UPSC Civil Service Exam Eligibility

Any candidate aspiring to take up the Civil Service examination should ensure that he is eligible as per the below eligibility criteria’s.

(i) Nationality:
(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, must be a citizen of India.
(2) For other services, must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugee

(ii) Age Limits:
(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2013, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1983 and not later than 1st August, 1992.

(iii) Educational Qualifications:
The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

(iv) Number of attempts:
Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.