Eligibility Criteria – Civil Services Exams (CSE)
Nationality
- For the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
- For the Indian Revenue Service, a candidate must be one of the following –
- a citizen of India
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
- For other services, a candidate must be one of the following –
- a citizen of India
- a citizen of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Education
- All candidates must have a minimum of any of the following educational qualifications
- A degree from a Central, State or Deemed university
- A degree received through Correspondence Education or Distance
- A degree from an Open University
- A qualification recognized by the Government of India as being equivalent to either of the above
- The following candidates are also eligible, but have to submit proof of their eligibility from a competent authority at their institute/university at the time of the main examination, failing which they will not be allowed to attend the exam
- Candidates who have appeared in an examination, the passing of which would render them educationally qualified enough to satisfy any of the above points
- Candidates who have passed the final exam of the MBBS degree but have not yet completed their internship
- Candidates who have passed the Final exam of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI), ICSI and ICWAI
- A degree from a private university A degree from any foreign university recognized by Association of Indian Universities
Minimum age – Calculated on the date Aug 1
- The minimum age to appear for IAS Exam is 21 years.
- This means that the candidate must have at-least 21 years of age on 1st August of that given year when the exam is held.
Maximum Age – Calculated on the date Aug 1
| Category | Maximum Age |
| General | 32 years |
| OBC | 35 years |
| SC/ST | 37 Years |
| Physically disabled – Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopedically handicapped persons | 42 years |
| Citizens of Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Defense Services personnel disabled in operations |
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| Ex-servicemen who have rendered at least five years Military Service |
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Max. No. of Attempts
| Category | Attempts |
| General | 6 attempts till 32 years of age |
| OBC | 9 attempts till 35 years of age |
| SC/ST | Unlimited attempts till 37 years of age |
| Physically disabled – Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopedically handicapped persons | 9 attempts till 42 years of age |
However these candidates are requested to bear in mind –
- An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be considered to be an attempt at the Examination.
- If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination.
- Not withstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
- Candidates just applied but did not appear is not counted as an attempt.
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