Hi
You can appear in UPSC 2023 and onwards if you are graduating in 2023.
You can check UPSC eligibility criteria provided below:-
--------------------) You must have a bachelor's degree in any, discipline from a recognised university.
†††† Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation or waiting for the final results are also eligible to apply for UPSC examination and can appear in UPSC prelims examination but yes they need to present proof of their Bachelor's passing certificate before UPSC mains examination .
--------------------) 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 i. e as on 1st August 2022 for UPSC 20212
--------------------) 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 .
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To help you further,
A brief of examination pattern is given below:-
name Of the exam
UPsc Civil services examination
Mode of the Exam
Offline
Exam stages
There are 3 levels :-
---------) Preliminary - MCQ/ objective
---------) Mains - Descriptive Mode)
---------) Interview
Total papers
---------) Prelims: 2 papers.
*** general studies 1
*** general studies II ( csat )
---------) Mains: 9 papers are there:-
*** Paper A :-Compulsory Indian language
*** Paper B :- English
*** Essay
*** General Studies I
*** General Studies II
*** General Studies III
*** General Studies IV
*** Optional I
*** Optional II
Marking scheme for prelims
---------) Paper 1: +2 marks
---------) Paper 2: +2.5 marks
***** Negative marking: 1/3rd of marks allotted for each question
Exam Duration
---------) Prelims: 2 hours for Each paper
---------) Mains: 3 hours for Each paper
Type of questions
---------) Prelims: Objective type
---------) Mains: Subjective type
For detailed examination pattern check out :- https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-ias-exam-pattern
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