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Number of attempts means that the particular exam you can attempt only those many times not more than that. For example The number of attempts for IAS exam for general Category is 6 attempts till 32 years of age. The number of attempts for IAS exam for OBC is 9 attempts till 35 years of age. The number of attempts for IAS exam for SC/ST the unlimited attempts till 37 years of age. For different exams there will be different number of attempts and few exams have like GATE has unlimited number of attempts.