Hello aspirant,

I hope you are fine. You will be glad to know that yes distance education degree holder can give the exam of IAS. A student of any graduate degree can do the preparation for this exam and also give this exam. Only the age limit is restricted that is 21 years to 32 years.

For more details, kindly go through the given link:

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

I hope this will be helpful for you.