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Yes , final year students are eligible to apply for UPSC Civil Services examination. UPSC allows candidates who are in final year of their graduation but must submit the proof of passing before the Mains exam.

Following is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 for the detailed eligibility criteria for UPSC Civil Services examination. Kindly go through it.

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

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To become eligible for UPSC exam 2026 you must fulfil the following --

• Must be an India
• Have a Bachelor's Degree or in the Final year
• Age less than : 1. for OBC -- 35years ; 2. for SC/ST -- 37 years ; 3. for General -- 32years ; 4. for PwBD -- 42years
• Maximum attempts : 1. for OBC -- 9 ; 2. for SC/ST -- no limit ; 3. for General/ EWS -- 6 ; 4. PwBD (General, OBC ) -- 9 ; 5. PwBD (SC/ST) : no limit

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No, 5th semester students are not yet eligible for the UPSC 2026 exam.

To apply for the UPSC Civil Services Exam , a candidate must have completed their graduation or be in the final year of their degree course.

So, if you are in the 5th semester now (that means you’re in the 3rd year of a 6-semester course), you can apply next year , when you reach your final year (6th semester) , provided your graduation is completed before the interview stage .

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Foe being eligible for the UPSC examination the candidate must at least have a graduation degree in any course affiliated by the government authorities.

You can check out the other latest eligibility criteria from the careers 360 article given below by the link

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Age, Qualification, Nationality, Medical Standards

Hello,

No, students in the fifth semester of their graduation aren’t eligible to sit for the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2026 unless they finish their degree before the final stage of the process. To qualify, a candidate must have completed a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or be in the final year of study. Final-year students may apply provisionally, but they need to submit proof of passing before the Main Examination think of holding that crisp degree certificate in hand before the big test. So, if you’ll be in your last year or have already graduated by 2026, you’re good to go for that year’s UPSC exam.

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