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I am having two red inks in army job am I applicable for IAS exam

Dear
Yes you are eligible to write both preliminary and mains exam.For the eligibility details please refer below.But during interview you may get the lees marks because of your red inks .so any how you can try.
eligibility criteria for IAS
Age limit for IAS exams 2013
Indian nationals who have attained the age of 21 years, and not have attained the upper age limit on 1st August 2013
General Category must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1983 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
Other Backward Classes (OBC) must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1980 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1978 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped persons must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1973 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
There are some other upper age relaxations for certain defence personnel and persons who domiciled in J&K during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

Educational Qualification
The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recongnized university
Final year degree students who will obtain degree by August 1, 2013 are also eligible for CSAT 2013

The degree can be of any class (distinction, first, second etc.)
Degree obtained by distance education/open university is also eligible if the university is a recognized university

Number of attempts permitted
For some candidates there is a limit on the number of times you can attempt IAS Exams (Civil Services exams)
Even attending to one paper of CSAT (IAS prelim exam) counts as an attempt
Applying for CSAT (IAS prelim exam) but not attending for any paper DOES NOT count as an attempt
General Category 4
OBC 7
Physically Handicapped 7
SC & ST No limit on number of attempts
Nationality
(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.

(2) For other services, a candidate must be either :—

(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

All the best

Dear
Yes you are eligible to write both preliminary and mains exam.For the eligibility details please refer below.But during interview you may get the lees marks because of your red inks .so any how you can try.
eligibility criteria for IAS
Age limit for IAS exams 2013
Indian nationals who have attained the age of 21 years, and not have attained the upper age limit on 1st August 2013
General Category must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1983 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
Other Backward Classes (OBC) must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1980 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1978 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped persons must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1973 and not later than 1st August, 1992.
There are some other upper age relaxations for certain defence personnel and persons who domiciled in J&K during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

Educational Qualification
The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recongnized university
Final year degree students who will obtain degree by August 1, 2013 are also eligible for CSAT 2013

The degree can be of any class (distinction, first, second etc.)
Degree obtained by distance education/open university is also eligible if the university is a recognized university

Number of attempts permitted
For some candidates there is a limit on the number of times you can attempt IAS Exams (Civil Services exams)
Even attending to one paper of CSAT (IAS prelim exam) counts as an attempt
Applying for CSAT (IAS prelim exam) but not attending for any paper DOES NOT count as an attempt
General Category 4
OBC 7
Physically Handicapped 7
SC & ST No limit on number of attempts
Nationality
(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.

(2) For other services, a candidate must be either :—

(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

All the best