UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria – Age limit, Educational qualifications, and Nationality

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria should be considered before appearing for the examination. UPSC IAS is one of the most prestigious exams conducted in India. However, not everyone can pursue this examination as there are some eligibility criteria for any candidate who aims to give this exam.

UPSC issues notice which gives you a glimpse about the criteria. But now in this article, you will get to know about everything before giving your exam. This article will give you information regarding

• Age Limit is 32 years
• Education qualifications
• Nationality of a candidate

 On February 10, 2021, UPSC has issued a notification that includes a long list that mentions the factors of eligibility. So every Candidate will get information about the UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria. 

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2021

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria are divided into various disciplines. As there are various criteria that a candidate needs to clear before getting selected for the UPSC IAS officer. Some of these are:- 

• Age criteria 
• Educational Qualification 
• Nationality 

All in this article you will find the latest headlines of the UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria 2021. 

UPSC IAS Eligibility Criteria- Age 2021

The minimum age to appear UPSC exam is 21 years. But when it comes to maximum age it differs according to the various categories of citizens. However, the basic maximum age is set to be 32 years. Now let’s look over the age criteria in detail.

Category	Age limit- Maximum
General	32 years
Other Backward Castes(OBC)	35 years
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)	32 years
SC/ST	37 years
Physically Disabled Candidates	42 years

The above-mentioned ages are for various categories of age eligibility criteria. But there are some other factors that are also included in this Age Limit criteria. Here is the detail of the age criteria:-

1. This time for the 2021 UPSC IAS Exam the candidates who belong to Jammu and Kashmir will not be provided with age relaxation. Also according to UPSC, this will be continued after 2021.
2. The candidates who belong to Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence, are given relaxation for three years.
3. The Candidates who belong to Ex-servicemen are provided with an age relaxation of five years. These candidates include Commissioned officers.
4. The candidates who belong to ECOs/SSCOs who have given their five years in Military Services as of August 1, 2021, also those who have been released. However, this released criteria is applicable for the following citizens:-

• Those who are invalided
• On the account of physical disability attributable to Military Services
• The release on the completion of the assignment. This assignment includes those people also whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from August 01, 2021, otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.
• The Candidates whose assignment has been extended beyond five years, also in this case the Ministry of Defense issued a Certificate. These candidates can apply for civil employment. Later such candidates can be released in three months’ notice on selection from the date of receipt of an offer of appointment.

UPSC IAS Education Qualifications Criteria 2021

Those who are planning to give the UPSC IAS exam must think over the minimum education criteria for this exam. As UPSC sets criteria for the candidates every year. This time for 2021 Examination criteria for the candidates is that:-

1. The candidate must have a graduation degree.
2. This degree can be attained from any University which has been incorporated by the Act of Parliament or which is to be declared as a Deemed University by the UGC (University Grants Commission).
3. If the candidate does not have a graduation degree then he or she must possess an equivalent qualification to be eligible for IAS Exam.

UPSC IAS Education Qualifications Exceptions 2021

As we have already mentioned some aspects which are required by a candidate to fulfill them. But there are some exceptions as informed by UPSC. Let’s look over these exceptions in detail:-

1. The candidates who have professional and technical degrees are eligible for the UPSC IAS exam which is recognized by the Government of India.
2. The candidates who are in the final year of their examination of graduation can appear UPSC Prelims exam. But at the time of appearing for the Mains exam, the candidates need to show their graduation degree.
3. The candidate must not have any back in their exams they are considered eligible only when they have passes ab exam which is conducted by the institutions.
4. The candidates who have MBBS Degree and have not appeared for an internship. They can be provisionally admitted to UPSC IAS. But these Candidates need to provide their copy of the certificate which was given by universities and Institutions.

Must-Read UPSC IAS Nationality Criteria

The candidates must clear nationality criteria for appearing in UPSC IAS Exam. These nationality criteria were given by UPSC. Let’s look over these criteria in detail:-

1. The candidate should be a citizen of India.
2. The candidate could have a subject of Nepal
3. The candidate could have a subject of Bhutan.
4. He or she could be a refugee from Tibet who came to India with the intention of permanently settling before January 1, 1962.
5. But there is an exception as those who are subjected to Nepal, Bhutan, or is a Tibetan refugee will not be considered eligible for appointment to UPSC IAS exam.
6. The candidates are a person of India origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, with the intentions of permanently settling in India provided that a candidate belonging to categories of Nepal and Bhutan. They can easily appear for UPSC IAS Exam.

UPSC IAS Exam Physical Standards

The candidates should be fit and fine while appearing for the UPSC IAS exam. The candidate should fulfill the standards which are given in the Civil Services examination rules.

UPSC IAS Number of Attempts

The candidates need to keep in mind that they can not give exams unlimited times. As there is some specific number of Attempts by every candidate.

1. Those who belong to EWS they can have 6 number of attempts.
2. For those who belong to SC/ST, there is no such limit till the age.
3. For those who belong with the person with disabilities, there is no such age limit.
4. The candidates who belong to OBC can have 9 number of attempts.

UPSC IAS syllabus

You will an idea after viewing the links about the Syllabus of the UPSC IAS Exam.

• new syllabus
• general studies
• general studies

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