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dear sir,
I am ch.devendar, pwd sir, my D.O.B.02.06.1981. Ihave 3 attempts till in 2009. Sir am i eligible for upsc ias 2016 sir

# After going through your query I came to know that you are physically handicapped and already appeared in UPSC IAS Examination three times.

# Now you have consumed your three attempts.

# Note that you are still eligible for UPSC IAS Examination. Being "Person with Disability" you can apply for UPSC IAS Examination up to the age of 40 years.

# Now you still left with one attempt. You can utilize this single and last attempt now.

# Now you are required to keep yourself calm and mentally prepared with positive approach and practical strategy. You are required to put extra effort in your preparation in order to succeed in this throat-cut competition.

# Try to find out the reasons or shortcomings in failure during last three attempts. Try to work more on shortcomings during your last three attempts.

# Proper utilization of time is most important in this regard. Speed with accuracy while solving question paper is the key to success. So solve more and more question papers (old & model) daily.

# Keep making notes on subjects which are difficult for you in order to make revision before the examination.

# Importance of revision of syllabus cannot be ignored. You should revise the syllabus on daily basis, weekly basis and monthly basis. As regular and daily revision of syllabus helps in followings:
* Boost your confidence.
* Easily grasping and retention of syllabus.
* Helps from fear of examination.
* Helps in increasing the speed of solving question paper

Re: Am I eligible for UPSC IAS 2016?

Union Public Service Commission authorizes IAS examinations and offer eligibility to all candidates and posts them in various states of all over India .

IAS Eligibility criteria :--------------

1. Education Qualification:
Candidates must atleast hold Under Graduate Degree in order to take up UPSC examination

2. Restrictions : Only 4 times General Category candidates eligible to attend test and Reserved Category candidates are not having any restrictions are regulations those who attend infinity numbers of attempts.

3. Age eligibility:
Minimum age qualification is 21 years and candidates will be not allowed, if they exceed age of 30

Exam Pattern :
UPSC exam divide in to three parts such as Preliminary exam, Main exam and Personal Interview . To pass this exam , candidates have really work hard and prepare thoroughly.

As you say , your B.O.D is 02/06/1981.So , You are 34 Years Old.As per Age Criteria for IAS , If you belongs to general category , then you are not eligible to apply for IAS.If you belongs to OBC/SC/ST category , then you are eligible for IAS 2016.

Eligibility

Age Limit
- 21 to 32 Years For General category
- 3 Years for Relaxation applicable for OBC & 5 Years For SC/ST
- 10 Years extra Relaxation applicable for PH category

Qualification
- You must have bachelor degree in any discipline from recognized university

Maximum Attemps
- Genral : 6 times
- OBC : 9 times
- SC/ST : No limits

- You should not be appointed as a IAS or IFS in earlier examination.

Application Procedure
- Go to website : www.upsconline.nic.in
- Click 'Online Application' & Select exam for which you want to apply
- Select Exam code for Part-1 registration & Click 'Click Here'
- Read Instruction & Click 'OK'
- Fill the form online
- Pay the exam fees
- Choose exam centre
- Upload scanned Image & Signature
- Submit & Download Application
- You will get your Registration Number

Important Dates
- Start Online Application : 23/05/2015
- Last Date to Apply : 19/06/2015
- IAS Preliminary Exam : 23/08/2015

Selection
- Preliminary Exam : Paper-1 & Paper-2
- Main Exam (Interview)
Candidates who will clear the preliminary exam will eligible for Main Exam.After qualifying Main exam , He/She will be appointed as a IAS.

Yes absolutely you are eligible to apply for IAS Exam through UPSC. Since being a PWD candidate you are absolutely eligible to apply for IAS Exan. And one more thing you are allowed only when you select the PWD during the application form.

With out PWD Certification you are not eligible to apply for IAS Examination. More over you have completed 3 attempts already. So from now onwards you have to be very careful at the time of application process.

Since you are applied with the age relaxation only. With out age relaxation you are not eligible to apply for IAS Exams.

For better information you need to see the Notification from the Official website of UPSC.

UPSC IAS is the Union Public Service Commission Indian Administrative Services. The entrance examination conducted for this service is called Civil Services examination.

The eligibility for Civil Services examination:

1. Educational Qualification:

>>Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Final year candidates can also apply for the exam.

2. Age limit:

From the year 2015, the age limit for candidates of general category is 21-32 years. For OBC and SC/ST candidates, there is an age relaxation of three years and five years respectively.

So, for OBC candidate upper age limit is 35 years and for SC/ST candidate it is 37 years. There are six attempts for general candidates, nine for OBC candidates and no limit upto upper age limit for SC/ST candidates.

Your date of birth is 02/06/1981, so you will be 35 years in 2016, if you are from general category then you are not eligible for the Civil Services examination. If you belong to OBC category then you have one attempt left as per age limit or being SC/ST you have three more attempts as per age limit.

For any more details, you can wait for notification of UPSC Civil Services 2016.

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dear sir,
I am ch.devendar, pwd sir, my D.O.B.02.06.1981. Ihave 3 attempts till in 2009. Sir am i eligible for upsc ias 2016 sir

As per age criteria, you are not eligible for UPSC IAS exam 2016.

Those candidates who have completed graduation degree from a recognized university are eligible for IAS exam.

Age criteria :-

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years.

Age relaxation:-

5 years relaxation for SC/ST candidates
3 years relaxation for OBC Candidates
10 years relaxation for PHC candidates
5 years relaxation for Ex-serviceman

Attempt limit:-

For General: 3
For OBC: 7
For SC/ST: No Restriction

As per your date of birth which is 02/06/1981, you will be 34 years and 10 months in May of 2016, the notification for Civil Services examination is out in May of every year. The upper age limit for candidates of different category is:

1. General: 32 years.

2. OBC: 35 years.

3. SC/ST candidates: 37 years.

So you can only apply for the Civil Services exam if you belong to OBC or SC/ST category. Keep in mind that if you are OBC candidate you have only last attempt left as your age will be over.

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service and to become an IAS officer which is the highest civilian job in the administrative field one has to clear the Civil Services examination held once every year by Union Public Service Commission.

The eligibility criteria of Civil Services examination are as following :-

--> You must have the nationality of India.

--> You must hold the bachelor degree with any discipline from a recognized university.

--> Your age must be within 21 years to 30 years if you are a general candidate as there is provision of age relaxation of 3 years, 5 years and 10 years for the OBC, SC/ST and PH candidates respectively as per the government norms.

Now as per your date of birth mentioned you are eligible for this CSE 2016 if you belong to the SC/ST or PH community otherwise not.

For more details you can log on to the official link of UPSC i.e; www.upsc.gov.in.

Indian Administrative Services is one of the Civil Services of Indian government. Every year lakhs of candidates apply for the Civil Services examination to become IAS, IPS, IRS officers.

But before applying for the exam, you must ensure whether you are eligible for the exam or not. The age limit for open category candidates is 21-32 years and upper age limit for reserved category candidates is 35 years for OBC, 37 years for SC/ST candidates.

So, you can see that your age is between 34 years and 35 years. Being a general category you have no chance. However you have not mentioned your category, if you belong to OBC or SC/ST then you are eligible for the exam.

Yes,you are eligible to apply for the UPSC IAS exam 2016 being a PWD(People with disability) candidate with respect to age limit as well as no. of attempts .

Eligibility criteria for Civil Services exam conducted by UPSC are as under :-

Nationality : Indian.


Qualification : Bachelor's degree in any discipline with any percentage of marks .


Age Limit :

-General category candidate: 21 years to 30 years .

-OBC candidate: 21 years to 33 years .

-SC/ST candidate : 21 years to 35 years .

-PWD candidate(General): 21 years to 40 years .

-PWD candidate(OBC): 21 years to 43 years .

-PWD candidate(SC/ST): 21 years to 45 years .


No of Attempts:

-General category candidate: 4 times .

-OBC candidate: 7 times .

-SC/ST candidate : No limits .


Selection Procedure:

*Preliminary Exam

*Main exam

*Personality Interview.

For IAS, you have to crack the IAS exam which is conducted by the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission).
Other than IAS, IPS and IFS are also selected from the same exam based on the ranks.

First of all you need to understand that the basic eligibility criteria

1. Graduation from any recognized university of India

2. Age limit- 21 to 32 years as on 1st August of the year in which exam is conducted.

3. India Citizen

4. No of attempts-
-General- 6
-OBC-9
-SC/ST- No attempt


So, you can yourself can see the age limit and the no. of attempts' criteria and analyse whether you are eligible or not to appear for the eaxm.

---->Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam is conducted by UPSC for recruitment of eligible candidates for civil services:::

**Eligibility Criteria for exam:::::

~Candidate must be citizen of India.


***Age limit::::
21 to 32 years;

==>There is relaxation of the upper age limit for SC, ST, OBC, physically handicapped candidates as well as ex- servicemen.

***Qualification::::::
-->Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree from any of Indian universities or an equivalent qualification from any recognized university.

**Exam Pattern--->
-->The preliminary examination will consist of two objective type (multiple choice questions) paper.

~Paper I- General Studies (2 hours)
~Paper II- Aptitude Test (2 hours)

--->The question papers (test booklets) will be available in both languages, English and Hindi.....

if you are an general category based student you are not eligible for upsc exam . If u r from other caste u can able to attend the exams .since have used only 3 attempts you are eligible for this exams

if you are a general category based person you are not eligible for upsc exams . Since you are around 34 years old . But if you are under other caste you are eligible for this . And you have used 3 attempts but not bother about that you have a minimum of 6 attempts while your are a BC canditiate.

Educational eligibility:
UPSC civil service examinations for various posts such as IAS ,IPS,IFS,IRS e.t.c
The intersted candidates have to be a graduate from any recognized university.appearing candidate in final year can also apply


AGE:
The age limit to apply for civil services is 21 years to 30 years as on 1st august of the year of examination
The upper age limit is relaxed 3 years for obc candidates and 5 years for sc\st candidates

No of attempts:
The number of attempts for general candidates is four
The number of attempts for obc candidates is seven
There is no limit for sc\st candidates

NATIONALITY:
INDIAN CITIZEN

Educational eligibility:
UPSC civil service examinations for various posts such as IAS ,IPS,IFS,IRS e.t.c
The intersted candidates have to be a graduate from any recognized university.appearing candidate in final year can also apply


AGE:
The age limit to apply for civil services is 21 years to 30 years as on 1st august of the year of examination
The upper age limit is relaxed 3 years for obc candidates and 5 years for sc\st candidates

No of attempts:
The number of attempts for general candidates is four
The number of attempts for obc candidates is seven
There is no limit for sc\st candidates

NATIONALITY:
Indian citizen

No. of attempts-

general - 06

Obc- 09

St/sc- unlimited

Age limit-

General - 32

Obc- 35

St/sc- 37

so depends on your category.
Also, there are extra benefits for physically handicapped candidates.

IAS is stand for Indian Administrative Service and it come under civil services examination. The civil services examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) once in every year. If you are interested in the IAS field then to appear in the IAS examination you need the following eligibility criteria.

Eligibility Criteria for the Civil Services examination.
--> Pass graduation is any stream from a recognize University. Final year graduation candidates can also appear in the IAS examination.
--> The age must be between 21 to 30 years at the time of examination. The upper age relaxation is also applicable for the reservation category candiadtes.

These are the basic eligibility criteria for the IAS examination. If you satisfy the above eligibility criteria then you are eligible to apply for the IAS entrance examination.

NOTE :- There are no limit percentage required in 12th and in graduation. Only pass the graduation degree is enough to appear in the IAS examination.

As per your question your date of birth is 02/06/1981, so you will be 35 years in 2016, if you are from general category then you are not eligible for the Civil Services examination. If you belong to OBC category then you have one attempt left as per age limit or being SC/ST you have three more attempts.

For details and complete information regarding the IAS entrance examination please visit the official website of the UPSC :-- http://www.upsc.gov.in

IAS stands Indian Administrative Service.

Eligibility Criteria for IAS-

Nationality-
You must be a citizen of India.
Or a subject of Nepal,
Or a subject of Bhutan.

Age limitation-
The age limitation of a candidate should be liable in between 21 to 30 years of age as on the !st August, in the year of examination.
Age relaxation is also provided to the OBC/ST/SC candidates as per the government rules.

Number Of attempts-
For General- 4 times.

For OBC-7 tiimes,

For ST/Sc- Till the age of 35 years.

Qualification required-
Aspirants must hold Bachelor's degree from recognized university/ institution.

If you satisfy the above criteria then, you can definitely apply for IAS exam.