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Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Yes, you can appear for IAS examination after completing Graduation Degree in part time or correspondence mode as UPSC never specified academic qualification as Graduation through regular mode for IAS exam.

Indian Administrative Service(IAS), to become an IAS officer one has to crack Civil Service Exam conducted by UPSC every year.

The eligible candidate must be an Indian national having either appear for the final Graduation Degree exam or pass in any stream from a recognised University within the age of 21 to 30 years with upper age relaxation for reserved candidate.

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in

IAS - Indian Administrative Service, to become an IAS officer, one has to crack Civil Service Exam conducted by UPSC every year.

As per UPSC guide line, there is no specification that one should be a Graduate from a regular mode course rather than Graduate through part time or correspondence mode. So you will be eligible for IAS Exam after completing Degree in part time or correspondence.

Apart from this the eligible candidate must be an Indian Citizen having either appear for the final Graduation Degree exam or pass in any stream from a recognised University within the age of 21 to 30 years with upper age relaxation for reserved candidate.

For more information you may log on to http://www.upsc.gov.in

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Yes you have a good chance of sitting in the IAS examination...
It does not matter how you are completing your degree but the degree should be from a recognized university;
You must be a citizen of India;
And there certainly is age limit
21-30 yrs old by the time of examination;
The complete information can be referred from http://www.civilserviceindia.com/civil-services-eligibility.html

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

IAS exam is conducted by UPSC through Civil Service Exam .

Those candidate are graduate from any recognized university with any discipline are eligible for IAS exam.

You have completed graduation degree in part time mode so if your degree is recognized then you are applicable for IAS exam otherwise not.

Your age should be in between 21 to 30 years old.Age relaxation is provide for SC/ST/OBC category as per govt rule.

The maximum attempts for SC/ST candidate is Unlimited. For OBC candidate it is 7 years and for general candidate it will be 5 years.

Also you must be in citizen in India.

You cam choose two optional subject to given below.Prepared well this two subject because subjective papers are too tough .



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IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 18 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers (1995-2012)
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I have attached the syllabus for IAS exam so please check it out .

For On-line application click on the link www.upsconline.nic.in

For more details of IAS exam , please Click on the link http://www.upsc.gov.in

Hi Friend.........

IAS stands for Indian Administrative Service

IAS aspirants, first crack the Civil Examination

Civil Examination is conducted for IAS/IPS by Union Public Service Commission in yearly ones

For this Civil Examination some eligibility required

Required Eligibility criteria for Civil Examination

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have a bachelor of degree in any stream from any recognized university

Final year appeared students also eligible for this examination

There is no percentage required for this examination

Age Limit

Candidates age should between 21 years to 30 years for general candidates

5 years relaxation for SC/ST candidates

3 years relaxation for OBC candidates

Nationality

Candidates should be a citizen of India

If you satisfy above eligibility criteria then you are eligible for Civil Examination

Selection Procedure

1. Preliminary Examination

2. Mains Examination

3. Interview Test

No.of Attempts

Maximum 4 attempts for General candidates

Maximum 7 attempts for OBC candidates

No Restriction for SC/ST candidates

ALL THE BEST........

Regards.....
Tash

[ATTACH][/ATTACH]Hi Dear

For Ias Exam Eligibility Criteria :-

*Candidate pass Graduation regular course
*Age-21 to 30 years
Age relaxation-SC/ST-5 yeras
OBC-3Years

*Candidates must be Indian Citizen
* IAS exam is conducted by UPSC

For More information you see/visit-

www.upsc.gov.in

Question pattern and some information about exam here i will give you for your reference:-

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Eligibility For IAS

A candidate can appear for the Civil Service Exam or the IAS Exam only if :-

>> The candidate must have completed graduation in any stream from a recognized institute..

>> Candidate must be within the age limit of 21-30 years if general, 21-33 years if OBC, 21-35 years if SC/ST and 21-40 years if Physically Disabled..

>> General candidates have a max of 4 attempts, OBC have 7 and SC/ST/PD have no limit..

Note :- Final year candidates who will be completing their graduation by 1st August are also eligible to appear for the exam..

Also, candidates who have done their graduation through correspondence or distance education but from a recognized institute are also eligible to appear for the exam.

The IAS Written Exam is going to be conducted in 2 stages :-

>> Prelims :- 2 objective papers common for all based on aptitude and general awareness..

>> Mains :- 9 subjective papers based on graduation subjects and English..

I have also attached some of the previous year question papers for your reference..

You can go through them and I hope they will help you out in your preparations..

You can also visit http://upsc.gov.in for details on the exam..

all the best..

With Warm Regards
Nitz

If you would have mentioned name of the university from where you are pursuing
graduation, then it would have been easier to comment on your eligibility for
Civil Service Examination.

Civil Service Examination eligibility criteria states that
"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," to become eligible for the exam.

So, it doesn't matter really whether you have done gradudation in regular or distance more.
The thing that matter is, 'Affiliation of the University'.
If the university is affiliated to UGC or AICTE or DEC etc. then your qualification
is valid for Civil Services Examination.

You should check your university affiliation to confirm your eligibility.

Yes dear you can appear for th exam if you have got graduation degree from a recognised university.it does not have any effect with the mode you have done your graduation.if you done it through distance but from a recognised university then it is fine and you are eligible for ias exam.best of luck

Of course!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sir..
The only educational requirement for this civil service examination is a graduation degree in any stream but from a recognized college.
This examination just requires only a bachelor degree, whatever may be the mode be, either as a regular student or from a long-distance course.Thsi civil service examination is conducted by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC), every year,.

The selection procedure--

1. CSAT (CIVIL SERVICE APTITUDE TEST)
2. MAINS
3. INTERVIEW..

Exam pattern-



The age limit for this examination is 21-30 years, but there are some years of the age limit relaxation is also applicable for the SC\ST & OBC candidates.,, .
21-33 years for the OBC candidates,
21-35 years for the SC\ST candidates,

No. of attempts--

Four for the GENERAL candidates,
Seven for the OBC Candidates,
No such restriction for the SC\ST candidates,

For more details--
www.upsc.gov.in

THANK YOU!!!
~GAMBLE~

Hello Dear,

Yes you are eligible for IAS exam if your university where you done your graduation is government recognized university then you are eligible for this exam.
there are some other criteria to appearing civil services exam which is also compulsory.

Eligibility Criteria OF CSAT exam
Educational Qualification

Candidate should be graduate from recognized university
Age Criteria
for SC/ST 5 year that means range of age is 21 to 35
For OBC 3 year that means range of age is 21 to 33
this relaxation in the uppere age limit

number of attempts-

general candidate- 4
OBC- 7
SC/ST- no limit

best of luck

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Educational Qualification: - The candidate should have a degree completed from any of the institutes established by an Act of Parliament or any University deemed by the University Grant Commission under section 3, Act, 1956. The candidates with a degree from any of the recognized universities can apply for the UPSC Exams.
So first find our whether your university is a recognized university and deemed by the University Grant Commission. if yes, then you are eligible for appearing UPSC exam.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Yes,you can appear in IAS Exam conducted by UPSC if you have completed your degree course in any stream from Distance Mode/Learning.

In order to appear in this Exam,you will have to fulfill these Eligibility:-

Degree:-

>>Your distance degree should be from Recognized university.
>>Your degree should be approved from the DEC(Distance Educational Council).

Age:-

>>Your minimum age should be 21 years.
>>Your age should not be above 28 years.

Age Relaxation details:-

>>If you come under the SC/ST then you will get 5 years of age relaxations.
>>If you come under the OBC category then you will get 3 years of age relaxations


Number of Attempt details:-

>>If you are from OBC category then you can appear 7 times.
>>If you are from GENERAL category then you can appear 4 times.

NOTE:- There is NO LIMIT regarding appearing in this Exam for SC/ST Candidates.

Exam Pattern:-

>>Preliminary Exam (CSAT).
>>Mains Exam.(After getting pass in Preliminary Exam).
>>Interview.(After getting pass in Mains Exam).

Most certainly you can appear for the Indian Administrative Service. The only condition is that your university should be recognized by the government. In that case you will face no hurdle in applying for the Indian Administrative Service with correspondence degree.

The Indian Administrative Service is conducted under the Civil Service Examination by the Union Public Service Commission. You can apply for it after completing graduation. The selection process has two stages.

First is the preliminary exam where you have to appear for two papers. The score of these papers are not included in the final score. To appear for main examination it is important to clear the preliminary exam.

Second part is Main exam in which 9 written papers are conducted. Your score in this exam will determine the fate. The Main exam is followed by an personal interview.


Eligibility

1. You should be of Indian origin.

2. A bachelor degree in any discipline.

3. There is no percentage criteria.

4. The age limit is 21 to 30 years.

5. There is 3 years relaxation in upper age limit.

6. SC/ST candidates are given 5 years relaxation.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I appear IAS examination if I completed my degree in part time or correspondened or long distance?

Hello dear aspirant, yes you can definitely apply for the IAS examination after completing correspondence graduation. The basic eligibility for the IAS is completed graduation or final year students can also apply for it.
The age should be not be more than 30 years

There are Two Phases for the examination:
Prelims: It is of objective type, which is a qualifying examination.
Mains: It consists of written examination and interview.

The Important Dates regarding IAS 2013

Civil Services Preliminary Exam

Date of Notification:- 02.02.2013

Last Date of Receipt of Applications:- 04.03.2013

Exam Date:- 19.05.2013

Civil Services Main Exam

Exam Date:- 08.11.2013

Yes ofcourse you are eligible to appear for the Civil Services Exams(CSE)
after completing your graduation though any mode/distance learning mode.

CSE is conducted every year by UPSC to make recruitments to posts/services like IAS,IPS,IFS,IRS,etc based on the rank in the Merit List.
Recruitments are made to 24 services/posts through CSE.


Eligibility For CSE :

Age Limit :

General Category-21-30yrs on 1st August of the year of exam
OBC-21-33yrs
SC/ST-21-35yrs

Educational Qualification :

Minimum educational qualification to appear in the CSE is,
A Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a UGC/AICTE recognised University.
Final year appeared/appearing candidates can also apply provisionally.

So you can apply to CSE,having completed your graduation in distance learning mode from a recognised University/Institution.

Attempts :

General Category-4 times
OBC-7 times
SC/ST-Unlimited times

For more details visit www.upsc.gov.in
To apply online visit www.upsconline.nic.in

CSE 2013 Exam notification is expected on 02.02.2013 and Prelims/CSAT exam will be held on 19.05.2013.

Dear There,



The acronym for IAS is Indian Administrative Services.

Yes definitely, you can appear for IAS examination after completing degree in part time or correspondence.

The eligibility criteria required for this examination are prescribed as below:-

* Completion of graduation in any stream from any recognised board.

* Age limit- 21-30 yrs.

* Age relaxation- 3 yrs relaxation in upper age limit and 5 yrs relaxation for SC/ST contendors.

* Nationality- Indian.

Hope the above mentioned will help you to get the information you were searching for.

Dear Friend,



IAS Stands for Indian Administrative Services.

The IAS Exam is the popular name of the Civil Services Exam which is conducted every year by the Union Public Service Commission.

This exam is one of the prestigious and toughest examinations which are conducted every year in which more than 10 lac candidates appear and only 300-500 are selected.

The Qualifications that you need to appear in this exam are :

* you must have completed graduation in any stream from any recognized college/university.

* Age Limitations :



* Candidates in Final year of graduation are also eligible for this exam.

* Nationality : Indian

So , you can see that only graduation from any recognized university is recognized and if you have completed graduation degree in correspondence from any recognized university then you are eligible for the exam.

This is teh information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. Hope the information will help you to the extent you want.