from this, read newspaper on an daily basis, go through previous year papers, practice mock papers to evaluate your preparation level.